points-------------------------------------------------2<= /DIV>

receive serial from area=20 qsos----------------N

mode ? cw or ssb = -------------------------------cw=20 or ssb

is this a mixed mode contest=20 ?-------------Y

multipliers count on both modes ?=20 --------Y

"answer N if 2nd qso would be a=20 dupe"---Y

good contesting, nice holidays and 73 = de PA9TT ,=20 Dan cu ....

------=_NextPart_000_001C_01C17C13.8ACB80E0-- From MM0BQI@THErsgb.NET Wed Dec 5 08:20:26 2001 From: MM0BQI@THErsgb.NET (Jim Martin, MM0BQI) Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 08:20:26 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] IOTA 2002 Rules Message-ID: <002101c17d65$b39f1240$ab2c91ac@default> This message was sent out to 3 reflectors yesterday at 12.30z. Arrived at uk-contest and iota-contest ok but has failed to appear here or in the archives. Apologies if like the buses several of the same arrive at once. After a quick look at the new rules for IOTA 2002 I feel congratulations are in order. There are still a few controversial points which will generate much heated debate but overall I think it will make for a much better contest over a greatly levelled playing field. A difficult job well done. See the new rules at http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.kirby/HFCC/Rules-2002/iota.htm Time to do more antenna experiments ! Hope to work you from the Summer Isles EU92 during the 2002 contest ! Jim MM0BQI/GB5SI From MM0BQI@THErsgb.NET Tue Dec 4 12:57:47 2001 From: MM0BQI@THErsgb.NET (Jim Martin, MM0BQI) Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 12:57:47 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] IOTA 2002 Rules Message-ID: <001d01c17cc3$490f7020$d6be8aac@default> After a quick look at the new rules for IOTA 2002 I feel congratulations are in order. There are still a few controversial points which will generate much heated debate but overall I think it will make for a much better contest over a greatly levelled playing field. A difficult job well done. See the new rules at http://www.btinternet.com/~tim.kirby/HFCC/Rules-2002/iota.htm Time to do more antenna experiments ! Hope to work you from the Summer Isles EU92 during the 2002 contest ! Jim MM0BQI/GB5SI From jim Martin" Test message previous post also sent to contesting and arrived ok but even not listed at archives on SD This message in plain text and no footers From lesel" Watch out for an attachment to emails called 'New_Napster_Site.MP3.pif' DO NOT try to open this file, as it contains the worm 'Badtrans.29020' Les, G4OGB From Mirko Sibilja" Message-ID: <007501c17d2b$f0e6ae40$f12212d4@p5u5t6> HI, it is not neccessary that the attached file is named 'New_Napster_Site.MP3.pif'. Actually, I received file named "Humour.MP3.scr" which contained the same virus. Usually, the subject contains "RE: one_of_your_old_messages", and with empty boddy of message...I successfully disinfected my disk with F-Prot, while Norton AntiVirus (even with the newest virlist) doesn't recognise it. 73, Mirko S57AD ----- Original Message ----- From: "lesel" To: Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 3:10 PM Subject: [SD-User] Vius Warning > Watch out for an attachment to emails called > 'New_Napster_Site.MP3.pif' DO NOT try to open > this file, as it contains the worm > 'Badtrans.29020' > > Les, G4OGB > > > > _______________________________________________ > SD-User mailing list > SD-User@contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/sd-user From antero@specel.fi Sun Dec 9 11:45:10 2001 From: antero@specel.fi (Antero Laikko) Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 13:45:10 +0200 Subject: [SD-User] CQWW country multipliers missing, zone multipliers are OK Message-ID: <000301c180a6$f4c963d0$0901a8c0@specel> Hi Can anyone say what went wrong. Why country multipliers don't show nor grow my score, except for a couple of first QSO's. How to fix the log afterwards? Thanks, Andy / OH2BEM From tom@n9gun.com Sun Dec 9 14:28:33 2001 From: tom@n9gun.com (Tom O'Boyle) Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 08:28:33 -0600 Subject: [SD-User] SD and VMWARE 3.0 Message-ID: <200112091428.fB9EScV14743@contesting.com> Hello All - I'm running Linux here and want to be able to run SD. I have installed VMWARE that emulates a WIN98 PC in a linux window. Everything works great except SD. VMWARE does not support the use of EMS...Any way around this? Please advise and thanks in advance. Tom -- Tom O'Boyle - N9GUN tom@n9gun.com www.n9gun.