[RTTY] Don't Shoot The Messenger

[Maza JA1BHK]

Hello Shelby,

I appreciate your role as the messenger so I have no intention to shoot you.
But I am afraid that I might be the target of shooting. However, as many
people including yourself seem to be fond of fishing rather than shooting, I
am somewhat relieved.

73
de Maza JA1BHK


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shelby Summerville" <k4ww at arrl.net>
To: "RTTY Reflector" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 7:43 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Don't Shoot The Messenger


> This information was received, and asked to be forwarded by Eddie. That is
> all that I'm doing, so PLEASE "don't shoot the messenger"!
>
> C'Ya, Shelby
>
> The JARTS 'cabrillo' saga.
>
> I have been reading the JARTS 'cabrillo' thread with great interest.
> Here are the facts and the 'behind the scenes' activities, as I see them.
>
> February 10, 2003 I received a request from JA1BHK for Cabrillo
> specifications and format.
> I directed Maza to Trey's website.
>
> February 17,2003 I noticed that the JARTS website had added a form of
> 'Cabrillo' requirement for log submissions. I advised Maza and Hiro,
> February 18, 2003, that their Header format, namely, CATEGORY:  CONTEST:
and
> also their requirement to insert a Continent abbreviation in ARRL-SECTION:
> did not comply with an already proven Cabrillo format.
>
> I also enquired if JARTS would be using WT4I's tools for log checking and
if
> so, we would have to make a few changes to the scoring/multiplier credits
> because JARTS decided that prefixes like 7L4, 7K4 etc. would be scored as
a
> JA4, despite the fact that these stations are located in JA1!
>
> In the meantime I had advised Ron, K5DJ that JARTS were planning to use
> Cabrillo for log submissions but until we received clarification from the
> contest organisers, it seemed futile to create a premature JARTS module
for
> Writelog, he agreed.
>
> To date, there has been NO response from either Maza or Hiro regarding the
> issues as outlined above. It appears that JARTS wanted to 'do it their
way'
> and now the poop hits the fan.
>
> Incidently, WT4I's Cabrillo Tools has fully supported JARTS for quite some
> time, however, if you use the converter you will have to edit the Header
as
> per http://www.edsoftz.com/JARTS/2003/cabrillo.html to comply with JARTS'
> non conformity.
>
> Eddie (beta and support person)
>
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