Even though it looks like a bug, it is not. Since the PA QSO Party has 80m
QSOs being worth 1.5 points each (or something like that), it was necessary
to multiply the total score by 10 so there wouldn't have to be a decimal
point.
I can't think of another contest that requires floating point numbers for
scoring! :)
I do confess that I fell for the high score for awhile myself. Thought I
was on pace to break the WMA record until I realized I was off by a factor
of 10...
No email logs? Guess I probably won't send mine in either. Not worth the
stamp. I suspect they did this because people who submit electronically
don't include monetary donations in the envelope.
K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Allan Briscoe
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 17:49 PM
> To: Writelog
> Subject: [WriteLog] PA QSO Party
>
>
> Did anyone else notice the following Writelog "glitch" during the PA QSOP
> ??
>
> In the "SCORE/BAND" window, the running score is off by a factor of ten !
> For example, my final score shown in the score/band window shows
> a score of
> 122,850 points --- WOW ! am I ever doing great !! Alas and alack , the
> "real" final score (before bonuses) is 12,285 points. This is
> really no big
> deal, as the calculated score which is entered into the contest summary
> sheet is correct. Perhaps this is unique to my somewhat outdated Writelog
> version (10.22B), and may already be fixed in later versions.
>
> Also .. I am somewhat put out that the contest organizers have seen fit to
> discontinue email log submissions, therefor snail mail must be
> used. To me,
> this is a retrograde step!!
>
> Allan Briscoe
>
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>
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