“…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.”
Well, they must be referring to some other non-ARRL sponsored
contests because looking ahead to future ARRL HF contests I see they are not implementing
this 5 day deadline just for VHF contests. They are now moving up the deadline
on ALL of their HF contests, too.
But, If they try to enforce this 5 day rule on EME contests,
when ARRL is STILL NOT accepting Cabrillo file format logs for the EME contests
and force hand written log submittals, someone will have their heads.
(opps….that’s inciting violence, isn’t it?)
The next thing to come will probably be some damned entry
fee to cover ARRL labor to process the results !!
From: Fourlanders
[mailto:fourlanders-bounces@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Jim Worsham
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 1:37
AM
To: fourlanders@contesting.com
Subject: [Fourlanders] Fwd: [VHF] ARRL
Contests - Log Submission Deadlines - Now 5 Days for most events beginning in
September
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.
Jim, W4KXY
Sent from my iPad
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@arrl.org
or to my w9jj@arrl.org
address...
73,
Bart Jahnke, W9JJ
Contest Branch Manager
*ARRL - The national association for Amateur Radio™*
*225 Main St*
*Newington CT 06111*
860-594-0232
w9jj@arrl.org
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