[WriteLog] Clariification from W6OTC Contest Manager

[Barry]

Bottom line, it doesn't matter if your logging software has an up to 
date mult file. When you submit your log, the score is recalculated 
by the log checking software. What you have in your Cabrillo file for 
score doesn't matter.
Barry W2UP

On 4 Sep 02, at 11:39, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:

> No disrespect Steve, but the point is moot.  The contest manager says
> NB and NS count as separate multipliers and has not responded to my
> question "Are there 14 VE multipliers?"
> 
> Glenn told me that the wording of the rules as far as "Canadian area"
> was not meant to be construed as Canadian Call Area.  The  reason (I'm
> guessing here) they don't say that Canadian provinces are multipliers
> is because NWT is a territory and not a province.  So they could have
> said "13 Canadian provinces plus NWT (VE8) for a total of 14 Canadian
> multipliers per band", but they didn't.
> 
> I'm set up for 14 VE multipliers.  If a VY0 shows up, it will make it
> interesting.  Maybe someone needs to go there for grins.  I would, but
> as we say in Louisiana "You can't get there from here".
> 
> 73, Don AA5AU
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Holton" <sholton@optonline.net>
> To: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>; "WriteLog Reflector"
> <Writelog@contesting.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 11:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Clariification from W6OTC Contest Manager
> 
> 
> > Going Hunting Don??
> > 
> > The rules as they appear today at both the CQ and New RTYY journal
> > say that for mults for the 2002 contest are:....
> > 
> > X. Multipliers: One multiplier point for each US state (48) and each
> > Canadian area (13) on each
> >                      band. Please use only official U.S. Postal
> >                      Service 
> > abbreviations to identify states (e.g., Michigan =
> >                      MI; Massachusetts = MA, Ohio = OH). One
> >                      multiplier 
> > point for each DX country in the ARRL and/or
> >                      WAE country lists on each band. Note: KL7 and
> >                      KH6 are 
> > counted as country multipliers only and not
> >                      as state multipliers. One multiplier point for
> >                      each CQ 
> > Zone worked on each band. Maximum of 40
> >                      Zones per band.
> > 
> >                      Canadian areas are VE1 (NB, NS), VE2, VE3, VE4,
> >                      VE5, 
> > VE6, VE7, VE8 (NWT), VO1, VO2, VY1
> >                      (YT), VY2 (PE), VY0 (NU)
> > 
> > 
> > Now as I think I learned to count there are 13 "Areas" in the list -
> > the Vxx thingies
> > 
> > The exchange is.....
> > "Stations operating within the 48 continental United States and the
> > 13 Canadian areas transmit RS(T) report plus State or Area (Canada
> > only) plus CQ Zone."
> > 
> > If this is wrong and the VE1s send  NB or NS as the case may be
> > instead of VE1, while VE2s send VE2, and is it VE8 or NWT ??
> > 
> > George W1ZT posted this --------
> > "From: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/rtty.html
> > 
> > IX. Multipliers: One multiplier point for each US state (48) and
> > each Canadian area (13) on each band. One multiplier point for each
> > DX country on the ARRL and/or WAE country lists on each band. Note:
> > KL7 and KH6 are counted as country multipliers only and not as state
> > multipliers. One multiplier point for each CQ Zone worked on each
> > band. Maximum of 40 Zones per band. Canadian areas are VO1, VO2, VE1
> > (NB, NS, and PEI), VE2, VE3, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, VE8 (NWT), and VY
> > (Yukon). The VE9 reference is simply missing but would be considered
> > to be VE1 as you suggested. George .. W1ZT
> > -------------------------- BUT this is from the 2001 rules!!! You
> > only get 13 thingies if you include the province breakdown of VE1,
> > which is not the case of the 2002 rules.....
> > 
> > So the rules as posted at the CQ site are different 2001 versus 2002
> > 
> > I assume the 2002 rules prevail, but if they are wrong they need to
> > be formally corrected ASAP.
> > 
> > 24 days and counting - see you all on the air
> > Steve N1NB
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA                     Frankford Radio Club