[WriteLog] Yet another SS CW prefill file

[Steve Dyer]

When I've used pre-fills, that's what keeps me awake :-).
I've noticed many people change their CK year over year and of course 
different PREC.
My error rate will probably go up this year as I give  SO2R a try, not 
because of pre-fills....
Steve
> Steve,
>
> Just one data point in support of Randy.
>
> I have found that my "CK" report sometimes needs adjustment year-to-year.
>
> Then that years UBN report of "others copying error" shows an 
> inordinate number of cases where the operater was caught in a time 
> warp and copied my last years "CK" as it was before the adjustment.
>
> 73, de Hans, K0hb
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 9:51 PM, Steve Dyer <w1srd at yahoo.com 
> <mailto:w1srd at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>     Randy,
>     Sounds good (sic), but any data to support your hypothesis?
>     73,
>     Steve
>     W1SRD
>     > Advice to anyone that wants to have maximum accuracy in their
>     log. Do not use a prefill database. Listen to what is sent and log it.
>     >
>     > I know this sounds flip, but the prefill tends to lull users
>     into not listening as well as they could. Especially in SS where
>     any of the 3 fixed exchange elements could change from a previous
>     year!
>     >
>     > Randy, K5ZD
>     >
>     >
>     >> -----Original Message-----
>     >> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On
>     Behalf Of Gary
>     >> AL9A
>     >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 7:52 PM
>     >> To: WriteLog Reflector
>     >> Subject: [WriteLog] Yet another SS CW prefill file
>     >>
>     >> 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 probability that some of the data may be outdated and you will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
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