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Re: [RTTY] CQ WW RTTY Contest Log Deadline

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] CQ WW RTTY Contest Log Deadline
From: "Andreas Rehberg" <arehberg@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:08:35 +0200
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Hi Trevor,

Well, I'm far away of being a big gun. But sometimes I have
the chance to operate from our club station - and then
running SO2R. This helps a lot!
I guess all top ten stations do that - did you?

Andy, DF4WC


@Ed.. while checking this with the rules.. I think there
is missing a word in the html code..

A 
.."band, only signal is allowed at"..

-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:33:37 +0100 (BST)
> Von: Trevor Dunne <trevor_dunne@yahoo.com>
> An: "RTTY@contesting.com" <RTTY@contesting.com>
> Betreff: Re: [RTTY] CQ WW RTTY Contest Log Deadline

> So with the log deadline closed I took the data and did some playing with
> with excel, Disappointed to have only placed 33o/a and 14th in EU in SOAB H(A)
> I'm have no idea how I could double or triple my score to be up nearer the 
> top,
> 
> any of the big guns like to give out some of there secrets.
> 
>  
> Thanks
> Trevor
> EI2GLB
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Ed Muns <ed@w0yk.com>
> To: 'RTTY Contesting' <RTTY@contesting.com> 
> Sent: Friday, 5 October 2012, 2:42
> Subject: [RTTY] CQ WW RTTY Contest Log Deadline
>  
> The 5-day log submittal deadline for all CQ Contests was announced after
> the
> 2012 CQ WW RTTY Contest Rules were published in the July 2012 issue of CQ
> magazine.  Those published rules gave 15 October 2012 as the log
> deadline.
> Accordingly, logs will not be considered late for this event until after
> 15
> October.  
> 
> To further confuse everyone, there was a programming error in the robot,
> whereby the 5-day deadline was referenced to the start of the contest,
> rather than the end.  This resulted in a robot informative message that
> the
> deadline was 3 October rather than the correct date of 5 October.  This
> error was corrected last night (around 03z on 4 October) and the robot is
> informing properly now.
> 
> Submitting logs within the 5-day period is good practice for the upcoming
> SSB and CW sections of CQ WW hand the other CQ contests, so why
> procrastinate until 15 October?
> 
> ****************************************************************
> 
> On another note, I've slogged my way through the "Help Me" email that I
> received through Sunday.  I'm slowly working my way through the rest. 
> If
> you are having problems with format errors flagged by the robot, please
> review www.cqwwrtty.com/logs.htm for detailed information on the Cabrillo
> format for this contest.  See if you can solve your problem before
> emailing
> me, but don't hesitate if you can't figure it out.
> 
> It is apparent that many people do not read the robot email reply they
> receive.  At the bottom of that email, the robot lists the format errors
> in
> the log.  If you don't understand what the robot is telling you, then
> simply
> compare that specific QSO line with the format specified on the Logs
> webpage.  The problem should be obvious.
> 
> Major logging programs like Win-Test, N1MM Logger and WriteLog all create
> compliant Cabrillo files ... IF you enter your data correctly.  For
> example,
> if you enter your sent exchange as 'CA 03' in N1MM Logger, it will come
> out
> in that (incorrect) order in the Cabrillo file.
> 
> By far, the major area of errors is with the QTH field.  Every sent and
> received exchange must show a QTH field in each QSO line.  For non US/VE
> calls, the QTH field must be filled with 'DX'.  All of this is shown in
> detail on the Logs webpage above.
> 
> In particular, over 95% of all MixW logs submitted are missing the QTH
> field.  Again, on the Logs webpage there is a specific set of
> instructions
> for MixW users so they can create a proper Cabrillo file.
> 
> Finally, you can easily edit your Cabrillo file with a text editor. 
> Since
> is it common to add, change or move the same parameter field in every QSO
> line, a column editor is invaluable.  I recommend the freeware Crimson
> Editor.
> 
> 73,
> Ed - W0YK
> CQ RTTY Contest Director
> --------------------------------------
> Ed Muns
> w0yk@cqwwrtty.com
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