Hello..
The definitions of a "grid" and a "field" in TOEC WW GRID CONTEST rules
are
as follows:
A "grid" is a 2x1 degree square, and a "field" is a 20x10 degree square as
defined by the Maidenhead system.
You can find the rules on TOEC:s homepages at:
http://www.itz.se/jonit/toec/
The exchange consists of RST + the first four identifiers (according to
the
Maidenhead system) i.e. 599 JP82
but
the multiplier is that so called "field" (in this case the first two
letters) i.e. JP, KO, EM etc
I have tried to get TR to count the right multipliers in many ways and to
present them right in the log, but to succeed I had to do it the hard way
and make a new domestic file. Maybe I mess things up but I can show you
what I did to make it work.
First my LOGCFG.DAT (the secret is line 3, 4 and 5):
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MY CALL = SM3CER
CONTEST = TOEC
DOMESTIC QTH DATA FILENAME = TOEC.DOM
DOMESTIC MULTIPLIER = DOMESTIC FILE
LITERAL DOMESTIC QTH = TRUE
DISPLAY MODE = COLOR
BEAM HEADING FILE NAME = C:\LOG\BEAM.DAT
AUTO CALL TERMINATE = TRUE
AUTO SEND CHARACTER COUNT = 4
POSSIBLE CALL ACCEPT KEY = -
PARTIAL CALL LOAD LOG ENABLE = TRUE
CONFIRM EDIT CHANGES = FALSE
AUTO DUPE ENABLE S AND P = FALSE
CODE SPEED = 35
BAND = 20
MODE = CW
MULTIPLE MODES = FALSE
CW TONE = 0
ALL CW MESSAGES CHAINABLE = TRUE
TAIL END KEY = <
KEYER OUTPUT PORT = SERIAL 1
SINGLE RADIO MODE = TRUE
CQ MEMORY F1 = \_TOEC
CQ MEMORY F2 = CQ^TOEC_\_\_TOEC
CQ MEMORY F3 = 5NN_JP82
CQ MEMORY F4 = TU_\_TOEC
CQ MEMORY F5 = @
CQ MEMORY F6 = DE_\
CQ MEMORY F7 = B4_73_TOEC_\
CQ MEMORY F8 = AGN
CQ MEMORY F9 = ?
CQ MEMORY F10 = :
EX MEMORY F3 = 5NN
EX MEMORY F4 = JP82
EX MEMORY F5 = @
EX MEMORY F7 = TU
EX MEMORY F8 = EE
EX MEMORY F9 = ?
EX MEMORY F10 = :
EX MEMORY ALTF3 = RST?
EX MEMORY ALTF4 = GRID?
CALL OK NOW MESSAGE = } OK %
CQ EXCHANGE = 5NN_JP82
QSL MESSAGE = TU_\_TOEC
QSO BEFORE MESSAGE = B4_73_TOEC_\
QUICK QSL MESSAGE = TU
AUTO QSL INTERVAL = 3
TAIL END MESSAGE = R
S&P EXCHANGE = TU_5NN_JP82
REPEAT S&P EXCHANGE = 5NN_JP82
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And now how I made my new domestic file. I don't remember if all the
letter combinations are used by the Maidenhead system, but just to be
on the safe side I used all two letter combinations in the file. A
total of 26 groups. The file has to be placed where all the other
domestic files are.
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Domestic file for the TOEC WW GRID CONTEST
By: SM3CER
Date: 1996-06-10
Version: 1.0
AA>AA = AA
AB>AB = AB
AC>AC = AC
AD>AD = AD
AE>AE = AE
AF>AF = AF
AG>AG = AG
AH>AH = AH
AI>AI = AI
AJ>AJ = AJ
AK>AK = AK
AL>AL = AL
AM>AM = AM
AN>AN = AN
AO>AO = AO
AP>AP = AP
AQ>AQ = AQ
AR>AR = AR
AS>AS = AS
AT>AT = AT
AU>AU = AU
AV>AV = AV
AW>AW = AW
AX>AX = AX
AY>AY = AY
AZ>AZ = AZ
BA>BA = BA
BB>BB = BB
BC>BC = BC
and so on
--- snip ---
ZX>ZX = ZX
ZY>ZY = ZY
ZZ>ZZ = ZZ
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It doesn't matter if you type the whole locator (i.e. JP82QK) or for this
contest the proper first four (i.e. JP82). The multiplier is presented
right in the log as JP and counts it right.
If anyone would like to have my domestic file and/or my LOGCFG.DAT I can
send it zipped via e-mail.
To Tree: Have I messed things up or is this a way to do it???
73 and GL in TOEC WW GRID CONTEST
Jan/SM3CER
SSA Contest Manager - SWEDEN
TOEC Board Member
Jan-Eric.Rehn@svt.se
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