[WriteLog] Potientially Big Problems for Sweepstakes With the Cabrillo File.

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

The correct link to the list is:

http://www.arrl.org/contests/sections.abv.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald Eriksen" <don.wsixffh@verizon.net>
To: "dr" <kg0us@att.net>; "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Potientially Big Problems for Sweepstakes With the
Cabrillo File.


> A fair question. I don't know what the "old way", or "present form" means,
> but I do think it would be nice if WL used the ARRL list of abbreviations
> that Dave Henderson put on their site:
http://www.arrl.org/contests.abv.html
> especially
> for ARRL contests like SS. It would be nice to have some consistancy in
this
> area, since I see lots of posts regarding "what's the proper
abbreviation?"
> Maybe Wayne would like to comment?
>
> I end up just using the abbreviations the Multiplier window shows, and
have
> never had a problem with the scoring program (that I know of).
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dr" <kg0us@att.net>
> To: "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 5:11 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] Potientially Big Problems for Sweepstakes With the
> Cabrillo File.
>
>
> > Please read the following and let me know if I am doing something
> > incorrectly:  How to I get the Cabrillo file to show multipliers in
using
> > the presently accepted abbreviations?  How do I get Writelog to show the
> > multiplier in their present form when displaying them using the Contest
> Show
> > Multipliers menu while doing the Sweepstakes contest?
> >
> > I am using Writelog V10.36G.
> > I was reviewing the Sweepstakes Cabrillo file before submission.
> > Interestingly enough, I found that it had changed all the section names
> back
> > to the old format.
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > OR Oregon is written as ORE in the Cabrillo file.
> >
> > MAR is MR
> >
> > QC is PQ
> >
> > and so on.
> >
> > Have you ever noticed that you can not enter NWT for Northwest
Territories
> > in Writelog without getting a question mark in the multiplier list.
> > Speaking of multipliers,  Have you ever gone under the Contest menu and
> > selected show multipliers while running the Sweepstakes contest?  Some
of
> > the multipliers are listed the old way!
> >
> >
> >
> > After seeing this I emailed Dan Henderson and asked the following
> question:
> >
> > Will the SS log checking program deduct points in I used old section
names
> > along with the new names?
> >
> > Example:
> >
> > ORE    OR
> >
> > QC      PQ
> >
> > MAR     MR
> >
> > I guess I am asking if I need to go back and correct these?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dave KG0US
> >
> > He sent the following e-mail back to me tonight:
> >
> > Dave:
> >
> > You need to use the current section abbreviations or the QSOs will not
> > count.
> >
> > Thanks and Happy Holidays.
> >
> > 73
> >
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