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com From paul@ei5di.com Mon Dec 10 22:16:01 2001 From: paul@ei5di.com (Paul O'Kane) Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:16:01 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] ARRL 10 Metre Contest Message-ID: <004401c181c8$42614dc0$e5a5fea9@dell> The ARRL 10m contest takes place next weekend 15/16th December. There are CW Only, SSB Only, and mixed-mode sections. Here's how to configure SD - for both W/VE and DX. Select Type 10 - General, County and Area Multipliers. 1. Single Mode Entry - CW Only or SSB Only .MLT File : ARRL10 .CTY File : DXCC Multipliers Count : B (by band - Yes, I know it's 10m only) Points per QSO : 4 (if CW only) 2 (if SSB only) Pts/Bonus : 0 (multipliers) Single/Multi-Op : S or M Next Page : Y Receive Serial from Area QSOs (W/VE) : N Mode : CW or SSB Mixed-mode : N ______________________________________ 2. Mixed Mode Entry - both CW and SSB .MLT File : ARRL10 .CTY File : DXCC Multipliers Count : B (by band - Yes, I know it's 10m only) Points per QSO : 0 (variable) Pts/Bonus : 0 (multipliers) Single/Multi-Op : S or M Next Page : Y Points / Area QSO : 0 (same as other QSOs) Points vary by mode : Y by band : N by location : N Points CW : 4 Points SSB : 2 Receive Serial from Area QSOs (W/VE) : N Mode : CW or SSB (your current mode) Mixed Mode : Y Mults count on both modes : Y Work same station on both modes : Y ___________________________________________ Work everyone. W/VE send RS(T) and State. DX send RS(T) and Serial. After the contest, use SDCHECK to create your .LOG file in ARRL's Standard File Format (Cabrillo). You're free to edit the Summary information if necessary (for example, add soapbox comments) - but do not edit the QSO records. A reminder that, in Cabrillo logs, dupes are not marked, multipliers are not indicated, and QSOs are not scored. ARRL will do all this independently with your log. Rename your .LOG file to YOURCALL.LOG (the call used in the contest) and email it, as an attached file, to 10meter@arrl.org. _______________________________________________________ My suggested strategy (Mixed-Mode entries only). CW QSOs score double points (4 compared to 2 on SSB). Therefore, you should operate CW as much as possible, as it's usually easier to run continuously at, for example, 120/hour on CW than 240/hour on SSB. However, multipliers score on both modes - so use SSB as necessary to ensure that your SSB mult total stays close to your CW mult total. SD shows SSB and CW mult totals separately. I'd recommend that at least three quarters of your QSOs should be CW - that way your average Points/QSO will be 3.5 or greater. If your average falls to 3.0, it means you have equal numbers of CW and SSB QSOs - you may be having fun, but you're probably not scoring as well as you might. 73, Paul EI5DI From w4an@CONTESTING.COM Thu Dec 20 08:39:04 2001 From: w4an@CONTESTING.COM (Bill Fisher, W4AN) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 03:39:04 -0500 (EST) Subject: [SD-User] Contesting.com Server Message-ID: Hi all, We have been using the same server for the contesting.com mailing lists for the past 6 years or more. N5KO and I paid for the original server, and I've paid for a new motherboard and a hard drive or two when they have failed. But now its time to replace the entire box. I had hoped to get eHam.net to pay for the new server, but there hasn't been enough revenue from advertising. The plan is to purchase a used box on eBay or UBid. We don't have big CPU/Memory requirements. We just need something with redundant hard drives (RAID) and power supplies, and hopefully something new enough that we can find replacement parts if something fails. I hope some of you will have extracted enough value from these lists to see fit to contribute something toward a new server. Your contribution will only go to the purchase of a new contesting.com mail server. Nothing else. We will take up $1,000 in contributions, and if the server costs more... N5KO, AD1C, KM3T, and I will make up the difference. You can make your contribution online at the following URL: http://www.store.eham.net/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-eHAM-CONTESTING.html?E+scstore or you can can send a check to: eHam.net 5095 Hamptons Club Drive Alpharetta, GA 30004 Thanks in advance. 