K5ZD Announcements

Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q, Named Director of CQ World Wide DX Contest

Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q, Named Director of CQ World Wide DX Contest

(Hicksville, NY) July 1, 2016 – Longtime CQ World Wide DX Contest Committee member Doug Zwiebel, KR2Q, has been named Director of the CQ World Wide DX Contest, CQ magazine Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, announced today. Doug succeeds Randy Thompson, K5ZD, who has been CQWW Director for the past four years. The CQWW DX Contest is amateur radio’s most popular contest and may be the world’s largest competitive sporting event in terms of numbers of participants.

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K5ZD Announcements, Rules

Rules Announced for CQ WW DX Contest 2016

The final rules for the 2016 CQ WW DX Contest SSB/CW are now available.  The only changes were due to CQ magazine’s change in policy regarding paper certificates.

View this file to see all changes.  cqww_rules_2016_changes

The translation of the CQ WW rules into 15 languages has been completed.  Thanks to the following contesters for their help with the translations: Continue reading “Rules Announced for CQ WW DX Contest 2016” →

K5ZD Announcements, SSB

SSB Signal Quality

CQ WW Contest Rule XII.A Unsportsmanlike Conduct includes

  1. Signals with excessive bandwidth (e.g., splatter, clicks) or harmonics on other bands.

We often get questions about what we mean by excessive bandwidth. Jukka Klemola, OH6LI, has written an article that helps to illustrate the type of analysis that is possible using the SDR recordings and shows some examples of good and poor signals.

Read the article Signal Quality for CQ WW SSB

K5ZD Announcements, CW

CQ WW CW 2015 Disqualifications

We regret to announce the following disciplinary actions issued for CQ WW CW 2015.

Entry Violation Operators
3Z9DX Self-spotting,Power, Remote SP5MXZ
4X2M Unclaimed Assistance 4X2M
B7Q Self-spotting BA1DU BA7QT BA7QQ BD7RS BG7SRM BG7TJA BG7RN BG7QAG
DR4A Multiple signals DC8SG DH2WQ DJ9KM DK5PD DK9VZ DL6WT
DR5N Multiple signals, time shifting DF1MM DJ1MM DJ9DZ DK5OS DL4JU DL9YAJ
E79D Unclaimed Assistance
ER1OO Unclaimed Assistance, Self spotting, Signal quality
EW7DK Unclaimed Assistance
HA3MQ Self-spotting
HG3M Unclaimed Assistance, Self-spotting, Power HA3MY
II4K Self-spotting IZ4AMS
LZ2TU Self-spotting
N0FW Unclaimed Assistance
NP2P Self-spotting N2TTA
OL3Z Multiple signals OK1CRM OK1DQT OK1FCJ OK1FPS OK1HMP LZ3SF
OL4A Multiple signals, Time shifting, Out of band OK1DO OK1FFU OK1JKT OK1RI OK8WW OM6NM
OZ1HX Unclaimed Assistance
R7AW Unclaimed Assistance
R7CA Self-spotting
R7CD Unclaimed Assistance
R7NW Unclaimed Assistance
RA0FF Self-spotting
RA3Q Unclaimed Assistance
RA3UAG Unclaimed Assistance
RV9CM Unclaimed Assistance
RW3XZ Unclaimed Assistance
S52NR Self-spotting
SP1MGM Self-spotting, Unclaimed Assistance
SP3FHV Unclaimed Assistance
SP6EIY Unclaimed Assistance
SP9M Unclaimed Assistance SP9MZH
SV2JAO Unclaimed Assistance
UT1UL Unclaimed Assistance
UT7E Multiple signals UT4EO UT5EL UR3EZ UT5ECZ UT4EU UR7EQ US3EO UR5EFJ UV5ERY US6EU UR5ECW UV5EVW UT5EDU
W2YC Self-spotting AA2WN W0MHK KA2NDX WK2G K2SE W2YC
YT65A Unclaimed Assistance YU5RA
YV5KG Unclaimed Assistance
ZP9MCE Self-spotting