[CQ-Contest] Re. TO7A Debacle

[David Siddall]

To be clear on the rules, CQWW 2014 contests were NOT "WRTC2018 qualifying
events" so no penalty automatically applies to those disqualified for the
2014 CQWW contests.  CQWW 2015 & 2016 contests ARE "WRTC2018 qualifying
events".  73,  Dave K3ZJ

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> On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Michael Adams <mda at n1en.org> wrote:
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>> The WRTC2018 qualification rules include this passage:
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>> > Any operator whose callsign is published as being disqualified from any
>> > WRTC2018 qualifying event forfeits the right to apply. If the entry is
>> in a
>> > multi-operator category, all listed operators forfeit the right to
>> apply.
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>> That, being excluded from this year's results, and being the public focus
>> of quite a bit of unwanted attention (now and in the future) are probably
>> sufficient penalties.
>>
>> I hate to see anyone dragged through the mud, but hopefully any distress
>> caused by the public attention and the WRTC impact will encourage everyone
>> to behave better in the future.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Adams | N1EN | mda at n1en.org
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>
>> Ok,
>> A violator was found, and has been prosecuted by both the contest
>> sponsors, and in the eyes of the rest of the contesting world.
>> I may have missed this next part. But what is happening next? The station
>> was DQ'ed from this years contest.
>>
>> OK,
>>
>> Now what if any penalties are imposed and for how long for the future?
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
>>
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