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

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Correction:  http://bit.ly/registerwt

On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 5:43 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> That's the email you receive when you register a PC; it does not contain
> your password, it contains a registration code.
>
> The email you receive when you purchase Win-Test has your individual web
> site password.  The userid is your callsign (usually in lowercase).
>
> Look for an email From: *robot at win-test.com* with Subject: *Achat de
> Win-Test - Win-Test Purchase* or *Win-Test V4 Free Upgrade*
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> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
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>
> 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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