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Contest Entry FAQ
Why
is the
Contests Committee moving away from email submission of Logfiles?
Will
I still
get an email from a member of the Committee to confirm my entry has
been received?
Will
you
still accept electronic logs sent by email?
Can
I still
use the Web Page Logger system?
The
Entry Robot
doesn't recognise my Logfile, what do I do now?
I
get a warning
that all or some of my QSOs are outside the contest, why is that?
I
am getting
warnings about all the QSOs in my log, help!
The
web page says I have missed the entry deadline, will my log still be accepted?
I
successfully
entered my contest log but I didn’t receive an email conformation?
Can
I send
all the logs for my club in one zip file?
Why is the
Contests Committee moving away from email submission of Logfiles?
The
Committee has worked hard to automate the
adjudication of contests
so that we can publish results as quickly and accurately as possible.
The move
to electronic logs has meant we can now turn around contest results
such as the
UK
activity contests in a few days after each monthly contest. Compare
this to
only a few years ago when it would have taken months! To be able to
continue
this level of service we need to move away from an email system. Emails
are
notoriously unreliable; they get lost or end up in Spam bins. The
adjudicator
has to reply to each email personally. Then he has to check that the
log files
are OK; many of them have missing, incomplete or incorrect information.
For
example, no recognisable "Section Entered" information, missing
address details or missing club information. Also, log files with no
times or
no serial numbers.
The
new log file entry system (http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl)
will help us, and you, to get the log files and all the relevant data
to us
more efficiently and more reliably. You will get an instant feedback
report
from the entry robot about any missing cover sheet information, which
you can
then add without having to send us your log again. If there are
problems with
the log file QSOs then these will be shown and you can check your log
and
resubmit if needed. You will be able to check if your entry has been
accepted
by going to a simple to use web page.
Will
I still
get an email from a member of the Committee to confirm my entry has
been
received?
No.
The
new entry upload system
robot will confirm a successful entry automatically. It will analyse
your log
and give warnings of anything it finds that might be a problem.
Carefully check
the confirmation page at the end of the submission processes and the
email
confirmation it sends you. You
can also
check that your entry has been received on the “Entries Received” web
page (http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfposted.pl)
Will
you
still accept electronic logs sent by email?
Only
if there
is a problem which we cannot fix before the deadline.
Can
I still use the Web Page Logger system?
Yes.
You can still use the
original Web Based Logger (http://www.rsgbcc.org/cgi-bin/hfcover.pl
) . If you don’t use a logging program during the contest this is still
the
best way to send us your log. The only difference will be that you will
receive
a new style Log Entry Robot email after sending in your log.
The
Entry
Robot
doesn't
recognise my Logfile, what do I do now?
There
may well be some logfiles
that won't be recognised. This might be because you haven’t sent the
correct
file from your logging software. Most logging software requires you to
use the
"export log" or "create entry log" option. You should
choose the “Cabrillo” format as an option.
I
get a
warning that all or some of my QSOs are outside the contest, why is
that?
The
robot will check the time of
each QSO and make sure it is inside the time of the contest. If you get
this
warning then check the times in your logfile. The most common mistake
is not
logging in GMT. The other possibility is that the robot has not
recognised your
logfile format correctly and is picking up the wrong times. Please
correct any errors
and resubmit
I
am getting
warnings about all the QSOs in my log, help!
The
most
likely problem is that
the robot hasn't recognised your logfile format. Check that you have
used the Cabrillo
log format. If
necessary export your
Cabrillo file again from your logging package and resubmit.
The
web page
says I have missed the entry deadline, will my log still be accepted?
Logs received after the deadline may or may not be accepted, at the discretion of the adjudicator.
If not accepted as a scoring log it will, nevertheless, be used as a checklog.
If you think you are going to miss a deadline, try to contact the committee BEFORE the deadline passes.
I
successfully entered my contest log but didn’t receive an email
conformation?
There
are a few
possibilities.
Sometimes emails take a while to get through the system, so don’t worry
if the
confirmation doesn’t arrive straight way. You may have mistyped your
email
address into the first page of the entry system or the email could have
been
marked as “Spam” somewhere in your ISP or PC mail system. Note, the
system does
NOT use any email address information in your Log-file(s).
Don’t
worry: as long
as your
entry appears on the “Entries Received” web page, you can be sure that
it will
be included in the results.
Can
I send
all the logs for my club in one zip file?
No. The
system will
not accept
zip files. You must enter each log separately. Remember to choose the
same club
name for each log you enter.
G4CLA /
MM0BQI 2009
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