CQWW is probably unique in that no part of the exchange is cross-checked - not the RST, not the zone, nothing! They do check callsigns, and the UBN contains only callsign errors. They score valid QSOs, both points and multipliers, on the basis of whatever zone they believe (rightly or wrongly) corresponds to each callsign logged. An effective tactic in CQWW is to always accept what the software thinks the zone is - it saves time and effort. All that matters is that you get the callsigns right, and that you are sure they are working you, not someone else on the same frequency. It almost goes without saying there's no point in logging anything other than 59(9) and, in turn, no point in sending anything else. No, I can't prove it and CQ may deny it. However, here is some evidence from 2007 on the CQWW website - spot the deliberate errors :-) Finally, you can do other entrants a favour by saying or sending the exchange really fast. After all, it's redundant, they just need to hear you say or send something - anything. On SSB, "finiwun4" does the job nicely from EI.

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