[WriteLog] RDXC- Country Multipliers and Cabrillo

Mon Mar 18 02:20:47 EDT 2013

Hi!
Oblast ZK - new name of Chitinskaya CT. Now ZK.
In cty_rus.dat exchange.
> Also, is ZK a legitimate Oblast designator? It's not in the multiplier 
> list, but I had two different stations send me that one - from Asiatic 
> Russia I think.
>> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5zd at charter.net>
> To: "'Jim Bowman'" <ks1j at arrl.net>; <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: March 17, 2013 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] RDXC- Country Multipliers and Cabrillo
>>>> It's not just you. I had the same frustration this weekend.
>>>> Randy, K5ZD
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>>> Bowman
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 3:37 PM
>>> To: writelog at contesting.com
>>> Subject: [WriteLog] RDXC- Country Multipliers and Cabrillo
>>>>>> Once again I had issues with the Russian Contest module originally noted
>>> in my post of 2011. (Back then I was using Version 10.84D. I am now 
>>> using
>>> Version 11.09B.)
>>>>>> The behavior of the QSO Entry box was really frustrating in respect to
>>> country multipliers. When working a new country, instead of identifying
>>> it as a new mult, the only message that would come up would be NEW
>>> STATION.
>>> Similarly new country mults were never identified in the Packet Spots
>>> window or Band Map. The only MULTS flagged were new Russian Oblasts.
>>>>>> Although the mults showed on the log display and were scored okay, this
>>> was a real pain while operating.
>>>>>> Was this only me? If not, seeing as this contest has more and more
>>> participants each year maybe it's time this issue was addressed.
>>>>>> BTW the Cabrillo log generated by Wlog used the wrong contest
>>> abbreviation.
>>>>>> It used CONTEST: RXDC. The sponsors will only accept CONTEST: RDXC
>>>>>> 73
>>>>>> Jim KS1J
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