Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest

[W7TMT - Patrick]

Oh, interesting. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that since this contest uses ARRL Sections as the scoring basis and DX sends only the RST and nothing more, that no entry in that field in the log file was the likely correct answer and that assumption was reinforced by N1MM NOT outputting the R2 to that field in the .log file. I may have a bust, but it certainly won’t be the only one.

Thanks for sharing that perspective.

W7TMT

From: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 11:43
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Cc: Lee Dziekan <yn2lj at yahoo.com>; jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest

I manually edited the Cabrillo file and just entered a 2 for the received exchange where the section normally would be and the ARRL robot then no longer flagged an error.

Don wd8dsb

On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 2:25 PM W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com<mailto:W7TMT at outlook.com>> wrote:
There may be a disconnect between N1MM and the ARRL Robot. I had the same experience. The .log file output from N1MM creates the log with nothing in that field even though it prompts for the "R" when logging. The ARRL robot wants an "R#" entry. I manually edited the .log file by adding the R2 and the robot was pleased.

GL
Patrick, W7TMT

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 I worked AA7JV/MM in the 160 contest. N1MM balked at entering 2 in the section field but a flag said to place an "R" in front of the number and N1MM logged the QSO.
I tried submitting my 160 log to ARRL and got an error "copied exchange (itureg) is missing". What should the proper exchange format so the ARRL robot will accept my log?
LeeN8LJ
    On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36:19 PM EST, jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com<mailto:n0jk at hotmail.com>> wrote:

 George — you were very loud on my rain gutter antenna and thank you for the contact. You hear well!

Despite a minimal antenna with high local noise and around 50 watts, I worked the following patient DX in the contest:

DX:  ZF9CW, KP4AA, PJ2T, AA7JV/MM & VP5M.

Got on to hand out a few Qs to contestants while watching 6 for UT1FG/MM. No 80 or 160M antenna. Stations went in the log, I set a goal of 50. Then 100....

Forgot how fun and challenging 160M can be. Plan a better set up next year.


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Jon N0JK KS

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Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:57:09 -0500
From: "GEORGE WALLNER" <aa7jv at atlanticbb.net<mailto:aa7jv at atlanticbb.net>>
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I thought propagation was very good.
MM in the Pacific from about 1400 miles west of Panama (in DJ76), I could hear EU, including R3 stations quite well.

No man-made noise here, except my own.
CU and 73,
George
AA7JV/MM -- Region 2

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