Answers to some recent questions off the reflector:
1) Bob, N4BP, responding to a message from James E. Brown, commented
about using "DX" as the exchanged info in the NAQP. N4BP is correct -
the country file is loaded just to get the NA countries (which are
multipliers). "DX" is used to log non-NA countries, which may be
worked but provide no multiplier credit. This applies to any contest
using NA countries as mults (i.e., NA Sprint also). NA has been this
way since version 1.0. I could have sworn it was in the manual, but
in checking I see that it is not. Older versions of the manual prior
to NA 9.0 had contest-specific descriptions of the unique features and
"DX" was explained there. We'll put it back in the next manual
revision.
2) Rich, KA8OKH wrote that he was having problems resetting the bands
when creating a new template file. Here's the reason: The bands that
are set in the template file are copied into the header of the .QDF
when the .QDF file is created. Try creating a new .QDF file that uses
the new template you made and you'll find that the bands reflect those
from the new template. Also, "Adjustable Bands" refers to the feature
that allows the user to change which bands he wants to work. For
example, in SS the bands are fixed, but in Field Day or VHF contests
the user can select which nine bands are to be used.
3) Charles, N5UL wrote that he was getting "ERROR 05" errors when he
tried to restart his SSB NAQP log. If he would ship me the .QDF file
as an e-mail attachment, I will try to re-create his problem.
73,
Dave/K8CC
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