[WriteLog] CQP..WL anomalies

[Richard Zalewski]

You do have access to the correct abbreviations by going to contest and show
multipliers.  I keep this window open during contest.

Dick W7ZR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clive Whelan" <clive.whelan at btinternet.com>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 9:48 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] CQP..WL anomalies


> I had two problems, one of which might not be a WL issue, the other
> certainly is.
>
>
> 1. Several stations sent county codes greater than 4 letters, which then
> spilled over from cty1 to cty2. An example was PLACER. I have no idea what
> this represents, since I have no access to accepted county codes. Someone
> else sent PLAC, which I assume is correct, and is one and the same thing?
I
> assume that the rules do state a four letter code to be sent, and WL
> reflects this?
>
>
> 2. More seriously, and in need of a fix I think, was that when a 4 digit
> serial number was sent, the cursor jumped automatically to the county
field,
> by which time my reflex action had already "spaced" to that field, then
> ending up in cty2 field, which required manual editing which was tedious.
I
> did get the hang of this, but don't think the cursor should really jump
like
> that ( Wayne?).
>
> Nice opening on 21Mhz around 17z +/-. Signals varied from S9+ to barely
> readable. Are there really W6s running 100w watts and G5RVs!!
>
>
> 73
>
>
> Clive
>
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