With the CQ WW Contest receiving over 10,000 entries, the CQ WPX Contest more than 7,000 entries, and the CQ RTTY Contests with almost 5000 entries, it is becoming increasingly difficult to efficiently parse the free form addresses that appear in logs from all parts of the world. Each contest may choose to adopt or utilize the Cabrillo tag definitions as they wish so it is important to check with the sponsors of each contest for the tags and formats they accept. In 2009, the committee that controls the Cabrillo logging format standard introduced 4 new tag definitions for entry of postal mailing addresses. (see for a description of the Cabrillo format). The Cabrillo format describes a set of tag definitions that are used to format information so it can be easily processed by the log submission robot and contest log checking software. The Cabrillo log format has become the accepted standard for submission of electronic contest logs. To All Contesters and Contest Logging Software Developers:
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