73 Bill Fisher, W4AN From paul@ei5di.com Thu Dec 20 23:12:20 2001 From: paul@ei5di.com (Paul O'Kane) Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 23:12:20 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] Contesting.com Server References: Message-ID: <002801c189ab$c7d62e40$e5a5fea9@dell> You'll have seen the request from Bill W4AN for contributions towards a new server for contesting.com. I'd encourage you to help if you can. Contributions are accepted in units of $10, and there are secure credit-card payment facilities at http://www.store.eham.net/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-eHAM -CONTESTING.html?E+scstore To donate more than $10, simply change the quantity to more than 1. You'll have to include a dummy State abbreviation (2 characters as in the ARRL DX contest) and a 5-digit Zip code. 73, Paul EI5DI From w4an@CONTESTING.COM Fri Dec 21 16:20:15 2001 From: w4an@CONTESTING.COM (Bill Fisher, W4AN) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 11:20:15 -0500 (EST) Subject: [SD-User] Contesting.com Server Fund Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who has donated money to the new server. We have more than enough now. I suspect I'll have to refund some you money, as we probably have too much. I'll let everyone know what we get and when we install it. Probably some time in January. 73 Bill Fisher, W4AN From paul@ei5di.com Sat Dec 22 12:15:41 2001 From: paul@ei5di.com (Paul O'Kane) Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:15:41 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] Marconi Centenary Contest / RAC Winter Contest Message-ID: <00b601c18ae3$26599960$e5a5fea9@dell> The Marconi Centenary Contest celebrates the 100th Anniversary of the reception by Marconi, on the morning (in Canada) of 12th December 1901, of the letter "S" in Morse code transmitted from Poldhu in Cornwall. The contest is an integral part of the RAC Winter contest, and is confined to Canadian and UK contesters. All contesters, however, may take part in the RAC Winter contest. It is mixed-mode only - there are no single mode classes. The contest takes place from 0000 to 2359 UTC on 29th December 2001. You can see the full rules at http://www.rac.ca/CANWIN.htm Here's how to setup SD for the RAC Winter Contest. Select Type 10 - General, Country & Area Multipliers. .MLT File : CANADA .CTY File : CANADA Multipliers Count : B (by band) Points per QSO : 0 (variable) Pts/Bonus : 0 (multipliers) Single/Multi-Op : S or M Next Page : Y Points per Area QSO : 10 (Canadian) Points vary by Mode : N by Band : N by Location : N Points : 2 (non-Canadian) Receive Serial from Area QSOs : N Mode : CW or SSB (your starting mode) Mixed-Mode Contest : Y Mults count on both modes : Y Work same station on both modes : Y SD will automatically score Canadian RAC official stations at 20 points. After the contest, use SDCHECK to create your .LOG and .SUM files. Complete your .SUM file with an editor, then rename these files as YOURCALL.LOG and YOURCALL.SUM where YOURCALL is the call used during the contest. Email them, as attached files, to VE7CFD@rac.ca, by 31st January 2002. 73, Paul EI5DI www.ei5di.com From John's LineOne" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C18B3E.CB634B80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All... I have a mate KI7VR who is trying to get used to SD and SDX as we are = going on a radio vacation in Jan/Feb to VP5 and I am of course going to = use SD on CQDX 160m CW from there and SDX for all the rest of the time, = however Bruce has been having problems with "slurring" CW when he uses = the keyer within SD while in windows, and even when "Shelled" out using = the dos within windows still gets the slurring of some (not all) = characters. it also speeds up and slows dwn as well, even after the = "calibrate" command. I have also moded the memory so thats ok I have found this myself BUT I always use SD in DOS and not with windows = in the background, this must have happened to all the other uses on the = reflector, has anyone got a cure for it???? as we will not have an = abundance of pc's with us and we want to run the cluster as well..... My = laptop pc is a Pentium P111 500m with 128 meg memory and my main pc is = Celeron 800mhz 256meg of memory so no probs with an under specked pc... Any takers??? 73 John G4RCG Ps will be VP5/G4RCG 20/01 - 02/02 This email has been virus scanned scanned by NORTON 2002 prior to being = sent to you ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C18B3E.CB634B80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi All...

