[RTTY] Re: RTTY Round-UP Multipliers / Scoring

[IronmanY2k]

I also made the following changes to the [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] in the namedmul.ini file.  This keeps the entries the same as listed in the rules.  This is so you can enter in nt instead of nwt etc.

nt=nwt
nf=nfld
yt=yuk

73, Jim
AD6WL


>WriteLog users need to make additions to their namedmul.ini file.  The additions that
>Bill mentioned in a previous post are correct.
>
>In the [RTYRNDUP-STATES] section, add:
>
>DC=3
>
>In the [RTYRNDUP-STATES-ALIAS] section, add:
>
>MDC=DC
>
>This takes care of the DC multiplier.  And don't be surprised if you see 4U1WB from
>DC.  He called me in the 10M contest at 2315Z for my last multiplier.
>
>Lots of changes could be made to the [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES] and
>[RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] sections, but to keep it simple you could add
>just 4 entries, delete one modify another.
>
>Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES] add two lines:
>
>LB=2
>NU=0
>
>Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] add two lines:
>
>LAB=LB
>VY0=NU
>
>Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] delete the line:
>
>LB=NFLD
>
>Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] modify:
>
>VO2=NFLD to show VO2=LB
>
>This should score the contest correctly.  I tested it and it does work.  I took
>screen shots of my named.ini file and placed them on my WriteLog website at:
>http://www.geocities.com/writelog/namedmul_ru.html
>
>Here is a list of Canadian prefixes for Provinces & Territories plus Labrador:
>
>VE1 = NS (It's possible a VE1 could be NB or PE, but rare)
>VE2 = QC
>VE3 = ON
>VE4 = MB
>VE5 = SK
>VE6 = AB
>VE7 = BC
>VE8 = NT
>VE9 = NB
>VO1 = NF
>VO2 = LB
>VY1 = YT
>VY2 = PE
>VY0 = NU
>
>To make things more confusing, there is no longer a Province of Newfoundland.
>The name was changed to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador on December 6, 2001.
>And the official postal code for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador was changed
>from NF to NL on October 21, 2002.  Source http://www.gov.nf.ca/.
>
>Both the ARRL and CQ/RJ continue to allow Labrador to be a separate multiplier, which
>is fine with me.  The more multipliers, the better!
>
>3 days to go to the Roundup!
>
>73, Don AA5AU
>
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bill Holbert Sr." <realbill@w5bbr.com>
>To: <writelog@contesting.com>; <rtty@contesting.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:17 AM
>Subject: [RTTY] RTTY Round-UP Multipliers / Scoring
>
>


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