[WWYC] FWD: [RTTY] Paolo, I2UIY; 2008 CQ RTTY Contest

Tue Oct 14 02:22:33 EDT 2008

Hi,
sad news, meet him in Pazin,
RIP Paolo - Arrivederci !
... -.-  . .
73 Pa3k

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 8:05 AM, Stein Roar Brobakken LA6FJA-K3RAG <
s-roabr at online.no> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I found this on rtty list
> A sad message, he was with us in WWYC meeting in Croatia
>
> 73s Rag LA6FJA
>
>
> > From: W6OTC [w6otc at garlic.com]
> > Sent: 2008-10-14 01:52:45 CEST
> > To: Rtty Reflector [Rtty at contesting.com]
> > Subject: [RTTY] Paolo, I2UIY; 2008 CQ RTTY Contest
> >
> > As you now know, our friend and fellow RTTY contester, member of the CQ
> > Contest Hall of Fame (and CQ RTTY Log Checker), Paolo Cortese, I2UIY, has
> > tragically died at the very young age of 48 years.  Paolo was a great
> > competitor with a wonderful sense of humor and an encyclopedic knowledge
> of
> > amateur radio.   Many of you worked him from his home call as well as
> from
> > P40G, and many of you have met him in person.  We will all miss him very
> > much.  More will be written in CQ Magazine at a later date on his life
> and
> > achievements.
> >
> >
> >
> > In Paolo's absence, let me bring you up to date on this year's CQWW RTTY
> > Contest: as of today, we have received 1760 logs, well along the way to
> > setting another new all-time record for any RTTY contest.  Indeed, this
> may
> > be the first RTTY contest to exceed 2000 logs.  If you have not submitted
> > your log (you still have almost 2 weeks, until October 26), be sure to
> look
> > back at Paolo's tips sent to this reflector on September 7 and which I
> have
> > re-printed below.  Although Solar Flux remained low (SFI was 67 for this
> > contest, for the third year in a row), participation continues to expand
> > significantly each year.  Based on rumored scores, the results this year
> > promise to set more new world records.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here are Paolo's tips, based on his years as CQ RTTY log checker and as
> an
> > accomplished RTTY contester:
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello RTTYers!
> >
> >
> >
> > The CQWW RTTY will take place in 3 weeks so now seems to be the right
> time
> > to give some free suggestions about log submission.
> >
> >
> >
> > Despite poor conditions, this year we received over 1,830 logs for WPX
> RTTY
> > and - as far as I know - it was the new all time log submission record
> for a
> > RTTY contest. I guess I'm not wrong if I think that this CQWW will set a
> new
> > record, too. Maybe this time we will reach the 2,000 mark, who knows?
> >
> >
> >
> > Both on my webpage (http://www.i2uiy.it/postcontest.html) as well as on
> > AA5AU's site (http://www.rttycontesting.com/AfterTheContest.html)
> >
> > is still available the report I wrote after the 2005 CQWW RTTY.
> >
> > Please find few minutes to read it before the contest.
> >
> >
> >
> > Advice #1: please read the Rules. I mean the OFFICIAL Rules printed on CQ
> > magazine (July 2008, page 32/33) or on
> > <http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/RTTYDXContest.html> or on
> > <http://www.cqwwrtty.com/rules.htm> that are the only set of Rules you
> can
> > trust 100%. There are NO changes from the previous years but reading them
> > once more would not be a bad idea.
> >
> >
> >
> > Here are just few extra suggestions that will make the log-checker's life
> > much easier:
> >
> >
> >
> > + there are no trophy and/or certificates for who sends his log one
> >
> > hour or less after the end of the contest: take your time, the deadline
> is
> > October 26 so there is no reason to send your log immediately. In the
> last
> > couple of years we've got about 500 logs within a week after the contest:
> > this is NOT good. READ YOUR LOG before you submit it.
> >
> >
> >
> > + please submit your log as an attachment (NOT in the body of the
> >
> > message). In the Subject-line of your e-mail message please write ONLY
> the
> > callsign that you did used during the contest and NOTHING ELSE.
