[TRLog] Cabrillo format for ARRL 10-meter contest has wrong exchange
RPClifton@aol.com
RPClifton@aol.com
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:28:07 EDT
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Once again, there seems to be questions raised about the cabrillo output from
TR Log. I purchased a computerized logging program so I wouldn't have to
worry about things like this! Users shouldn't have to run every cabrillo
output through a text editor to see if it conforms to the cabrillo spec, but
I'm getting worried that this is, in fact, the case.
In fairness to the software developer, there are many contests and it may be
hard to accommodate all. I would suggest a rigorous verification for each
cabrillo format offered in TR and making the cabrillo output unavailable for
contests that have not yet been verified.
Finally, I don't buy the logic that the output doesn't have to meet the
cabrillo format because the log checking software that checks the logs
overlooks particular format errors. We either have a standard or we do not.
If a log is called a cabrillo log, it should meet the cabrillo specification,
without exceptions. It's as simple as that.
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>Once again, there seems to be questions raised about the cabrillo output from
<BR>TR Log. I purchased a computerized logging program so I wouldn't have to
<BR>worry about things like this! Users shouldn't have to run every cabrillo
<BR>output through a text editor to see if it conforms to the cabrillo spec, but
<BR>I'm getting worried that this is, in fact, the case.
<BR>
<BR>In fairness to the software developer, there are many contests and it may be
<BR>hard to accommodate all. I would suggest a rigorous verification for each
<BR>cabrillo format offered in TR and making the cabrillo output unavailable for
<BR>contests that have not yet been verified.
<BR>
<BR>Finally, I don't buy the logic that the output doesn't have to meet the
<BR>cabrillo format because the log checking software that checks the logs
<BR>overlooks particular format errors. We either have a standard or we do not.
<BR>If a log is called a cabrillo log, it should meet the cabrillo specification,
<BR>without exceptions. It's as simple as that.</FONT></HTML>
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