[WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 268, Issue 7

[Jim Rhodes]

I wonder how it would work to use a general logbook, like the General DX
tracker and add fields for each party's exchange.  You would have to enter
each exchange into an appropriate field.  And there would be no error
checking.  Heck, you could both be working multiple parties and both give &
get multiple reports.  That could be a contest all by itself.


Jim K0XU
jim at rhodesend.net

On Sat, Apr 19, 2025, 12:19 Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net> wrote:

> I'll second that motion Jeff - although this has been discussed before,
> it's been a while.
>
> I would like a generalized QSO Party module although I realize keeping a
> running score of each could be a real bitch to code. Maybe keeping a
> claimed score isn't so important? Yes, log checking simply ignores Qs made
> outside of their time or wrong mode .. or wrong party. (I know that's true
> for many but I haven't checked them all)
>
> I have tried logging multi-party by picking one state and then logging with
> SHIFT-ENTER for the "wrong" mult name. However some QP modules don't allow
> four characters or have some other restriction so be careful. I don't know
> of one that could be "universal". Maybe the simplest solution is a QP
> module that allows ANY mult name without complaint? And doesn't bother to
> keep score. When working from outside the state it's not difficult to keep
> a mult list for each QP on a piece of paper if that's of interest (It is to
> me).
>
> 73, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU
> ARRL Pacific Section Manager
> Hawaii QSO Party Chairman
> ex - CA QSO Party Chairman
>
>
> >
> > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:44:32 -0700
> > From: Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com>
> > To: Writelog Reflector <writelog at contesting.com>
> > Subject: [WriteLog] multiple state qso parties
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> > I thought I might fire things up tomorrow for the NE, MI, ON, and QC
> state
> > QSO parties.
> >
> > Do we have anyway to effectively handle the 4 contests in Writelog? The
> > advice I'm seeing online is to log to a single file, and let the log
> > checking of the various SQPs sort it out. I can imagine there could be
> such
> > a module somewhere in Writelog but I'm not seeing it?
> >
> > Or does this mean I finally have to go to the dark side?
> >
> > 73 jeff wk6i
> >
> > ps, not seeing the QC party on the new log list either...
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.com
> > RTTY op at W7RN
> >
> >
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