[CQ-Contest] Four QSO Parties – Cabrillo Log Parsing

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*Four QSO Parties – Cabrillo Log Parsing*



This weekend, May 2 & 3, there will be four QSO parties - the 7QP (7th Call
Area QSO Party), Indiana QSO Party, New England QSO Party, and the Delaware
QSO Party.



*Logging Software*



Most contest loggers have separate modules for each of these SQPs. Many
hams have difficulty logging out-of-state QSOs from four different contests
in separate files. There are two contest loggers that will allow users to
log stations active in all four QSO parties in one file – N1MM Logger+ and
SD Contest Logger.


*N1MM Logger+ *- If you are an in-state user of one of these QSO parties,
select the appropriate state party option in the QSO party contest
selector. If you are out-of-state for all contests this weekend, select the
IN7QPNE option in the dropdown state selector. That module allows you to
log the exchange that you receive, regardless of which SQP it is from.



*SD contest logger* – In SD contest logger - free from www.ei5di.com
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select the 7DEINE option. Enter all exchanges as received and a single
Cabrillo log will be created.



After the contest is over, you can send the same Cabrillo file without
editing to all four sponsors. Each sponsor will extract the submissions for
their SQP and ignore all others.



*3830Scores*



Many contesters submit their claimed scores to 3830Scores to compare them
with other participants. This is necessary for inclusion in the State QSO
Party Challenge and for some club reward programs.


The problem is that neither contest logger provides separate scores for
each individual SQP. One solution used is to divide the totals by the
number of SQPs. This provides inaccurate scores, especially when there is a
large difference in the sizes of the state QSO parties.



*Cabrillo Log Parsing
Tool
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*Bruce Horn, host of 3830Scores and the WA7BNM Contest Calendar, has been
working with StateQSOParty.com to develop a tool that will parse the single
Cabrillo log and provide the information needed for 3830Scores and the
State QSO Party Challenge. See the StateQSOParty.com website for complete
information and a link to the tool.*