Actually, I submitted my log last night and noticed a similar error.
Writelog indicates that I have 191 dx multipliers, but the ARRL's log check
process only credited me for 188. It would result in a drop of about 5,000
pts. I'll have to follow up this evening and see if I can determine why.
'73,
Bob, KE3K
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020, 8:44 AM Lex Felker <lfelker@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a similar problem, altho I didnt receive an error message. Writelog
> summary showed 137 mults, but ARRL response to my log file showed on 134.
> Not exactly sure how to track down this discrepancy. Am I the only US/VE
> reporting this problem?
>
> Lex
> N4LF
>
> On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 5:34 PM Alan Maenchen <ad6e@arrl.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > Yes, that turns out to be the problem. I had only one Q with PE and
> > changing it to PEI then re-submitting cleared that problem.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > BTW, I thought NCCC was not going for ARRL DX (as usual) so I submitted
> my
> > score for MLDXCC. If that's not the case let me know and I'll change it.
> >
> > 73, Alan AD6E / KH6TU
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 17, 2020 at 11:56 AM David Aslin G3WGN <david@aslinvc.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Jack.
> > >
> > > It turns out to be the PE/PEI problem. The ARRL rules show PE as the
> > > abbreviation and N1MM, WinTest, Writelog (and probably others) default
> to
> > > PE. But the submission robot expects PEI. Change the Cabrillo to PEI
> > and
> > > missing mults are restored…
> > >
> > > Only affects us DX folks, but this is a contest where my score counts
> for
> > > NCCC, so even if not a focus contest, I’m still submitting my points to
> > my
> > > favourite club…
> > >
> > > 73, David G3WGN M6O WJ6O
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *From:* Jack Brindle [mailto:jackbrindle@me.com]
> > > *Sent:* 17 February 2020 18:48
> > > *To:* David Aslin G3WGN <david@aslinvc.com>; Alan AD6E / KH6TU <
> > > ad6e00@gmail.com>
> > > *Cc:* main@NCCC.groups.io
> > > *Subject:* Re: [NCCC] ARRL unrecognized mult ??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The rules contain the entities that count for multipliers from the DX
> > > Station’s perspective, and may explain the issue y'all are seeing.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "5.2.2. DX stations: Sum of US states (except KH6/KL7), District of
> > > Columbia (DC), and Canadian provinces/territories: NB (VE1, 9), NS
> (VE1),
> > > QC (VE2), ON (VE3), MB (VE4), SK (VE5), AB (VE6), BC (VE7), NT (VE8),
> NF
> > > (VO1 – see note, LB (VO2 – see note), NU (VYØ), YT (VY1), PE (VY2)
> worked
> > > per band (maximum of 63 per band). Note – although VO1 and VO2 have
> been
> > > officially merged into a single province, they are counted separately
> in
> > > this contest for reasons of tradition."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Is it the VO1/VO2 issue?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 73!
> > >
> > > Jack, W6FB
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Feb 17, 2020, at 5:18 AM, David Aslin <david@aslinvc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I had the same issue Alan. I was using N1MM+ latest release, but got
> > > exactly the same message when submitting the log.
> > >
> > > I’ve checked the log six ways from Sunday and can’t find any
> discrepancy.
> > > Maybe this is the MAR = NF + LB problem on ARRL robot?
> > >
> > > 73, David G3WGN M6O WJ6O
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *From:* main@NCCC.groups.io [mailto:main@NCCC.groups.io
> > > <main@NCCC.groups.io>] *On Behalf Of *Alan AD6E / KH6TU
> > > *Sent:* 17 February 2020 02:42
> > > *To:* main@NCCC.groups.io; WriteLog Reflector <writelog@contesting.com
> >
> > > *Subject:* [NCCC] ARRL unrecognized mult ??
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I dumped my log into the grinder and got this message:
> > >
> > > (one or more QTHs in the copied exchange not recognized)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I've eyeballed my log but nothing unusual found. Writelog won't let me
> > log
> > > a QSO if I enter a bad mult name (can be over-ridden, but I didn't do
> > > that). So I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this. Is it possible
> that
> > > the WL mult list somehow doesn't match the ARRL abbreviation list?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I don't mind loosing a mult if I did something wrong but I hate to lose
> > > one even before the log is cross checked.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > This is for a DX log so mult names are states + provinces. I logged at
> > > least one of every possible mult except NWT and NF. Yes, I even worked
> > > someone in NU (on two bands even :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 73, Alan AD6E / KH6TU
> > >
> > >
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