[RMVHF] Re: [Fwd: [4038416.arrl-vhf-jun] N0YE] Log format

Wayne Heinen n0poh at wayneheinen.com
Sat Jul 5 15:55:51 MDT 2008


Quoting Jim W0EEA <w0eea at w0eea.com>:

> Wayne Heinen wrote:
>
>> Quoting Jim W0EEA <w0eea at w0eea.com>:
>>
>>> That is 'correct.'  The ARRL robot now wants to see Cabrillo V3.0 logs.
>>>
>>> In Cabrillo 3 format the correct bands are 1.2G  2.3G  3.4G  5.7G   
>>>   10G and 24G.
>>>
>>> The G _must_ be there.
>>>
>>> Also  900-928 MHz QSOs are all on 902.  903 or any other 900 MHz freq
>>> will cause that
>>> line to be rejected also.
>>>
>>> The robot also rejects lines ending with a computer ID number saying
>>> 'not in Cabrillo format.'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 73,  Jim
>>> W0EEA
>>>
>>
>> Jim et al
>>
>> The logger accepted 1.2 without a G from my log.  My software is   
>> still 2.0...  I didn't realize I'd needed to change...
>>
>> Wayne N0POH
>>
>>
>
> Hi Wayne,
>
> The question is, are you sure it scored the log properly?
>
> Did you actually run low power?  The robot assumes answers if the line
> isn't there.
>
> They may have worked on the robot since they first tried to switch it
> over,  but it
> was making mistakes and filling in blanks with assumptions,  too.
>
> Jim
>


Jim

I know that the SOLP slot was properly filled and I would assume that  
if it didn't like 1.2 it would have choked like Don's log did.  My  
first attempt choked on 902 and I had to replace them with 903.  Guess  
I'll need to dig up the 3.0 rules and adjust me parameters for the  
next contest...

Wayne


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