[UK-CONTEST] CQ WW webinar 21st October

[Ken Chandler]

Yes interestingI took a few notes on proceeding,
An endless stream of People were logging in while listening in! 

Ken..G0ORH - M3i

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On 22 Oct 2012, at 10:20, "Chris Tran GM3WOJ" <gm3woj at christran.net> wrote:

Hello all

Last evening's webinar by the new CQ WW Director, Randy K5ZD was interesting. About 200 people were logged on for the 60 minute presentation. I saw a few UK names in the list of those listening and watching.

The key messages I took from this were :

1. The new CQ WW rules are targeting cheating more aggressively. Dodgy practices have been going on for years but many are more identifiable nowadays. CQ WW have 7 SDR sites around the world which will record every QSO made by every entrant. Obviously only questionable QSOs from high-scoring entrants will actually be checked.

2.  All log alterations must be done during the contest, not post-contest. I guess this helps to explain the new 5-day log submission rule.  This places the onus on the operator(s) to log accurately when making the QSO or be penalised.

3.  Randy thinks that excessive power will eventually destroy the CQ contests unless things are brought back under control.

4.  You can use the Cabrillo X-QSO command to mark a QSO as invalid in your logfile (for whatever reason) - do not delete any QSOs from your log before submission.

I think the audio + slides are now available online for those interested.

73
Chris
GM3WOJ 
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