# # DXLog.net contest definition file # Updated 2026-01-10 # CONTESTNAME=Virginia QSO Party (VAQP) CONTESTGROUP=NA QSO PARTY CONTESTWEB=https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm CONTESTRULES=https://www.qsl.net/sterling/VA_QSO_Party/QSOParty.htm BANDS=160;80;40;20;15;10;50;144;432 MODES=CW;SSB;FM;RTTY CATEGORY_MODES=CW;Phone;Digital;Mixed # Helper strings # VA counties and cities # ^(ACC|ALB|ALL|ALX|AME|AMH|APP|ARL|AUG|BAT|BCH|BED|BHM|BLA|BOT|BRU|BRX|BVX|CAM|CCY|CHA|CHE|CHX|CLA|CLN|COX|CPX|CRA|CRL|CUL|CUM|CVX|DAX|DIC|DIN|EMX|ESS|FAU|FBX|FCX|FFX|FLO|FLU|FRA|FRE|FRX|FXX|GAX|GIL|GLO|GOO|GRA|GRN|GVL|HAL|HAN|HAX|HBX|HCO|HIG|HOX|HRY|IOW|JAM|KGE|KQN|KWM|LAN|LDN|LEE|LEX|LSA|LUN|LYX|MAD|MAT|MAX|MEC|MID|MON|MPX|MVX|NEL|NEW|NFX|NHA|NNX|NOT|NRX|NUM|ORG|PAG|PAT|PBX|PIT|POW|POX|PQX|PRE|PRG|PRW|PUL|RAP|RAX|RBR|RHM|RIC|RIX|ROA|ROX|RUS|SAX|SCO|SHA|SHE|SMY|SPO|STA|STX|SUR|SUS|SUX|TAZ|VBX|WAR|WAS|WAX|WES|WIS|WIX|WMX|WYT|YOR)$ # US states excluding VA # ^(AL|AK|AZ|AR|CA|CO|CT|DE|FL|GA|HI|ID|IL|IN|IA|KS|KY|LA|ME|MD|MA|MI|MN|MS|MO|MT|NE|NV|NH|NJ|NM|NY|NC|ND|OH|OK|OR|PA|RI|SC|SD|TN|TX|UT|VT|WA|WV|WI|WY)$ # Canadian provinces # ^(AB|BC|MB|NB|NL|NS|NT|NU|ON|PE|QC|SK|YT)$ # Valid exchanges # ^(AL|AK|AZ|AR|CA|CO|CT|DE|FL|GA|HI|ID|IL|IN|IA|KS|KY|LA|ME|MD|MA|MI|MN|MS|MO|MT|NE|NV|NH|NJ|NM|NY|NC|ND|OH|OK|OR|PA|RI|SC|SD|TN|TX|UT|VT|WA|WV|WI|WY|AB|BC|MB|NB|NL|NS|NT|NU|ON|PE|QC|SK|YT|ACC|ALB|ALL|ALX|AME|AMH|APP|ARL|AUG|BAT|BCH|BED|BHM|BLA|BOT|BRU|BRX|BVX|CAM|CCY|CHA|CHE|CHX|CLA|CLN|COX|CPX|CRA|CRL|CUL|CUM|CVX|DAX|DIC|DIN|EMX|ESS|FAU|FBX|FCX|FFX|FLO|FLU|FRA|FRE|FRX|FXX|GAX|GIL|GLO|GOO|GRA|GRN|GVL|HAL|HAN|HAX|HBX|HCO|HIG|HOX|HRY|IOW|JAM|KGE|KQN|KWM|LAN|LDN|LEE|LEX|LSA|LUN|LYX|MAD|MAT|MAX|MEC|MID|MON|MPX|MVX|NEL|NEW|NFX|NHA|NNX|NOT|NRX|NUM|ORG|PAG|PAT|PBX|PIT|POW|POX|PQX|PRE|PRG|PRW|PUL|RAP|RAX|RBR|RHM|RIC|RIX|ROA|ROX|RUS|SAX|SCO|SHA|SHE|SMY|SPO|STA|STX|SUR|SUS|SUX|TAZ|VBX|WAR|WAS|WAX|WES|WIS|WIX|WMX|WYT|YOR)$ # Important: Replaces NF and LB with NL when logging and does not accept DC (just like N1MM) CFG_MULT=ON CFG_MULT_MANDATORY=YES CFG_MULT_ERRORTEXT=Virginia stations enter county/city, US/Canadian stations enter state/province, other stations enter DX. CFG_MULT_DX_ALLOWED=YES