[FRC] [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX Scoring error

[Joe Stepansky]

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>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 17:43:26 -0400 (EDT)
>From: "Henderson, Dan N1ND" <dhenderson@arrl.org>
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>Subject: [CQ-Contest] ARRL DX Scoring error 
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>Good afternoon all.
>
>We have discovered there is a problem with the counting of multipliers in
>the software used to check logs for the ARRL International DX CW contest.
>
>For Foreign Logs:
>After checking into the software, we have discovered that the multiplier
>algorithm was inaccurate.   For the Canadian multipliers, all provinces
>included in the ARRL Section multiplier Maritime (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
>and Prince Edward Island) were counted as a single multiplier.  Newfoundland
>and Labrador were counted as one instead of two. The territories in the
>Northwest Territories multiplier (NWT, Yukon and Nunavut) were counted as a
>single multiplier instead of three.  The District of Columbia was included
>as the MDC section instead of separately.
>
>Since this is the first time this software was utilized, the problem was not
>apparent until brought to our attention by N6NT (ZF2NT) on the contest
>reflector.  The author of the software has corrected the algorithm.  This
>problem will not affect the results of the Phone portion of the ARRL
>International DX Contest.
>
>For Domestic Logs:
>The scoring algorithm has not counted the final multiplier on each different
>band, resulting in every checked log being docked one multiplier per band.
>The software is being changed to correct this problem, which caused all
>stations to be docked one multiplier per band reported.
>
>Once the recalculated results are available, the results article from QST
>will be re-posted in Adobe pdf format on the ARRL Web.  The recalculated
>scores will be used to determine all awards and any new records established
>by any participants.  Any change in overall category winners will also be
>listed in QST. 
>
>On behalf of the volunteers in the log checking process and the ARRL Contest
>Branch, I apologize for this error.  If you have any questions regarding
>your results once the recalculated results are posted, please contact me at
>N1ND@arrl.org or by phone at (860) 594-0232.  Thanks for your participation
>and understanding.
>
>73,
>
>Dan Henderson, N1ND
>ARRL Contest Branch Manager
>
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