Re: [Tlf-devel] POWERMULT keyword - was: Stewperry review

[Thomas Beierlein]

Hi Ervin,

Am Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:57:36 +0100
schrieb Ervin Hegedüs <address@hidden>:

> Hello all,
> 
> I've comitted the final Stewperry version of Tlf:
> 
> https://github.com/airween/tlf/tree/stewperry
> 
> ZIP: https://github.com/airween/tlf/archive/stewperry.zip
> 
> Few things:
> 
> - removed POWERMULT_1|2|5 - when used one of them, "Keyword not
>   supported" error occurs
> - introduce POWERMULT keyword, type is float, eg: POWERMULT=1.5,
>   but int formula allowed: POWERMULT=4
>   when used, and value isn't 0.0, the final score will be
>   multiplied by with this.
>   Eg: you have two QSO's, with 1 and 18 points, that's 19 points.
>   The final result will be 28.5, if the POWERMULT is 1.5.

I do not know if contest rules allow half points. Maybe we can round it
down to the nearest integer - that would be an error of not more than
one point.

> - the POWERMULT could be used in any contest
> - the code has been merged with the upstream/master repo
> 
> Thomas: to calculate the QRB based on QRA, I've copied the Hamlib
> qrb() function, but the name is calc_qrb() here.. I couldn't link
> the source, because:
> i) Tlf has an own qrb() function
> ii) I didn't want to make any dependency on an external library,
> which doesn't contain the core funcionality.
> 
> So, I put the boilerplate lines from Hamlib source to
> src/score.c, please take a look at.
> 
> Pat, Mike: please check it again with your log and with a new
> one, and write your expreince.
> 
If the feedback goes well I will pick it up for the main tlf line.

73, de Tom DL1JBE

> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> Ervin
> HA2OS
> 



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