CFG_MULT_RGX_CHECK=^(DX|AL|AK|AZ|AR|CA|CO|CT|DE|FL|GA|HI|ID|IL|IN|IA|KS|KY|LA|ME|MD|MA|MI|MN|MS|MO|MT|NE|NV|NH|NJ|NM|NY|NC|ND|OH|OK|OR|PA|RI|SC|SD|TN|TX|UT|VT|WA|WV|WI|WY|AB|BC|MB|NB|NL|NS|NT|NU|ON|PE|QC|SK|YT|ACC|ALB|ALL|ALX|AME|AMH|APP|ARL|AUG|BAT|BCH|BED|BHM|BLA|BOT|BRU|BRX|BVX|CAM|CCY|CHA|CHE|CHX|CLA|CLN|COX|CPX|CRA|CRL|CUL|CUM|CVX|DAX|DIC|DIN|EMX|ESS|FAU|FBX|FCX|FFX|FLO|FLU|FRA|FRE|FRX|FXX|GAX|GIL|GLO|GOO|GRA|GRN|GVL|HAL|HAN|HAX|HBX|HCO|HIG|HOX|HRY|IOW|JAM|KGE|KQN|KWM|LAN|LDN|LEE|LEX|LSA|LUN|LYX|MAD|MAT|MAX|MEC|MID|MON|MPX|MVX|NEL|NEW|NFX|NHA|NNX|NOT|NRX|NUM|ORG|PAG|PAT|PBX|PIT|POW|POX|PQX|PRE|PRG|PRW|PUL|RAP|RAX|RBR|RHM|RIC|RIX|ROA|ROX|RUS|SAX|SCO|SHA|SHE|SMY|SPO|STA|STX|SUR|SUS|SUX|TAZ|VBX|WAR|WAS|WAX|WES|WIS|WIX|WMX|WYT|YOR)$ # No mention of this in rules but other loggers allow it SELF_SPOT_ALLOWED=YES # Dupe rule DOUBLE_QSO=PER_BAND_MODE_RECINFO # Counties for out-of-state stations # Counties, US states, and Canadian provinces for in-state stations # DX is a valid exchange but not a multiplier OWN_MULT_VALID=YES MULT1_TYPE=CUSTOM MULT1_COUNT=ALL MULT1_FIELD=RECINFO MULT1_DISPLAY=MULT MULT1_EXCEPTION=DEST->RCVD:^DX$;NONE # DXCC multiplier for in-state stations DXCC_DB_USE_ARRL_LIST=YES MULT2_TYPE=DXCC MULT2_COUNT=ALL MULT2_FIELD=FROM_DXCC MULT2_DISPLAY=MULT MULT2_EXCEPTION=CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{2}$;NONE MULT2_EXCEPTION=DEST->DXCC:^(VE|K|KL|KH6|-)$;NONE # Live score multiplier attributes LIVESCORE_MULT=STATE;STATE # Scoring POINTS_TYPE=CALC # Bandmap only rule to avoid making US stations with unknown location invalid POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{2}$;DEST->RECINFO:^$;ALL;ALL;0;DEST->DXCC:^K$ # Non-US and out-of-state stations are invalid for out-of-state stations POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{2}$;!DEST->DXCC:^K$;ALL;ALL;-1 POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{2}$;!DEST->RECINFO:^[A-Z]{3};ALL;ALL;-1 # QSO with mobile station give 3 points POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=DEST->CALL:/(M|P|[A-Z]{3})$;ALL;ALL;ALL;3 # Bonus stations give 50 points POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=DEST->CALL:^(AJ4LN|KK4AIA|KM4SK|NQ4K|W4KSN|W8ANT)$;ALL;ALL;ALL;50 # Phone QSO give 1 point POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=ALL;ALL;ALL;^(SSB|FM)$;1 # CW and digital QSO give 2 points POINTS_FIELD_BAND_MODE=ALL;ALL;ALL;ALL;2 # Summary SCORE=BY_BAND_MODE SCORE_DISPLAY=BAND;QSO(CW){CW};QSO(PH){SSB+FM};QSO(RY){RTTY};DUP;MULT1(MULT);*RGX:!CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{2}$>>MULT2(DXCC);POINTS # Prefill # DX stations send DX RGX_GUESS_DB=RECINFO;^(?!^K$).*$;NONE;VE13DX_rgx.txt CALLSIGN_EXTRACT=RECINFO;/(ACC|ALB|ALL|ALX|AME|AMH|APP|ARL|AUG|BAT|BCH|BED|BHM|BLA|BOT|BRU|BRX|BVX|CAM|CCY|CHA|CHE|CHX|CLA|CLN|COX|CPX|CRA|CRL|CUL|CUM|CVX|DAX|DIC|DIN|EMX|ESS|FAU|FBX|FCX|FFX|FLO|FLU|FRA|FRE|FRX|FXX|GAX|GIL|GLO|GOO|GRA|GRN|GVL|HAL|HAN|HAX|HBX|HCO|HIG|HOX|HRY|IOW|JAM|KGE|KQN|KWM|LAN|LDN|LEE|LEX|LSA|LUN|LYX|MAD|MAT|MAX|MEC|MID|MON|MPX|MVX|NEL|NEW|NFX|NHA|NNX|NOT|NRX|NUM|ORG|PAG|PAT|PBX|PIT|POW|POX|PQX|PRE|PRG|PRW|PUL|RAP|RAX|RBR|RHM|RIC|RIX|ROA|ROX|RUS|SAX|SCO|SHA|SHE|SMY|SPO|STA|STX|SUR|SUS|SUX|TAZ|VBX|WAR|WAS|WAX|WES|WIS|WIX|WMX|WYT|YOR)$;/ DXC_COMMENT_EXTRACT=RECINFO;\b(ACC|ALB|ALL|ALX|AME|AMH|APP|ARL|AUG|BAT|BCH|BED|BHM|BLA|BOT|BRU|BRX|BVX|CAM|CCY|CHA|CHE|CHX|CLA|CLN|COX|CPX|CRA|CRL|CUL|CUM|CVX|DAX|DIC|DIN|EMX|ESS|FAU|FBX|FCX|FFX|FLO|FLU|FRA|FRE|FRX|FXX|GAX|GIL|GLO|GOO|GRA|GRN|GVL|HAL|HAN|HAX|HBX|HCO|HIG|HOX|HRY|IOW|JAM|KGE|KQN|KWM|LAN|LDN|LEE|LEX|LSA|LUN|LYX|MAD|MAT|MAX|MEC|MID|MON|MPX|MVX|NEL|NEW|NFX|NHA|NNX|NOT|NRX|NUM|ORG|PAG|PAT|PBX|PIT|POW|POX|PQX|PRE|PRG|PRW|PUL|RAP|RAX|RBR|RHM|RIC|RIX|ROA|ROX|RUS|SAX|SCO|SHA|SHE|SMY|SPO|STA|STX|SUR|SUS|SUX|TAZ|VBX|WAR|WAS|WAX|WES|WIS|WIX|WMX|WYT|YOR)\b; DB_FILE=VAQP_db.txt DB_FILE_COL_RCVD=-1 DB_FILE_COL_RECINFO=1 # Cabrillo export aligned with N1MM CABRILLO_CONTEST_NAME=VA-QSO-PARTY CABRILLO_MODES=CW;PH;FM;RY CABRILLO_BAND=ALL CABRILLO_LINE=FREQ;MODE;DATE;TIME;MYCALL;NR{F=R,4,0,4};EXCHANGE{F=L,5, };CALL;RCVD2{F=R,4,0,4};RECINFO # Include own and received state in ADIF export ADIF_KEYS=MY_STATE;$EXCHANGE;SOURCE->DXCC:^(K|KH6|KL|VE)$;CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{2}$ ADIF_KEYS=MY_STATE;VA;SOURCE->DXCC:^K$;CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^[A-Z]{3} ADIF_KEYS=STATE;$VALUE.Recinfo;DEST->DXCC:^(K|KH6|KL|VE)$;DEST->RECINFO:^[A-Z]{2}$ ADIF_KEYS=STATE;VA;DEST->DXCC:^K$;DEST->RECINFO:^[A-Z]{3} ADIF_KEYS=STX_STRING;$SERIAL+" "+$EXCHANGE # Free QSY in multi-operator categories MULTIOP_BANDCHANGECOUNTER_ENABLED=NO MULTISINGLE_RULE10_ENABLED=NO # Multiplier progress windows WINDOWS_CML_ENABLED=YES WINDOWS_CML_NAME=Multipliers WINDOWS_CML_DATA=MULT1 WINDOWS_WKD_DXCC_ENABLED=YES WINDOWS_WKD_DXCC_HIDDEN_DXCC=*-K WINDOWS_WKD_DXCC_HIDE_DXCC=K;KH6;KL;VE # Log fields FIELD_MODE_VISIBLE=MIXED FIELD_NR_VISIBLE=YES FIELD_RST_VISIBLE=NO FIELD_SENT_VISIBLE=NO FIELD_RCVD_NUMERIC=YES FIELD_RCVD_MANDATORY=YES FIELD_RCVD_COPY=NO FIELD_RCVD_TYPE=NR FIELD_RCVD_NAME= Nr FIELD_RCVD_MAX_LENGTH=4 FIELD_MULT_MAX_LENGTH=4 FIELD_RECINFO_VISIBLE=YES FIELD_RECINFO_NUMERIC=NO FIELD_RECINFO_MANDATORY=YES FIELD_RECINFO_COPY=YES FIELD_RECINFO_TYPE=MULT FIELD_RECINFO_RGX_CHECK=^(AL|AK|AZ|AR|CA|CO|CT|DE|FL|GA|HI|ID|IL|IN|IA|KS|KY|LA|ME|MD|MA|MI|MN|MS|MO|MT|NE|NV|NH|NJ|NM|NY|NC|ND|OH|OK|OR|PA|RI|SC|SD|TN|TX|UT|VT|WA|WV|WI|WY|AB|BC|MB|NB|NL|NS|NT|NU|ON|PE|QC|SK|YT|ACC|ALB|ALL|ALX|AME|AMH|APP|ARL|AUG|BAT|BCH|BED|BHM|BLA|BOT|BRU|BRX|BVX|CAM|CCY|CHA|CHE|CHX|CLA|CLN|COX|CPX|CRA|CRL|CUL|CUM|CVX|DAX|DIC|DIN|EMX|ESS|FAU|FBX|FCX|FFX|FLO|FLU|FRA|FRE|FRX|FXX|GAX|GIL|GLO|GOO|GRA|GRN|GVL|HAL|HAN|HAX|HBX|HCO|HIG|HOX|HRY|IOW|JAM|KGE|KQN|KWM|LAN|LDN|LEE|LEX|LSA|LUN|LYX|MAD|MAT|MAX|MEC|MID|MON|MPX|MVX|NEL|NEW|NFX|NHA|NNX|NOT|NRX|NUM|ORG|PAG|PAT|PBX|PIT|POW|POX|PQX|PRE|PRG|PRW|PUL|RAP|RAX|RBR|RHM|RIC|RIX|ROA|ROX|RUS|SAX|SCO|SHA|SHE|SMY|SPO|STA|STX|SUR|SUS|SUX|TAZ|VBX|WAR|WAS|WAX|WES|WIS|WIX|WMX|WYT|YOR)$ FIELD_RECINFO_MAX_LENGTH=3 FIELD_RECINFO_NAME=Exc FIELD_RECINFO_FORMAT_FX=Helpers.Canada13($FIELDVALUE) # Standard messages CW_Message_1 = CQ VAQP $MYCALL $MYCALL CW_Message_2 = $SERIAL[DIGITAL] $SERIAL $EXCHANGE[] $EXCHANGE CW_Message_3 = $SERIALNOAB $EXCHANGE CW_Message_4 = $MYCALL CW_Message_5 = $LOGGEDCALL CW_Message_6 = AGN?