[UK-CONTEST] CTJ for Jubilee Contest

[Tim-M5ACC]

Regarding IOTA,
The quality software's already support this contest, so I don't have to fork
out another 25 quid just to have the benefit to be able to output an
accepted format.

Tim-M5ACC.

----- Original Message -----
From: "HYDES,ALAN (HP-Unitedkingdom,ex2)" <alan_hydes at bra.exch.hp.com>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:49 PM
Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] CTJ for Jubilee Contest


> A couple of points...
>
> The issue with using software that does not correctly support
> a contest is usually not just the scoring, but the tracking of
> multipliers during the contest.  This is especially important
> for multi-op contests like IOTA where the mult station needs to
> be up to date with needed mults.
>
> A Cabrillo format would need to be defined for each contest.
> Using IOTA as an example again, the position and length of fields
> for serial number and IOTA ref would need to be the same
> regardless of what logging software was used.
>
> 73s Alan, G3XSV
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim-M5ACC [mailto:m5acc at blueyonder.co.uk]
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 2:38 AM
> > To: uk-contest at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CTJ for Jubilee Contest
> >
> >
> > > by SD.  It will accept Cabrillo and RSGB format logs (and SD's
> > > .ALL files), and will create a new, correctly scored, file for
> > > input to SD or SDCHECK.
> > > That way, you can use any contest logger for multi-op events, and
> > > then SDR to re-score it before you generate a new .LOG file - in
> > > RSGB format for RSGB events.
> >
> > Awww, interesting.
> > Will the RSGB start using SDR+SD as a conversion tool?
> > If the RSGB use SDR they can covert cabrillo files into RSGB
> > format, that
> > way I can use my preferred logging software and not have to
> > purchase another
> > one just for domestic contests :-)
> > The logger will screw the scoring up during the contest but
> > at least it will
> > output a useable format at the end without having to spend
> > hours faffing
> > around editing it.
> >
> > Tim-M5ACC.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Paul O'Kane" <paul at ei5di.com>
> > To: "UK Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] CTJ for Jubilee Contest
> >
> >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ian Pritchard" <i.pritchard at ntlworld.com>
> > >
> > > > Are there any plans yet to make SD able to
> > > > "network".?   SD appears to have many fans but not being
> > > > able to link to computers it seems to me to be a major
> > > > shortcoming for multi-op contests eg NFD.
> > >
> > > Yes, I'd prefer if SD could support multi-op contests, but it's
> > > not likely in the near future.  What will be released very soon is
> > > SDR, a re-scoring program for all the contests supported presently
> > > by SD.  It will accept Cabrillo and RSGB format logs (and SD's
> > > .ALL files), and will create a new, correctly scored, file for
> > > input to SD or SDCHECK.
> > >
> > > That way, you can use any contest logger for multi-op events, and
> > > then SDR to re-score it before you generate a new .LOG file - in
> > > RSGB format for RSGB events.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Paul EI5DI
> > >
> > > ps - Registered SD Users should use SD, Contest Type 9, rather
> > > than SDJ for the Jubilee Contest.
> > >
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