> >
> >
> >
> > + if you'll get your log returned by the robot, please remember that
> >
> > the robot ALWAYS tells the reason why that log has not been accepted.
> >
> > If that is not clear, just send me an e-mail and I'll find out what was
> > wrong in your log. If you really want, you can post a nasty message here
> or
> > on some other reflector but if you really want an answer, you better
> write
> > to who handle the contest.
> >
> > If the robot returns your log once... it makes no sense submitting it
> again
> > "as it is" hoping that the robot will change his mind, it never happens.
> So
> > it's much better try understanding what's wrong in your submission.
> >
> >
> >
> > + please do NOT submit .ZIP, .RAR, .LHA, .EXE, .DOC files. The robot
> >
> > will accept ONLY plain ASCII files. If you need - somehow - to edit your
> > log, please use only NOTEPAD and/or any other ASCII editor that will not
> add
> > junk characters to your file. DO NOT edit your log using a word processor
> > (e.g. Word).
> >
> >
> >
> > + if you submit your log correctly, you will receive a message from
> >
> > our robot within few minutes. Please be sure that the message from our
> robot
> > will be accepted by your spam filter. Remember: the message from the
> robot
> > only means that we have received and stored your log.
> >
> > It doesn't means that your log is correct. Later, during the log checking
> > process, we will look at your log and, if we will find any problem,
> you'll
> > get a message from us.
> >
> >
> >
> > + if we are forced to write you because there is something wrong in
> >
> > your log... we expect to get an answer (a fast one, if possible) so
> please
> > do not ignore our requests: 3 or 4 unanswered messages to the same guy
> makes
> > me quite (VERY) nervous.
> >
> >
> >
> > + Cabrillo... what is this? A log in Cabrillo format has 13 (or 14)
> columns:
> >
> > - QSO:
> >
> > - Frequency (xxxxx)
> >
> > - Mode (RY)
> >
> > - date (yyyy-mm-dd)
> >
> > - time (hhmm)
> >
> > - callsign SENT (YOUR callsign)
> >
> > - RST SENT (xxx)
> >
> > - zone SENT (YOUR zone)
> >
> > - QTH sent (STATE/PROV for W/VE or DX for ALL others)
> >
> > - callsign RECEIVED
> >
> > - RST RECEIVED (xxx)
> >
> > - zone RECEIVED
> >
> > - QTH RECEIVED (STATE/PROV for W/VE or DX for ALL others)
> >
> > - TX ID (only for Multi Op.)
> >
> > If your software doesn't create such a log... you better find an new
> logging
> > software or you better read the instructions to configure properly your
> > software.
> >
> >
> >
> > + Some versions of TR Log POST places in the column #13 an
> >
> > abbreviation for the country. This is NOT good, please edit your log and
> > remove it. Column #13 is ONLY for the QTH RECEIVED.
> >
> >
> >
> > + warning: 599NY is NOT like 599 NY.
> >
> >
> >
> > + please remember that you must log BOTH the SENT and the RECEIVED
> >
> > data. This means that a sample Cabrillo line will look like this:
> >
> > QSO: 14075 RY 2006-09-23 0703 I2UIY         599     15
> >
> > DX     KL5E          599 01     DX
> >
> > If you operate outside of W/VE, you will sent only RST+Zone BUT you MUST
> log
> > (i.e.) "599 15 DX". Please make sure that your software does this
> > automatically.
> >
> >
> >
> > + if you work a W/VE station, then you must log his State/Province
> >
> > abbreviation like this:
> >
> > QSO: 14112 RY 2006-09-23 1259 I2UIY         599     15
> >
> > DX     W4UK         599 05     SC
> >
> >
> >
> > + if you are a W/VE entrant, then your log will look like this:
> >
> > QSO:  7042 RY 2006-09-23 0006 AA5AU         599      4
> >
> > LA     OM8A          599 15     DX
> >
> > QSO:  7043 RY 2006-09-23 0007 AA5AU         599      4
> >
> > LA     K4GMH         599 5      VA
> >
> >
> >
> > + please don't guess that handling the contest with computer equals
> >
> > submitting a perfect log. It is NOT true.
