[CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

[Ria Jairam]

Given Scott’s past history operating as MM0LID, that may have landed him
squarely under the microscope.

73
Ria
N2RJ
On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 8:07 AM Peter Voelpel <dj7ww at t-online.de> wrote:

> It happened to me in 2016 as well, so I don´t send any log since then.
>
> After the results were published I checked them and sent an email to the
> person who requested the recording.
>
> Of course I got no reply.
>
> 73
> Peter, DJ7WW
>
> Here the content of my email:
>
> "Hi xxxxx,
>
> You  claimed:
>
> “You are a currently a top three entrant in your category.   If you
> answered
> “NO” to the question above, then please provide your contest recording at
> this time.”
>
>
> As I am not able to do recordings I agreed  with a reclassification of my
> log, so marked being assisted which I was not.
>
> Now when I saw results in CQ magazine I found out that your request was
> wrong from the beginning.
>
> It is absolutely impossible that I have been a top three entrant in Europe
> and it was always unlikely for me in the past.
>
> So I wonder how I need to behave in future when working unassisted.
>
> I can´t know from the beginning of the contest where to land in the
> entrants.
>
> Are you aiming to get rid of the unassisted category?"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> scottmcleman36 at gmail.com
> Sent: Samstag, 27. Januar 2018 16:55
> 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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