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CQ WW Officially Moves to Ban Post-Contest Log Massage With Rules Change for
2012 CQ WW DX 

	

By Jamie Dupree NS3T <mailto:ns3t%28at%29arrl%28dot%29net>   radio-sport.net

Posted July 31, 2012 


Along with instituting a new five day log submission deadline, the CQ WW
Contest Committee has included a specific rule change for the 2012 CQ WW DX
Contests that seeks to crack down on post contest log changes. 

"13. Post-contest correcting of call signs by using any database, recordings
or confirming QSO's is not allowed (Rule XII.2 always applies)" reads the
new language in the CQ rules. 

The message there is very clear, that post-contest log cleanup by using
outside aid - whether it is call sign databases or recordings of the contest
are now clearly considered against the rules. 

The reference to "Rule XII.2" is important as well, because that contains
new langauge that could mean a variety of things to CQ WW competitors and
their logs: 


"2. All sent and received exchanges are to be logged. In addition to the
number exchange, the call sign sent by an entrant during a completed
exchange, must be logged as sent by the entrant. All QSO exchanges must be
logged upon QSO completion." 


The new language there includes the final two sentences: "In addition to the
number exchange, the call sign sent by an entrant during a completed
exchange, must be logged as sent by the entrant" and then "All QSO exchanges
must be logged upon QSO completion." 

The release of the rules on the CQWW web site was not accompanied by any
public explanation of the changes from the CQ WW Contest Committee, but this
rule seems to indicate that the CQ WW Contest Committee is ready to use SDR
recordings of the contest to check the transmitted signal of someone in
contention for a top award, to see what has been sent in the exchange. 

Other changes in the 2012 CQ WW rules are visible almost immediately,
dealing with power, as the committee refined the language that warns about
excessive power in your contest category: 

"You must not exceed the total output power limitation of your chosen
category on any band. Total output power on any band at any time is measured
at the output of the active amplifier(s)," reads the new language,
emphasizing the precise point where power is to be measured. 

There is also new language on multi-op efforts: 

"Multi-Operator Categories (all-band operation only): Any public QSO
spotting help is allowed. Any number of operators is allowed. Total output
power must not exceed 1500 watts on any band at any time," reads the new
language. 


>From "Fair Play" to a Specific Ban on Log Massage


A year ago, the CQ WW Contest Committee rolled out a public relations
campaign designed to publicly pressure contesters over the idea of
post-contest log changes, often referred to as "log massage," arguing it was
against the spirit of true competition. 


"Your contest result is a measure of your contesting skill," argued CQ WW
Contest Committee member Doug Zwiebel KR2Q in a 2011 CQ WW webinar, where
the CQ WW CC argued to contesters that changes to a log - with outside aid
after a contest - is considered outside the bounds. 

But in 2011, the CQ WW Contest Committee only called the use of post contest
data sources "unsportsmanlike" - now there is a specific new rule meant to
make entrants think twice about using the internet, a recording, or other
sources to fix some mistakes in their log. 

The newly issued rules for the 2012 CQ WW DX Contests are available on the
CQ WW  <http://cqww.com/rules.php> web site. 

Do you agree or disagree with the decision by CQ WW to ban post-contest log
changes? Will it even work? Or is this just another rule that can't really
be enforced in ham radio contesting? 

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