[WriteLog] Support for new Sprint?

[Eric Rosenberg]

 Writelog will work as-is (accept the QTH) with the new NA SSB Sprint
contest. However, it will not calculate the scores correctly. The Cabrillo
generated by the program will include what you enter... the new (i.e.,
correct) QTH.

To correct the scoring, you need to modify the namedmult.ini file. With
guidance from Wayne, I've done that and it works.

NOTE: You will need the Original namedmult.ini for the NCJ CW Sprint, as
the two Sprints now have different rules!

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First you have to find the file namedmul.ini that WriteLog installs. On
Vista and later, you'll find it in
        c:\ProgramData\WriteLog
    On XP, you'll find it
        c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\WriteLog

MAKE A COPY OF THIS FILE. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY!

The [NAS] section in the namedmul.ini file is the list of multipliers for
the sprint. It  and is currently used for both NCJ CW and the old NCJ SSB
sprints. The section that follows immediately is named [NAS-ALIAS]. It
lists aliases of the standard multiplier abbreviations to ease logging of
exchanges where the sender didn't use the the standard abbreviation.

In the [NAS] section
Add DC=3
Add  NT=VE, NU=VE, YT=VE
Change LB=VE1, NB=VE1, NF=VE1, NS=VE1 and PE=VE1 to LB=VE, NB=VE, NF=VE,
NS=VE and PE=VE

In the [NAS-ALIAS] section
Delete LB=MAR, NB=MAR, NF=MAR, NS=MAR and PE=MAR
Delete NU=NT, YT=NT, NU=NT
Change PEI=MAR, LAB=MAR and NFLD=MAR to PEI=PE, LAB=LB, NFLD=NF, YU=YT

This makes DC a multiplier and all 14 Canadian provinces a multiplier.

Easy to do. Remember to copy the original namedmul.ini file before doing
anything! Again, you will need it for the NCJ CW Sprint.

Choose the NA Sprint and Phone as you did in the past. Check that all is
well before you dive into the fray.

Thanks to Wayne for his quick response!

If you have problems,. email me, not Wayne!

73,
Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC

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Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 13:23:08 -0600
From: Chad WE9V <chad.we9v at gmail.com>
To: Writelog user group <WriteLog at contesting.com>
Subject: [WriteLog] Support for new Sprint?

Will there be support for the new SSB Sprint rules (http://ssbsprint.com/)
or can someone give some recommendations on how to get all the multipliers
to work?

Thanks,
Chad WE9V