[WT-support] Using Win-Test in NAQP leads to lost multipliers. UseWT_DEV this weekend.

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

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73,
Bob, N6TV

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Ed Gilliland <w5tm at ecewb.com> wrote:

>  Hi Bob,
>
> I'm having trouble logging on to the server.  The server asks for a user
> name and password.  The e-mail I received when I bought Win-test 4
> provided the following information.  I've tried different combinations none
> of which work.
>
> Customer number : 2250
> Callsign : W5TM
> Computer serial number : 380-6921-445102 [You cannot modify this number]
> Registration key : 2P2ZZ-8GDUT-A49S1-363XB-8ZXJJ
>
> What should I be using for a user name and password?
>
> Thanks, Ed/W5TM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
> *To:* Win-Test Reflector <support at win-test.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 06, 2011 6:42 PM
> *Subject:* [WT-support] Using Win-Test in NAQP leads to lost multipliers.
> UseWT_DEV this weekend.
>
> Summary:  If you ever used Win-Test in the North American QSO Party,
> chances are you lost many NA multipliers in the log checking, due to the way
> such logs were scored.  You must use the newest development version of
> Win-Test to generate a "good" Cabrillo file for the NAQP this weekend.
>
> Background:  Win-Test 4.7 and prior logs all QSOs with NA countries as "DX"
> in the exchange field of the Cabrillo file, overriding whatever prefix or
> country abbreviation you enter in the logging window.  This is per the
> Cabrillo spec. published at kkn.net.  However, the *NCJ* web pages show
> something else in the Cabrillo examples and "Logging Hints."
>
> The log checking software of NAQP contest administrator WA7BNM has rejected
> all QSOs with NA countries if "DX" was in the exchange field.  So if you
> used Win-Test in any NAQP, chances are you lost dozens of multipliers in the
> log checking process due to this misunderstanding.  I just learned recently
> that this has happened to me.
>
> The impact of this wasn't well known until recently, when it affected the
> score of No. 1 finisher K5GA in the August 2010 NAQP CW.  The published
> results show him finishing No. 2, and it is only because of these lost
> multipliers.
>
> Per this recent post by WA7BNM to CQ-Contest<http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2011-01/msg00078.html>,
> you really have use wt_dev 4.8 to generate your Cabrillo file for the
> upcoming NAQP.   It is OK to log the contest using whatever version of
> Win-Test that you have, but when you go to generate the Cabrillo file, you
> really need to use wt 4.8.0-dev, or edit the Cabrillo file by hand,
> replacing "DX" with the standard country prefix for any NA QSOs before
> submitting your log.  It is only OK to log "DX" for QSOs made with stations
> outside of North America.
>
> I hope the log checking software is smart enough to distinguish between the
> state abbreviation HI (Hawaii) and the country prefix HI (Dominican
> Republic).
>
> You can download Win-Test 4.8.0-dev from
>
> http://download.win-test.com/v4/nightly/
>
> using the web site password you received in an email when you purchased
> Win-Test 4.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
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