Matt said:
> Agreed, but let's really get serious about this if we're gonna get serious
> about this.
>
> There should be a short delay in any real time gatherings on the real 3830
> until 15 minutes after the contest is over. That will give everybody time
> to: email their log; upload to LoTW if they want (no let's not get this
> thread going again); and even go potty if needed.
You say 15 minutes, I say 7 days. We're both saying the same thing except
that one can do more unsportsmanlike massaging in 7 days than in 15 minutes.
Both are hugely better than 30 days. Where the problem could really lie is
when someone submits a log after 30 days that turns out to have a
suspiciously low error rate. This is one reason it would be great if the
ARRL would get on the bandwagon with SS and publish the error rates of the
competitors - that would be very interesting to see.
The NA Sprint is a great example of successfully lowering the log deadline
to 7 days. That contest is as strong as ever and the results are as
credible as ever.
Personally, I would go for the 15 minute deadline. I think that would be
great.
Note, everybody, I don't think we need a bunch of emails about how this is a
hardship for some people. I think we all know that. This is just a
conversation about "wouldn't it be neat if..."
Yeah, it would be neat.
73 - Mark, N5OT
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