I have a mate KI7VR who = is trying to=20 get used to SD and SDX as we are going on a radio vacation in Jan/Feb to = VP5 and=20 I am of course going to use SD on CQDX 160m CW from there and SDX = for all=20 the rest of the time, however Bruce has been having problems with = "slurring" CW=20 when he uses the keyer within SD while in windows, and even when = "Shelled" out=20 using the dos within windows still gets the slurring of some (not all)=20 characters. it also speeds up and slows dwn as well, even after the = "calibrate"=20 command. I have also moded the memory so thats ok

I have found this = myself BUT I always=20 use SD in DOS and not with windows in the background, this must have = happened to=20 all the other uses on the reflector, has anyone got a cure for it???? as = we will=20 not have an abundance of pc's with us and we want to run the cluster as=20 well..... My laptop pc is a Pentium P111 500m with 128 meg memory and my = main pc=20 is Celeron 800mhz 256meg of memory so no probs with an under specked=20 pc...

Any = takers???

73 John = G4RCG

Ps will be VP5/G4RCG = 20/01 -=20 02/02

This email has been = virus scanned=20 scanned by NORTON 2002 prior to being sent to = you

------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C18B3E.CB634B80-- From tom@tctaylor.demon.co.uk Sun Dec 23 12:16:46 2001 From: tom@tctaylor.demon.co.uk (tom taylor) Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 12:16:46 +0000 Subject: [SD-User] Slurring CW In-Reply-To: <004e01c18b3e$cc345720$e547e150@pc1> References: <004e01c18b3e$cc345720$e547e150@pc1> Message-ID: Hi John, > Hi All... > I have a mate KI7VR who is trying to get used to SD and SDX as we > are going on a radio vacation in Jan/Feb to VP5 and I am of course > going to use SD on CQDX 160m CW from there and SDX for all the rest > of the time, however Bruce has been having problems with "slurring" > CW when he uses the keyer within SD while in windows, and even when > "Shelled" out using the dos within windows still gets the slurring > of some (not all) characters. it also speeds up and slows dwn as > well, even after the "calibrate" command. I have also moded the > memory so thats ok > I have found this myself BUT I always use SD in DOS and not with > windows in the background, this must have happened to all the other > uses on the reflector, has anyone got a cure for it???? as we will > you yourself have the cure. I have found that DOS drivers (CW keyers etc) do not run well in any Windows operating system because Windows is taking up so much of the CPU time. I have experienced this in other Logging programs which provide a CW Keying facility. I have found the answer is to get out of windows COMPLETELY. This can be achieved by watching the PC screen and as soon as you see the message 'LOADING WINDOWS 95' hit the F8 key. You will then be offered a menu with options; select Shift/F5. You will then be in DOS with the c:\windows prompt. Change Directory to the root directory (where, I assume your SD is) then load SD as you would do in a non-windows environment and your computer generated CW should be perfect. Hope to QSO you in VP5. 73, MX + HNY TOM / G0PSE -- Tom Taylor From G3VAO@hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk Sat Dec 29 22:01:09 2001 From: G3VAO@hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk (Mike Farmer) Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 22:01:09 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] Test Message-ID: <002201c190b4$53692fc0$52da87d9@hbc> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C190B4.52B08E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just a quick test as I seem to have lost contact with SD Users!! 73 de Mike ------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C190B4.52B08E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Just a quick test as I seem to have = lost contact=20 with SD Users!!

73 de Mike

------=_NextPart_000_001F_01C190B4.52B08E20-- From John's LineOne" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C1910C.F8622060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All Did the RAC test yesterday and I have a problem with SD V9.83, it wont = let me go back into the previous qso's if I wanted, I started off the = test and it happened staight away, I wanted to edit a call that I had = put in and as soon as I went past a canadian stn with a province, say ON = the next non candadian stn be it EU or US then SD would not let it go = past without a State being put in no matter which key I pressed until I = put in a canadian province then it just stuck there bleeping with evey = key I used. So I thought might have been somthing I did in setting it up = b4 starting so I came off the air manually wrote down the 20 or so qso's = that I had done, deleted the RAC.ALL file and then re-started the prog = (always in Dos BTW) and made a new test called RAC. I put back in the = calls I had then went live agn, now seeing that I did not want to find = SD doing this again I made sure that every call was 100% b4 entering. I = made over 710 qso's CW & SSB and at the end of the test tried to go into = the log and the same thing happend it wanted a state for a non VE stn. The strange thing is as I played abt with it after the test it only does = that ONCE u go past a VE stn with a province code eg ON or NB or any of = the other valid ones, and then every non VE stn has to have a province = code???? The problem is the is a couple of calls I want to check and I cant get = back in from the logging prog, I can thru SDcheck but not SD which I = need to as it may alter the score Happy New Year to u and urs John G4RCG This email has been virus scanned scanned by NORTON 2002 prior to being = sent to you ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C1910C.F8622060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi All

