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[TRLog] Cabrillo format for ARRL 10-meter contest has wrong exchange

Subject: [TRLog] Cabrillo format for ARRL 10-meter contest has wrong exchange
From: RPClifton@aol.com (RPClifton@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:28:07 EDT

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Once again, there seems to be questions raised about the cabrillo output from 
TR Log.  I purchased a computerized logging program so I wouldn't have to 
worry about things like this!  Users shouldn't have to run every cabrillo 
output through a text editor to see if it conforms to the cabrillo spec, but 
I'm getting worried that this is, in fact, the case.  

In fairness to the software developer, there are many contests and it may be 
hard to accommodate all.  I would suggest a rigorous verification for each 
cabrillo format offered in TR and making the cabrillo output unavailable for 
contests that have not yet been verified.

Finally, I don't buy the logic that the output doesn't have to meet the 
cabrillo format because the log checking software that checks the logs 
overlooks particular format errors.  We either have a standard or we do not.  
If a log is called a cabrillo log, it should meet the cabrillo specification, 
without exceptions.  It's as simple as that.

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>Once again, there seems to be 
questions raised about the cabrillo output from 
<BR>TR Log. &nbsp;I purchased a computerized logging program so I wouldn't have 
to 
<BR>worry about things like this! &nbsp;Users shouldn't have to run every 
cabrillo 
<BR>output through a text editor to see if it conforms to the cabrillo spec, 
but 
<BR>I'm getting worried that this is, in fact, the case. &nbsp;
<BR>
<BR>In fairness to the software developer, there are many contests and it may 
be 
<BR>hard to accommodate all. &nbsp;I would suggest a rigorous verification for 
each 
<BR>cabrillo format offered in TR and making the cabrillo output unavailable 
for 
<BR>contests that have not yet been verified.
<BR>
<BR>Finally, I don't buy the logic that the output doesn't have to meet the 
<BR>cabrillo format because the log checking software that checks the logs 
<BR>overlooks particular format errors. &nbsp;We either have a standard or we 
do not. &nbsp;
<BR>If a log is called a cabrillo log, it should meet the cabrillo 
specification, 
<BR>without exceptions. &nbsp;It's as simple as that.</FONT></HTML>

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