[SCCC] N1MM+ Users

[Bruce Horn]

The ARRL log uploader checks every hour for a new cty_dat file and uses the most recent one available when calculating a raw score. However, it's a best effort score calculation based solely on the log contents and is not used at all during the log checking process.

Personally, I found that N1MM mis-scored my log because it counted LU1xx/D as a separate multiplier from LU (even though I used N1MM's ability to associate a callsign with a country). I just reduced my mults by one and manually calculated my score. The uploader correctly calculated it.

73 de Bruce, WA7BNM   (bhorn at hornucopia.com)

----- Original Message -----
From: "marko n5zo" <marko.n5zo at gmail.com>
To: "Jim McCook" <w6ya at cox.net>, "SCCC Reflector" <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:56:40 AM
Subject: Re: [SCCC] N1MM+ Users

Yep, my score went up by 4 multipliers due to TO4A effect.  Actually lost one due to loosing France then on 160 which program thought TO4A was with old countryfile.  Also lost some other multiplier with new countryfile but don't know what (I worked TO4A on all 6 bands.)  When I uploaded log it said I would have 405 mults, so upload robot must have some other countryfile in use.

When some years ago in Senegal with F6BEE he tried to explain me logic of these French prefixes and how clear system was.  I did not understand it and we agreed to disagree.
73 de Marko


Call: N5ZO
Operator(s): N5ZO
Station: N5ZO

Class: SOAB HP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 43.5
Location: USA
OpMode: SO2R  

Summary:   Compare Scores
Band	QSOs	Mults
160:	21	15
80:	92	39
40:	859	82
20:	629	80
15:	833	93
10:	1169	94
Total:	3603	403	Total Score	4,308,876
 

Club: Southern California Contest Club

Comments:     [email]     2024-02-22 18:46:59
Revised score after using latest countryfile, gained 4 multipliers (TO4A).


-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC <sccc-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jim McCook
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 9:23 AM
To: SCCC Reflector <sccc at contesting.com>
Subject: [SCCC] N1MM+ Users

This is a routine I always use in a DX contest _AFTER_ it has ended. This week a lot of scores were updated after finding a QTH for TO4.  It usually avoids the confusion of unknown mults, especially the ones with the stupid TO prefixes.  AD1C does a great job at keeping cty files current.

In Tools,

1. Download and install the latest cty (wl_cty_dat) 2. Import country list from downloaded file 3. Rescore current contest

After rescoring at that point, TO4A immediately becomes Martinique, etc.

Jim W6YA
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