Did the RAC test = yesterday and I have=20 a problem with SD V9.83, it wont let me go back into the previous qso's = if I=20 wanted, I started off the test and it happened staight away, I wanted to = edit a=20 call that I had put in and as soon as I went past a canadian stn with a=20 province, say ON the next non candadian stn be it EU or US then SD would = not let=20 it go past without a State being put in no matter which key I pressed = until I=20 put in a canadian province then it just stuck there bleeping with evey = key I=20 used. So I thought might have been somthing I did in setting it up b4 = starting=20 so I came off the air manually wrote down the 20 or so qso's that I had = done,=20 deleted the RAC.ALL file and then re-started the prog (always in Dos = BTW) and=20 made a new test called RAC. I put back in the calls I had then went live = agn,=20 now seeing that I did not want to find SD doing this again I made sure = that=20 every call was 100% b4 entering. I made over 710 qso's CW & SSB and = at the=20 end of the test tried to go into the log and the same thing happend it = wanted a=20 state for a non VE stn.

The strange thing is as = I played abt=20 with it after the test it only does that ONCE u go past a VE stn with a = province=20 code eg ON or NB or any of the other valid ones, and then every non VE = stn has=20 to have a province code????

The problem is the is a = couple of=20 calls I want to check and I cant get back in from the logging prog, I = can thru=20 SDcheck but not SD which I need to as it may alter the = score

Happy New Year to u and = urs

John G4RCG

This email has been = virus scanned=20 scanned by NORTON 2002 prior to being sent to = you

------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C1910C.F8622060-- From Sid Will" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C19115.632CB6A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable G4RCG de GM4SID. Hi John, I know its too late now but NEVER DELETE A .ALL FILE. Always save it to = a floppy. you never know when you might need it again. I found exactly the same problem as you. When I wanted to scroll up the = file it stopped on a non-Canadian QSO and the software locked up right = there. So like you, I never scrolled up again. =20 Now your problem. =20 1... Copy your RAC.ALL to a floppy and put it away for now. =20 2... run RAC in SD and take a note of the score panel for future = reference to check later that your changes have worked. 3... End SD=20 4... in DOS, open the RAC.ALL file using EDIT. ( C:\SD>edit rac.all) Now be very very careful. Press the 'Insert' key so that you are in = OVERWRITE mode. go down the file and carefully change whatever it is you want to change. = =20 5... When you have finished, bring the cursor to the END of the last = line in the log. (Not the beginning of the first blank line) 6... Alt F1 S to save the file. 7... run RAC in SD again and check the score panel. =20 If you have made a mess of it, remember - you saved the file on the = floppy. (NB: If nothing happens at C:\>edit rac.all. It is probably because = you don't have a path to where EDIT.COM resides. It resides in your DOS = directory - lets say its called C:\DOS. Change directory to C:\DOS. = then "c:\dos EDIT C:\SD\RAC.ALL") 73 de Sid, GM4SID sidwill@lineone.net -----Original Message----- From: John's LineOne To: sd-user@contesting.com Date: 30 December 2001 08:36 Subject: [SD-User] RAC Contest Problem Hi All Did the RAC test yesterday and I have a problem with SD V9.83, it wont = let me go back into the previous qso's if I wanted, I started off the = test and it happened staight away, I wanted to edit a call that I had = put in and as soon as I went past a canadian stn with a province, say ON = the next non candadian stn be it EU or US then SD would not let it go = past without a State being put in no matter which key I pressed until I = put in a canadian province then it just stuck there bleeping with evey = key I used. So I thought might have been somthing I did in setting it up = b4 starting so I came off the air manually wrote down the 20 or so qso's = that I had done, deleted the RAC.ALL file and then re-started the prog = (always in Dos BTW) and made a new test called RAC. I put back in the = calls I had then went live agn, now seeing that I did not want to find = SD doing this again I made sure that every call was 100% b4 entering. I = made over 710 qso's CW & SSB and at the end of the test tried to go into = the log and the same thing happend it wanted a state for a non VE stn. The strange thing is as I played abt with it after the test it only = does that ONCE u go past a VE stn with a province code eg ON or NB or = any of the other valid ones, and then every non VE stn has to have a = province code???? The problem is the is a couple of calls I want to check and I cant get = back in from the logging prog, I can thru SDcheck but not SD which I = need to as it may alter the score Happy New Year to u and urs John G4RCG This email has been virus scanned scanned by NORTON 2002 prior to = being sent to you ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C19115.632CB6A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

G4RCG de GM4SID.

