[CQ-Contest] 15 minute log deadline

[Paul J. Piercey]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Beckwith
> Sent: December 13, 2006 01:43
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] 15 minute log deadline
> 
> 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.

I ask because I am not a programmer...

Would it be all that difficult for the contest logging programmers to
program a button into their logging software that automatically sends the
log to the appropriate sponsor immediately. They have features that get info
FROM the web, such as rules, cluster spots, etc, so it could be easy enough
to have a SUBMIT button that, once pressed, sends you log to the sponsor.
Otherwise, you could have a feature built in that stops logging when the
contest is over and submits the log automatically.

Just a thought.

73 -- Paul VO1HE