[SD-User] WAE Contest - SSB

[PETER CLEALL]

had a listen to a few operators in the WAE and the concept of QTCs still not
clear.

Can anyone point me in the direction of an online article that talks about
it. I do not yet see  how what appeared to be a one way communication with
no acknowledgement counts for extra points. What criteria is used by the
operator to decide who or when he QTCs with and who he does not.

regards
peter G8AFN

On 10 September 2010 20:59, Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:

> The Worked All Europe DX Contest takes place from 00:00
> UTC on Saturday 11th to 23:59 UTC on Sunday 12th September.
> It is SSB-only on the 5 contest bands from 10 - 80m, with
> LP (100w) and HP sections for SO.
>
> Rules at www.darc.de/referate/dx/contest/waedc/en/rules/
>
>    Select SD's "WAE" template
>
> Europeans work non-Europeans and vice-versa, and exchange
> serials.  SD displays inappropriate callsigns or prefixes
> in red.  When they're not red, they're OK to work for points.
>
> Your score shown, while logging, reflects the correct
> weighting for multipliers on each band.
>
> SD supports QTCs for both sides of this contest. To see
> how it all works, try a WAE test file, log a few QSOs
> and then enter the QTC command in the callsign field.
>
> You have to log the Time, Callsign and Serial for each
> QTC.  The easiest way to do this is to type it all in
> one field with no spaces - and Enter when you've
> finished.
>
> If you receive a QTC as 0905 9A1AA 015, type it as
> 09059A1AA15, followed by Enter.  This is faster and
> simpler than entering the fields separately, but you
> can still do it that way if you prefer.  At any time,
> if you make a mistake, you can use the arrow keys and
> Tab to make corrections.
>
> If you're not familiar with logging QTCs, don't try to
> do it for the first time on-air.  It is harder than
> you might think, especially when you have to edit
> anything.
>
> You can log up to 10 QTCs from each DX station - but
> they don't have to logged all at once.  As you type
> callsigns on the logging line, SD shows how many QTCs
> you have left to log from (or send to) that station.
> Each QSO and each QTC scores 1 point, and it makes
> sense to ask for QTCs as they make a huge difference
> to your score.
>
> Use SDCHECK to create your Cabrillo .LOG file - your QTC
> records (if any) are included at the end of your QSO
> records.  Upload your log at http://www.waedc.de.
>
> Please mention SD in your Cabrillo soapbox comments.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
>
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