Hi John,

I know its too late now but NEVER DELETE A .ALL = FILE. =20 Always save it to a floppy. you never know when you might need it=20 again.

I found exactly the same problem as you. When = I wanted to=20 scroll up the file it stopped on a non-Canadian QSO and the = software=20 locked up right there. So like you, I never scrolled up = again. =20

Now your problem.

1... Copy your RAC.ALL to a floppy and = put it away=20 for now.

2... run RAC in SD and take a note of the = score panel=20 for future reference to check later that your changes have=20 worked.

3... End SD

4... in DOS, open the RAC.ALL file using = EDIT.

( C:\SD>edit=20 rac.all)

Now be very very careful. Press the 'Insert' = key so that=20 you are in OVERWRITE mode.

go down the file and carefully change whatever it is = you want=20 to change.

5... When you have finished, bring the cursor = to the END=20 of the last line in the log. (Not the beginning of the first blank = line)

6... Alt F1 S to = save the=20 file.

7... run RAC in SD again and check the score=20 panel.

If you have made a mess of it, remember = - you=20 saved the file on the floppy.

(NB: If nothing happens at C:\>edit = rac.all. It=20 is probably because you don't have a path to where EDIT.COM = resides. It=20 resides in your DOS directory - lets say its called = C:\DOS. =20 Change directory to C:\DOS. then "c:\dos EDIT=20 C:\SD\RAC.ALL")

73 de Sid, GM4SID
sidwill@lineone.net

-----Original = Message-----
From:=20 John's LineOne <john.muzyka@lineone.net>To:=20 sd-user@contesting.com <sd-user@contesting.com>
= Date:=20 30 December 2001 08:36
Subject: [SD-User] RAC Contest=20 Problem

Hi All

Did the RAC test = yesterday and I=20 have a problem with SD V9.83, it wont let me go back into the previous = qso's=20 if I wanted, I started off the test and it happened staight away, I = wanted to=20 edit a call that I had put in and as soon as I went past a canadian = stn with a=20 province, say ON the next non candadian stn be it EU or US then SD = would not=20 let it go past without a State being put in no matter which key I = pressed=20 until I put in a canadian province then it just stuck there bleeping = with evey=20 key I used. So I thought might have been somthing I did in setting it = up b4=20 starting so I came off the air manually wrote down the 20 or so qso's = that I=20 had done, deleted the RAC.ALL file and then re-started the prog = (always in Dos=20 BTW) and made a new test called RAC. I put back in the calls I had = then went=20 live agn, now seeing that I did not want to find SD doing this again I = made=20 sure that every call was 100% b4 entering. I made over 710 qso's CW = & SSB=20 and at the end of the test tried to go into the log and the same thing = happend=20 it wanted a state for a non VE stn.

The strange thing is = as I played=20 abt with it after the test it only does that ONCE u go past a VE stn = with a=20 province code eg ON or NB or any of the other valid ones, and then = every non=20 VE stn has to have a province code????

The problem is the is = a couple of=20 calls I want to check and I cant get back in from the logging prog, I = can thru=20 SDcheck but not SD which I need to as it may alter the = score

Happy New Year to u = and=20 urs

John = G4RCG

This email has been = virus scanned=20 scanned by NORTON 2002 prior to being sent to=20 you

