[WriteLog] LOG QUESTIONS

W. Wright, W5XD w5xd@writelog.com
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 02:50:35 -0000


I don't think you should do anything with your serial numbers.
I am assuming that when you sent serial numbers during the
contest, you sent what WL had on the screen, duped or not.
If you did that, then the log you submit had better show the
serial numbers you sent.

If you edit your log and submit it with different serial numbers
than you transmitted, then the very best thing you can expect
to happen is that the log checking software notices your 
transmitted serial numbers are "unstable" (i.e. more folks are
copying it wrong than right) and simply ignores what you submit.
What might easily happen instead, is lots of people you worked
get penalized for copying your serial number wrong.

Bottom line: Let WL log the serial number as sent, and submit
your log that way. If you edit it, you are asking for trouble.
That why sometime back I removed all ability to change a 
serial number after you have logged it. This really is one of
those things that you should just let the software do and
leave it alone.

Wayne

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-writelog@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-writelog@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Tom Horton
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 07:27
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] LOG QUESTIONS
> 
> 
> 
> In troubleshhoting a problem a couple of weeks ago, I switched back
>   to 10.19 version and then, of course, forgot to go back to 
> 10.24 before the
> WPX contest on Friday....thus, I have a problem with some 
> missing and or
> duplicated serial numbers and noticed a time or two that the 
> multiplier number
> even duped....
>   The question is.....When I reinstall 10.24, will the 
> numbers straighten 
> themselves out
> or will I have to do it manually again?
> Thanks, Tom K5IID
> 
> 
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