[CQ-Contest] 4U1WB disqualified in the 2017 CQ World-Wide WPX SSB Contest

Fri Oct 27 14:07:22 EDT 2017

This is not good sportmanship.
Using a phrase "exuberantly" or the likes, forces us
non-English-Mother-Tonguers use assistance in a form of an internet
database.

Keep on doing.

15 has been open to NA this evening.
I have been exuberantly listening to many stations.

73,
Jukka OH6LI atop OH0V rock
..300+ ft tall rock in the middle of the Sea..

2017-10-27 19:13 GMT+03:00 Radio K0HB <kzerohb at gmail.com>:

> I don’t get it!
>
> The station is properly licensed in the Amateur service.
>
> But CQ Magazine says “You can’t play in our contest.”
>
> I thought this was all about (stealing a phrase from K1ZZ) “Radio boys
> playing exuberantly in the ether”.
>
> 73, de HANS, K0HB
> “Just a Boy and his Radio”™
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 07:51 Alexander Teimurazov <
> at at at-communication.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >               Dear Masa san!
> > Probably its time to recognize 4U1WB as separate entity for CQ Contests
> > (its better to recognize it for DXCC but ARRL is not involved in CQ
> > Contests :-)).
> > According to current decision of director of CQ WPX Contest if CQ is not
> > recognize you as US thats mean you can apply for separate country for all
> > CQ Contests :-)
> >
> >              73                         Al 4L5A
> > https://dxnews.com
> > https://dxnews.com/forum/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> > Masa Miura, AJ3M
> > Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2017 11:50 PM
> > To: CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> > Cc: Terry Zivney; Richard Moseson
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] 4U1WB disqualified in the 2017 CQ World-Wide WPX
> SSB
> > Contest
> >
> > Greetings All:
> >
> >
> >
> > The CQ WPX Contest Committee decided to disqualify 4U1WB in the 2017 CQ
> > World-Wide WPX SSB Contest. The final results were published in the
> > September 2017 issue of CQ Magazine and a list of disqualified entries,
> > including 4U1WB, is on page 109. See the following website:
> >
> > http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/cq_ww_wpx_
> contest/cq_ww_wpx_ssb_contest/2017_cq_ww_wpx_ssb_contest/
> 2017_cq_ww_wpx_ssb_line_scores.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I sent the email below on October 24, 2017 to Terry, N4TZ (n4tz at
> > cqwpx.com),
> > CQ WPX Contest Director, regarding the Committee’s decision. Terry has
> not
> > yet replied to me. I also copied Rich, W2VU (w2vu at
> cq-amateur-radio.com)
> > of CQ Magazine, the Contest sponsor.
> >
> >
> >
> > As you will note below, I sent my first email to Terry about the
> > disqualification on October 22. He indicated in his email dated October
> 23
> > to me that 4U1WB was disqualified because the call sign was not issued by
> > the FCC while the log that I submitted showed the United States as the
> > country of 4U1WB's operation. 4U1WB is a United Nations call sign and the
> > station is located in Washington, DC, the capital of the United States.
> >
> >
> >
> > I do not know if Terry or the Contest Committee contacted me by email
> > before the disqualification was published. The October 23 email from
> Terry
> > did not refer to any prior notification. Please see the following from
> the
> > WPX Contest rules:
> >
> > D. Disciplinary Actions: In the event of a violation, the entrant is
> > subject to disqualification at the discretion of the Committee.
> >
> > 1. DISQUALIFICATION: Entry will be listed at the end of the published
> > results and is not eligible for an award.
> >
> > 2. Notification of Committee actions will be sent by email to the address
> > provided with the log submission. The entrant has five days to appeal the
> > decision to the Contest Director. After that time the decision is final.
> >
> >
> >
> > I looked for such an email in my inbox and spam folder after I found out
> in
> > the CQ Magazine that 4U1WB was disqualified. I did not find any prior
> > correspondence from them. I cannot say for sure that I was not contacted
> by
> > email. I believe that some emails are getting lost in cyberspace. It
> might
> > have been in my spam folder and was deleted for some reason. However, I
> > would like to highlight that the Contest Director relied on unreceipted
> > email(s) and made such an important decision that could have extremely
> > serious negative impact on a fellow contester's reputation in the contest
> > community.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have participated in the WPX Contests many times from the 4U1WB club
> > station mainly because I enjoy contesting and being part of the worldwide
> > contest community. I will probably never win a major contest from the
> 4U1WB
> > station. Another reason is that the WPX Contest rules include the
> > following: Special event, commemorative, and other unique prefix stations
> > are encouraged to participate.
> >
> >
> >
> > If the Contest Director maintains his position and intends to disqualify
