[ct-user] ADIF CONTEST_ID field - what to do?

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

I've received two responses, maybe three.  Guess this is too much detail for
most people.

I will be implementing my numbered proposal below.

73 - Jim AD1C

--- Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In previous versions of C2A (CT to ADIF), I put the CONTEST_ID field 
> in the ADIF file header.  This field should have been part of each 
> QSO record.  So I changed it.  And started getting some complaints.
> 
> I assume that the importing logging program would take this field and 
> append it to one of the comment/notes fields.  This is dependent on 
> your particular logging program.
> 
> Here is an example from the CT output:
> 
>     <CONTEST_ID:22>ARRL 160 METER CONTEST
> 
> Note that it doesn't include the year or mode of the contest (if 
> that's significant).  So this information may be too general.
> 
> I have an idea to fix this (somewhat) by adding an "-id" argument to 
> the command line:
> 
> 1.  If "-id" is not specified, then no CONTEST_ID will be written to 
> the ADIF file
> 
> 2.  If "-id" is specified by itself, then you will get a default ID 
> based on the contest name, year and mode, i.e.
> 
>     <CONTEST_ID:30>2005 ARRL 160 METER CONTEST CW
> 
> 3.  If "-id <name>" is specified, whatever you enter as "name" will 
> be written to the contest ID field:
> 
>     <CONTEST_ID:13>2005 AR160 CW
> 
>      Note that the name following "-id" must be in "quotes".
> 
> Is this too much or too little?  Would anyone use a custom CONTEST_ID 
> if it was available to them?  Would you rather have the .BIN file 
> name as the contest ID?  Would we be better off using the ADIF 
> COMMENT or NOTES field instead?
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C



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