[UK-CONTEST] File Conversions

[Tom Wylie]

Why does the Contest Committee not provide the adjudicators with a software 
package which allows contest adjudication so we are all doing the same 
thing.   The only software I have is a disk which I have had for years and 
was written by Chris VHB, probably before Cabrillo was invented.   Is there 
anything more modern available?

Having said that, I think it would be a waste of time for 21/28 because of 
the very high level of uniques due to the rules and propagation.

Tom
ZB2/GM4FDM
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Lawley" <g4buo at compuserve.com>
To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] File Conversions


> G3RIR wrote:
>
> >In fact is a claimed score actually required in contest entries these
> >days?
>
> It isn't required in the Cabrillo file. However, if you're using a
> logging program that handles the rules of the RSGB contest in question,
> then you may as well put it in. And for contests like AFS and 80m CC
> it's extremely easy to calculate a claimed score.
>
> This may be a good opportunity to explain in some detail what is
> required for the 80m CC contests. Cabrillo is certainly taking hold: out
> of about 70 entries received so far for the 24th Feb CW contest, only
> two of them are not in Cabrillo format. That's an excellent response and
> helps us to get the logs processed and the results out quickly.
>
> The content of the Cabrillo header fields is described on the HFCC web
> page at http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/information/cabrillo.shtml but
> there are only three header fields which are absolutely required by the
> processes that handle the 80m CC logs. These header fields are:-
> CALLSIGN:
> CATEGORY:
> CLUB:
>
> Make sure the CALLSIGN: field is the same as the call sent field in each
> QSO: line and is also contained in the name of the file that you attach
> to your email entry.
>
> CATEGORY: must either have the value QRP for powers up to 10w or LOW for
> powers up to 100w. If you don't ensure there is a CATEGORY: line in your
> Cabrillo header then we will assume you are in the LOW category, but it
> saves time and cuts down on manual processing if you make sure there is
> a CATEGORY: line containing either LOW or QRP.
>
> CLUB: should be the name of the club. It helps if everyone gives the
> name of the club in the same format. This is used by the program which
> automatically collates individual entries into a club total. After this
> is done we do a visual scan and frequently have to go back and correct
> variations of spelling or format of club names. The program matches
> names up to the first 10 characters, and we have to do this to ensure
> for example that "Contest Cambria" and "Contest Cumbria" don't
> accidentally get merged.
>
> At this point I'd like to thank publicly Tim, M0BEW who as well as
> checking the SSB events, adds the 80m CC results to the web site with
> great speed as soon as the checking is completed.
>
> Dave G4BUO
> RSGB HF Contests Committee
>
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