Change is always hard, but we have to start somewhere. :)
The new tags are optional.
If you have a text editor such as Windows Notepad, you can edit your file to
include them. So no logging software updates are required.
It is true that many logging software packages still output the Cabrillo v2
format. That's OK. The log submission robot converts all log files to the
v3 format in the background anyway. You can use the new ADDRESS tags
regardless of whether your log is v2 or v3.
Most of all, have fun in the contests! Helping us with your address is
appreciated, but no need to stress over it.
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Levine
> Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 7:02 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Announcing new Cabrillo tags for Address
>
> Not mandatory based on the original info:
>
> The contest log submission robot for the CQ WPX contest has
> been updated to accept the new tag definitions. *The new tags
> are optional and all logs will be accepted if they use them or not.*
>
> Looking at the Cabrillo specs, these are fields in v3 of the
> specification.
> N1MM currently outputs v2. Technically it would need to
> output v3 of the spec to use those fields. I'm not familiar
> with other logging programs.
>
> K2DSL - David
>
> On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:37 AM, Bill Gillenwater <k3sv@pa.net> wrote:
>
> > Looks like software updates for all logging programs before
> RTTY WPX.
> >
> > 73 Bill
> >
> >
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