FWIW
Rules for Sep 29-30, 2001 said, "One multiplier point for each US state
(48) and each Canadian area (13)..." They also said, "Canadian areas
are VO1, VO2, VE1 (NB, NS & PEI), VE2, VE3, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, VE8
(NWT), and VY (Yukon)." This adds up to 11, not 13 if, as the
parentheses suggest, the maritime Provinces all count as VE1. Very
confusing. With respect to our most recent new Canadian political
entity I guess the contest committee is having none of it.
Hope to see you in the contest
de Jim Smith VE7FO
Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>Thanks to Jack, W3TMZ, for pointing out I missed VE9. That
>would be added under the [CQRTTY-ALIAS] listing like VE9=VE1 as I believe
>VE9 is NB.
>
>What makes this discussion even more interesting is that I ran a test
>log through WT4I Cabrillo Tools and it scores NB and NS as separate
>multipliers which we can clearly see by the rules is wrong.
>
>Did the rules change? If not, how in the world did we ever miss this before???
>
>Don AA5AU
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
>To: "WriteLog Reflector" <Writelog@contesting.com>
>Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:14 PM
>Subject: [WriteLog] CQWW RTTY VE multiplier corrections
>
>
>>Jerry,
>>
>>You are correct! It appears the namedmul.ini files needs some adjusting
>>to adhere to the correct 13 Canadian multipliers as stated in the rules:
>>VE1, VE2, VE3, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, VE8, VO1, VO2, VY1, VY2 & VY0
>>
>>Not sure how this ever got to be. I always thought it was Provinces and that
>>VE1-NS and VE1-NB were separate multipliers but according to the rules I am
>>reading on the RTTY Journal & SM3CER websites, they are not separate
>>multipliers.
>>Another one of those "Learn something new everyday" things I guess.
>>
>>I altered my namedmul.ini file to read under the [CQRTTY] section to read:
>>
>>VE1=VE
>>VE2=VE
>>VE3=VE
>>VE4=VE
>>VE5=VE
>>VE6=VE
>>VE7=VE
>>VE8=VE
>>VO1=VE
>>VO2=VE
>>VY1=VE
>>VY2=VE
>>VY0=VE
>>
>>Then under the [CQRTTY-ALIAS] section I replaced the present aliases with
>>the following for Canadian aliases:
>>
>>NS=VE1
>>NB=VE1
>>VE1=VE1
>>NF=VO1
>>VO1=VO1
>>LAB=VO2
>>VO2=VO2
>>QC=VE2
>>QU=VE2
>>VE2=VE2
>>VA2=VE2
>>ON=VE3
>>ONT=VE3
>>VE3=VE3
>>VA3=VE3
>>MAN=VE4
>>VE4=VE4
>>SA=VE5
>>SK=VE5
>>VE5=VE5
>>ALT=VE6
>>ALB=VE6
>>VE6=VE6
>>BC=VE7
>>VE7=VE7
>>VA7=VA7
>>NWT=VE8
>>VE8=VE8
>>YU=VY1
>>YT=VY1
>>VY1=VY1
>>PE=VY2
>>PEI=VY2
>>NU=VY0
>>
>>I then tested it and logged VE1AA as NB and it was a triple mult (normal
>>VE+VE1+Zone 5),
>>then logged VE1AB as NS and it was NOT a mult., which is correct. Before
>>modifying the
>>namedmul.ini file it scored two multipliers, which is not consistent with the
>>rules.
>>
>>BEWARE - Changing the namedmul.ini file is no big deal as long as you get it
>>right.
>>You should make a backup copy of namedmul.ini somewhere on your hard drive
>>before
>>changing namedmul.ini which is located in the c:\ham\programs folder (if you
>>are using
>>the default subdirectory). Do not create a new file called namedmul.ini or
>>try to write
>>over the present one using a text file. It won't work. Make the changes to
>>the original
>>namedmul.ini file only.
>>
>>Someone with a little more experience in changing namedmul.ini needs to check
>>my
>>work thoroughly to make sure it is OK. I've not had to change this file
>>much.
>>
>>Once this list is verified, copy and paste the above lists over the existing
>>Canadian multiplier
>>and alias entries. In the meantime, I'll keep testing to make sure all the
>>VE's score correctly.
>>
>>The only difference it makes is that WriteLog will score the contest
>>correctly when the
>>corrections are made to namedmul.ini. But since the log is sent in Cabrillo,
>>if you choose
>>not to change namedmul.ini then it won't make a difference to the log checker.
>>
>>Now the big question is whether or not WT4I Tools scores it correctly. I'll
>>know that
>>in a few minutes.
>>
>>Thanks again Jerry, big find.
>>Don AA5AU
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Jerry Pixton" <jpixton@shentel.net>
>>To: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>; "WriteLog Reflector"
>><Writelog@contesting.com>
>>Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 3:57 PM
>>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] AA5AU WriteLog Website Update
>>
>>
>>>Don, any Canadians, et al
>>>
>>>Thanks to your examples, I started to set up Writelog for the CQ/RJ WW RTTY
>>>DX Contest.
>>>
>>>The contest I opened is called CQ World Wide RTTY Contest. But this contest
>>>has the multipliers set up for Canadian Provinces not Canadian "areas" as
>>>stated in the rule book. There is not a 1 to 1 mapping between call areas
>>>and provinces. It seems to me that the namedmul.ini file needs to be
>>>corrected to show the Canadian call areas, eg VE1=VE and the alias section
>>>needs to have for that example NB=VE1 and NS=VE1.
>>>
>>>Do I have the wrong contest? If I have the correct one, don't we need
>>>these changes to the namedmul.ini. Or am I reading the rules wrong?
>>>
>>>Some one please give me a sanity check.
>>>
>>>Jerry, W6IHG
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>At 10:02 PM 8/31/2002 -0500, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>>>
>>>>Added example RTTY messages for CQ/RJ World-Wide RTTY DX Contest.
>>>>The example shows the newly learned (for me) use of %P1 which is used to
>>>>display the callsign of the previously logged station in a buffer for when
>>>>you
>>>>want to QSL one station's report and send an exchange to another station
>>>>that
>>>>called at the same time. I use F8 for this. Thanks to Irek, VE4COZ, for
>>>>pointing
>>>>this one out. I learn something new everyday.
>>>>
>>>>Added a link to the rules for CQ/RJ World-Wide RTTY DX Contest.
>>>>
>>>------------------------------------------
>>>Dr. Jerry R. Pixton, PIXOS Designs LLC
>>>http://www.pixos.com/designs/RadioTuner/
>>>jpixton@shentel.net
>>>------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
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