[Nodxa] Fwd: [WSJTX] Contest Log extraction #ContestMode

Wed Jun 15 09:43:33 EDT 2022

FYI

--73, Glenn, AF8C

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Subject:     Re: [WSJTX] Contest Log extraction #ContestMode
Date:     Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:44:26 +0300
From:     Reino Talarmo via groups.io <reino.talarmo=kolumbus.fi at groups.io>
Reply-To:     main at WSJTX.groups.io
To:     main at WSJTX.groups.io

Hi Ed,

The contest logging is an additional feature in wsjt-x for basic logging 
only. It uses a database (db.sqlite) for that. There is no need to 
manage directly that database as all needed functions are available at 
the File menu:
1. Reset Cabrillo log... 2. Export Cabrillo log...
Before a contest just reset the previous log and after the contest 
export log in Cabrillo format.

If for some reason the database contains some data from a previous 
contest, then that data can be edited out of the Cabrillo text format 
file. The header information is contest dependent and sometimes a 
careful study of contest rules is required. The format of the Cabrillo 
is very strict and manual editing needs some knowledge.

In most contests you want to see whether a station is worked before . 
There are many contest logging programs that provide that information as 
defined in the contest rules. There could be band, mode, time, locator 
etc. based rules for worked before, which require potentially complex 
management during the contest.

WSJT-X contains an independent feature useful in many contest that use a 
simple definition of the worked before rule, basically worked before in 
the whole contest or worked before per band or per mode or locator. It 
is the normal worked before functionality of the WSJT-X and is 
controlled by the Colors functionality. Information for the worked 
before is in the wsjtx_log.adi file (it is read into wsjt-x at start of 
the program and updated at each QSO logging). To use it for a contest 
some manual actions are requires:
1. Renaming or resetting of the wsjtx_log.adi file before the contest. 
Wsjt-x will generate a new one at the logging of the first contest QSO. 
Note by resetting you will lose all worked before information in wsjt-x.
2. Bringing back the original wsjtx_log.adi and possible adding the 
contest QSOs into it after the contest.
The wsjtx_log.adi is a text file, but it has a strict although flexible 
format.
The management of the contest database and the wsjtx_log.adi files are 
independent of each other in the wsjt-x. There is no internal linkage 
between that database and wsjtx_log.adi files expect that the same QSOs 
are added into both.

In addition wsjt-x produces a human readable output file named 
wsjtx.log. It cannot be used as an input for worked before in wsjt-x. It 
is really an output only.

So for your proposal a simple comment, the wsjt-x is a communication 
program not a contest logging program as such. There are so many 
different contests that use various rules that a linking to a wsjt-x 
Special activity contest names is not a simple issue. Any "automatic" 
generation of a contest.adi would be a challenge and would require 
unnecessary need for updates. I assume that just generating a new 
contest.adi would not be enough and users would require further contest 
based support as well. If the contest.adi file would be enough for you, 
then the renaming of the current wsjtx_log.adi should be simple enough, hi!

Sorry for a long discussion, I cannot say it in a few words.

73, Reino OH3mA

-----Original Message-----
From: main at WSJTX.groups.io [mailto:main at WSJTX.groups.io] On Behalf Of Ed 
Stratton
Sent: 14. kesäkuutata 2022 22:57
To: main at wsjtx.groups.io
Subject: Re: [WSJTX] Contest Log extraction #ContestMode

Thanks for the response. well I guess I didn't do that...lol next time....

It would be nice if wsjt, carved out a new contest log since you have to 
select the contest in advanced features... and leave the log.adi intact, 
that would just then add contests.adi...

Same for the ARRL digi contests etc

Ed
W1ZZ

On Tue, Jun 14, 2022 at 3:29 PM Jim Bacher - WB8VSU <wb8vsu at arrl.net> wrote:

 > Ed, it adds to it's Cabrillo log anytime it's in contest mode. It's 
up to the operator to empty the log before starting a new contest.
 >
 > ⁣Jim Bacher, WB8VSU
 > wb8vsu at arrl.net
 > https:\\trc.guru
 >
 > On Jun 14, 2022, 12:05 AM, at 12:05 AM, Ed Stratton <w1zzham at gmail.com>
 > wrote:
 > >Does WSJT create a separate NA VHF log file?
 > >
 > >W1ZZ
 > >
 > >On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 12:56 AM Darl DEEDS <na8w at hotmail.com> wrote:
 > >
 > >> Have you tried File, Extract Cabrillo Log?
 > >>
 > >> Darl NA8W
 > >>
 > >> From: Ronnie Hull<mailto:w5sum at comcast.net>
 > >> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2022 22:40
 > >> To: main at WSJTX.groups.io<mailto:main at WSJTX.groups.io>
 > >> Subject: [WSJTX] Contest Log extraction #ContestMode
 > >>
 > >> Howdy folks
 > >> I have operated the ARRL NA VHF contest all weekend. WSJT-X of
 > >course,
 > >> created a contest log for me. How do I extract it so I can send my
 > >score
 > >> in?
 > >> Thanks in Advance
 > >>
 > >> Ronnie W5SUM
 > >>
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 > >
 > >--
 > >73, Ed
 > >W1ZZ
 > >w1zzham at gmail.com
 > >http://www.qrz.com/db/W1ZZ
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73, Ed
W1ZZ
w1zzham at gmail.com
http://www.qrz.com/db/W1ZZ

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