[CQ-Contest] ARRL Contest Changes for 2017-2018 - Sept QST p91

[Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ]

All,

For the 2017-2018 Contest Season, ARRL has announced in the upcoming September QST (p91) a few changes to reflect current "best practices" in the contest community and help us improve the quality of the competition and reporting of results.

Some of the subjects discussed in the announcement include:


-          Increased focus on online log submissions via web app as we phase out email Robots.



-          Shortening log submission deadlines to help get the log data into log checking more quickly.



-          Encouraging in HF competition that logs use 1 kHz accuracy for improved log checking.



-          Making all logs public, once the contest results are made public.



-          Club Competition (discussion of past seasons updates and improvements).



-          Remote-Controlled-Station contest entries.




The announcement can be viewed at http://www.arrl.org/arrl-contests-changes-for-2017-2018

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

73,

Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
Contest Branch Manager
ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio(tm)
225 Main St
Newington CT 06111
860-594-0232
w9jj at arrl.org