[WriteLog] Contest Prefill Files hosted on the Writelog Website

[Ed W0YK]

I have been customizing my own prefills for years.  I start by correcting all the logs I have for a given contest, using my my LCRs from log checking. Then I export them in ADIF format and use an Excel<->ADIF bidirectional converter created by a DL to get Excel versions.  I add a year column to the Excel version of each year's log.  All of them are merged in Excel and sorted by call and year.  This puts all instances of a call together and in chronological order.All this setup is for using a feature in Excel for filtering out older instances of the same call.Then the bidirectional converter is used to got the final ADIF for use by WriteLog. The next year the same process is repeated using the prior year's composite ADIF and the prior year's  LCR-corrected log.I've done this for 25 years of P49X logs and have about 8,000 entries.  Bart's prefill has over 15,000 entries so it is my new base.  After I get my 2025 RU LCR, I will correct my log and do the process above to update Bart's current prefill.(If Bart updates his prefill the next year, I have the option to bypass my own effort and use his new one if I wish.)Also, I used Bart's prefill for my warmup operating and practice sessions the week before RU.  I noted any missing calls and any different QTHs which were then used to update Bart's prefill for last weekend and the base file for updating with this year's P49X log for use in 2026.  I just edited the ADIF with MS Word.73,Ed W0YK
-------- Original message --------From: Robert W5AJ <woodr90 at gmail.com> Date: 1/6/25  19:43  (GMT-04:00) To: Writelog Reflector <writelog at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Contest Prefill Files hosted on the Writelog Website Pretty sure the pre-fill is based from reports from Prior year!Never expect it to be 100% same, people move, operate different QTH, etc...Great to have the prefill available !!   73 Robert W5AJOn Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM Robert Hess via WriteLog <writelog at contesting.com> wrote:>  I've been meaning to say the same as Don.  Thanks, Bart.  I also used the> RAC prefill.> BobW1RH>     On Monday, January 6, 2025 at 03:33:30 PM PST, Don AA5AU <> aa5au at bellsouth.net> wrote:>>   Bart, thank you very much for the new prefill file for the RTTY Roundup.> It worked great! I think there were only a handful that weren't correct but> I was too busy to write them down. Sorry.> Thanks for doing this. It helps a LOT.> 73, Don AA5AU>     On Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at 04:51:12 PM CST, Bart Ritchie> (VE5CPU) <ve5cpu at sasktel.net> wrote:>>  Good day everyone>> I am please to announce that Wayne Wright, W5XD has graciously agreed> to host contest prefill files on the Writelog website.>> The files can be found at: https://writelog.com/downloads/prefill-files>> To download the file currently, you must right click on the link name> and save the file.  Auto downloading will be implemented soon.>> Background:> I took an interest in creating prefill files for use in the RAC> Canada Day and Canada Winter contests and was having difficulty> finding anyone who hosted these files.  I had seen mention of two> prior individuals who did host files but those sites were no longer active.>> I reached out to Wayne at Writelog and asked if he would host prefill> files if I created some and he agreed.  I thought this would be one> of the best longer term solutions to the issue of hosting prefill> files for the longer term for the Writelog contesting community.>> While developing a process to create the required ADIF files used by> Writelog I expanded it to include conversion of some of the files> from N1NM call history files (CHF)/  I reached out to and received> permission from Claude Duberger, VE2FK to use his files with> attribution back to him and the folks at N1NM.>> Thanks to his work and the other supporting those efforts I was able> to created 11 additional prefill files as a starting point.>> I am willing to coordinate updating these files and creating> additional contest prefill files for the next several years.  If you> would like to have a prefill file created for contests supported by> Writelog, I will do my best to accommodate such requests.  The> dependency will be availability of data.>> I hope the contesting community and Writelog users will find these> files of value in their contesting efforts.  As always with data of> this sort , use the prefill information as an aid. Be sure to verify> the data and ultimately log what the station sends.  Never assume the> prefill data is 100% correct.>> If anyone is interested in assisting in this process, I would be> happy to share the resources I created in Excel.>> 73, Bart Ritchie - VE5CPU>>>>>> _______________________________________________> WriteLog mailing list> WriteLog at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog> WriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/>> _______________________________________________> WriteLog mailing list> WriteLog at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog> WriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/>> _______________________________________________> WriteLog mailing list> WriteLog at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog> WriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/>_______________________________________________WriteLog mailing listWriteLog at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelogWriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/