[WT-support] WPX S/N bug

[Peter Bowyer]

http://www.cqwpx.com/rules.htm

"(a) Single-Transmitter (MULTI-ONE): Only one transmitter and one band
permitted during a 10-minute period. Exception: One—and only one—other
band may be used during a 10-minute period if—and only if—the station
worked is a new multiplier"

Seems pretty clear.

Peter G4MJS

On 03/04/2009, Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com> wrote:
> Is there a link to that Bob? The rules I read and the FAQ
> does not appear to prohibit that.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Henderson" <bob.5b4agn at gmail.com>
> To: <support at win-test.com>; "Tom W8JI" <w8ji at w8ji.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [WT-support] WPX S/N bug
>
>
> > Tom
> >
> > Surely sub-section V,D,a of the 2009 WPX rules
> > specifically prohibits two
> > transmitters on the same band ?
> >
> > Am I missing something?
> >
> > Bob, 5B4AGN
> >
> > 2009/4/3 Tom W8JI <w8ji at w8ji.com>
> >
> >> Wintest has a bug in the serial numbers given during the
> >> WPX.
> >>
> >> When running M1 people are allowed to have two
> >> transmitters
> >> on the same band. When that is done, if both stations are
> >> working people at the same time period, the SN is not
> >> reserved or held  until the QSO is logged. This can and
> >> does
> >> result in a bad SN for one or both stations.
> >>
> >> The FAQ for WPX states:
> >>
> >> Our logging software caused us to give out duplicate
> >> serial
> >> numbers or to give numbers out of sequence. Is this a
> >> problem?
> >>
> >>  No, but only if your log shows the exchange that you
> >> actually sent. Each QSO line of the Cabrillo log contains
> >> the sent and received information for that QSO.  As long
> >> as
> >> that line shows what you actually sent to the other
> >> station,
> >> the log checking software will score it correctly.
> >>
> >>
> >> So if the number was reserved and not used it would not
> >> be a
> >> problem, or if the SAME number was sent it would not be a
> >> problem. What is a problem is the software changing the
> >> number after the exchange was sent when the contact is
> >> logged.
> >>
> >> N1MM holds the SN once a call is partially entered. This
> >> is
> >> the correct way to do WPX when two radios happen to be on
> >> the same band. Since the SN is wrong in M1, it is
> >> probably
> >> wrong in any class where multiple stations can be on the
> >> same band.
> >>
> >> 73 Tom
> >>
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