[CQ-Contest] SS CW thoughts

[Mark Beckwith]

> I'm going to have to disagree with Mark here.

Good deal, Leigh.

>Both CT and NA are
>notorious for sending the wrong QSO number by 1.  TRLog probably
>shares this characteristic.

Uh, probably?  Perhaps it is a matter of opinion or perhaps it is
quantifiable.  I don't believe TRlog shares this characteristic.  I believe
TRlog is smarter than CT and NA and has been designed to minimize this
problem.

It would be interesting to me to know if anyone who checks their errors
against tape can say "oh yes, 19% of my errors are caused by this."  It
would then be interesting to compare this statistic to the software being
used to log.

>This is especially true in multi-operator
>situations such as my operation at N6VR in last week's SS CW.

Good job by the way, you guys sounded GREAT out here.

>But
>even when operating as a single operator there are numerous scenarios
>where CT and NA will send the wrong QSO number.

Okay, I'll modify what Hans wished he'd said:

I don't like loosening up the accuracy requirements just to compensate for
lazy operating OR software.

Mark, N5OT