[WriteLog] County lines .. was RE: WriteLog

[Alan Maenchen]

Maybe I'm to blame for this. Years ago I pushed Wayne to allow entering up
to four county names in a single QSO for CQP. He obliged and that still
works very well so far as I know. Unfortunately, it only works in logs from
outside CA. I wish it also worked for logs from inside CA since CA can work
other CA stations.

Some people just don't like the idea of multiple county names in a single
QSO. CQP actually outlawed the practice for several years but now it seems
to be legal again. The recourse is to log dupe contacts; one with each
county name given in the exchange. That's an acceptable solution, but not
ideal.

>From the log checking standpoint (I've been doing that for many years), I
don't see a serious problem. Obviously, the software needs to accommodate
multiple names, including checking to make sure they match the county line
operation log. The ancient DOS tools I wrote could do that, but others have
complained that it's a PITA. I've never understood why it's so hard..

Anyway, this is just a soapbox stand in favor of county-line operations.
Personally I think they add to the fun of all QSO parties. I know others
disagree.

73 & Aloha,  Alan  AD6E / KH6TU




> Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2015 08:18:19 -0600
> From: Steve Woodruff <steve at n9oh.com>
> To: Harold Fitzgerald <fitz6 at swbell.net>
> Cc: Walter Hock <kk5lo at att.net>, 'Charles Sanders'
>         <no5w.chuck at gmail.com>, Bruce Meier <bemeier at bellsouth.net>,
> Tyler,
>         Mark <mark.tyler at superiorenergy.com>,   writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WriteLog
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> Hi Guys,
>
> Yep? aware of the issue. ?In fact, Wayne and I are both here in Texas as
> well, but neither of us operate mobile or on county lines. At least I
> don?t. ? :) ??
>
> With that said, I?m still up to speed on the issue. ?When I wrote the ILQP
> module I allowed the op to declare themselves in up to 4 counties at once
> and the entry window has 4 recvd fields for logging up to 4 counties in a
> single Q. ?The generated cabrillo file is a mess and the ILQP sponsors are
> stuck parsing that out from a single entry into multiple. ?Its painful for
> them, but their pain = our WriteLog users? gain. ?
>
> I?m discussing with Wayne to see if there is a better way we can do this?
> ?but that?s no guarantee that it?ll be easy to accomplish or even possible.
> ?Stay tuned.?
>
> Steve N9OH
>
> --?
> Steve Woodruff
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> On November 3, 2015 at 10:03:35 PM, Harold Fitzgerald (fitz6 at swbell.net)
> wrote:
>
> Hi WriteLog,
>
> For the Texas QSO Party In-State, we need to be able to log multi county
> (2,3,or 4) with an entry for each county, meaning each one has to be on a
> separate line for rovers. Each contact according to the rules requires a
> separate contact for each county, and people who do not follow this rule
> have already been penalized for not doing that.
>
> ?
>
> Other software like CQ/X and NA does allow for this, but I prefer WriteLog
> because of its ease of use for most things, but switching between counties
> for each contact seems an impossible task in WriteLog.
>
> ?
>
> Many of us here in Texas would like to continue to use WriteLog, but will
> no longer be able to use it with this restraint for rover operation on a
> county line, 3 county line, or 4 county line continues.
>
> ?
>
> Please help.
>
> ?
>
> Harold ?Marty? Fitzgerald W5MF
>
> Fitz6 at swbell.net
>
> ?
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