[WriteLog] Re: Serial Numbers in Multi Operations

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

I don't understand why this is an issue.  As long as the exchange is
recorded properly, repeating serial numbers is not a problem.  Back in
the days of paper logs, each station had it's own set of numbers!

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Aldewey at aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 1:07 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Re: Serial Numbers in Multi Operations


In a message dated 11/25/2004 10:31:04 PM Central Standard Time, Aldewey
writes:

>
>
> I know this has probably been discussed before but I just wanted to
see if
> there is a simple answer.
>
> In our Multi-Single SS Operation, we were running two networked
stations.
> If we started to enter a Q in the entry window on Station #1, a Serial
Number
> was automatically assigned.  If the op on Station #2 starts to enter a
Q at
> the same time, the same serial number is assigned. Once these numbers
are
> assigned, there doesn't seem to be a way to change it.  If the Qs are
both
> completed, they both go in the log with the same QSO Number.  Does
anyone know a
> simple way around this dielemma?
>
> TR seems to handle this a little better.  In the scenario described
above,
> the same Serial Number is initially assigned (just like WL).  However,
once
> someone enters the first Q, the serial number of the second radio is
> incremented automatically.  It does take some coordination between the
two ops to make
> sure who has which number, but TR does make sure that duplicate serial
> numbers do not go into the log.
>
> Any suggestions on how to accomplish this with WL?
>
> 73,
>
> Al, K0AD
>
>

Before reverting back to TR for Multi-Op contests with Serial Numbers
(i.e
SS, WPX, etc), I just wondered if anyone could point me to a solution to
this
problem  when using Writelog.  I didn't get any response to my original
post.

73,

Al, K0AD
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