[WriteLog] Yet another SS CW prefill file

[Gary AL9A]

I just picked up a lead this afternoon from another reflector about a prefill adi file for SS CW that is maintained by the PVRC North Carolina chapter.  Apparently this file is a compilation of multiple years worth of ARRL SS results history that contains both CW and SSB history.  This file contains 8,624 calls in the file, significantly larger than my adi prefill file of 1,291 calls which is based on only CW calls from the 2012 contest.

There is a caveat about the accuracy of this history file, so be aware that while you may get more “hits” with this file there is a higher probability that some of the data may be outdated and you will have to carefully verify what the station is sending this year and edit any fields that may be in error.  Also, due to “conflicting issues”, the PVRC data is only through the 2011 contest season and doesn’t contain any history from 2012.  And no, I don’t have the time to try and merge my 2012 file with the PVRC file to add the missing 2012 info!

I have downloaded the file and played with it a bit and it does work.  There are three different versions of the prefill file on the web site – WriteLog, NIMM and TR/TR4W.  Be sure to select the correct file.  I will probably try running with this file in the contest.  If it proves too troublesome due to data accuracy issues I will switch back to my 2012 history file and just get the missing ones off the air.

http://pvrcnc.org/

73,
Gary AL9A