"the Upper Slobovian Yodelers club annual sprint" hey Jim, what date is
thei one on ??
John (contest junkie with big grin)
> Someone has got to pay for the programming.
> W/L has the major contests covered.
> I don't want to pay for the Upper Slobovian Yodelers club annual sprint
> Cabrillo module.
> Perhaps they could be made available, at extra cost, for those interested.
>
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Cassel" <doncassel@compuserve.com>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 07:35
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
>
>
> > Interesting comments. It seems that the new "Standard" is not really
> > standard at all. I think the difference would only be in the fields
> > required. ie. some would require a QSO # field others would not but the
> way
> > a field is defined would be the same for all. Thus a Cabrillo file could
> be
> > produced for each contest which contains only the fields required for
that
> > contest. That would be independent of whether the contest sponsor
> specifies
> > the need for a Cabrillo file. Writelog would just create the file with
the
> > available fields. A no-brainer.
> >
> > The problem with WLs approach is that every time a contest sponsor
decides
> > to require Cabrillo then Writelog needs to create a new release of the
> > software.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong. I like Writelog a lot and use it for most of my
> > contesting. It has mostly great qualities and this is just the 1% that
> irks
> > me.
> >
> > Don VE3BUC
> >
> > |-----Original Message-----
> > |From: stevebaron@starlinx.com [mailto:stevebaron@starlinx.com]
> > |Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:20 PM
> > |To: Don Cassel
> > |Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |Definitely not so.
> > |
> > |The Cabrillo file format IS NOT the same for every contest.
> > |
> > |It is the responsibility of the contest sponsor to specify the format
...
> > |then the logging programs can produce the file.
> > |
> > |----- Original Message -----
> > |From: "Don Cassel" <doncassel@compuserve.com>
> > |To: "Graeme Bracht vk4dz" <fab1@uq.net.au>; <writelog@contesting.com>
> > |Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 21:43
> > |Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
> > |
> > |
> > |> Graeme,
> > |>
> > |> My experience has shown that WL does not support Cabrillo for every
> > |contest.
> > |> This has always bugged me as it seems that it should be a standard
> output
> > |> for every contest. Not so.
> > |>
> > |> Gud luck,
> > |> Don VE3BUC
> > |>
> > |> |-----Original Message-----
> > |> |From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > |> |[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Graeme Bracht
vk4dz
> > |> |Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 4:39 PM
> > |> |To: writelog@contesting.com
> > |> |Subject: [WriteLog] Cabrillo
> > |> |
> > |> |
> > |> |
> > |> |Hello All
> > |> | Sorry to ask but only had the program for 1 week so
> > |> |still learning.The cabrillo option in the "contest" drop down menu
> > |> |is not available. (greyed out) And if you go to the "export" menu
> > |> |cabrillo is greyed out here also.So how do i do the for the volta
> > |contest.
> > |> |Thanks in advance
> > |> |Graeme vk4dz
>
>
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