[CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

[Radio K0HB]

That is just WRONG.

I don’t ever expect to be top 20, let alone top 5.

So I don’t record.

But I work hard, hoping for maybe #37 or #40.

The some enchanted weekend the moon and the stars and the antennas may
magically align and I may get one more point than the 6th place guy.

And the world will never know.

CQWW, that rule just plain sucks.

73, de HANS, K0HB
“Just a Boy and his Radio”™


On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 11:24 <scottmcleman36 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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73, de Hans, K0HB
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