LOG CHECKING REPORT FROM WWW.ARRL.ORG The ARRL is pleased to announce the availability of Log Checking Reports (LCRs) for selected ARRL contests. We recognize that it is useful to participants to review the errors found in their logs, allowing them to identify areas for improvement in their performance. In order to minimize additional manpower and avoid the inequities, we have established guidelines regarding how we will address queries. Simply put, we will not enter into discussions or debates over individual QSOs. All electronic log data is checked using custom software. All logs are judged by the same criteria. The log-checking software can and does perform a good job of impartially adjudicating the logs. Unique QSOs are not busted without substantial evidence. Audio tapes, wave files of particular QSOs, email confirmations from others, or other types of "documentation," while useful for a contester's research and learning, are not usually definitive and will not be considered. If a systemic problem is found, we will address the issue as appropriate. There have been a few rare occurrences where log files were corrupted during transmission to the ARRL. If your report reflects an unusually large decrease in QSOs that you suspect may have resulted from a log file transmission error, we will be happy to investigate. The Cabrillo format Start-Of-Log and End-Of-Log statements are the means that we use to verify that the log arrived intact. We will deal with these problems as necessary. LCRs will be available for selected events, commencing with the 2001 ARRL November CW Sweepstakes. Please keep in mind that the style and format for each report may differ between various contests, as the various contests are checked and processed by different software. If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at contests@arrl.org or by phone at 860-594-0232. Thanks! Dan Henderson, N1ND ARRL Contest Branch Manager ======================================================================== SWEEPSTAKES LOG REPORT FOR K5ZD CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH CW DUPE CHECK RESULTS ------------------ K3IU is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 449. W4NI is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 504. K9JM is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 562. W6TER is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 759. K9WIS is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 992. AK9Y is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 1003. W5RL is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 1253. There were 7 dupes found. You might have marked these dupes. For electronic logs, all dupes (marked or unmarked) are treated the same with no penalties. TIME ON CALCULATION ------------------- 2100-0835 = 695 1221-1821 = 360 1901-2102 = 121 2137-0028 = 171 0059-0109 = 10 0139-0259 = 80 ------ On time = 1437 minutes (max of 1440). CALLSIGN CHECK RESULTS ---------------------- WD8AJF is a unique call. Received QSO# = 312. Calls with same check/section: N8XP K4LT N6IZ is a unique call. Received QSO# = 2. Calls with same check/section: W6ISO You had 2 calls in your log which were not found in the database of good callsigns. None of these were judged to be incorrect. Unique percentage = 0.1 EXCHANGE CHECK RESULTS ---------------------- QSO #14 W7ZR : A 55 Az should be A 54 Az QSO #108 N6ZZ : B 59 Nm should be B 56 Nm QSO #210 KO4WX : Q 90 Ga should be Q 91 Ga QSO #372 K5YA : B 65 STx should be B 55 STx QSO #469 AA0FO : A 72 Ks should be A 71 Ks QSO #623 N3UM : B 53 Mdc should be B 52 Mdc QSO #838 WQ9T : A 77 In should be A 80 Il QSO #846 W3UT : S 38 Mdc should be A 38 Mdc QSO #1055 W7ZOI : Q 56 Or should be Q 55 Or QSO #1112 W7QEK : A 38 Al should be A 38 Az QSO #1115 NG7Z : A 63 WWa should be A 64 WWa QSO #1284 W9ZP : A 55 In should be A 56 In 98.7% of