[WriteLog] Cabrillo file not accepted by CQ WW robot

Randy Thompson K5ZD k5zd at charter.net
Thu Oct 1 20:54:22 EDT 2015


The message is correct.  Your sent exchange is missing "DX" on each line.

Go to parameter setup and put DX in for QTH and 31 for zone. Then generate
the Cabrillo file again.

Randy, K5ZD



> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Gordon Bousman
> Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 11:57 PM
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Cabrillo file not accepted by CQ WW robot
> 
> I cannot get the CQ Contest robot to accept my Writelog created Cabrillo
> file.  I get the error:  "Sent State/Province/DX missing or must contain
> only alphabetic characters."  I am getting this error for each and every
> QSO in my log.  I used the call KH6/NW7D in the contest, I operated
> portable from Hawaii.  Here is a sample line from my Writelog created
> cabrillo log:
> QSO:  7081 RY 2015-09-27 0549 KH6/NW7D      599     31 KH6    EA1BD
> 599 14     DX
> 
> Is it possible that the "/" in my SENT callsign (KH6/NW7D) is causing the
> problem?
> 
> Thanks for any advice or ideas.
> 
> Gordon NW7D (aka KH6/NW7D)
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