[WriteLog] YU DX Contest module

[Gary AL9A]

Hi Steve,

Well, if they change the rules every other year that makes things a bit tough!  Sounds like they have a different contest manager each year and his gets to change the rules at will.

I got the 2013 rules link at http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php#4623 which leads me to http://www.yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/2013/rules.html.

I can understand the difficulty in coming up with a modified module this week.  If that isn't possible I will try to find another module that accepts serial number and forget about the score locally and let them score it on their robot.  Or, just forget altogether and work the CQMM contest only.  Oh, there isn't a WL module for that one either!

73,
Gary AL9A

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Woodruff 
  To: Gary AL9A 
  Cc: Writelog Reflector ; writelog support 
  Sent: April 14, 2013 5:06 PM
  Subject: Re: YU DX Contest module


  Hi Gary,


  The module was written back in 2005 and has not been updated since.  In this case, the website still shows the rules from 2006 showing exchange as CALL + ITU zone.  (no RST, no serial).   http://yudx.net/rulesengl.pdf


  Which website are you referencing for the new rules?


  I found 2012 rules here:  http://www.yu1srs.org.rs/dl/yudx/Files/yudxrules_2012_eng.pdf  ... where the exchange was RST + ITU zone.  RST added here... but still no serial # needed.


  I found 2013 rules here:  http://www.srv.org.rs/pages/takmicenja/kt/yudxcont/yudx13ru.pdf  ... where the exchange was changed again to be RST + serial #.  


  So it seems they change the rules of this contest on a yearly basis, and the contest organizers did not bother to send me or Wayne an email about it.  I'll take a look, but I doubt that we can spin an entire new release in less than a week.


  Thanks,


  Steve N9OH







  On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:55 PM, Gary AL9A <al9a at mtaonline.net> wrote:

    I am setting up the YU DX Contest module for next weekend and just noticed a problem with the Entry fields.  The current contest rules specify the exchange as RST + serial number starting from 001.  However, the YU DX module has ITU as an exchange field.  I have never run this contest before, but apparently in earlier years the exchange was RST + ITU zone.

    When I enter a sample call and three digit serial number I get an error message "Field ITU is invalid" and WL will not log the call.  To get it to log I must press Shift+Enter.  Forcing the entry of a YU or YT prefix call this way seems to score the YU/YT multiplier correctly, but a non YU/YT call sign results in a "?" in the ML column.  Is there time to get an updated correction made to this module before the contest this weekend?  Having to force all the entries with a Shift+Enter combination isn't something I am looking forward to.

    73,
    Gary AL9A