[CQ-Contest] SP/RAC

[K9MA]

Thanks, Mike. That works but, as you say, it takes a couple seconds. 
Besides, I can see all sorts of ways I could mess that up.

73,
Scott K9MA

On 12/28/2019 11:32, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>
> Sorry Scott– My bad…..was typing from memory (wasn’t in the shack)
>
> It’s ALT+F- then 2 (two key strokes—not a combo thereof)
>
> What you are doing is going into your recent files (contests) and 
> picking off the 2^nd contest you have open.
>
> When you wanna go back, do it again.
>
> You can do it all by mouse, too, if you’re a mouse kinda guy.
>
> Mike VE9AA
>
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
> Keswick Ridge, NB
>
> *From:*K9MA [mailto:k9ma at sdellington.us]
> *Sent:* December 28, 2019 1:27 PM
> *To:* Mike Smith VE9AA
> *Subject:* Re: [CQ-Contest] SP/RAC
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, but alt-2 doesn't seem to work. Did you 
> have to write a macro for that?
>
> It's probably too slow, anyway. I think I'll just use paper and pencil 
> for any RAC folks who call in. All I have to write down is time, call, 
> and maybe S/N.
>
> 73,
>
> Scott K9MA
>
> On 12/28/2019 06:35, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>
>     Hey Scott
>
>       
>
>     Personally, I am gg to try and avoid making "overlapping" contacts in both
>
>     contests, however should you find yourself in that position, here's what I
>
>     do on casual weekends where there might be 2 contests I *DO* wish to play
>
>     in.
>
>       
>
>     I only know N1MM+ logger, so here's what I would do.
>
>       
>
>     Set up for the RAC test.
>
>     Start another log for the SPTDC test.
>
>       
>
>     Enter whichever contest I am actually playing in.  Run.
>
>     When confronted with a S&P-er giving me 2 reports like could happen this
>
>     weekend, I give them the main report
>
>     and hit a very quick ALT-2 to jump the logger over to the 'other' contest
>
>     and then give them a report in the 2nd contest.
>
>       
>
>     Depending on whether you're connected to a cluster (most won't be in the
>
>     SPTDC) and whether you're using a call history and the # of Q's in your
>
>     database, the switchover can be as much as 1-2 seconds, so it's certainly
>
>     not quick. At least on my 10 year old laptop it's not quick.
>
>       
>
>     It's much easier to do this manoeuver as a S&P-er and it's vy time consuming
>
>     as a runner to have to deal with , but it is doable if you are so inclined.
>
>       
>
>     Like I said..I am going to avoid it at all costs, hi !
>
>       
>
>     CU in one *OR* the other this weekend.  I'm only dabbling in both.
>
>       
>
>     Mike VE9AA "NB" -or- "FN66"
>
>       
>
>       
>
>       
>
>     Mike, Coreen & Corey
>
>     Keswick Ridge, NB
>
>       
>
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