Re: [Tlf-devel] Stew Perry review

[Ervin Hegedüs - HA2OS]

Hi Pat, hi all,

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 04:01:09PM -0500, Pat Collins wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 08:12:46 +0100 Ervin Hegedüs - HA2OS <address@hidden>
> wrote
> 
> > uhm, how could we get information about the power of other
> > station?
> > 
> 
> The power multiplier is 1.5x for LP and 3x for QRP.  The additional points 
> based
> on the other station wouldn't be available.

as I wrote in my other mail (replied to Thomas e-mail), I don't
know about the station, how much is its power.
 
> 7. Score: Final score equals the total number of QSO points.  There is 
>    no multiplier for different grids worked.  Stations running more than
>    5 watts, but no more than 100 watts multiply their score by 1.5.  
>    Stations running less 5 watts or less multiply their score by 3.  Scores 
>    will be grouped by category.

that's very clear :)
 
> 
> For example:  I worked VE7VV in CN88 which gives 7 pts.  Since, I wouldn't 
> know
> that VE7VV is qrp, TLF would show 21 pts.  When the logs are scored, I would 
> get
> an additional x4 so the final would be 84pts for that contact.  N1MM would 
> show
> 21 pts for the contact as well.

but how does it know? May be it uses an "initial_exchange" like
feature (let's call that "initial_category" :))? I don't beleive
that any contest program _knows_ exactly the current power of actual
station... :)

> > So, I think that possible after all logs arrived, and the
> > _sender_ station mark its category.

May be the N1MM uses these lists which I submitted in previous
e-mail, and collects the callsigns and it's category...

> > btw: I don't find your callsign in the score file:
> > http://www.kkn.net/stew/STEWSCR.TXT
> > 
> > Which callsign did you use?
> > 
> 
> N8VW.  

Wow! Looks like you won this contest? (Again? :))

And did you use the Tlf? Now I'm very proud, that's what I do
this work for... really :)


73,

Ervin
HA2OS