[RTTY] Post-contest edit of Cabrillo file?

Stephen & Marilyn Haines shaines at chaconet.com.py
Tue Jun 12 16:20:38 EDT 2007


I'm a complete newcomer to RTTY and computer logging (N1MM). My modest 
effort in the ANARTS contest -- all 25 QSOs -- was very enjoyable, 
considering my 25 watts to a 20 meter ground plane!

If the "heat of battle" (if the phrase applies to a rate of 2 QSO's per 
hour!) I got confused between the manual transmit button on the 757, the 
mouse, the function keys, and the shifting focus of the open windows on 
the computer. I dorked up two QSO's trying to edit one, and re-entered 
both manually.

Now, after I sent my Cabrillo file to patleeper at optus.com.au, I 
discovered that the raw data is in my computer in a text file for each 
of the two days -- I had turned on the "record to file" feature in 
either N1MM or MMTTY. As I scrolled around, I found the two QSOs with 
CX4AAJ and LT0H. I had reversed the time stamps and the time exchanges 
with the two contacts. Thus I suppose they will lose credit for the QSO 
and the multiplier. I don't think there was another ZP in the contest.

Here are my questions:

1. If I had discovered the error and retrieved the data from my text 
file after the close of the contest but before submitting the Cabrillo 
file, could I have edited the file post-contest? Is this considered by 
the list to be ethical?

2. Is it ethical to correct the data and the Cabrillo file, send a 
"ZP9EHv2.LOG" to vk2ctd, and ask him to dump the original file and use 
the second? Is this really going to hack off the scorer? I read I2UIY's 
suggestions for post-contest revision of the Cabrillo file where he 
mentions how difficult it was when he received multiple Cabrillo files 
from the same entrant.

3. Is the proper address for the ANARTS logs patleeper or vk2ctd?

Thanks for the help. I'll do better next time! 73 from Paraguay, Steve 
Haines ZP9EH


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