[WriteLog] CANADA DAY CONTEST

[Darack, Zev]

It appears that Yukon is being represented incorrectly as YU.  My
namedmul.ini file shows that YU=VY1 and under aliases YT=YU so the software
will accept either YT or YU and initial tests indicate that the cabrillo
file prints whatever was entered.

Why is the cabrillo output acting differently here then in other contests?
I just verified that using ARRL DX outside of US/VE when I enter a
multiplier that is listed in the alias section of the namedmul.ini file the
cabrillo file contains the correct entry i.e. if I type "con" in the log it
displays "CT" in the cabrillo file.  In the Canada Day module when I type
"YT" in the log it displays "YT" in the cabrillo file and when I type "YU"
in the log it displays "YU" in the cabrillo file even though the entry YT=YU
appears in the namedmul.ini file.

I know that writelog is looking at the alias section because I receive an
error message if I try to type in a fictitious section that is not contained
in the alias section for the RAC contest.

To summerize:
1. There is a bug in how the RAC contest handles the RAC-ALIAS section when
generating the Cabrillo file.
2. Change the namedmul.ini file as follows: 

[RAC]
NS=VE1
QC=VE2
ON=VE3
MB=VE4
SK=VE5
AB=VE6
BC=VE7
NT=VE8
NB=VE9
NF=VO1
NU=VY0
YT=VY1
PE=VY2

[RAC-ALIAS]
YU=YT

73,
Zev N2WKS

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Bill Holbert Sr. [mailto:realbill@w5bbr.com] 
Sent:	Monday, July 01, 2002 2:53 PM
To:	Dave
Cc:	GARY E BELCHER; writelog@contesting.com
Subject:	Re: [WriteLog] CANADA DAY CONTEST

Following is extract from rules for Canada Day Test relating to Province
identity.

Canada's 10 provinces and three territories, and may be counted once on
each mode on each of the eight contest bands. The multipliers,
     with their postal abbreviations and prefixes are: Nova Scotia [NS]
(VE1, CY9, CYØ); Quebec [QC] (VE2, VA2); Ontario [ON] (VE3, VA3);
     Manitoba [MB] (VE4); Saskatchewan [SK] (VE5); Alberta [AB] (VE6);
British Columbia [BC] (VE7); Northwest Territories [NT] (VE8); New
     Brunswick [NB] (VE9); Newfoundland and Labrador [NF] (VO1, VO2);
Nunavut [NU] (VY0); Yukon [YT] (VY1); and Prince Edward Island [PE]
     (VY2).

Full contest rules may be obtained at following URL.

http://www.rac.ca/CANDAY.htm

Bill, W5BBR

Dave wrote:
> 
> Gary
> 
> I thought  I had a problem at first...seems Writelog wont accept 3 letter
> abbreviations for provinces. So if you work VE8RAC on CW and he sends
"NWT"
> you get to play around for a minute ..."NWT" ..."invalid province"..."NW
> "???? nope wont accept that either  ..how about "NT" ahhh now  the finicky
> program will accept that.
> 
> watch out for PEI vs PE as well....I'l bet ONT doesn't work either..#%@$&*
> 
> At 02:43 PM 6/30/02 -1000, GARY E BELCHER wrote:
> >Has anyone had a problem with the Canada Day Contest from outside
> >Canada?    I opened it up and it wont take Canadian provinces for the
> >'RCVD' - seems to want 59 type of report. Anyone else see this.  Writelog
> >has never failed me til now.
> >ALOHA de Gary KH6GMP
> >
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