[SCCC] N1MM and CQP

[Glenn Rattmann]

In my log, the first DX station worked was an NP4 
and he does NOT show as a mult (it was entered as "DX").

Loren, below I've pasted-in what I just posted on 
the N1MM reflector on the CQP topic.

--Glenn

from MM reflector:
I think you meant "does NOT score properly."

I agree with Rick, but after digging in the MM 
manual I think the program  works as intended.  I 
opened the K6NA/N6ED log from CQP.  Craig did 
work all the mults possible for a CA station 
(58), but the Mult window shows "57 of 58" mults 
worked, and the CA box remains empty.  Scrolling 
the log, to where he worked his first CA county, 
the log line says NO in the mult column.

Further, the score-summary window shows 57 
mults.  If I use the QPoints shown there, and 
multiply by 57, I indeed get the displayed 
score.  If I multiply by 58, I get a higher 
score-- which should be the real score.  This was using Ver 8.9.0.

Rick, in Sections 48.3 and 49.5 of the current 
manual, there is a disclaimer regarding scoring 
anomalies in some of the QSO Parties.  There is a 
specific note about the Florida party in 49.5, 
which is similar to the CA party in that a CA 
station doesn't get credit for CA counties, but 
should get credit for the state.   The note 
suggests that in-state entrants change the first 
FL county exchange to FL instead of the county, 
and then the score displays correctly.  This 
works in my current log after Rescore, although 
the Mult window never updates to show CA 
worked.  Of course you need to edit your Cabrillo 
file after this to show the county again (instead 
of CA) so your exchange is accurate on your 
submitted log.  It's likely the sponsor's log 
-checking software gives you CA credit when you 
show your first CA county 4-letter exchange, so 
their scoring should be correct.

The manual should probably be updated with a 
work-around note for in-state CA participants , 
similar to that mentioned for the popular Florida party.

--Glenn K6NA

At 07:54 AM 10/9/2008, you wrote:
>Thanks to all that responded, but it still does score properly.
>
>Selecting ORG and CA in Station Configuration 
>DOES allow you to enter out of state multipliers 
>and 4 letter California County Abbreviations, 
>but it does not county the first California County as the CA multiplier.
>
>Below is are the rules from the CQP web site of 
>Mulitipliers for stations inside California.
>
>If your version works this way, please tell me how you set it up.  TNX
>
>MULTIPLIERS:
>CaliforniaStations
>Count U.S. states (50) and Canadian areas (8): QC, ON, MB, SK, AB, BC plus
>         * MR - Maritime provinces plus 
> Newfoundland and Labrador (NB, NL, NS, PE)
>         * NT ­ Northern Territories (NT, NU, YT)
>Maximum of 58 multipliers.
>Note: The “CA” abbreviation is not used as a 
>multiplier in this contest. California stations 
>must log all CA contacts with their 4-character 
>county abbreviation, everything else as two 
>characters, including "DX" for all stations 
>outside of the U.S. and Canada. The first valid 
>CA county logged will count as the multiplier for California.
>
>
>.·:*´¨`*.·: RICK, N6PE .·:*´¨`*:·.




At 10:22 AM 10/9/2008, Loren Hunt wrote:
>Rick,
>I have used N1MM the past three years for CQP. You are
>correct that it doesn't count the first CA county as a
>multiplier. It does however count the first non
>Canadian DX as a multiplier which it shouldn't count.
>Just about anyone who runs CQP ends up working an XE.
>So with the CA mult it missed and the DX mult it added
>all works out OK.
>
>AD6ZJ, Loren
>
>--- rick darwicki <n6pe at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi All
> >
> > Did anyone inside CA use N1MM without a problem in
> > CQP?
> >
> > I could not get it to count the first CA county as
> > the CA multiplier in the list or score calc.
> >
> > Also, if the 4 letter CQP abbr ORAN is input in
> > Station Configuration instead of ORG, it would not
> > take out of state calls.
> >
> > I have reloaded the whole program and all updates
> > and problem persists here.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > .·:*´¨`*.·: RICK, N6PE .·:*´¨`*:·.