[CQ-Contest] New log deadline for ARRL contests?

[David L. Thompson]

I think what Dan is seeing is that most e-mail logs arrive within a day or
two of the end of a contest.  IF
all contest entries were e-mail logs then there would be no problem.
However, since ARRL must accept hand logs (as do most contests) this will
only work if logs are accepted with postmarks of the date 15 days out.
Same for diskettes received.

For Dx contests I am sure ARRL receives logs up to 3 or 4 months after the
contest as overseas mail (even some airmail) takes this long.

Its not a perfect world and there are reasons why even 30 days is too short
(PC disk problems, logging program problems, business trips etc)    The
question is whether Dan will accept exceptions.
Lets hope he will.

73 Dave K4JRB


> At Saturday's meeting of the Yankee Clipper Contest Club, Dan N1ND made a
> lively and informative presentation on developments at the ARRL Contest
> Branch.  Many of these have to do with contest coverage and are already
> familiar to readers of CQ-Contest.
>
> One change that was new to me is a shorter deadline for submitting logs
for
> ARRL contests --- instead of 30 days after the contest, it would be 15
days
> after the contest.  (As I recall, Dan said that this would apply to the
> 2002 November Sweepstakes and later contests.  From later information,
> however, it is not clear to me whether the change has been adopted or is
> merely under consideration.)