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Re: [ct-user] CT 9.92-001

To: w.knol@niwa.co.nz, ct-user@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [ct-user] CT 9.92-001
From: Ed Parish K1EP <k1ep@arrl.net>
Reply-to: k1ep@arrl.net
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 19:43:46 -0500
List-post: <mailto:ct-user@contesting.com>
At 12/2/03 07:21 PM, Wilbert Knol wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>In the CQWW-CW, we had a couple of unexplained computer crashes, using 
>3 PCs, running DOS, networked over Ethernet, with packet. CT 
>9.92-001.
>
>On one occasion, CT crashed on the #1 PC (time server) during ALT-G.
>
>After re-booting, I noticed the F4 message had lost the first 
>character of our callsign. 
>
>Also, the crash moved the computer clock ahead by 18 minutes. I didn't 
>spot this straight away. The wrong time propagated through the 
>network affecting all three stations. Our log now has 20 minutes 
>worth of 'rubber clocked' contacts in it. They are  unrecoverable as 
>they are interlaced with correctly logged QSOs.

I think you can recover the log.  If you use the B2R9 utility, you can edit the 
file in ascii text.  There should be sequence numbers for each QSO and 
therefore you can spot the interlaced ones.  Fix the times. Then just use the 
B2R9 utility to convert back to a bin file.


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