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

[Pete Rimmel N8PR]

5 Days is not a problem if you are operating from home.  But if you go away 
and operate from some other location, or have family and other commitments 
that keep you from sending in the log in 5 days, that is a problem.

Look at our operation in the Bahamas, for instance, we had very minimal WiFi 
there, and I would not trust it to send a log back to the US and CQ.  Others 
go away, and then take a vacation after the contest, and don't even get home 
5 days after the end of the contest.  That is a couple of examples where 5 
days is too short.   NOTE that they said that 70% were received in 7 days 
NOT 5 days !

73,  PeteR

-----Original Message----- 
From: Sebastian, W4AS
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 3:37 PM
To: SFDXA at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [SFDXA] Ha CQ Magazine just lost me as a subscriber

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."

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