Hello, fellow Contesters I have received reports that several stations inadvertently started operating the ARRL Sweepstakes CW contest at 2000z, an hour ahead of the scheduled start time. These stati
Hello, fellow contesters I've received several emails from folks who have submitted their Sweepstakes Phone log to the contest robot and saw the 2007 ARRL CW Sweepstakes contest referenced in their r
Hello, fellow Contesters The ARRL contest robot is currently down. We are looking into the problem. Please do not submit any logs for the time being. I will make an announcement when the robot is up
Hello, fellow Contesters The ARRL Contest Robot is back up. Looks like it was an issue at the co-location where the server is housed. Feel free to submit logs again. 73, Sean Kutzko KX9X ARRL Contest
Hello, fellow Contesters Due to the ARRL contest robot being down for a short time yesterday, I have been flooded with emails asking "was my log accepted for SS?" If you submit your log electronicall
Good morning, Fellow Contesters I've received some emails about an error with the 160m contest robot. It appears to be ignoring all DX QSOs because DX stations do not have to send a QTH in their exch
Hello, fellow Contesters The issue with the 160m robot is, in fact, merely a formatting issue. Here's the situation: Cabrillo files for the 160m Contest require a value for the location of the statio
Each time you resubmit a log to the robot, the previous log gets overwritten (assuming you get a confirmation number in your receipt and not an "UNABLE TO PROCESS LOG" message). Check your confirmati
Hello, fellow VHF Contesters Log Checking Reports for the 2007 June VHF QSO Party are now online. You can find them at: http://www.arrl.org/members-only/contests/lcr.html 73, Sean Kutzko, KX9X ARRL C
Hello, fellow Contesters Awards for the 2007 ARRL DX Contest are finally going out the door. Plaques that were either sponsored or paid for by the winner are being sent today, and the first batch of
Hello, Fellow Contesters At the request of several contesters, the ARRL has created a blog for the Contest Branch. I will be posting relevant information concerning HF and VHF+ contest-related topics
Hello, Rovers! Since this weekend's June VHF QSO Party contest is the first with three Rover categories, I want to be sure you know how to electronically submit your Rover log in the right category.
Hello, Fellow Contesters There has been a lot of discussion about the use of Skimmer in the upcoming IARU HF World Championship. The published rules for 2008 do not refer to ?Skimmer,? nor is there a
Folks, Complete results for the DX Multi-Op and DX Single-Band categories were not printed in the QST version of the 2008 ARRL DX Phone writeup because all of the tables (Top Ten, Regional, Club Comp
Hi folks As was stated in the August 20th edition of the Contester's Update newsletter, there was a small error in the way the Log-Checking Reports were generated for DX stations. The problem was an
Hi folks - 2007 IARU certificates have finally gone out the door. W/VE stations should see them arrive by the middle of next week. A reminder to DX stations: The certificates are mailed in bulk to yo
Hi folks In the Contest Corral for October 2008 (which was just shipped yesterday), we listed the CQ WW SSB Contest on October 25-26 was on 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m. We failed to list 160m. Rest a
Hi folks Hurricane Ike is currently slated to land near Houston, TX early Saturday morning. While there are no known emergency communications taking place on any VHF+ SSB or CW frequencies, please be
I echo Dave and Rich's comments. The ARRL September VHF QSO Party, Worked All Europe SSB DX Contest, North American SSB Sprint, NCCC Sprint, PODXS 070 Club 80-Meter Autumn Sprint and the Arkansas QSO
Hi Folks Certificates for the 2007 November Sweepstakes (SSB and CW) went out the door today. Plaques are on order and should be shipped in the next couple of weeks. 73, Sean Kutzko, KX9X Contest Bra