[CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

[scottmcleman36 at gmail.com]

Doug,

Yes I do compete for fun, its nice to try beat my own scores from the past.
If I do somehow put in a score that is up near the top of the rankings then excellent.

I always abide by the rules, the rules are there to be obeyed.
Some may say well you didn’t because you didn’t record audio... well that will be wrong, because in the rule it states “if you are competing for a top 5 place” well I wasn’t.

I just don’t like the fact that the result is scrubbed.
A weekend of my life wasted to submit a score. But still renewed pleasantries with over 750 stations. So for that it was worth it.

But who am I. Just a minion.
The committee have made their decision, so we must live with it I guess.
But it would be very nice to actually have them respond to emails regarding the reasoning in asking for such recording and the reasons to come to the conclusion with the decision.

We will see what comes of it. I guess I’m rabbiting on, nobody died.

73, Scott
MM3AWD

From: Doug Renwick
Sent: 27 January 2018 23:01
To: scottmcleman36 at gmail.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

You say you compete for fun. Why not just leave it at that. I would just
ignore the contest committee and tell them 'FU' for being so unreasonable.
Compete and have fun using your rules; that is what current contesting is
all about.

Doug

"Political correctness is a weapon used to silence people who tell the
truth" - Ayaan Hirsi Ali 

-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
scottmcleman36 at gmail.com
Sent: January-27-18 9:55 AM
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

So i received an email from the CQWW Contest Committee. I will be
reclassified to an "Administrative Checklog" for the 2017 CQWW SSB Contest.
This is because i am placing in the top 5 of the QRP Category and i did not
make an audio recording of the contest.

This is ridiculous! i will not be listed in the results. Effectively being
disqualified without the actual DQ label!

I did not record my audio because
A) I did not expect to place highly
B) I did not win or qualify for a plaque
C) I compete for fun

Yes i could have recorded my audio, but i was not expecting to place highly.
I went to a lot of effort to be on the air!
To end up with nothing to show for it in the results is ridiculous.

I would have accepted this if i had placed 1st in the category or had placed
high enough to win a plaque. but not for being in the top 5.
Or even being reclassified into another category. Not to be effectively
disqualified.

I think this rule really needs to be looked at!

Is this what a contester can expect in the future? to be removed from
results, if they unexpectedly place in the top 5!?

This really makes me not want to participate in what is classed as the
biggest contest of the calendar.

Below is the email i received from the committee.

Dear MM3AWD,

We previously requested that you submit an audio recording of yoru CQWW SSB
2017 contest operation, as required in the CQWW Rules.
CQWW Rules (XII.C. Audio Recordings):

"Audio Recordings: Any single operator entrant (see V.A.1) competing for a
top five finish at the (a) World, (b) Continent, or (c) USA levels,
including Classic Overlay, must record the transmitted and received audio as
heard by the operator 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 to help
adjudicate the log. The recording files must be provided by the entrant
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."

Because you did not submit the required audio recording, your entry has been
reclassified to the Administrative Check Log category.

Your score will not be listed in the results. Your call sign will be listed
as an Administrative Check Log.

We welcome you to participate in the CQWW contests in 2018 and sincerely
hope to see you then.

73's
Bob, W5OV; Doug, KR2Q; Scott, W4PA
Co-Directors
CQWW Contest Committee
73, Scott
MM3AWD

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