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Re: [WriteLog] B1 prefix in WriteLog

To: Randy Thompson <k5zd@outlook.com>, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] B1 prefix in WriteLog
From: Keith Beebe W3KB <keith@w3kb.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 22:43:24 +0000
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I had the same thing happen here.

When I worked B1Z nothing came up as a Zone or Country.

Had to manually enter Zone 24 (that he sent) and then it listed the country as 
China.

However, I unfortunately just noticed that it did not list the PREF and here is 
the main issue I just noticed it did NOT give me any Points!   The P column has 
Zero in it.

Not only that nothing is listed in the ZM or CM columns !

My log has, of course, been already submitted.

I sure hope in log checking it gives me Points and Credit for both a Zone 
multiplier and the DX country.

Keith W3KB






From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Randy Thompson 
<k5zd@outlook.com>
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2024 12:58 PM
To: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: WriteLog <writelog@contesting.com>; Bob Epstein K8IA <bobk8ia@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] B1 prefix in WriteLog

I noticed this first when all the B1Z spots were shown in red. And then again 
when B1Z called me. I don’t recall ever noticing this before.

The fix was to add BY to the country column of the qso.

Glad you found the problem and have a fix.

Randy K5ZD

> On Nov 29, 2024, at 10:37 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> This morning, Bob K8IA pointed out to me that WriteLog was not
> recognizing prefixes beginning with B1 (like B1Z) as China. I have
> never worked one from my modest station here in Colorado, so I never
> noticed the problem myself.  I'm surprised that no one else has ever
> reported the problem before.
>
> The software that writes the country files for WF1B and WriteLog has
> some special tests to avoid writing certain duplicate (unnecessary)
> prefixes to the country file.  WF1B handled B1 (BY1) correctly, but
> WriteLog did not.  The fix was to copy the correct test condition from
> the WF1B section of the code to the WriteLog section of the code, and
> B1 now shows up in the country file:
>
> <     
> 3U3,3U4,3U5,3U6,3U7,3U8,3U9,B0,B2,B3,B4,B5,B6,B7,B8,B9,BA,BA0,BA2,BA3,BA4,
> <     BZ9,XS,XS0,XS2,XS3,XS4,XS5,XS6,XS7,XS8,XS9,=BA4DL/0(23);
> ---
> <     
> 3U3,3U4,3U5,3U6,3U7,3U8,3U9,B0,B2,B3,B4,B5,B6,B7,B8,B9,BA,BA0,BA2,BA3,BA4,
>>    BZ9,XS,XS0,XS2,XS3,XS4,XS5,XS6,XS7,XS8,XS9,B1,=BA4DL/0(23);
>
> I won't explain why it's listed after XS9 instead of before B2, that's
> a much longer discussion.
>
> This fix will be in the next country file release, certainly before
> the ARRL 10m contest.
>
> I apologize to anyone affected by this problem.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, 
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