[CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ

[Ria Jairam]

For the most part, hams are expected to self-police. This hobby is
like that, or at least supposed to be.

I don't think your past actions are irrelevant in the least. It
establishes the fact that you couldn't have been trusted to obey the
rules (and the law). I am amazed that you've never faced any official
sanction from any contest committee for your past actions. Nor from
the FCC (because you illegally operated US stations remotely) nor
OfCom.

Viewed in this context, maybe the past actions have raised some red
flags as to your exceptional QRP result, as they've established that
you are someone who has operated illegally (which is cheating in and
of itself).

Maybe the contest committee just wants to hear what you were doing.


Or maybe they found some discrepancy in your log, such as suspected
log padding and want to take a listen to see if you were actually
working anyone.

Or, it could just be a random audit. Even the IRS does that for tax
returns. Keeps people guessing. The contest committee is on record
that they want to keep people guessing to discourage cheating.

These are just guesses on my end but plausible nonetheless.

I record every contest now, because I might place high or win. Hey,
you never know. The stars could align...

73
Ria, N2RJ


On Sun, Jan 28, 2018 at 1:39 PM,  <scottmcleman36 at gmail.com> wrote:
> What has went on with anything other than the MM3AWD entry has nothing to do with this subject.
>
> IF that is the back story to the questioning.. then why was I not asked to provide proof of licence?
>
> I will not respond to the subject on reflector any more, until I have a response from the CC on the reasons for questions etc.
>
> 73, Scott
> MM3AWD
>
> From: Joe
> Sent: 28 January 2018 15:14
> To: Trent Sampson; scottmcleman36 at gmail.com; cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW SSB 2017 Effective DQ
>
> I am curious,
> OK, say he did have a recording and sent it in.
> What do they do with it?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
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> On 1/27/2018 2:50 PM, Trent Sampson wrote:
> Scott; we feel your pain
>
> Entering the CQWW contest we agree to the declaration part of the rules.
>
> Of course, it doesn’t mean that we don’t think the recording rule is dumb and we are pleased to see other contests have not followed this impost.
>
> On one hand the rules say we must be ethical and on the other hand they say entrants can't be trusted. Many examples of high scores have come from new locations and antennas in all categories, if not recorded that will be labelled as a suspect operation - Welcome to the suspect operators' club.
>
>
> XIII. DECLARATION:
>
> By submitting a CQ WW DX Contest log, and in consideration of the efforts of the CQ WW DX Contest Committee to review and evaluate that log, an entrant unconditionally and irrevocably agrees that he/she has: 1) read and understood the rules of the contest and agrees to be bound by them, 2) operated according to all rules and regulations that pertain to amateur radio for the station location, 3) agreed the log entry may be made open to the public, and 4) accepted that the issuing of disqualifications and other decisions of the Committee are official and final. If an entrant is unwilling or unable to agree to all of the foregoing, the entrant should not submit the entry or submit the entry as a Checklog only.
>
> 73
>
> Trent VK4TS
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of scottmcleman36 at gmail.com
> Sent: Sunday, 28 January 2018 1:55 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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