Okay, I found the problem with the rule file where CONTEST=arrl_ss, which should be CONTEST=arrlss. That helps - the program seems to take callsigns and sections without crashing or other problems.
I have reviewed the ARRL SS rules on their website. One contact counts for the entire contest; not once per band. "6.1. Work each station only once, regardless of the frequency band." Each contact is two points. Multipliers are the ARRLSECTIONS (plus NT VE8/VY1/VY0). I have reviewed the man tlf page for the latest notes on tlf and I cannot figure out how to set the program to count two points per contact, once per contest. I tried WYSIWYG_ONCE but that didn't seem to work, so I commented it out. So far I am getting two points per contact, once per band instead of once per contest (the two-points-per-contact function is working just fine). Here are my rule settings: ################################################ # The ARRL SWEEPSTAKES contest needs a # # multiplier file containing the sections # # which are used as a multiplier in the # # directory you start tlf from (arrlsections). # ################################################ # CONTEST=arrlss LOGFILE=ss.log MULT_LIST=arrlsections SECTION_MULT CONTEST_MODE #WYSIWYG_ONCE TWO_POINTS # I am sure this must be operator error and I beg your patience with a newbie. Am I missing something? -Rob On Monday 30 October 2006 4:17 pm, Rob Vance wrote: > I seem to be having a problem getting tlf to work on the arrl ss > configuration. > > The logcfg.dat files says: > > RULES=arrlss > ... > > The rule file says: > > ################################################ > # The ARRL SWEEPSTAKES contest needs a # > # multiplier file containing the sections # > # which are used as a multiplier in the # > # directory you start tlf from (arrlsections). # > ################################################ > # > CONTEST=arrl_ss > LOGFILE=ss.log > MULT_LIST=arrlsections > CONTEST_MODE > > <... etc.> > > I have included the arrlsections file in the working directory. > > When loading tlf -v it appears to load all the above files as well as the > arrlsections files without a problem. This problem occurs when I use > rigcontrol, or not. > > Once the program loads I type a callsign, hit enter. tlf issues a serial > number, and then the cursor moves to the next field. I type in a section > code (such as SCV) and hit enter. tlf responds by asking "section?" in a > field underneath where I entered the section information. Then it hangs, > and eventually delivers a segmentation fault. > > I am using 0.9.30 which I loaded from repository via Adept on a Dapper > Drake Kubuntu system. > > I have noticed that the rule file seems very short compared to the list of > options noted in the man page. I may have foolishly thought this file was > ready to go; perhaps I need to complete this file and that's why the > program is crashing(?). > > It's a great program and I am really excited to try it out on SS. Thanks > to Rein and the tlf team. > > -Rob, N6ROB > > > _______________________________________________ > Tlf-devel mailing list > Tlf-devel@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel _______________________________________________ Tlf-devel mailing list Tlf-devel@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/tlf-devel
