[WriteLog] NWT multiplier

[Don Cassel]

Rich,

It depends on the contest. In SS only YT is used for all of the NWT area
which includes the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. In the RAC
Canada Day contest (see http://www.rac.ca/CANDAY.htm) these are treated as
three separate areas ie. Northwest Territories [NT] (VE8); Nunavut [NU]
(VY0); Yukon [YT] (VY1);

Don VE3BUC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Rich Zanni
> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 11:44 PM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] NWT multiplier
>
>
>
> Was looking at something on the ARRL site and checked out the
> Section/RAC abbreviations page. They have it listed as NWT.
> SO is it NWT
> or YT.....I'm confused now.
>
> Rich
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Naumann - N5NJ
> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 7:41 PM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] NWT multiplier
>
>
>
> Hi Don,
>
> I agree and think the responsibility falls on the person doing the
> logging - especially in the case of SS.
>
> There are a limited number of multipliers, and we all know
> what they are
> - sort of.
>
> The program needs to accept whatever might be sent by the
> station being
> worked, and translate it into the "standard" abbreviation for the
> section.
>
> I lost credit last year for one section because I logged it as copied,
> WL put in XXX since it was not the correct thing, although it was
> something like DE for DEL, or DEL for DE, MD for MDC or MDC for MD, I
> don't recall what the exact situation was.  I admit to being somewhat
> lax in my inspection of the Cabrillo file that I submitted.
>
> To prevent this from occurring again, I edited the .INI file that
> contains the definitions to include anything I might type in and to
> record it as the standard abbreviation.
>
> This year, no X's in my log.
>
> 73,
> Bob N5NJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Cassel" <doncassel@compuserve.com>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 11:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] NWT multiplier
>
>
> > As a contester I would like to think that the person sending the
> > exchange knows the correct abbreviation for their location
> but this is
>
> > often not
> the
> > case. Also, many give an incorrect spelling (especially in
> SSB) which
> > may
> or
> > may not be acceptable by logging programs. For this reason
> I like to
> > keep the Contest, Show Multipliers window open during SS
> and so even
> > if VY0AAA gives NWT I can quickly see that YT should be entered.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don VE3BUC
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of W. Wright, W5XD
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 12:39 PM
> > > To: writelog@contesting.com
> > > Subject: RE: [WriteLog] NWT multiplier
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I believe I now have a program change requirement for Wayne to
> > > > make either YT or NWT enter correctly and count either of them
> > > > them as the YT multiplier. And that the Cabrillo should show
> > > > either YT or NWT depending on
> > > > which was entered.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The last time this issue came up, the "requirement" was to do the
> > > opposite: make Cabrillo output the "official" designation rather
> > > than "as received".
> > >
> > > These issues never get resolved.
> > >
> > > Wayne
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