> > 4U1WB again in the future because of the same reason that he cited, it
> > means that 4U1WB is not welcome to participate in the WPX Contests. 4U1WB
> > will not participate in the future unless a positive outcome is achieved.
> >
> >
> >
> > I will keep you all posted.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> >
> >
> > Masa
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Masa Miura, AJ3M
> >
> > masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com
> >
> > aj3m at arrl.net
> >
> > masahiro.miura.tu94 at dartmouth.edu
> >
> > https://www.facebook.com/masahiro.miura.tu94
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >
> > From: Masa Miura, AJ3M <masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com>
> >
> > Date: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 6:08 PM
> >
> > Subject: Fwd: 4U1WB disqualification in the 2017 CQ World-Wide WPX SSB
> >
> > Contest: No more 4U1WB in the WPX Contests in the future?
> >
> > To: k5zd at contesting.com, sbolia at woh.rr.com, k6aw at arrl.net
> >
> > Cc: Terry Zivney <n4tz at cqwpx.com>, w2vu at cq-amateur-radio.com
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >
> > From: Masa Miura, AJ3M <masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com>
> >
> > Date: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 5:59 PM
> >
> > Subject: 4U1WB disqualification in the 2017 CQ World-Wide WPX SSB
> Contest:
> >
> > No more 4U1WB in the WPX Contests in the future?
> >
> > To: Terry Zivney <n4tz at cqwpx.com>
> >
> > Cc: w0yk at cqwpxrtty.com, f6bee at cqwpx.com, k1ea at cqwpx.com, jh4rhf
> > at
> > arrl.net,
> >
> > k1dg at cqwpx.com, k5zd at cqwpx.com, n8bjq at cqwpx.com, k6aw at
> > cqwpx.com,
> >
> > w2vu at cq-amateur-radio.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear Terry:
> >
> >
> >
> > Thank you very much for your email below dated October 23, 2017 in
> response
> >
> > to my email dated October 22, 2017 regarding the CQ WPX Contest
> Committee’s
> >
> > decision to disqualify 4U1WB in the 2017 CQ World-Wide WPX SSB Contest.
> The
> >
> > September issue of CQ Magazine included the results for the Contest and a
> >
> > list of disqualified entries, including 4U1WB. I participated in the
> >
> > Contest from the World Bank Group Staff Amateur Radio Club’s station in
> >
> > Washington, DC. I am the President of the Club and we use 4U1WB issued by
> >
> > the United Nations because of the World Bank’s status as a multinational
> >
> > development institution.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that the Club is not part of or an agent or affiliate of the
> >
> > World Bank. It is an association of staff members of the World Bank
> Group.
> >
> > The World Bank Group assumes no liability or responsibility for the
> >
> > activities of the Club.
> >
> >
> >
> > The purpose of this email is to request that you, the CQ WPX Contest
> >
> > Director, (i) reconsider the final decision with respect to 4U1WB’s
> >
> > disqualification; and (ii) inform the contest community that the decision
> >
> > was completely wrong. I strongly believe that 4U1WB was disqualified for
> no
> >
> > valid reason.
> >
> >
> >
> > You indicated in your email that 4U1WB was disqualified because it was
> not
> >
> > licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the licensing
> >
> > authority of the United States, while the log that I submitted showed the
> >
> > US as 4U1WB’s country of operation. More specifically, you stated that
> >
> > 4U1WB violated Rule V. (Scoring) C2 that I reproduce below:
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. Special event, commemorative, and other unique prefix stations are
> >
> > encouraged to participate. Prefixes must be assigned by the licensing
> >
> > authority of the country of operation.
> >
> >
> >
> > As stated in the attached, 4U1WB has been properly licensed by the United
> >
> > Nations and our Club is allowed to use the call sign from our station in
> >
> > Washington, DC. The call sign was granted in August 1989 under the
> >
> > authority granted the United Nations by the International
> >
> > Telecommunications Union and in coordination with the United States
> >
> > Administration. In July 1989, the State Department’s Bureau of
> >
> > International Communications and Information Policy stated in a letter to
> >
> > the UN’s Chief of Telecommunication Service that authorities at the
> Federal
> >
> > Communication Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information
> >
> > Administration, and the Department of State were consulted about the
> >
> > issuance of the 4U1WB call sign. According to the same letter, the US
> >
> > Administration had no objection to the issuance of this call sign by the
> >
> > United Nations.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am sure that you, as a fellow contester, know that considering an
> entrant
> >
> > for a disqualification means that the contest committee is challenging
> the
> >
> > operator’s integrity and sportsmanship. I fully understand that the CQ
> WPX
> >
