[WriteLog] RE: Serial Numbers and IOTA (as example)

[Dez in Cyprus]

Jim,

I fail to see your logic in issuing a random serial number on the premise
that a station is expecting a higher serial number than "1". How on earth is
the other station to know you are in casual operating mode or not?!

Sorry, it just defies me!

73

Dez - ZC4DW


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
To: <w5xd at writelog.com>; <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] RE: Serial Numbers and IOTA (as example)


> If I am in a casual operating mode and a station calls me for a contest
QSO
> that requires a serial number, I make up a number other than "1" ( because
> the station is expecting a higher number and therefore cuts down the
number
> of repeats)