[CQ-Contest] Contest Writeup Errors

[k8cc]

For ARRL contests there is a field called "ARRL-SECTION".  The ARRL insists 
on this because their contest writeups are organized by section, regardless 
of the exchange.  (Personally, this seems illogical for a contest like ARRL 
10M where you're exchanging state/province, but are scored by section.)

This subject get's pretty abstract for WPX.  For example, if K8CC operates 
from Arkansas without signing /5, why should he be scored along with the 
other 5s?  You did not exchange a location, and the guys he worked get 
credit for a K8...

Nonetheless, this SHOULD be consistant at least for a given contest.  It 
would be very useful if the CQ committees (WW & WPX) would publish in their 
rules how they want this to be noted to catch correct info for the writeups.

Dave/K8CC


At 06:49 AM 10/10/01 -0700, Mike Gilmer - N2MG wrote:

>According to the online spec for Cabrillo, there is
>no "State" field, only a generic, multi-line "ADDRESS"
>area. I imagine that's because "State" is meaningless
>in many countries.  I also suspect that this area is
>meant to be used in toto as a mailing address (for
>that certificate!) than as a way to figure out from
>where an operation took place.
>
>Perhaps the address area needs two sections:
>OPERATOR ADDRESS
>STATION ADDRESS
>
>Even then, as an apparently somewhat freeform area, it
>might prove problematic to parse for all necessary
>info, but that's the way it is now.
>
>It might be a good idea to also add:
>STATION CALLSIGN
>for those cases when a guest op uses his own call,
>like K1AR at K1EA. (I don't see how that info gets
>gleaned from a Cabrillo summary as of now.)
>
>73 Mike N2MG
>
>
>On Tue, 09 October 2001, kb3aug at juno.com wrote:
>
> > In last years CQWW SSB I submitted a Cabrillo log. I didn't think it was
> > necessary for me to put /8 on my call in the subject field because
> > Cabrillo has a line for State. Turns out that line was not used for
> > anything and my listing in the results was in 3 land. I should of won 2nd
> > place in 8 land for my class. I sent off an e-mail pointing this out and
> > hopefully, I'll get the certificate and something will get said about in
> > the magazine.
> > So make sure you put /whatever if your in another call area then what
> > your call says in the subject line of your e-mail for your score
> > submission.
> >
> > 73,
> > Bill KV3R/8
>
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