[NLRS] 10Gig Contest WebReport

[Ford Peterson]

> I've received some feedback that others can not get in to see the ARRL web
> report for the 2004 10Gigs contest.    On my browser, in the members only
> section, under the "ARRL 10 GHz And Up Contest", next to where it says "Web
> report" it also says "[restricted]" which I have never seen before.
> Despite this, I can click on Web Report and the article comes up.    My web
> browser address is then
> http://www.arrl.org/members-only/contests/results/2004/10-GHz/ .
> 
> Perhaps this is a prelease/draft version, but heck, I can see it, but don't
> ask me why.
> 
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ

Jon,

There are several levels to the release of in @ ARRL.

The web report is available to members only.  The actual article will appear to be available to important people to review prior to publication.  This will contain the word "restricted" next to the article.  I do not have access to the article.  As an important person, somebody (I presume Dan Henderson) has made the article available to you to review and get corrections and updates to Dan prior to printing.  The web article will become available to members to view as soon as the QST has shipped.

At some point after the article has actually published, a PDF becomes available to all to see.  This will also contain the line scores that do not normally appear in QST any more.  What is a bit fuzzy in my mind is whether this article appears right away to non-members or members only.  At some point, the main article and the line scores do appear as available to all who desire to read it -- members or not.  But there may be a time period that needs to expire before it is available to be read.

As an ARRL member, I have access to articles as they become available.  As an ARRL author, I am given access to articles on a 'restricted' basis when Dan appears to want to make me available to them.  Certainly, any article I am writing I have access to immediately after submitting a draft.

Let me take this opportunity to insert a selfless plug for the $36 QST membership.  It is a membership in a society, not a magazine subscription.  QST is basically a no cost item to the ARRL as advertisers pay for it.  It is the newsletter of the society.  Membership does provide some priviledge that is not available to non-members.  Product reviews, the TIS, contest support, the ARRL lab, QSL buro, FCC advocacy, as well as QST.

Ford-N0FP
ford at cmgate.com