[UK-CONTEST] Cabrillo - claimed scores

[Chris Tran GM3WOJ]

Monday 6th Jan. 2003

Hello all

A belated Happy New Year to all uk-contest reflectees.

One thing which I am unsure about with submitting Cabrillo entry files
is the 'Claimed-score' line.   As I understand it, CQ WW and ARRL
apply there own set of e.g. valid multipliers, to every Cabrillo log and
hence calculate the final score (also cross-checking for dupes,
'not-in log', bad calls, uniques, etc)

However, calculating the claimed score for a minor contest, for which the
software I favour (CT 9.65) will produce a Cabrillo file, often involves
scoring the log manually to arrive at a claimed score, which is
time-consuming.
The Cabrillo file is produced in seconds.

So - is the 'Claimed score' an essential part of any Cabrillo entry ?  Or,
can
this be left blank because it will not be very accurate anyway ?

73
Chris    GM3WOJ