[WriteLog] ARRL SS SSB prefill file

Gary AL9A al9a at mtaonline.net
Thu Nov 12 20:34:36 EST 2015


Now that the CW Sweepstakes is history for this year it's time to look ahead 
to the SSB Sweeps coming up soon.  I have updated the history prefill file 
for the ARRL SS SSB contest to include results from 2014.  The file now 
contains 5,341 call signs spanning the years 2009 - 2014.  The file may be 
downloaded at the following link: 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdonpf21vkcfops/ARRL%20SSB%20History%202009%20-%202014.adi?dl=0.

As always, be cautious when using a prefill file to be certain that the 
information is accurate for this year's contest.  The Sweepstakes contests 
are always very fluid and calls may be operating with a different Precedence 
or Section than in prior years.  In some cases the Check may change too. 
How can that be?  Well, if a call was reissued to a new holder he will 
probably have a different Check year than the previous holder.  Remember 
this is a history file, not a prediction file.

You must be sure to copy the exchange information correctly and overwrite 
the prefill information if necessary.  For just this reason I recommend you 
edit the Contest/Exchange Format Setup... window and change some of the 
exchange fields from the default Insert mode to Overstrike.  This greatly 
facilitates updating a prefill file field that is not correct for this years 
contest.

73,
Gary AL9A 



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