[CQ-Contest] CQWW announcements and other items of interest to contesters

[Trent Sampson]

Picking your targets in the pack is not really in the spirit of contesting - neither is cheating - 

The rules need to be slightly changed to something along the lines of:  

C. Audio Recordings: to help adjudicate logs, all entrants should record the transmitted and received audio as heard by the operator(s) for the duration of the contest operation. The recording must be in a common format (e.g., mp3) and should include the audio to each ear as a separate channel. The recording must be a continuous recording (not a recording of individual QSOs). Time “off the air” (when not transmitting or receiving) does not have to recorded. The recording may be requested by the Committee within 120 days after the log deadline. The recording files must be provided by the entrant(s) within 5 days of the request. If no recording is made available, the Committee may reclassify to an appropriate category, reclassify to Administrative Check Log, or disqualify the entry.





-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Sent: Wednesday, 7 February 2018 3:07 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW announcements and other items of interest to contesters

It is very interesting to read the continuing comments about "recordings" and other things CQWW.


As others have commented, reading this stuff could be demotivating to 
newbies.


BUT WAIT!!!!


I now see that there is a wonderful opportunity to enlighten some of 
those who post here....
or those who don't post but lurk in the background.


So let's start with "how to announce CQWW Actions."


First, nothing is formally announced by CQWWCC until the results are 
final and published.
I hope that makes sense to everyone.


After publication, the Actions of the CQWWCC are published...on line.


K5ZD has done a spectacular job maintaining and updating all of the CQ 
Contest web pages.


One of the "tabs" on the CQWW.com web page is our BLOG, where will find 
exactly what you ask for.


Try these:
https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2Farchive%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=iSpIc4ZoX4vp459AyTHOsi7FpkwmhW%2BGc0PoanwPb%2Fs%3D&reserved=0



https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2F2016-cw-disqualification-list%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=4c0Jixx3J5P4s2mtkU9Gj6UyKccRqCbma79P8B0e6Jg%3D&reserved=0

https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2F2016-ssb-disqualification-list%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=EQ2npuycNNfLaxGvNsju3FRkuzCwGMJ5OyxN7WDKpZY%3D&reserved=0

https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2Fcq-ww-cw-2015-disqualifications%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=ddd7hkQOMRjVogr6cnwNg%2B%2BJrffUegxpPlfzs5%2BkXUQ%3D&reserved=0

https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2Fcq-ww-ssb-2015-disqualifications%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=lYbvHQ%2FDNLCGj%2BCbR7G3mlIOqnUWdKvBz8UiQI7gKvY%3D&reserved=0

https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2Fcq-ww-cw-2014-disqualifications-and-warnings%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=TGvnLxm8h84T3SkPb0rM7gbfWE4U4D4VnuM1zgZhIbQ%3D&reserved=0

https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2Fcq-ww-ssb-2014-disqualifications-and-warnings%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=zaNVnFbzpRpKCFVMWAheV4Jc2JyY6ECAwRjuSaZGRk8%3D&reserved=0



But besides DQ announcements, you will also find interesting stats and 
announcements.


You will also find details about New Rules, and the 'why' behind them.
Try this one:  https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fblog%2F2017-cqww-rules-update-announcement%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=HbfFXiuACFsCmUr9%2BgeHdjnof%2BkWSPw6%2BxigUXs8YUs%3D&reserved=0


There is wealth of information here including links to all of the CQ 
Contests:
CQWW
CQ WPX

CQ RTTY
CQ VHF
CQ 160
etc.


Each has it's own web page.


And if you want to see what the excitement of CQWW actually looks like, 
check this out:
https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcqww.com%2Fresults%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6946525ff47343a6615608d56d986ded%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636535424586791979&sdata=5Pf612NJddTPkOQvrPzyuL5tybUaHEA%2FfTM0j5%2BITqA%3D&reserved=0


Here, you can access the published articles, with stories, tables, 
photos, etc.  It's a lot of FUN!


Enjoy!


de Doug KR2Q











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