07/12/2018
CQ has announced[1] that, effective with 2018 contests, some modifications to the CQ World Wide Contest rules[2] have been developed and approved by the contest committee.
o The "busted call/NIL" penalty is reduced from 3x to 2x.
o Email addresses for log submissions have been removed, and the committee now "strongly prefers" using web uploads[3] to submit logs. Paper logs will still be accepted.
o The 10x penalty for "rubber clocking" with MS/M2 entries has been eliminated, although the committee "will continue to vigorously pursue time abuses."
o The observer program has been eliminated. "Given the absence of a reasonable pool of volunteers and supporting funding, the program has proven to be impractical," CQ said.
o The top entry in the "Rookie" category will be awarded on a one-time-only basis. Previous Rookie winners are ineligible for plaques in this category.
Submit[4] questions via the CQ WW "Contact Form" page. - Thanks to John Dorr, K1AR, CQ World Wide Contest Director
[1]
http://cqww.com/blog/2018-cq-ww-rules-updated/
[2]
https://cqww.com/rules.htm
[3]
http://cqww.com/logcheck/
[4]
https://cqww.com/contact/
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