[Tlf-devel] Re: Navy contest.

[Ana Maria Grilo Moreira]

Hello Rein.

Mni tks agn fer ur email

> Hello David,
>
> I have been analysing the rules for the Portugese Navy contest.
>
> I can see no way to get tlf ready for this in the time given, as a set of 
> totally new multipliers have to be written.
> This means the scoring will not work. The points would be o.k.(with a trick), 
> but not the mults. I also think 8 different points and 8 different multiplier 
> values are a bit much for 1 contest... 
> Tlf could help you with the following:
> - flag the key stations in the log so you can find them afterwards
> - show the time you last worked the station (you can work each station again 
> after 1 hour...)
>
> For the last one I wrote a new parameter (SHOW_TIME) which, when set will 
> replace the qso number in the search window with the time. That way you can 
> see if you are able to work the stn again. This will be in version 0.8.21
>
> For the first one, flagging the key stations in  the log,  what I would do is 
> the following trick:
> Before the contest log all key stations on 160 meters (you can not work 160 
> meters in this contest anyway) with an exchange like "KEY".
> With the editor you can change the last log line to 0000, and after a restart 
> tlf will start with 0001. The calls are now in the database. After the 
> contest you remove these lines with the editor... 
>
> If you now work a key station you can see it in the search window, and if you 
> set RECALL_EXCHANGE, "KEY" will  appear in the log, which makes it easier to 
> do the scoring by hand. (Of course you could also write a PERL script to 
> calculate the score form the tlf log.....)
>
> That is all I can do now. I am busy with a major rewrite of tlf, which will 
> make it  (hopefully) a lot easier to program new features. But this will take 
> most of 2003....
>
> But I understand you were interested in running the king of spain contest 
> anyway, as it is on the same weekend ? In any case tlf is ready for that 
> one...
>
> 73, Rein PA0RCT
>
> P.S.: this is the most crazy set of rules I have ever come across. I think 
> they were made so no computer program could do it. (Or do you know a program 
> that can?) I will keep this as a future goal for tlf...
>  
I understood all, no problem.
Abt rules, well well, i think it is first contest, so experience is few,
maybe next contest would be better, of course wid help of all (u know a
lot abt contests,  so u can teach us) they can do a better rull contest.

So agn tks fer ur nice help and fine weekend.

Best 73 fer u and ur family.

CT1DRB
David Quental