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Re: [RTTY] Had to QRT in CQ WPX RTTY Contest

To: "Dick Kriss, AA5VU" <aa5vu@arrl.net>,rtty-contesting <rtty@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Had to QRT in CQ WPX RTTY Contest
From: Jim Rhodes <k0xu@iowadsl.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 16:49:45 -0600
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It may not work for mult-ops. etc, but I have always set may AutoSaveCount to 1. I have never lost a Q to a computer problem, but then I may just be lucky. However with a reasonably fast machine I don't even notice the file write process. Maybe if I was running a couple hundred an hour, but that only happens in my dreams.


At 09:26 AM 2/13/2005, Dick Kriss, AA5VU wrote:
I was having fun in the CQ WPX RTTY contest with about 250 QSO's logged and
decided to take a break.  After the break, I returned to find my log was
gone. Like the old bumper sticker says.... It happens!

I managed to save about 105 QSOs from an earlier saved log file, but there
was no way to restart the contest missing 150 Q's so I had to QRT.  Thanks
for all for the 250 Q's.

This is why I still log all DX QSO's for new ones in the old brown ARRL
Spiral Log Book. Good thing I made a note in the paper log for the 9J2KC
QSO. I have had other RTTY QSOs with Zambia but still need a QSL card. Maybe
the WPX effort was not a total bust.

73 de Dick - AA5VU


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