[UK-CONTEST] UBN errors

[Christopher Plummer]

Guys,
 
I use N1MM exclusively for HF logging and I never send a serial number until all the recieved info is logged in the correct window so can never send the wrong number, but I too have had several conteacts disallowed where serial numbers logged differ by one from what the other station has logged and sent in, so I think it is a general problem with sending from macros or even sometimes by hand with any of the contest loggers.
 
On VHF I use Minos, but have had similar problems where I think incorrect serials have been sent even with SSB.
 
I don't know how to check or correct the problem, unless we drop the serial number requirement and go for district codes for HF or just QRA squares on VHF.
 
Chris G8APB
 

 

> From: gm3poi2 at btinternet.com
> To: g3yyd at btinternet.com; UK-Contest at contesting.com
> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:52:04 +0000
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UBN errors
> 
> Well David I personally would not send a serial without having at least a
> single letter in the callsign field for your stated reason. That would be a
> school boy error surely. A good reason not to use the paddle except for
> corrections or fills.
> 73 Clive GM3POI
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
> Sent: 02 March 2012 10:50
> To: UK-Contest at contesting. com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] UBN errors
> 
> During the contest I had more than one station correct the sent serial
> number. How many sent the wrong one without correction is an unknown.
> 
> It is possible with N1MM (I use N1MM never used Wintest) to send the
> incorrect SN. This is done by sending the SN before filling in the Callsign
> of the station you are working. N1MM thinks it is repeating the exchange of
> the last QSO logged. So if you copied one less on the serial number that
> could be the sending station. I had a couple of these but it may have been
> me.
> 
> Then there is the hand keyer. He makes a mistake in sending either because
> his brain has an incorrect serial number or sends it incorrectly.
> 
> N1MM allocates serial numbers when the callsign is entered into the callsign
> field. If you are doing SO2R or SO2V with two entry windows it is possible
> to get them out of sequence and or have missing serial numbers. In my
> experience adjudication software deals with this OK.
> 
> 73 David G3YYD
> 
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