[DIGITAL] AGN? CW_Message_7 = [DIGITAL]QRZ[]? CW_Message_INS = $LOGGEDCALL $F2[DIGITAL] $MYCALL CW_Message_PLUS = [DIGITAL]$LOGGEDCALL[ELSE]$CORRECT[] TU $CR $MYCALL[DIGITAL] VAQP # Multiplier list [MULTIPLIERS START] # Non-VA station multipliers [VALID FOR=CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^\w\w$] ACC=Accomack ALB=Albemarle ALL=Alleghany ALX=Alexandria AME=Amelia AMH=Amherst APP=Appomattox ARL=Arlington AUG=Augusta BAT=Bath BCH=Buchanan BED=Bedford BHM=Buckingham BLA=Bland BOT=Botetourt BRU=Brunswick BRX=Bristol BVX=Buena CAM=Campbell CCY=Charles CHA=Charlotte CHE=Chesterfield CHX=Charlottesville CLA=Clarke CLN=Caroline COX=Colonial CPX=Chesapeake CRA=Craig CRL=Carroll CUL=Culpeper CUM=Cumberland CVX=Covington DAX=Danville DIC=Dickenson DIN=Dinwiddie EMX=Emporia ESS=Essex FAU=Fauquier FBX=Fredericksburg FCX=Falls FFX=Fairfax FLO=Floyd FLU=Fluvanna FRA=Franklin FRE=Frederick FRX=Franklin FXX=Fairfax GAX=Galax GIL=Giles GLO=Gloucester GOO=Goochland GRA=Grayson GRN=Greene GVL=Greensville HAL=Halifax HAN=Hanover HAX=Hampton HBX=Harrisonburg HCO=Henrico HIG=Highland HOX=Hopewell HRY=Henry IOW=Isle JAM=James KGE=King KQN=King KWM=King LAN=Lancaster LDN=Loudoun LEE=Lee LEX=Lexington LSA=Louisa LUN=Lunenburg LYX=Lynchburg MAD=Madison MAT=Mathews MAX=Manassas MEC=Mecklenburg MID=Middlesex MON=Montgomery MPX=Manassas MVX=Martinsville NEL=Nelson NEW=New NFX=Norfolk NHA=Northampton NNX=Newport NOT=Nottoway NRX=Norton NUM=Northumberland ORG=Orange PAG=Page PAT=Patrick PBX=Petersburg PIT=Pittsylvania POW=Powhatan POX=Portsmouth PQX=Poquoson PRE=Prince PRG=Prince PRW=Prince PUL=Pulaski RAP=Rappahannock RAX=Radford RBR=Rockbridge RHM=Rockingham RIC=Richmond RIX=Richmond ROA=Roanoke ROX=Roanoke RUS=Russell SAX=Salem SCO=Scott SHA=Southampton SHE=Shenandoah SMY=Smyth SPO=Spotsylvania STA=Stafford STX=Staunton SUR=Surry SUS=Sussex SUX=Suffolk TAZ=Tazewell VBX=Virginia WAR=Warren WAS=Washington WAX=Waynesboro WES=Westmoreland WIS=Wise WIX=Winchester WMX=Williamsburg WYT=Wythe YOR=York [END VALID FOR] # VA station multipliers [VALID FOR=!CONFIG->EXCHANGE:^\w\w$] AL=Alabama AK=Alaska AZ=Arizona AR=Arkansas CA=California CO=Colorado CT=Connecticut DE=Delaware FL=Florida GA=Georgia HI=Hawaii ID=Idaho IL=Illinois IN=Indiana IA=Iowa KS=Kansas KY=Kentucky LA=Louisiana ME=Maine MD=Maryland MA=Massachusetts MI=Michigan MN=Minnesota MS=Mississippi MO=Missouri MT=Montana NE=Nebraska NV=Nevada NH=New Hampshire NJ=New Jersey NM=New Mexico NY=New York NC=North Carolina ND=North Dakota OH=Ohio OK=Oklahoma