[Fourlanders] Fwd: [VHF] ARRL Contests - Log Submission Deadlines - Now 5 Days for most events beginning in September

[Jim Worsham]

Have you guys seen this?  Five days!  We are hardly off the mountain and unpacked in five days.  I have no idea where this bat shit crazy idea came from.  Bob, as Fourlanders el presidente you should file a formal protest with ARRL starting with our director, ARRL president and anyone else you can think of.

73
Jim, W4KXY

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Begin forwarded message:

> From: Bart Jahnke via VHF <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
> Date: July 9, 2017 at 11:22:36 AM EDT
> To: VHF Reflector <vhf at w6yx.stanford.edu>
> Subject: [VHF] ARRL Contests - Log Submission Deadlines - Now 5 Days for most events beginning in September
> Reply-To: Bart Jahnke <bjahnke at gmail.com>
> 
> All,
> 
> As you may have heard on reflectors or are seeing on the ARRL web,
> beginning with the 2017-2018 Contest Season (kicks off with September VHF),
> the ARRL log submission deadline has been advanced to become within 5 days
> after the event. Eg, if the event ends on the 11th, the deadline for online
> or mail/postmark log submissions is the 16th.
> 
> This action will advance the ARRL's ability to release more timely results,
> and it will bring ARRL contest deadlines into alignment with a majority of
> most major contests that have followed a 5 day deadline for some time. [*Should
> there be a mitigating circumstance that will prevent a timely log filing
> online or by mail, such participants can contact the ARRL Contest Branch to
> discuss these circumstances and identify the expected filing date*.]
> 
> While the August QST -  September VHF Contest - announcement specified a
> 30-day deadline when it went to press over 3 weeks ago, we will give due
> consideration to anyone affected by that confusion.
> 
> The ARRL web log deadlines are being updated for all events beginning with
> September VHF.  Some events like the "222 MHz and Up Distance Contest" for
> 2018 are an unknown yet, as the 2017 event has a 14-day deadline (as
> announced with this new event).  Field Day is currently unaffected.
> 
> Observing 3830 and VHF reflector posts in recent events, many electronic
> filers have shared their results which ended up being unchanged (eg, their
> final logs and scores) and were filed within the first 24 hours after the
> event.
> 
> Any questions can be directed to contests at arrl.org or to my w9jj at arrl.org
> address...
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> 
> Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
> 
> Contest Branch Manager
> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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