----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
To: "Paul Caccamo, VA3PC" <va3pc@ciinet.org>
Sent: August 05, 2010 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] TARA Grid Dip
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for the reminder that the Makrothen users grids. However upon
> loading that module I notice the only entry fields are CALL and GRID. If
> I modify the contest exchange fields to add NAME then the sequence is out
> of order and I have to remember to click on the grid first and the name
> second. Not sure I will be able to do that without getting it messed up
> somewhere along the line.
>
> What I finally did is create a custom log setup that should work except it
> will not properly count new grid mults along the way. I think I've
> figured out a way to handle that post-contest. Here's what I did in case
> someone else, like Mike VE3YF, wants to try something similar.
>
> 1. I started an new contest and used the TARA MELEE module to begin with.
> The fields are not appropriate for the Grid Dip contest so I went to
> Contest/ExchangeFormat Setup... and chose to initialize ALL fields in the
> contest. A warning message pops up that this will remove the multiplier
> calculation, but in the MELEE the multiplier is QTH so it wouldn't work
> for this one anyway. The log will accept HF bands, which the VHF contest
> modules that score grids will not do.
>
> 2. I then setup fields for CALL, RST, NAME and GRID to display in the
> Entry window. I also added fields called SNT and MYGRD, which are not
> displayed in the Entry window but do show in the log. RST is not required
> for the contest but if someone should send me one other than 599 I have a
> way to enter it correctly for upload to my general logger after the
> contest. This is also true for the SNT field, which defaults to 599, but
> is not sent in the contest. The field MYGRD is not populated with my grid
> square because there is no parameter setup field in the custom layout. I
> will enter this via the editor post-contest. These extra fields are there
> so I will have a them in the adif export file for importing into my
> general logger.
>
> 3. Since there is no multiplier working in this contest I will not be able
> to see a correct score calculation. After the contest I plan to do a
> Export/WK1 spreadsheet format... and then import that into Excel. Once in
> Excel I can sort the log by band and grid locator and manually enter a
> counter for each new grid on each band and then total them all up.
>
> 4. The TARA Grid Dip scoring is done via a Score Submission Form at their
> website http://n2ty.org/. You enter all the info including total number
> of QSO'S and total number of grid locator mults (from the Excel
> spreadsheet count) and it calculates your score.
>
> Not a perfect solution by any means, but at least it allows me to use the
> MMTTY plug-in for sending and receiving and WL will dupe check the calls
> as I enter them. I'm hopeful it will all work. If anyone sees where I'm
> making a mistake, please let me know.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Caccamo, VA3PC" <va3pc@ciinet.org>
> To: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
> Sent: August 05, 2010 12:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] TARA Grid Dip
>
>
>> Gary; the Makrothen contest uses grids.
>> Makrothen normally uses rtty, so it should be close.
>> 73
>> Paul, VA3PC
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
>> To: "writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 2:22 AM
>> Subject: [WriteLog] TARA Grid Dip
>>
>>
>> No response yet about a module for the TARA Grid Dip so I've been trying
>> to
>> find an existing module that uses GRID as a multiplier. It looks like
>> the
>> ARRL VHF Sweepstake and ARRL VHF QSO Party use GRID, but not name. I've
>> been trying to modify the Exchange Field Setup to add NAME and have run
>> into
>> two snags.
>>
>> 1. Is it possible to insert the NAME field right after the CALL field.
>> I've figured out if I don't prompt for the RST field (not needed) the
>> GRID
>> filed comes right after the CALL. When I add a NAME field it is after
>> the
>> GRID field. In other words I am getting CALL GRID NAME when what I need
>> is
>> CALL NAME GRID. I can't figure out how to do this. I tried renaming the
>> RST filed to NAME, but the field width is only 3 characters and I cannot
>> change it. Apparently this is set when the field is created?
>>
>> 2. Even if I go with the field order a bit backwards, when I enter a
>> sample
>> call the mult calculation on the grid square doesn't work because the red
>> B
>> shows indicating that an HF contact is out of band for this VHF module.
>> Is
>> there a way to change the band definition for these modules to accept HF
>> frequencies as good bands? If not, does anyone know of an HF contest
>> module
>> that uses GRID as a multiplier?
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
>>
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