[WriteLog] Question on IARU HQ Multiplier in the Zone Field

[Jeff Maass]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Wb4tdh at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 09:57
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Question on IARU HQ Multiplier in the Zone Field
>
>
> I was playing around in the IARU test this morning and worked
> PJ2HQ with HQ
> designation of VERONA - seems the Zone field can only accommodate
> 5 characters
> as I am only able to enter VERON for this station. I am running
> version 10.41B
> and am sure there must be something simple I am missing to expand
> the length
> of this field.
> Any suggestions most appreciated while I'm tuning what sounds like a very
> dead 15M band!
> Thanks!!
> 73
> Andy
> WB4TDH

This is a real problem, as the Netherlands organization is VERON,
and so the truncated HQ name will result in an incorrect multiplier.

I don't have an answer for you, Andy, but you can look at photos at
the link below of the Signal Point station using call PJ2HQ for IARU.

73,
     Jeff Maass  K8ND

     Caribbean Contesting Consortium - PJ2T
                       http://www.pj2t.org
 http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/Radio/PJ2T_Aerial.htm