On Mar 23, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>
> 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!
As a wild guess, I'd say you don't like serial numbers in general?
Looking at what is in the logs, PAQSO gets a lot of casual activity. I
usually have a dozen or more Ops myself who ask what the exchange
should be, since they are just getting on to make a few QSO's, and I
tell them I'll mark them down as number 1 and their county or section.
Then I thank them for getting on the air with us.
I suspect that the use of serial numbers is more of a hindrance to
people who don't like them to begin with than it is to people who
don't have a problem with them.
-73 de Mike N3LI -
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