[WriteLog] ARRL RTTY Round Up

[WA9ALS - John]

> I worked a station in DC.  Writelog does not recognize DC as a valid
> multiplier.  Is there a way to add DC?  I guess it probably does not
matter
> in the long run as long as it's in my Cabrillo file.

Tom, I don't know how you missed it - This has been discussed, cussed, and
discussed again.  Below are posts from Don, Bill, and Dan.  Hope this helps.
GL - 73  John, WA9ALS
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WriteLog users need to make additions to their namedmul.ini file.  The
additions that
Bill mentioned in a previous post are correct.

In the [RTYRNDUP-STATES] section, add:

DC=3

In the [RTYRNDUP-STATES-ALIAS] section, add:

MDC=DC

This takes care of the DC multiplier.  And don't be surprised if you see
4U1WB from
DC.  He called me in the 10M contest at 2315Z for my last multiplier.

Lots of changes could be made to the [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES] and
[RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] sections, but to keep it simple you could add
just 4 entries, delete one modify another.

Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES] add two lines:

LB=2
NU=0

Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] add two lines:

LAB=LB
VY0=NU

Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] delete the line:

LB=NFLD

Under [RTYRNDUP-PROVINCES-ALIAS] modify:

VO2=NFLD to show VO2=LB

This should score the contest correctly.  I tested it and it does work.  I
took
screen shots of my named.ini file and placed them on my WriteLog website at:
http://www.geocities.com/writelog/namedmul_ru.html

Here is a list of Canadian prefixes for Provinces & Territories plus
Labrador:

VE1 = NS (It's possible a VE1 could be NB or PE, but rare)
VE2 = QC
VE3 = ON
VE4 = MB
VE5 = SK
VE6 = AB
VE7 = BC
VE8 = NT
VE9 = NB
VO1 = NF
VO2 = LB
VY1 = YT
VY2 = PE
VY0 = NU

To make things more confusing, there is no longer a Province of
Newfoundland.
The name was changed to the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador on
December 6, 2001.
And the official postal code for the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
was changed
from NF to NL on October 21, 2002.  Source http://www.gov.nf.ca/.

Both the ARRL and CQ/RJ continue to allow Labrador to be a separate
multiplier, which
is fine with me.  The more multipliers, the better!

3 days to go to the Roundup!

73, Don AA5AU



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Holbert Sr." <realbill@w5bbr.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>; <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 11:17 AM
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY Round-UP Multipliers / Scoring


> Screwed up on last post on this subject as following is information from
> Dan Henderson.
>
> Hi Bill:
>
> Different multipliers are used for different contests.  The RTTY Roundup
> does not use ARRL sections for multipliers, it uses states, Canadian
> provinces and territories, and DC as domestic multipliers.  Do not
> confuse this with the ARRL-SECTION: field in the Cabrillo
> header.  That field is NOT the sent exchange.  It is used to sort for
> contest awards, that are based on Sections, not states.  DC sends the
> exchange of DC, but includes MDC in the ARRL-SECTION: field in the
> header.
>
> Thanks and Happy New Year!
>
>  73
>
>
> Dan Henderson, N1ND
> ARRL Contest Branch Manager
>
>
>
>      -----Original Message-----
>      From: Bill Holbert Sr. [mailto:realbill@w5bbr.com]
>      Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:33 AM
>      To: Henderson, Dan N1ND
>      Subject: RTTY Round-UP Multipliers / Scoring
>
>      Dan following is extract from RTTY Round_Up Rules for Scoring.
> Please note that that the District of Columbia is designated as (DC)
> however all references I can find for ARRL Sections and Scoring do not
> contain the (DC) designator. Rather I find (MDC) in the ARRL/RAC Section
> listing.  This brings up the following questions.  What Designator
> should a station within the District of Columbia send when making an
> exchange in the contest?  Should a new Designator of (DC) be established
> for this contest only?
>
>
> Sorry for the confusion.
>
> Regards, Bill, W5BBR