------=_NextPart_000_001A_01C19115.632CB6A0-- From lesel" Hi All, Had the same problem as John and Sid, having made a note of the qso no. I went straight to it by putting the qso no. on the entry line, but having made the correction, SD wanted said Province code, I got round it by pressing minus...thus abandoning the edit. Later, taking a break, I closed SD, made back-up .ALL, then edited in DOS editor, guess Paul has some work for next issue !! 73 HNY Les, G4OGB From G3VAO@hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk Sun Dec 30 11:34:30 2001 From: G3VAO@hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk (Mike Farmer) Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:34:30 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] RAC Winter Contest Message-ID: <000801c19126$040c8a40$abed87d9@hbc> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C19125.F23D36C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi I also use v9.83 but I had no problems though out the contest. I use an = FT1000MP and it all worked perfectly. I was able to amend details of = earlier QSOs with no problems. The only thing that may have an = influence on this is that I noted in the Canada.MLT file there is only = 12 provinces (NT is missing). So I made a new one up prior to starting = which I called RAC.MLT and added "NT =3D Nunavut". I have to say that the only reason that I did this was that I had not = seen any info on the SD Set up for the Contest. (hence my earlier msg re = having lost contact with SD Users!) and had a look at the content of the = Canada.cty and Canada.mtl files! Despite having flu and feeling like a used and discarded disk washing = rag. I set myself a target of 100 QSOs and stopped as soon as I made = it!! 73 de Mike =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C19125.F23D36C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I also use v9.83 but I had no problems though out the contest. I use an = FT1000MP and=20 it all worked perfectly. I was able to amend details of earlier QSOs = with no=20 problems. The only thing that may have an influence on this is = that I=20 noted in the Canada.MLT file there is only 12 provinces (NT is missing). = So I=20 made a new one up prior to starting which I called RAC.MLT and added "NT = =3D=20 Nunavut".

I have to say that the only reason that = I did this=20 was that I had not seen any info on the SD Set up for the Contest. = (hence my=20 earlier msg re having lost contact with SD Users!) and had a look at the = content=20 of the Canada.cty and Canada.mtl files!

Despite having flu and feeling like a = used and=20 discarded disk washing rag. I set myself a target of 100 QSOs and = stopped=20 as soon as I made it!!

73 de Mike

------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C19125.F23D36C0-- From paul@ei5di.com Sun Dec 30 19:46:21 2001 From: paul@ei5di.com (Paul O'Kane) Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:46:21 -0000 Subject: [SD-User] RAC Contest Problem References: <002501c1910c$f96eae60$8103e150@pc1> Message-ID: <007001c1916a$a91a0460$e5a5fea9@dell> Thanks to all who reported this problem. John G4RCG, and others, described the following. > I wanted to edit a call that I had put in and as soon > as I went past a canadian stn with a province, say ON > the next non candadian stn be it EU or US then SD would > not let it go past without a State being put Firtly, SD offers 2 separate ways of editing any earlier QSO. As described under "Editing Logged QSOs" in the Command Summary - "Use Up/Down (scroll) keys or enter QSO number". In the circumstances described, the Up/Down keys did not work, but I've checked that entering the QSO number does work. At this stage, the best option is to note the qso numbers (the Serial Sent) for all QSOs you know you have to edit. Reload SD, enter each QSO number and edit the QSO. SD will re-score, and check dupes and multipliers after each edit. Alternatively, you could use the edit option in SDCHECK (Option 1) to make any necesary corrections - this option is not so good, becasue no re-scoring or dupe checking takes place. I know some of you use EDIT or NOTEPAD, but it's safer to edit with SDCHECK because it won't let you change the length of any of your QSO records. In either case, you can then re-load SD and see your score, or generate your Summary Sheet file with SDCHECK. I've now corrected the problem in SD, and the fix will be included in V9.84 for release on 1st January. Here's the explanation of what happened, for those of you who are interested. When editing a QSO in a Type 10 contest, SD tests the callsign (by reference to the .CTY file) to see if it's an Area QSO or not - because Area QSOs must have a valid area code, and other QSOs should not have an area code. The .MLT file (in this case CANADA.MLT) lists country prefixes (in the .CTY file) which will require an area code (in this case VE only). Now what's different about the RAC contest, or in the way that SD is setup to score it, is that the .CTY file, CANADA.CTY, has only 1 country record (VE itself) as there are no country multipliers. SD did not find a matching country for any non-Canadian callsigns, and it did nothing - whereas it should have defined the QSO as a non-Area QSO. When you scroll past a Canadian callsign an internal AREAQSO indicator is set, but it was not unset for the next non-Canadian callsign (because of no matching country in the .CTY file), so SD insisted on getting an area code before moving on. Again, this bug in SD is/was probably unique to the RAC contest. In any case, it's another loophole closed for good. 73, Paul EI5DI