[NLRS] Rovermania VII (aka UHF contest)

[John P. Toscano]

w0zq at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I should mention that this spread sheet is both BOTH fixed stations and for rovers - rovers would be a bit lonely without our friends and visa versa.  When you clink on the link, you should get a spread sheet.  On the bottom left side there is a selection for either the Rover page or the Fixed Station page, just like tabs in Excel.   
>  
> Rovermania is for fixed stations AND for rovers!
> 
> https://spreadsheets0.google.com/ccc?key=tjtonXez1qc1USDj7PWKCaw&hl=en#gid=0
>  
> 73, Jon
> W0ZQ

Jon:

I tried this link from several computers under several versions of 
Windows (XP through Vista) and always had the same unsatisfactory 
result. The spreadsheet came onto my screen, but before I could do 
anything with it, a dialog box popped up telling me that I was looking 
at a preview of a new version of Google Spreadsheets. No matter how I 
tried, I could not dismiss the dialog boxes that kept popping up, so I 
could not use or even read the spreadsheet. What a bummer.

This was the only solution I could find:

With the unusable spreadsheet in a browser window, look near the top 
right corner, just below the toolbar. There are links to Old Version, 
Documents Settings, and Sign In.  Memorize the position of the "Old 
Version" link.

Close the unusable browser window.

Click on the link that brings up the Rovermania spreadsheet once again, 
and as quickly as you can, hit that "Old Version" link. If you are quick 
enough, and manage to beat the pop-up dialog boxes, you will have forced 
it into "Old Mode" before it can get itself into an infinite loop that 
tries to brag about it being the new (Beta test) version. At this point, 
you should be good to go.

I hope that helps some of you who have not yet entered any data. It 
looks like it will be slim pickings, unless the Beta Test Bug has been 
preventing folks from entering their info. If that's the case, I 
encourage you all to get your info into the spreadsheet so everyone can 
get as much enjoyment as possible out of the upcoming contest.

Sadly, I will be unable to join you this year while I recover from 
surgery. Hopefully, next time...

73 de W0JT