You were lucky! ARRL not only doesnt want .bin files, they dont want the
standard log file either...they want your log in their Suggested File Format,
which is usually generated by CT as <yourcall>.log
73, Ty K3MM
Just go ahead and resend with that file and you'll be in good shape.
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan C. Zack <k6acz@earthlink.net>
To: ct-user@contesting.com <ct-user@contesting.com>
Cc: ARRL HQ <w1aw@arrl.org>
To: <ct-user@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, April 07, 1998 05:22
Subject: [ct-user] ARRL Contest Logs
>I used CT during the ARRL SSB DX and promptly sent in my paper
>logsheets, dupe sheets, and summary sheet along with my properly marked
>disc with my K6ACZ.all. K6ACZ.bin, K6ACZ.dup, and K6ACZ.sum files.
>Today I rcv'd a letter dated 4/2/98 from Sharon Taratula at the ARRL
>Contest Department telling me they cannot accept my entry as it is in
>binary format and needs to be in ASCII format. I seem to recall this
>came up on the reflector for a past ARRL contest with the result being
>ARRL was to accept the CT files as is. Has this happened to anyone else
>and if so what did you do to appease ARRL into accepting your entry.
>BTW, I have been submitting my entries for both ARRL and CQ contests
>straight from CT for years without it being rejected. Have I just been
>lucky or are they getting more strict? Any suggestions please? Thanks
>in advance. 73
>
>
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