Hello folks-

The results for the 2008 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes are now online. You can find them at:

http://www.arrl.org/contests/results/

73, Sean Kutzko, KX9X

Hi folks-

Orders for the 2008 Sweepstakes Clean Sweep Mugs and Participation Pins, as well as for the 75th Anniversary Clean Sweep brooms and 75 Section magnets, have begun to be processed. We should have all of them shipped from HQ by this weekend.

The results for the 2008 CW Sweepstakes will be in the May issue of QST; SSB results, as well as the Club Competition scores, will be in the June QST.

Thanks to all who participated in the 75th running of the November Sweepstakes; it has been a lot of fun!

Sean KX9X

Hi Folks-

Certificates for the 2008 ARRL DX SSB Contest were mailed yesterday. They should begin arriving in your mailbox within the next few days.

73,

Sean KX9X

Hi, Folks-

Life here at the Contest Branch is not all log-checking and adjudication; we do actually get some time to ourselves! Several of us here at HQ are huge baseball fans, and we spend our off-hours engaged in the National Pastime. One of the ways we do that is by playing fantasy baseball.

We are looking for a few extra players in our league. While having fun is our first priority, we are looking for semi-serious players who will stick around for the entire season, even if their team isn't doing so hot. If you have a tendency to bail on your team if you're not doing well, please do not ask to join.

If interested, feel free to email me for an invite.

Here's the League Information:

A Bunch Of Lollygaggers - Fantasy Baseball

BASIC SETTINGS

Scoring Type: Head to Head, Each Category
Teams in League: 8 (Can expand if there's more interest)

Autopick draft, pre-ranking allowed. Draft date: April 4, 2009

ROSTER SIZE: 25
Total Starters: 19
Total On Bench: 3
Catcher (C) 1
First Base (1B) 1
Second Base (2B) 1
Third Base (3B) 1
Shortstop (SS) 1
Outfield (OF) 3
Utility (UTIL) 1
Pitcher (P) 3
Starting Pitcher (SP) 5
Relief Pitcher (RP) 2
Bench (BE) 3
Disabled List (DL) 2

BATTING STATS USED:
Batting Average (AVG)
Home Runs (HR)
Runs Scored (R)
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Stolen Bases (SB)
Sacrifices (SAC)
Errors (E)

PITCHING STATS USED:
Wins (W)
Walks plus Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)
Earned Run Average (ERA)
Strikeouts (K)
Saves (SV)
Holds (HD)
Home Runs Allowed (HR)

LEAGUE RULES
Player Universe: All MLB Players
Season Start Date: Week 1 (Start of Season)
Lineup Changes Daily - Slots Lock Individually at Scheduled Gametime
Roster Changes Daily - Rosters Lock at First Game of Day
Trade Limit: No Limit
Trade Deadline: Friday, August 14, 12PM ET (Week 19)
Trade Review Period: 48 Hours
Votes Required to Veto Trade: 4
Free Agent/Waiver Acquisition Limit: No Limit
Waiver Period: 2 Days
Waiver System: Move To Last After Claim, Never Reset Order

Hi folks-

I'm getting a few reports from AOL users that there is a problem trying to email their DX Phone logs to the contest robot.

When sending a mail to dxphone@arrl.org from an AOL email account, AOL users get an AOL popup window on their screen with the following error message:

"The message was not sent because of an error with the address "DXphone@arrl.org".

The mailbox is temporarily unavailable.

Please wait a few minutes and resend the message."

The mailbox dxphone@arrl.org is not experiencing any problems; we have received over 1400 logs in the last two days without difficulty.

We have confirmed the error message exists only with AOL users, and only when sending to dxphone@arrl.org; other arrl.org email addresses work fine.

As the message originates from AOL, and non-AOL users are able to submit their logs without difficulty, this appears to be a problem on AOL's end. If you are an AOL user, we recommend the following actions:

1) send your log to DXphone@arrl.org using a different email address if possible.

2) Contact AOL Technical Support and address the issue.

The DX Phone log submission deadline is well over 3 weeks away.

73,

Sean Kutzko KX9X

ARRL Contest Branch Manager