Now that the CW Sweepstakes is history for this year it's time to look ahead
to the SSB Sweeps coming up soon. I have updated the history prefill file
for the ARRL SS SSB contest to include results from 2014. The file now
contains 5,341 call signs spanning the years 2009 - 2014. The file may be
downloaded at the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdonpf21vkcfops/ARRL%20SSB%20History%202009%20-%202014.adi?dl=0.
As always, be cautious when using a prefill file to be certain that the
information is accurate for this year's contest. The Sweepstakes contests
are always very fluid and calls may be operating with a different Precedence
or Section than in prior years. In some cases the Check may change too.
How can that be? Well, if a call was reissued to a new holder he will
probably have a different Check year than the previous holder. Remember
this is a history file, not a prediction file.
You must be sure to copy the exchange information correctly and overwrite
the prefill information if necessary. For just this reason I recommend you
edit the Contest/Exchange Format Setup... window and change some of the
exchange fields from the default Insert mode to Overstrike. This greatly
facilitates updating a prefill file field that is not correct for this years
contest.
73,
Gary AL9A
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