your non dupe QSOs had their exchanges checked. There were 12 exchange errors found. These QSOs will be removed from your score with no penalties. CROSS CHECK RESULTS ------------------- QSO #145: Received QSO# 69 should be 79 K8JM QSO #247: Received QSO# 136 should be 126 W7ZMD QSO #292: Received QSO# 124 should be 224 N1SW QSO #332: Received QSO# 191 should be 91 W8DL QSO #401: Received QSO# 457 should be 357 K8CC QSO #402: Received QSO# 360 should be 260 WE1USA QSO #548: Received QSO# 139 should be 239 W3SE QSO #649: Received QSO# 229 should be 129 W6NKR QSO #677: Received QSO# 179 should be 169 KZ1M QSO #749: Received QSO# 288 should be 188 KX9DX QSO #758: Received QSO# 299 should be 290 K1RC QSO #1277: Received QSO# 314 should be 90 KU2N QSO #1310: QSO not found in log of W6NL QSO #1316: Received QSO# 75 should be 85 NQ7X QSO #1322: Received QSO# 287 should be 187 W9YYG 65.6% of your remaining good QSOs were cross checked. There were 15 bad cross check QSOs removed. You had one not-in-log. There will be a penalty of one QSO for this. MULTIPLIER CALCULATION ---------------------- List of 80 mults = Il La Co STx NTx Sv Mi Wi Mo Ok NNj Org NFl In Or WTx Mn Em Lax Scv Nv Tn Sdg Eb On Nm Wv Sjv Ms Sf Ut Va Az Oh Ne Wcf Ky Sk Ep Ks Pac Me Ga Sb Mdc WWa Nc SFl SNj Ia Ct Al Id Ar Ab Nh Nwt Mt Ak Ri Sd De ENy WMa Bc Pr Vi Nd WNy Wy Qc Sc Nl Mb Ew WPa NLi NNy Vt Mar SCORE SUMMARY ------------- Raw QSOs = 1335 Time Expired = 0 Dupes = 7 Busted QSOs = 27 Valid QSOs = 1301 0 67 448 350 360 76 Penalty QSOs = 1 QSO Points = 2600 Multiplier = 80 -------------------------- Final score = 208000 Error rate = 2.0% (100 X (Busted QSOs / Duped QSO total)) BUSTS FOUND IN OTHER LOGS ------------------------- The following information shows contacts you made that were removed from the other station's log. These are not deducted from your score. They are listed for your information only. WR3L: QSO #76: Received QSO# 14 should be 141 K5ZD N0IJ: QSO #178 K5ZD : B 73 WPa should be B 73 WMa K6NO: QSO #3 K5ZD : A 73 WMa should be B 73 WMa K0OU: QSO #55 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa K0RAY: QSO #15: Received QSO# 41 should be 46 K5ZD W6UT: QSO #217 K5ZD : B 63 WMa should be B 73 WMa K2UG: QSO #260 K5ZD : B 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa NJ4M: K4ZD is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. W8RC: QSO #244 K5ZD : A 73 WMa should be B 73 WMa K2SX: QSO #197 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa W4MOT: K5ZS is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. NI6T: QSO #419 K5ZD : B 73 Em should be B 73 WMa W8CAR: QSO #424 K5ZD : B 73 WNy should be B 73 WMa N3SB: QSO #668: Received QSO# 48 should be 1048 K5ZD WY3A: QSO #454 K5ZD : B 73 WNy should be B 73 WMa K6HRT: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 63. W7ZMD: QSO #126 K5ZD : A 73 WMa should be B 73 WMa NF6S: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 189. N6PN: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 105. K4IE: QSO #131 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa K5WO: QSO #147 K5ZD : B 73 Em should be B 73 WMa N5XU: QSO #326: Received QSO# 766 should be 876 K5ZD W2RE: QSO #569 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa K8RDJ: K4ZD is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. W2MMD: QSO #271 K5ZD : B 74 WMa should be B 73 WMa AB7YB: QSO #155 K5ZD : B 63 WMa should be B 73 WMa W3SY: QSO #458: Received QSO# 1268 should be 1168 K5ZD W2SC: QSO #271: Received QSO# 1115 should be 1150 K5ZD AE4Y: QSO #56 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa NT6K: QSO #124 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa N2POS: K5ZB is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. K1NTR: QSO #62 K5ZD : B 74 WMa should be B 73 WMa N8MR: QSO #295: Received QSO# 1076 should be 1086 K5ZD K2NNY: QSO #355 K5ZD : A 73 WMa