[CQ-Contest] CQMM DX Contest unwritten rule

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

Bizarre

73, Pete N4ZR

On 2/9/2024 10:06 AM, Randy Thompson wrote:
> I operated the CQMM DX Contest in 2023 using the callsign ZF2MA.  It was a fun experiment and I was not making a serious effort.
>
> When the results appeared, I saw that I had a score reduction of more than 9%.  This is very high for me and much higher than the other stations around my score.  I wrote to the contest manager and he informed me that, "Only stations that DO NOT SEND LOGS but that appear in 5 or more different logs received by the Contest Organizing Committee are validated contacts."
>
> I do not find this anywhere in the rules.  ZF is not rare DX, but I guess I had enough callers that 107 of my 1517 QSOs were declared "invalid."
>
> I just wanted to let everyone know of this hidden rule.
>
>
> Randy K5ZD
>
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