[CQ-Contest] When is a deadline a deadline ?

[K0HB]

Paper logs postmarked after the deadline date.

Electronic logs time stamped (see header) after the deadline hour.

73, de Hans, K0HB/W7

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From: "Steve London" <n2icarrl at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:24 AM
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] When is a deadline a deadline ?

> We have discussed, ad nauseum, compressing the log submission deadlines in
> some contests. Let's not stray into that topic (again !).
> However, we should consider the other extreme. For CQWW, for example, we
> have adequate log submission deadlines - December 1 (SSB) and January 15
> (CW). Contest sponsors have traditionally allowed some leniency for 
> special
> (and not-so-special) situations. So, when is a deadline a deadline ? At 
> what
> point should a log simply be rejected by the contest sponsor due to
> lateness, assuming there is are no special circumstances accounting for 
> the
> delay ?
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC
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