[WT-support] Serials in M/S

[F5HRY]

Hello Filipe,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Filipe Lopes" <ct1ilt at mail.telepac.pt>
To: <support at win-test.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [WT-support] Serials in M/S


>
> Hi all
>
> back from Insua Isl. EU150 (CQ2I)

It seemed that you did a great job (seen from TM1W), congrats !

> well I never expirienced so many troubles with win-test as this 
> weekend...it
> looked like the old CT

Well ... Switch back to CT ? (kidding)

> The main problem was with serial numbers. Like I have been doing since I
> have Win-Test I set up a local network for 2 station operation
>
> The problem was when the 2 stations enter the qso at the same time, if 
> they
> did that the serial number would be equal on both qsos. Example:
>
> ZC4LI #999
> DL2ANM #999
>
> i dont understand why this happened, it never happened to me before
>
> any comments on this?

It's not a bug, it's a feature ! If you look carefully to the IOTA contest 
rules, you will read :

<<6. EXCHANGE
Send RS(T) and serial number starting from 001, plus IOTA reference number 
if applicable (island stations MUST include the IOTA reference as part of 
their exchange). Do not use separate numbering systems for CW and SSB. 
Stations may be contacted on both CW and SSB on each band. Multi-operator 
entrants may find it convenient to allocate separate blocks of serial 
numbers for the run and multiplier stations, but do ensure if possible that 
there is no duplication of serial numbers.>>

This means that there is no seperate numbering between the modes (clearly 
written) and between the modes (the separate blocks for run and mult 
stations
are not used by anyone as it may be confusing - try to send 595000 at 
1201z - and are not supported by any logger, as far as I know). Thus, as you 
mention,
2 QSOs may have the same number. As the rule says "do ensure *if possible* 
that there is no duplication of serial numbers", Win-Test allows to give the 
same
serial number to 2 QSOs, and there should be no problem when you summit your 
log to the IOTA contest robot !

The WPX used to suffer the same problem some years ago. The managers changed 
the rules to a seperate numbering per band. IMO, that would also help
in the IOTA contest.

Vy 73

Herve F5HRY (TM1W M/S during IOTA, same "troubles")
Win-Test Team