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

[Mike Ritz]

What about guys that want to do a contest using older radios (such as a vintage Drake C line, for example), and can't get that kind of resolution with an analog dial? 

73; 
Mike 
W7VO 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Dave Edmonds" <dave at pkministrywebs.com> 
To: "Bart Jahnke, W9JJ" <w9jj at arrl.org> 
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com 
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 7:09:27 PM 
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] ARRL Contest Changes for 2017-2018 - Sept QST p91 

HI Bart, 

I read through the ARRL contest changes and one change related to my normal 
contest operation. 

*"Logged frequency*: HF contest entries competing for awards as category 
leaders *are encouraged to* specify frequency with a 1 kHz resolution. This 
is standard practice for other top contests, and assists with log checking." 

I operate contests without my old IC-751 being interfaced with my N3FJP 
logging program. The software creates a Cabrillo log which includes the 
band in kc only... i.e. 3500, 7000, 14000 etc. I just took a quick look at 
the N3FJP sw for the ARRL DX contest and I don't see a way for me to 
manually enter the exact frequency for each contact. 

Does anyone know if I can enter the frequency for each contact manually 
into N3FJP sw? 

I'm glad that you're not requiring the exact frequency for each contact 
like other contests do. 

73s Dave WN4AFP 

On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Jahnke, Bart, W9JJ <w9jj at arrl.org> wrote: 

> 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 
> 
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