Preview of 2015 CQ WW Rule Changes

The CQ WW Contest Committee is pleased to provide a preview of the rules for the 2015 CQ WW DX Contest SSB/CW. This is a public review period to invite any comments before the final rules are announced on June 1, 2015.

Proposed changes:

  • Minor edits to Overlay Category definition.
  • Extended club circle from 175 miles to 200 miles for USA clubs, and from 275 km to 300 km for DX clubs.
  • Changed definition of QSO Alerting Assistance. Now if the technology only provides callsign or multiplier information it is considered assistance.
  • Remote stations must use a callsign permitted by the authorities at the station location.
  • Top scorers are required to submit logs with accurate frequencies.
  • The Observer Program adds the ability for the Committee to request audio recordings of an operation.

Click here to download the draft rules in Adobe pdf format:  cqww_rules_2015_draft1 (179Kb)

Please send any feedback Please send any comments or questions at: https://cqww.com/contact before May 30, 2015.  Thanks to everyone for their participation and support of the CQ WW DX Contest!

CQ WW CW 2014 Disqualifications and Warnings

We regret to announce the following disciplinary actions issued for CQ WW CW 2014.

Disqualifications

Entry (Operator) Violation
4Z5TK Unclaimed assistance
5B/RN3QO Unclaimed assistance
BD7LMD Unclaimed assistance
CO6LP Unclaimed assistance
DK3KD Unclaimed assistance
DL6KO Unclaimed assistance
E74Y Unclaimed assistance
EU6AF Unclaimed assistance
HG3M (HA3MY) Unclaimed assistance, Power >5W
II5E (IZ5ZCO) Unclaimed assistance
IK0GDG Unclaimed assistance
IK1WGZ Unclaimed assistance
IK2SND Unclaimed assistance
IK6FWJ Unclaimed assistance
LY7M Unclaimed assistance
OM3ZWA Unclaimed assistance
R4FD Unclaimed assistance
R6DA Unclaimed assistance
RA6GW Unclaimed assistance
RT6A* Time shifting to meet band change rule
RV3ZN Unclaimed assistance
RZ3QM Unclaimed assistance
TO7A (UT5UGR) Unclaimed assistance, unverifiable QSOs
UA1OOX Unclaimed assistance
UA3QGT Unclaimed assistance
UA4Z Power >5W
UA5B Unclaimed assistance
UT2DW Unclaimed assistance
UX4CR Unclaimed assistance
YT7Z (YU7EE) Wide signal

* R7AA, UA7A, RX6CW, RC7C, RN6AI, UA7C

Warnings

Warnings for suspected time shifting were issued to the following MULTI-ONE entries:

Entry
EA5RS
IR4M
OK5W
RM9A
SN2B
UA4M
UP2L
ZF1A