[RRDXA] CQWW

Walter Skudlarek dj6qt at t-online.de
Fri Oct 12 10:23:53 EDT 2012


  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? /

          /Send your opinions to *radio-sport.net *
          <mailto:webmaster at radio-sport.net>/



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