Create new (small) contests by myself?

[DE8MSH]

Hi. Is it possible to enter new small (local) contests by myself? VHF contest 4 eg.?

[mbridak]

Hi. Yes it's possible.
But it's complicated.

I think the interface of the program itself would need a little work.
But that's just conmetic.

There's a file called 'Anatomy_Of_A_Plugin.md' which tries to document some of the stuff.

Which contest were you considering?

[HB9HLI]

I also have this question because on this side of the Atlantic I'm interested in contests like Helvetia (Swiss contest) and the REF Cup (France). I'm not very good with Python programming and I don't realize if it's complicated or not, but maybe being able to easily create a contest profile rules myself would help and lighten your workload. :-) I'll have a look Anatomy_Of_A_Plugin.md'.
73's from Dom HB9HLI.

[mbridak]

Hello @HB9HLI I've added Helvetia.

Cheers. K6GTE

[mbridak]

@HB9HLI Hi, I have a question. I was working on REF. But find some documentation discrepancies.

Contest Calendar has this for points and mults:

QSO Points:	French: 6 points per QSO with French station same continent
            French: 15 points per QSO with French station on different continent
            French: 1 point per QSO with non-French station same continent
            French: 2 points per QSO with non-French station on different continent
            non-French: 1 point per QSO with French station same continent
            non-French: 3 points per QSO with French station on different continent

Multipliers:	French/Corsica departments once per band
                French overseas prefixes once per band
                non-French DXCC countries once per band (available only to French stations)

I went to the REF site and downloaded a rules PDF it says:

Scoring
• QSO Points: each F station count one point from same continent or three points with other continent.
• Multipliers: Sum of departments + DOM/TOM worked per band.
• Final score: QSO points X multipliers = final score

These are quite different. The REF site rules are from 2018. So MAYBE they're out of date... Dunno. Was hoping that you had worked it recently and might know what path to follow.

[mbridak]

I'll try and add those for you.
I'm sorry the plugin system is far from user friendly.

[OH9FKJ]

Hi!
The NRAU SSB competition would also be necessary here in OH country.

• Best regards Anssi.

[HB9HLI]

Wow, great news, thanks! I think I will use it next to the Helvetia contest... 73s, Dom. 27 août 2024 22:21:31 Michael Bridak ***@***.***>:

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[JimW3FA]

Similar question- How hard would it be to add the ARRL 160 contest for this weekend? I see your reply above on plugin difficulty, is there a text template I can try and help with?
Jim

[mbridak]

@JimW3FA arrl 160 is added. did it in a rush, so check it out before the event.