[WriteLog] Multi Single set up

[Bob Henderson]

Thanks for the info Matt.  Am I right in thinking that for contests without
s/n the screw up of sequence numbers doesn't matter?  Pretty important to be
clear on this for the WW.

I sure hope Wayne can bottom this problem.

73

Bob 5B4AGN, P3F, ZC4ZM


----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Burke" <dallasdawg@earthlink.net>
To: "Bob Henderson" <bob@cytanet.com.cy>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Multi Single set up


> Bob,
>
> You are doing nothing wrong.  WL is basically "broke" when it comes to
serial
> numbers and M/S and M/2 setups.  This is mainly due to the work Wayne did
to
> keep dupe serials from occuring on single op and SO2R setups.  I am hoping
> someday Wayne will come up with a solution for this....it will be a tough
one.
>
> Fortunately, many contests are changing their rules for M/S and M/2 setups
(CQ
> WPX is one).  They are changing to where each radio keeps a separate
serial
> number list. This obviously eliminates the WL "issue" you speak of, and WL
> handles this very well.
>
> However, for any contest using serial numbers and requires you to track
> serials on all bands as one list, then WL will still be a problem.
>
> 73,
>
> Matt - N5KR
>
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:23:18 -0000 Bob Henderson <bob@cytanet.com.cy>
wrote:
>
> > I am trying to set-up Writelog on a computer
> > network to get some experience
> > using it in a M/S or M/2 configuration.
> >
> > The network is working just fine and I have
> > registered both machines to
> > network under WL.  When I enter a Q on machine
> > A it is logged on machine A
> > and also on machine B.  It works the same from
> > B to A too.  Great stuff!
> >
> > The thing that doesn't seem quite right is that
> > I rapidly end up with
> > duplicate sequence numbers and if I am sending
> > serial numbers duplicates
> > there too.  I have used Set-up| QSO Sorting &
> > Numbers| to select "QSO serial
> > numbers are total of all bands" but the
> > sequencing and serial numbers are
> > still rapidly knotted up.
> >
> > I guess I am doing something wrong!  Can anyone
> > who uses WL in M/S, M/2 or
> > M/M configuration point out to me the error of
> > my ways on this?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Bob 5B4AGN, P3F, ZC4ZM
> >
> >
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