[WT-support] WPX RTTY bug in 3.25.1

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Wait for official word from the contest director, W0YK, which should
eventually be posted at http://www.cqwpxrtty.com.

Apparently there was an error in the published 2009 WPX RTTY rules; the
point scoring was actually supposed to be the same as it was in 2008 (2
points for same-country low band QSOs, 1 point for high band QSOs), but that
wasn't what was published (1 point/QSO, all bands).

Bottom line:  your displayed score is probably correct as-is unless you used
WT version 3.26-dev.

Of course the Cabrillo file will be the same no matter which version you
used, since QSO points are not saved there.  Just send in the Cabrillo file
and the WPX log-checking software will score it the same as everyone else.

73,
Bob, N6TV

2009/2/15 Ron Castro <ronc at sonic.net>

>  How can I fix this on my log?
>
>          Ron  N6IE
>       www.N6IE.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
> *To:* support at win-test.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 15, 2009 11:27 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [WT-support] WPX RTTY bug in 3.25.1
>
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr>wrote:
>
>> JE2UFF/W2UFF reported us a bug regarding the points for QSOs between
>> stations in the same country : Win-Test currently credits 1 point on
>> high bands (which is correct), and 2 points on low bands (which is *not*
>> correct).
>>
>> Surprisingly enough, this bug was in the code since two years, and
>> nobody found it ?!
>
>
> Well, it wasn't a bug in 2008.  From the 2008 WPX RTTY Rules<http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/36-RTTY_WPX_Rules_Jan08.pdf>
> :
>
>  "Contacts between stations in the same country are worth one (1) point on
> 28, 21, and 14 MHz, and two (2) points on 7 and 3.5 MHz."
>
> The 2009 WPX RTTY Rules <http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/WPX_RTTY_Rules_2009.pdf>are different:
>
> "Contacts between stations in the same country are worth 1 point regardless
> of band."
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
>
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