[WriteLog] ARRL 10m Contest

[Don AA5AU]

Not related to this post, but if you own a copy of DXbase (and possible others will do it, like DXKeeper), you can import an ADIF file from a previous year contest, then filter the log so only USA, VE and XE calls are in the log, then export back out to ADIF and use that file for your pre-fill.  With DXbase, you have to do three files - one for USA, one for Canada, and one for Mexican calls.  You then merge the three ADIF files using copy and paste.  I've been doing this for years for other contest pre-fill files.

I actually wrote a tutorial six years ago on how to do this using DXbase.  It is located here:

http://rttycontesting.com/presetexchange.html


73, Don AA5AU



>________________________________
> From: Mike Heideman <mike_heideman at hotmail.com>
>To: writelog at contesting.com 
>Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 2:20 PM
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ARRL 10m Contest
> 
>
>It does work as Gary states, but if you use ADIF prefills from a previous
>year's log then be careful as the old serial numbers will prefill the QTH
>field for non-W/VE/XE stations.  You'll have to replace the old serial
>numbers when contacting these stations.
>
>If you know a scripting language such as Perl or AWK then it shouldn't
>be too hard to edit the serial numbers out of the ADIF file before
>loading it.
>
>73,
>-Mike, N7MH
>
>Gary AL9A wrote:
>> Haven't run the 10M module in years as it has been rather pointless during 
>> the solar minimum.  The rules say W/VE stations send RST and state or 
>> province, while DX stations send RST and a sequential number.  XE stations 
>> send RST and their state while MM send RST and ITU Region.  Apparently there 
>> are not different modules for the various station locations and since 
>> everyone can work everyone, the "QTH" field is mult-purpose - it will take 
>> alpha characters for state or province, numeric for sequential serial 
>> numbers and a combination of alpha and numeric - R1, R2 or R3.  If it looks 
>> good in the Cabrillo you should be good to go.
>
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