[CQ-Contest] Disqualified callsigns - CQ WW SSB contest.

W0MU Mike Fatchett w0mu at w0mu.com
Thu Apr 13 00:52:38 EDT 2017


I did not renew my sub after the last fiasco.  Too bad that the owners 
can't seem to listen to good advice like this.

On 4/12/2017 3:21 PM, Ken Widelitz wrote:
> Hi Bob,
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> Thank you for your illuminating post regarding DQs in the 2016 CQWW SSB
> contest.
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> Because CQ Magazine is not able to stick to their shipping schedule, this
> discussion grew beyond what was necessary because not everyone has the
> digital subscription. I have previously suggested to CQ Magazine's editor
> that given their inability to deliver a paper magazine on time, they should
> give subscribers to the paper version a free subscription to the digital
> version until they can get their house in order and deliver their magazine
> in a timely fashion. It would cost them nothing to do so and reduce the bad
> PR they get every month when the paper edition is delivered late. It might
> actually increase digital subscriptions when they are back on schedule with
> the paper edition because if you like reading the digital edition, you will
> subscribe after the freebie. They declined. IMHO, that reflects poorly on
> their business acumen.
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> 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
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