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Re: [WriteLog] Category

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Category
From: "Bob Naumann - N5NJ" <n5nj@gte.net>
Reply-to: Bob Naumann - N5NJ <n5nj@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 06:06:51 -0600
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> ------------Original Message------------
> From: cwman@juno.com
> CATEGORY: MULTI-ONE 160M HIGH CW
>   Line 4 was discarded.  Invalid Cabrillo category specification.
>
>The robot will accept any of the following things as categories:
>
> >        CATEGORY: MULTI-ONE 160M HIGH
>

This reason it was rejected is the "CW" appended to the end of the category.  
This is only appropriate if the contest is like the IARU, where there are CW, 
SSB, or MIXED *categories*.  This is a software issue, not a contest sponsor 
issue.

The "CONTEST:" field normally denotes what mode the contest is:  CONTEST: 
CQ-160-CW

The other thing that is not obvious, is that the Cabrillo creation feature (at 
least in Writelog) does not default to the correct band for single band 
contests.  In this case, instead of it "knowing" that a 160 contest is only on 
160M, it defaults to "ALL" bands.

A quick review before submitting the Cabrillo file, and confirming that it 
complies with the rules of the contest, should be SOP for all.

73,
Bob N5NJ
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