CQ to Limit Contest Participation by
Stations in Russia, Belarus and Donbas Region Due to Russian
Invasion of Ukraine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 17, 2022
Contact: Rich Moseson, W2VU, Editor
[email protected]
STATEMENT OF CQ COMMUNICATIONS, INC., REGARDING CQ CONTESTS AND THE
RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
(Northport, NY 17 March, 2022) – CQ Communications, Inc., publishers
of CQ Amateur Radio magazine and sponsor of the CQ World Wide DX and
WPX Contests, announced today that in light of the invasion of
Ukraine by Russia and Belarus, it will not accept competitive
entries in any of its sponsored contests by amateur radio stations
in Russia, Belarus or the separatist Donbas region of Ukraine
(unofficial D1 prefix). Logs submitted by these stations will be
accepted only as checklogs. In addition, contacts with these
stations by other participants will have zero point value and will
not count as multipliers.
This is in line with a similar action taken by the Radio Society of
Great Britain, following the lead of other international sports
federations around the world.
“We regret the need to take this action,” said CQ Publisher Richard
Ross, K2MGA, “and recognize that the vast majority of our fellow
amateurs who are affected by it are innocent bystanders who had no
role in their government’s decision to invade another sovereign
country. However, in light of the great suffering being inflicted
without cause on the people of Ukraine by Russia’s leaders, we
cannot in good conscience stand by and do nothing.”
The CQ policy will take effect with the 2022 CQ WPX SSB Contest on
March 26 and 27. Future events will be considered on a case-by-case
basis, depending on the situation at that time.
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