As Neville states that a ban is unwarranted. There is no ban! If a Certifier feels he can work with a new measurer then that's OK.
Before anybody sets out to certify electronically-measured courses the method should be adapted so that ALL measurers can follow the methodology. There needs to be a procedure whereby ANY certifier can know that the electronic meter has been set up properly (maybe the measurer should send a JPEG of their rim and an explanation how the rim was setup). I am not concerned with a bad reading by the operator. That can happen with any meter. It is giving the certifier confidence that the electronic counter was set up properly and is generating accurate counts. I understand one can verify a course length by a satellite image, but its accuracy is limited and a certifier should not have to do this.
Neville has offered to be the person we could use for the submissions of all EC measurements. This offer is appreciated, but I feel it's best to educate our Certifiers and clarify our forms for an Electronic submissions. Neville has promised to get us more simplified forms. I'm waiting!
The RRTC will discuss this at the USATF Convention. All that has to happen is what's explained above.