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

[Steve London]

"Encouraged" does not mean "Required" !

If you can't reasonably do it with your station hardware, it's okay. 
It's not going to hurt you in the results.

Relax and just enjoy contesting.

73,
Steve, N2IC

On 07/27/2017 09:25 AM, Mike Ritz wrote:
> 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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