[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? /
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