Scott, your suggestions do make sense..
However, I am using WL and they want Zone to be sent first, then STATE ..
Anyway, I will change my sending report (F3) as "NP3D NY NY 5 5"
I always have time to change it back if neccessary.
Good luck in the Contest!
73's Andrei NP3D (NY NY 5 5 :)
(Will be looking for all of you in CQ WW SSB from Honduras, gonna be Very
active on RTTY the week before the Contest from NA-060)
2006/9/19, Scott Nichols <snichols@mvosprey.com>:
>
> Further to this, one thing I personally would like to see all W/VE
> stations
> do is send your state/prov first, then your zone...Most logging software
> already knows your zone (most times) and pre-fills it into the exchange
> field...It doesn't know your state/prov (although the prov is known by
> most
> programs)...Therefore, sending your state/prov first gives me time to
> click/type it in the SECT field while you send your zone...Makes life
> easier
> and speeds things up a little...
>
> Not sure about other software, but I know N1MM Logger's exchange field
> starts with the section (state/prov) and the curser automatically goes to
> that field when I'm waiting for your exchange...I would imagine WL and
> others do the same, but I don't remember...They at least would pre-fill
> the
> zone I would think....Anyway, receiving the state/prov first saves a
> click/keystroke or 2...
>
> Also, please check your mult list for the correct listing of Canadian
> multipliers...There is confusion over this every year...The 10 provinces
> and
> 3 territories are all SEPERATE mults in this one, plus Labrador is a
> seperate mult, even though it is a part of the province of Newfoundland
> and
> Labrador...That is, Newfoundland (NF) is seperate in this contest from
> Labrador (LB)...Therefore making 14 Canadian mults...
>
> Good luck and see you on the weekend...
>
> Scott VE1OP (NS 05)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> To: <rtty@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] CQWW RTTY
>
>
> > Since USA stations must send STATE, please use the correct 2-letter
> > abbreviation, no more, no less.
> >
> > Don't send "599 05 IN DE AD1C" (Indiana or Delaware?) or "5NN 05
> Montana"
> > (Montana is MT, not MO).
> >
> > Sent 599 (not 5NN, this is a RTTY, not CW contest), and the 2-letter
> > abbreviation for the state:
> >
> > AA5AU [TU DON] 599 05 MA AD1C
> >
> > It will make everyone's job easier.
> >
> > 73 - Jim AD1C
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
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