[UK-CONTEST] Club Calls

[Andy Cowley]

Entrants should be aware that the spreadsheet at
http://www.rsgbcc.org/hf/clubcalls.xls
contains at least 10 errors, most, but not all, in
the full names.

vy 73

Andy, M1EBV

On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:17:47, Rob - G4LMW"<g4lmw at btconnect.com> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:17:47 -0000
> From: "Rob - G4LMW"<g4lmw at btconnect.com>
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Club Calls
> To:<peter at tilgate.co.uk>, "UK Contest reflector"
>          <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Message-ID:<516BC156EAB44E42B181D69F0D4827EF at rob>
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> Peter
>
> If the name of anyone's club is not listed in the robot drop-down, the
> situation is no different to any other RSGB contest. You select "None of
> these" and the robot will take it from your Cabrillo header. If it is not
> there, you can enter it in the last stage of the robot submission.
>
> The "preferred abbreviation" file is simply an alternative to submitting the
> full length name of the club - since many loggers can only cope with 20
> characters. The list was original derived from all the logged clubs from
> previous contests. The list bears no relation to that on the drop-down list
> on the log submission page. I see no reason why it should?
>
> The drop-down contains a "sensible" full length name of each club. The Excel
> file contains two columns - a fully expanded name ("and" instead of "&" for
> example - the name that should be exchanged during the contest) and the
> second is as descriptive a short name as possible of no more than 20
> characters. Making the robot drop-down match either of these columns would
> not make sense (the list is used for ALL contests, not just Club Calls). If
> club names are not on the excel list then please edit your cabrillo BEFORE
> submission to show the FULL club name.
>
> A big deal seems to be being made of the excel list. It is there to help,
> not hinder. Any log submitted with the full club name will be just as
> welcome (in fact, preferred), but trying to score logs with an infinite
> number of ways of abbreviating the same thing is extremely time consuming.
>
> Anytown and District Amateur Radio Society (over 40 chars)  =
> AADARS
> Anytown ADARS
> Anytown A.D.A.R.S.
> Anytown and DARS
> Anytown&  D ARS
> Anytown&  Dist ARS
> Anytown&  Dist. ARS
> Anytown&  D AR Soc.
> A&  D ARS
> A and D ARS
> A&  D AR Soc
> etc
> etc
> (all in any attempt to get them to 20 chars or less)
>
> The adjudication software compares the sent exchange and received exchange
> electronically. Computers like things to be EXACTLY the same. As it is, the
> software goes through a complex sequence of removing double spaces, full
> stops, expanding "&" to "and", "RS" to "Radio Society" etc. in an attempt to
> end up with the full club names again.
>
> So, submit your log with "Anytown and District Amateur Radio Society" (all
> cabrillos can be amended) and you will be fine. BUT if you need to
> abbreviate it, please use the "preferred abbreviation"............unless you
> want to get the results some time after Easter 2011?
>
> Hopefully, this answers all the questions regarding the log submissions and
> why things are as they are..........now send those (correct) logs in!
>
> 73, Rob
> G4LMW
> Adjudicator, Club Calls