should be B 73 WMa W0UY: QSO #148 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa W7IJ: QSO #285 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa VE6RFM: QSO #160 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa VE3MQW: QSO #267 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa AA5AU: QSO #112 K5ZD : B 73 WPa should be B 73 WMa W9ZV: QSO #79 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa W6KK: QSO #441 K5ZD : B 73 Wi should be B 73 WMa WO1N: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 62. WW3S: QSO #305: Received QSO# 1073 should be 1083 K5ZD W5UE: QSO #187 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa W8DL: QSO #91 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa N3HUV: QSO #192: Received QSO# 884 should be 864 K5ZD W9YYG: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 187. KU2N: QSO #90: Received QSO# 471 should be 1277 K5ZD K9WIS: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 238. K4FDK: QSO #114 K5ZD : B 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa W8KZM: QSO #172 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa K8AE: QSO #220 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa KA8OKH: QSO #26 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa NE3H: QSO #252 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa K5HDU: QSO #150 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa K1TU: QSO #60: Received QSO# 359 should be 549 K5ZD W6TER: K5ZB is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. WA7LNW: QSO #128 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa WC9C: QSO #82 K5ZD : B 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa KM4FO: QSO #335 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa K9HUH: QSO #12: Received QSO# 82 should be 92 K5ZD KB8PGW: QSO #134 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa W7WW: QSO #144 K5ZD : B 73 Wi should be B 73 WMa N7ZN: QSO #100 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa WG0M: K5ZD is a dupe or invalid - QSO # 90. WG0M: QSO #90 K5ZD : B 73 WPa should be B 73 WMa K6NOF: QSO #207 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa K1TH: QSO #169: Received QSO# 1154 should be 1157 K5ZD K7TQ: QSO #204 K5ZD : B 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa N8KV: QSO #211 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa K0KGS: QSO #177 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa W4WA: QSO #190 K5ZD : B 63 WWa should be B 73 WMa N7RR: KH7D is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. W4NJK: K5ZK is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. NW9S: QSO #23 K5ZD : B 73 La should be B 73 WMa W3TWI: QSO #181 K5ZD : B 83 WMa should be B 73 WMa AA3ML: QSO #128 K5ZD : B 83 WMa should be B 73 WMa W6TKV: QSO #185 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa WO2N: QSO #118 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa W2UI: QSO #128 K5ZD : B 73 WWa should be B 73 WMa N8KR: QSO #153 K5ZD : B 74 WMa should be B 73 WMa WB0YJT: QSO #158: Received QSO# 155 should be 1303 K5ZD WB2TPS: QSO #174 K5ZD : B 72 Wv should be B 73 WMa N2CG: QSO #34: Received QSO# 860 should be 858 K5ZD WD0GTY: QSO #112: Received QSO# 826 should be 816 K5ZD NJ2DX: QSO #82 K5ZD : B 73 Em should be B 73 WMa K0NY: K5ZB is a busted call. The correct call is K5ZD. N2LK: QSO #39 K5ZD : B 72 WMa should be B 73 WMa K8SAK: QSO #10: Received QSO# 691 should be 801 K5ZD AE1D: QSO #90: Received QSO# 662 should be 660 K5ZD KS4S: QSO #77 K5ZD : B 74 WMa should be B 73 WMa N4CU: QSO #96 K5ZD : B 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa WA8OLD: QSO #41 K5ZD : B 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa W8XS: QSO #43 K5ZD : B 73 STx should be B 73 WMa N8VAR: QSO #47 K5ZD : S 73 WTx should be B 73 WMa K9DQ: QSO #4: Received QSO# 129 should be 1273 K5ZD Number busts found in other logs = 96 (7.4%)