OR=Oregon PA=Pennsylvania RI=Rhode Island SC=South Carolina SD=South Dakota TN=Tennessee TX=Texas UT=Utah VT=Vermont WA=Washington WV=West Virginia WI=Wisconsin WY=Wyoming NL=Newfoundland and Labrador (VO1/VO2) NB=New Brunswick (VE1-VE9) NS=Nova Scotia (VE1) PE=Prince Edward Island (VE1/VY2) QC=Quebec (VE2) ON=Ontario (VE3) MB=Manitoba (VE4) SK=Saskatchewan (VE5) AB=Alberta (VE6) BC=British Columbia (VE7) NT=Northwest Territories (VE8) NU=Nunavut (VY0) YT=Yukon Territories (VY1) ACC=Accomack ALB=Albemarle ALL=Alleghany ALX=Alexandria AME=Amelia AMH=Amherst APP=Appomattox ARL=Arlington AUG=Augusta BAT=Bath BCH=Buchanan BED=Bedford BHM=Buckingham BLA=Bland BOT=Botetourt BRU=Brunswick BRX=Bristol BVX=Buena CAM=Campbell CCY=Charles CHA=Charlotte CHE=Chesterfield CHX=Charlottesville CLA=Clarke CLN=Caroline COX=Colonial CPX=Chesapeake CRA=Craig CRL=Carroll CUL=Culpeper CUM=Cumberland CVX=Covington DAX=Danville DIC=Dickenson DIN=Dinwiddie EMX=Emporia ESS=Essex FAU=Fauquier FBX=Fredericksburg FCX=Falls FFX=Fairfax FLO=Floyd FLU=Fluvanna FRA=Franklin FRE=Frederick FRX=Franklin FXX=Fairfax GAX=Galax GIL=Giles GLO=Gloucester GOO=Goochland GRA=Grayson GRN=Greene GVL=Greensville HAL=Halifax HAN=Hanover HAX=Hampton HBX=Harrisonburg HCO=Henrico HIG=Highland HOX=Hopewell HRY=Henry IOW=Isle JAM=James KGE=King KQN=King KWM=King LAN=Lancaster LDN=Loudoun LEE=Lee LEX=Lexington LSA=Louisa LUN=Lunenburg LYX=Lynchburg MAD=Madison MAT=Mathews MAX=Manassas MEC=Mecklenburg MID=Middlesex MON=Montgomery MPX=Manassas MVX=Martinsville NEL=Nelson NEW=New NFX=Norfolk NHA=Northampton NNX=Newport NOT=Nottoway NRX=Norton NUM=Northumberland ORG=Orange PAG=Page PAT=Patrick PBX=Petersburg PIT=Pittsylvania POW=Powhatan POX=Portsmouth PQX=Poquoson PRE=Prince PRG=Prince PRW=Prince PUL=Pulaski RAP=Rappahannock RAX=Radford RBR=Rockbridge RHM=Rockingham RIC=Richmond RIX=Richmond ROA=Roanoke ROX=Roanoke RUS=Russell SAX=Salem SCO=Scott SHA=Southampton SHE=Shenandoah SMY=Smyth SPO=Spotsylvania STA=Stafford STX=Staunton SUR=Surry SUS=Sussex SUX=Suffolk TAZ=Tazewell VBX=Virginia WAR=Warren WAS=Washington WAX=Waynesboro WES=Westmoreland WIS=Wise WIX=Winchester WMX=Williamsburg WYT=Wythe YOR=York [END VALID FOR] [MULTIPLIERS END]