I can't seem to get Gary's prefill file, some issue with Dropbox.
Does anyone have a copy I can FTP/download from somewhere else?
Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C
On Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 6:34 PM, Gary AL9A <al9a@mtaonline.net> wrote:
> Now that the CW Sweepstakes is history for this year it's time to look ahead
> to the SSB Sweeps coming up soon. I have updated the history prefill file
> for the ARRL SS SSB contest to include results from 2014. The file now
> contains 5,341 call signs spanning the years 2009 - 2014. The file may be
> downloaded at the following link:
> https://www.dropbox.com/s/sdonpf21vkcfops/ARRL%20SSB%20History%202009%20-%202014.adi?dl=0.
>
> As always, be cautious when using a prefill file to be certain that the
> information is accurate for this year's contest. The Sweepstakes contests
> are always very fluid and calls may be operating with a different Precedence
> or Section than in prior years. In some cases the Check may change too. How
> can that be? Well, if a call was reissued to a new holder he will probably
> have a different Check year than the previous holder. Remember this is a
> history file, not a prediction file.
>
> You must be sure to copy the exchange information correctly and overwrite
> the prefill information if necessary. For just this reason I recommend you
> edit the Contest/Exchange Format Setup... window and change some of the
> exchange fields from the default Insert mode to Overstrike. This greatly
> facilitates updating a prefill file field that is not correct for this years
> contest.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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