[CQ-Contest] ARRL Log checking reports

Barry w2up at comcast.net
Sat Aug 2 12:25:50 EDT 2014


On 8/2/2014 08:15, Ward Silver wrote:
>> The LCRs were not there last night.  I checked before posting my
>> comment.  Guess this thread got them moving.
>> Barry W2UP
> I hate to bust the collective bubble of self-importance but the ARRL
> staff is not sitting around painting their toenails while keeping an
> eye on cq-contest to see what people are complaining about.
> "Uh-oh...guess we'd better take a look for those LCRs!"
>
> Um, no.  The volunteers and paid staff have been doing the best they
> can with limited resources in the face of some significant tool
> problems (that are being addressed, but slowly).  In addition, this
> may come as a rude surprise, but there are other programs at the ARRL
> that the majority of members perceive as having a higher priority than
> contest results.  I know...what COULD they be thinking :-)
>
> Snarky sarcasm aside...W1MSW and his cohorts are doing the best they
> can and completing the published data set is right at the top of the
> list.  While no good deed goes unpunished, let's take a deep breath,
> get on the air, and distract ourselves by making QSOs.  The NAQP
> starts in a few hours, for example.
>
> 73, Ward N0AX
>

OK, must have been coincidence that they just showed up...
And I agree with Ed Sawyer's comments about ARRL.
73,
Barry W2UP



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