Have you ever noticed that contest results take so long to appear in magazines that sometimes you can't remember whether or not you actually operated the particular contest you are reading about at t
I was originally against this proposal when I first heard of it as it forces us to process some of our Fall contest logs during probably the busiest contest month of the year, November. As it stands
<<SNIP>> I fully support this proposal. Something like this was EXACTLY what I was hoping would be the consequence of moving the line scores out of QST. As for some of your assumptions... Personally,
I think you're right Pete, the big improvement in what Trey is proposing comes from challenging the log checkers (and maybe even the article writers) to turn things around ASAP rather than working to
It's unclear to which date that 45 day lead time is measured relative. The ad deadline for QST is something like 45 days prior to the date of issue so it makes sense if that was the editorial deadlin
The long lead times go back to the early days of most contests when all of the logs were submitted on (horrors!) paper, including dupe sheets, and hand-written to boot. The long time lags were once r
No, it's not good enough. I say let's try the proposal for a season. It will force the remaining entrants to use or find electronic means. It will force us all to be a tad more prompt with the submi
since contests. I don't think this is what makes a "membership" organization tick. ARRL sponsors the contests precisely TO attract membership. They don't have members so they can sponsor contests. In
Sorry Gary, but you and I will disagree with this one for now. Considering the outcry last year when (under the dubious excuse of safety of the mail) CQ Magazine forced all of us to enter only by ele
Ron, we agree on one point. We disagree with each other -HI. Although I like the "for now" part :-) To your points: 1. Outcry: People hate change. We live with it and move on. This is no different. 2
Gary, Sorry to be so long to reply, out some LookOut, er, Outlook Express problems all day. I think the key disagreement we have is over the current level of available technology and human interactio
Hi all I have been working with the Oceania DX Contest Committee on the 2001 results. presentation of results for a MAJOR contest within 2 weeks. It might be possible if 1. ALL logs are in the correc