Jim
its a qso party - they have there own rules that make them unique - like the
recent suggestion to change the ARRL dx contest - everyone(contest) has its
idiosyncrases - by change to remove serials in favour of simpler formats and
exchanges we will gradually get to a point of all contests smelling the
same..
I would have to suggest getting a freebie logger that does both in a general
logger format and then exporting the files to your general logger..W3KM ?
Trnet VK4TI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
To: "cq contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 6:35 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Do serial numbers in contests hinder participation?
Hi Folks,
This weekend there were two fairly active state QSO parties: Oklahoma
and Virginia. I made over 80 QSOs with OK stations, but less than a
dozen with VA. Why? VA required a serial number, I was logging in my
every-day logging program, and had no real way to keep track the
serial numbers I sent (short of scribbling them on a piece of paper).
So while I'm in favor of a contest exchange that isn't necessarily
pre-determined (i.e. CQ Zone), using such an exchange hindered my
participation.
Any thoughts?
I remember seeing something in the NY QSO Party comments about serial
numbers. Note that two of the most popular state QSO parties (CA and
PA) both use serial numbers in the exchange.
I'm not lobbying for change, but just wondering how much use of serial
numbers impact casual participation in a contest. Please don't get
started about using checksums based on what the other guy sent! :-)
73 - Jim AD1C
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Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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