> > Contest Committee’s intention is to protect the integrity of the
> >
> > competition and address any violations of the trust that underlies
> >
> > radiosport competition. My reputation in the worldwide contest community
> is
> >
> > very important to me. Our Club’s reputation is equally important. The
> >
> > damage was done.
> >
> >
> >
> > While you might not have seen my own call sign AJ3M in many contest
> >
> > results, I have participated in major contests, including those sponsored
> >
> > by CQ Magazine, as a member of multi teams, such as KM4M (at K4JA), KD4D
> >
> > (at N3HBX), B1Z, KE3X (at N3HBX), HG5C, K4VV, and E22AAA. I have been a
> >
> > member of the Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC) since 1997.
> >
> >
> >
> > I contacted you on the 22nd, because the published results did not
> explain
> >
> > why 4U1WB was disqualified. In fact, quite a few fellow amateurs have
> >
> > already contacted me to ask me why the CQ WPX Contest Committee
> >
> > disqualified 4U1WB. I promised to them that I will post a message
> >
> > explaining this incident to the CQ Contest Reflector later this week.
> >
> >
> >
> > While I have participated in many major contests, including those
> sponsored
> >
> > by CQ Magazine, from 4U1WB, 4U1WB has never been disqualified.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that 4U1WB has a 25-year history of vigorous participation in
> >
> > the CQ WPX Contests and no previous Contest Director has ever raised any
> >
> > issue with the validity of the entry, as can be seen at
> >
> >
> >
> >  http://www.cqwpx.com/searchbycall.htm?cl=4u1wb&submit=Go
> >
> >
> >
> > In particular, I would like to highlight that the CQ World-Wide WPX RTTY
> >
> > Contest results for 2017 included 4U1WB’s score as a valid one while the
> >
> > rule that you cited is also included in the CQ WW WPX RTTY Contest
> >
> > rules.
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/cq_ww_rtty_wpx_
> >
> > contest/2017_cq_ww_rtty_wpx_contest/2017_07_cq_wpx_rtty_scores.pdf
> >
> >
> >
> > In addition, I am not aware of any disqualifications of 4U stations
> >
> > properly licensed by the United Nations, such as 4U1VIC at the Vienna
> >
> > International Centre in Vienna, Austria, in the long history of such
> >
> > operations from diverse locations in various contests, including the WPX
> >
> > Contests.
> >
> >
> >
> > I will share this correspondence on the PVRC reflector because the 4U1WB
> >
> > disqualification adversely affected the aggregate score of the PVRC in
> the
> >
> > club competition. As I mentioned earlier, I will also post a message
> about
> >
> > this disqualification to the CQ Contest Reflector later this week.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that the members of the CQ WPX Contest Committee and the CQ
> WPX
> >
> > RTTY Contest Director, Ed Muns, W0YK, are copied on this email. In
> > addition,
> >
> > Jun Tanaka, JH4RHF, of 4U1VIC, and Rich Moseson, W2VU, of CQ Magazine,
> are
> >
> > copied.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Masa Miura, AJ3M
> >
> >
> >
> > President, World Bank Group Staff Amateur Radio Club
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Terry Zivney <n4tz at cqwpx.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > 4U1WB violated rule 5C2:
> >
> > >
> >
> > > *2.* Special event, commemorative, and other unique prefix stations are
> >
> > > encouraged to participate. Prefixes must be assigned by the licensing
> >
> > > authority of the country of operation.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 4U1 is not assigned by the FCC, the licensing authority of the USA,
> which
> >
> > > is
> >
> > > what the log of 4U1WB showed as the country of operation.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 73
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Terry N4TZ, CQ WPX Contest Director
> >
> >
> >
> > > On Sunday, October 22, 2017 7:30 PM, Masahiro Miura <
> >
> > > masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Terry,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I am forwarding the email below to you. Look forward to hearing from
> you.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 73,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Masa
> >
> > > AJ3M
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > >
> >
> > > *差出人:* Masahiro Miura <masa.miura.aj3m at gmail.com>
> >
> > > *日時:* 2017年10月22日 19:27:14 GMT-4
> >
> > > *宛先:* questions at cqwpx.com
> >
> > > *件名:* *2017 WPX SSB 4u1wb*
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I participated in the WPX SSB Contest this year from 4U1WB. I just
> found
> >
> > > out that 4U1WB was disqualified.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Can you please explain why?
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > 73,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Masa
> >
> > > AJ3M
> >
> > >
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> --
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> --
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