[WriteLog] Help Needed with VHF Contest Submission

Sun Sep 28 18:11:50 EDT 2003

Could one of the Writelog experts out there please tell me why the ARRL
Robot is rejecting most of the contacts in our VHF contest log?

I've noticed two potential problems, but I'm not sure if fixing either of
them will help.  First, Writelog seems to have designated 50 Mhz as Band "A"
and 144 as Band "B".  I tried a submission with those designations changed
to 50 and 144 and that did not help.  Also, Writelog insists on providing
signal report fields, which are not really needed.  Do I need to edit out
the reports?

I haven't seen discussion of either of these problems on the list, so I
assume I've goofed somewhere.

If anyone wants to see the Cabrillo file or Writelog file, please let me
know.

I've submitted numerous entries for other contests with my copy of Writelog
and never seen this failure before.

Thanks in advance for the help!

Frank
WB2BXO (Opr. at W2RAK)

-----Forwarded Message-----
From: ARRL Contest Robot <unreplyable at arrl.org>
Sent: Sep 28, 2003 4:56 PM
To: "Frank Grossman (WB2BXO)" <flgrossman at earthlink.net>
Subject: [1379.septembervhf] Re: W2rak

(This is an automated response).

Thank you for your participation in the contest and for submitting
your log in Cabrillo format.  While the robot appears to be able to
process your log, it appears to have discovered irregularities in your
log. These do not affect its ability to be processed but correcting
these problems will help ensure the entry is properly scored. These
irregularities appear in a report at the bottom of this message. You
are encouraged to review and fix these irregularities. You may then
re-send it to septembervhf at arrl.org. You may have to resubmit your log
two or three times to get everything just right. Don't worry, the
robot replaces the previous file as long as the callsign remains the
same.  We want to make sure that we have your information right!  If
you have any questions regarding this, please contact me at
n1nd at arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0232.

Your tracking number is [1379.septembervhf].  Please save this receipt
until verifying that your log appears on the Logs Received web page at

 http://www.arrl.org/contests/claimed/

Thanks for your cooperation.  73

Dan Henderson, N1ND
ARRL Contest Branch Manager

PS: ARRL Contest Soapbox is now on the Web. Post your comments and
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ARRL VHF CONTEST LOG WARNING MESSAGE REPORT FROM THE ROBOT

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1445 W2RAK          59 FN30   KF2XF          59
FN30
  Line 14 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1445 W2RAK          59 FN30   KF2XF          59
FN30
  Line 14 was discarded.  'KF2XF' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1450 W2RAK          59 FN30   WV8E           59
FM09
  Line 15 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1450 W2RAK          59 FN30   WV8E           59
FM09
  Line 15 was discarded.  'WV8E' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1501 W2RAK          59 FN30   W2SZ           59
FN32
  Line 16 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1501 W2RAK          59 FN30   W2SZ           59
FN32
  Line 16 was discarded.  'W2SZ' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1502 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1WHS          59
FN43
  Line 17 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1502 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1WHS          59
FN43
  Line 17 was discarded.  'K1WHS' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1503 W2RAK          59 FN30   W2SZ           59
FN32
  Line 18 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1503 W2RAK          59 FN30   W2SZ           59
FN32
  Line 18 was discarded.  'W2SZ' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1504 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1GX           59
FN31
  Line 19 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1504 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1GX           59
FN31
  Line 19 was discarded.  'K1GX' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1505 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1GX           59
FN31
  Line 20 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1505 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1GX           59
FN31
  Line 20 was discarded.  'K1GX' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1511 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3HHN          59
FN33
  Line 21 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1511 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3HHN          59
FN33
  Line 21 was discarded.  'W3HHN' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1511 W2RAK          59 FN30   W1QK           59
FN31
  Line 22 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1511 W2RAK          59 FN30   W1QK           59
FN31
  Line 22 was discarded.  'W1QK' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1515 W2RAK          59 FN30   K3YTL          59
FN11
  Line 23 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1515 W2RAK          59 FN30   K3YTL          59
FN11
  Line 23 was discarded.  'K3YTL' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1516 W2RAK          59 FN30   K3YTL          59
FN11
  Line 24 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1516 W2RAK          59 FN30   K3YTL          59
FN11
  Line 24 was discarded.  'K3YTL' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1521 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1TEO          59
FN31
  Line 25 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1521 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1TEO          59
FN31
  Line 25 was discarded.  'K1TEO' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1523 W2RAK          59 FN30   K2SMN          59
FN20
  Line 26 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1523 W2RAK          59 FN30   K2SMN          59
FN20
  Line 26 was discarded.  'K2SMN' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1524 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1JT           59
FN20
  Line 27 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1524 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1JT           59
FN20
  Line 27 was discarded.  'K1JT' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1525 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1JT           59
FN20
  Line 28 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1525 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1JT           59
FN20
  Line 28 was discarded.  'K1JT' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1527 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1TEO          59
FN31
  Line 29 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1527 W2RAK          59 FN30   K1TEO          59
FN31
  Line 29 was discarded.  'K1TEO' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1529 W2RAK          59 FN30   WB2CUT         59
FN20
  Line 30 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1529 W2RAK          59 FN30   WB2CUT         59
FN20
  Line 30 was discarded.  'WB2CUT' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1531 W2RAK          59 FN30   N2FKF          59
FN30
  Line 31 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1531 W2RAK          59 FN30   N2FKF          59
FN30
  Line 31 was discarded.  'N2FKF' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1532 W2RAK          59 FN30   N2FKF          59
FN30
  Line 32 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1532 W2RAK          59 FN30   N2FKF          59
FN30
  Line 32 was discarded.  'N2FKF' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1537 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3DOG          59
FM28
  Line 33 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     A PH 2003-09-14 1537 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3DOG          59
FM28
  Line 33 was discarded.  'W3DOG' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1539 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3DOG          59
FM28
  Line 34 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1539 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3DOG          59
FM28
  Line 34 was discarded.  'W3DOG' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1541 W2RAK          59 FN30   KB1DFB         59
FN41
  Line 35 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1541 W2RAK          59 FN30   KB1DFB         59
FN41
  Line 35 was discarded.  'KB1DFB' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1543 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3EME          59
FM19
  Line 36 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1543 W2RAK          59 FN30   W3EME          59
FM19
  Line 36 was discarded.  'W3EME' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1548 W2RAK          59 FN30   W2PAU          59
FN20
  Line 37 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1548 W2RAK          59 FN30   W2PAU          59
FN20
  Line 37 was discarded.  'W2PAU' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1558 W2RAK          59 FN30   N2MCY          59
FN30
  Line 38 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1558 W2RAK          59 FN30   N2MCY          59
FN30
  Line 38 was discarded.  'N2MCY' is not a valid grid locator.

QSO:     B PH 2003-09-14 1603 W2RAK          59 FN30   K2SMN          59
FN20
  Line 39 was discarded.  '59' is not a valid grid locator.