[SFDXA] Ha CQ Magazine just lost me as a subscriber

[Sebastian, W4AS]

As a relatively new casual contester, I don't get it.  What's the problem some have with this change?

73 de Sebastian, W4AS



On Aug 2, 2012, at 10:58 AM, The Romagni's <eromagni at gmail.com> wrote:

> what are they thinking? This is just nuts! they just lost me as a
> subscriber...
> 
> NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
> 
> CQ WW Director, Bob Cox K3EST announced, "With the technology available
> today and the presence of the Internet practically everywhere, it has been
> decided to reduce the log submission time for all CQ contests to five (5)
> days. Approximately 70% of all electronic logs (more than 10,000!) were
> received within 7 days after the contest. We realize that in some cases
> circumstances may not allow a timely submission. If an entrant requires
> more time to submit a log, an extension can be granted for legitimate
> reasons by contacting questions at cqww.com. Send your email to that address
> prior to the submission deadline - including before the contest if you
> expect to require more time. We encourage clubs to notify their members of
> the new deadline as they may not be aware of the rule change. This is an
> excellent opportunity for clubs to help members generate and email
> Cabrillo-formatted logs if they have not done so before." CQ Editor, Rich
> W2VU notes, "The five-day log submission deadline takes effect with the SSB
> weekend of the 2012 CQWW DX Contest in October. The deadline for the 2012
> CQWW RTTY DX Contest (Sept. 29-30) remains 15 October, as published in the
> July issue of CQ."