The CAC works for the Board not the Contest manager. Most contests have
been moving up deadlines. I would certainly opt for quicker deadlines
in the hope of eliminated the log massaging that we have seen in recent
years.
Maybe we need a different set of rules for serious competitors and
causal ops. I am sure that in some instances exceptions could be made.
I would be very leery of late submissions from a top scorer unless they
had a heck of an excuse with proof, etc.
The CAC is simply an advisory committee. It is tasked with certain
things from the board, which may come from the contest manger but the
CAC has zero power and some influence. It is not the ruling body of
ARRL Contests.
W0MU
On 3/26/2018 7:50 AM, George Wagner wrote:
John, I suggest you contact the Contest Manager, Bart, W9JJ to see why
the ARRL changed to a 5 day deadline for contest log submissions. As
far as I know, they didn't even consult with the ARRL's CAC on this
decision!
With respect to your sending your 10m log to a "previously used 10
meter log email address", I recommend you always check the latest
version of all contest rules before and after each contest to pick up
any changes from previous contests. This goes for all contests, not
just the ARRL ones.
73, George, K5KG
On 3/25/2018 3:26 PM, John Geiger wrote:
Yes, I was aiming my comments at contest novices, who would probably
like
to see their call in the results, but also might not be up to speed
on log
submissions and such.
I ended up submitting my log for the 10 meter contest a couple of hours
after the deadline, but an email to the contest branch at the ARRL took
care of it. I was unaware that they had switched to a web-based
submission, so I emailed it to the previously used 10 meter log email
address. I realized after a couple of days that I had never received a
reply from the contest robot and that is when I did some checking and
learned about having to upload your log. I had to leave the house right
after that but figured I would take care of it when I got home. My
memory
isn't so great for things anymore so I forgot.
Does anyone know the reason why the ARRL switched to a 5 day deadline
for
submission?
73 John AF5CC
On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 8:58 AM, RT Clay <rt_clay@bellsouth.net> wrote:
AF5CC's comments were regarding casual participants. They get on for an
hour or two, knowing that at any given minute they might have to
leave. And
importantly, they don't know how much time they will have, and don't
know
which operating session will be their last.
It happened to me during ARRL DX CW. I operated some Sunday but had to
leave. I wasn't there at the end of the contest and was busy Sunday
evening
and every day the next week. I forgot to submit my log. I submitted it
late...ARRL can do whatever they want with it.
5 days is fine, less is not good if you want casual participants to
submit
their logs.
Tor
N4OGW
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On Sat, 3/24/18, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
So, unless there is a serious issue,
>you should be able to create a Cabrillo
>and upload a very small .log file 5-6
>minutes after contest end.
>(or even earlier if you decide you're
>done at some point)
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