> >
> > We know that there are (at least) 2 very popular contest programs that do
> > not create the proper Cabrillo file unless you (very) carefully configure
> > them. I did never used any of them but I know that this problem exists
> > because in the past 3 years we had almost 450 logs that gave us BIG
> problems
> > (missing columns, switched columns, merged columns) and over 90% of them
> > have been done with one of these 2 programs. My suggestion is to simulate
> a
> > contest log: open a new log for CQWW RTTY, enter 2 or 3 fake QSOs and
> create
> > the Cabrillo. If it doesn't looks like the above samples... you better
> > reconfigure your program BEFORE the contest.
> >
> >
> >
> > + in 2007 we found that 152 logs have been rejected by the robot for
> >
> > various reasons and NEVER resubmitted. I fixed manually all of them (it
> > about 10% of all received logs!) but this is a waste of time. In these
> days,
> > RTTY is a 100% computer mode. So why people don't read the Rules and take
> > good care of their own logs?
> >
> >
> >
> > + please read the Rules and learn what are the available categories.
> >
> > Please DO NOT enter a non existing category: it would be a waste of time.
> > These (and ONLY these) are the available categories:
> >
> > Single Operator - Assisted
> >
> > Single Operator - All Band - Low Power
> >
> > Single Operator - All Band - High Power
> >
> > Single Operator - 80 Meters
> >
> > Single Operator - 40 Meters
> >
> > Single Operator - 20 Meters
> >
> > Single Operator - 15 Meters
> >
> > Single Operator - 10 Meters
> >
> > Multi Operator - Single TX - Low Power
> >
> > Multi Operator - Single TX - High Power
> >
> > Multi Operator - Two TX
> >
> > Multi Operator - Multi TX
> >
> >
> >
> > + remember: (1) no QRP categories at all; (2) Low Power applies ONLY
> >
> > to Single Operators ALL Bands (i.e. no SO-20-Low, no SO-40-Low and so
> on);
> > (3) Assisted applies ONLY to Single Operators ALL Bands (i.e. no
> > SO-20-Assisted, no SO-40-Assisted and so on).
> >
> >
> >
> > + there are NO possible sub-categories (no Rookie, no Expert, no
> >
> > Over-50, no Triband & Single Element).
> >
> >
> >
> > + in the header of your Cabrillo log you will find the "OPERATORS:"
> >
> > line. Fill it ONLY of you were MULTI-OP *or* if you used a
> >
> > special callsign different from your home callsign. If not, please
> >
> > leave it empty.
> >
> >
> >
> > + remember that since 2006 there is a new "Club Competition"
> >
> > category. I'm sure that each Club officer will take care to instruct
> >
> > his Club fellows about how to fill the "CLUB:" line in the Cabrillo
> >
> > header. Please remember that World is larger than your own country...
> >
> > so please write the name of your Club as it is, no abbreviations, no
> >
> > shortcuts. Remember that a Club must... exist (!) and that his
> >
> > members must be located within a 275Km radius from center of Club
> >
> > area. When we are not sure if this limit has been respected or not,
> >
> > we will contact the Club Secretary to check it with him.
> >
> >
> >
> > Please forgive me if these suggestions seem too much for expert
> >
> > contesters but we expect to get at least 1,800 logs and there is
> >
> > only 1 log checker...
> >
> >
> >
> > Have fun in the contest!
> >
> >
> >
> > 73 de Paolo, I2UIY/NH7DX
> >
> > CQWW RTTY Log Checker
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Look for the results from this contest in May 2009 CQ Magazine.  In the
> > meantime, we look forward to seeing you in the CQ WPX Contest on February
> > 14-15, 2009.
> >
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Glenn, W6OTC
> >
> > CQ RTTY Contest Director
> >
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> >
>
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