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Re: [RTTY] Two NA Sprint Questions

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] Two NA Sprint Questions
From: "Ed Muns" <w0yk@msn.com>
Reply-to: w0yk@msn.com
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:08:55 -0700
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> Ahhhh, this might explain why my old, unupdated version of WriteLog 
> (10.42c) would not indicate that a given station was a potential dupe.  
> With only 15 QSO within 25 minutes in my log, it was pretty easy to 
> realize "hey, didn't I work that guy a few minutes ago?", so no dupes 
> from me.  Kind of perturbed me at the time, as WriteLog is usually 
> pretty adept at warning about the dupes.  This software issue (and to 
> some degree operator issue) might explain the dupes.  In my case, this 
> was my first NA Sprint on RTTY, so this may have been the case for a 
> few others.

Yeah, Wayne updated WriteLog for this change last summer.  ;>)

> Thanks for the info on the change in rules.  Time to update the 
> software!

I put the word out on the reflectors (RTTY and CQ-Contest), but they can be
easily missed.

> Ed, the robot worked OK for me just a few minutes ago.  
> Thanks for the QSO too, "Marc".  I take it "Marc" was a tribute, as I 
> heard and worked at least one other.

Marc Ziegler, was a NCCC member dearly loved by everyone for his steady,
mild, pleasant manner and all the background work he did for our club.  He
passed away suddenly at 55 last week.  There were 21 "MARCs" on last night.

Ed - W0YK

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