Publishing logs and losing DXCC credit

The magazine 'CQ' published all logs of the last CQWW DX Contests at: http://www.cqww.com/cwlogs.htm and http://www.cqww.com/ssblogs.htm

In the future DXers have to be aware that it is possible to lose DXCC credit for QSOs made during those contests.

Rule 5 in section III of the DXCC rules writes that publishing logs "...creates a question as to the integrity of the claimed QSOs ... and may be considered sufficient reason to deny ARRL award credit for contacts with any station for which such presentations have been made."

Falk,DK7YY, who is a field-checker of the ARRL sent a query to the DXCC Desk and the DXCC manager Bill Moore,NC1L, answered that he cannot make any statement questioning
this rule. With other words: If a DXpedition submits its CQWW log, it can be assumed that its DXCC approval is denied as well.

Country and band chasers will cease their contest participation and may focus on chasing the DX before and after the contest weekends!

Source: DXNL