The ARRL's Contest Branch
has adopted a series of rule changes and clarifications to League-sponsored
contests that branch manager Bart Jahnke, W9JJ, says "reflect current
'best practices' in the contest community." Many of them echo changes in
CQ contest rules over recent years, including a 5-day log submission deadline
for HF contests, public posting of all submitted logs, encouragement to list
specific frequencies for all contacts and encouragement to use a web app for
uploading log files. In addition, clubs will be required to submit up-to-date membership lists before a contest and only logs from listed members will be applied to club competition scores; and operators of remotely-controlled stations in the U.S. or its possessions will be required to hold a U.S. license with sufficient privileges for all operations.
Additional information is available at <http://bit.ly/2eUfsPb>.