[WT-support] [?? Probable Spam] Re: QSO numbers again

[ct3fq at ct3team.com]

It's not so simple...If a space reserves a serial number ... how QSO 
timestamp works? Also freezes? Meanwhile the running station is still 
counting  and your multiplier QSO serial number will be time delayed in 
the log with a previous serial number... am I wrong?

73

Ian Maude wrote:

> However, if space reserved the number, all those issues would be 
> solved.  No lockouts, no separate numbering etc.  Nice and easy.  I 
> really do not see a problem.  However, I am not trying to create any 
> difficulties here, it is simply my view.  I put to you that one of the 
> reasons the IOTA contest allows for a second series of serials is to 
> overcome the issues with software.  If it cannot be done then fine but 
> IMHO it would solve a lot of problems, at least for me :)
>
> 73 Ian
>
> On 4 Aug 2009, at 4August19:43, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
>
>> Ian,
>>
>> What I am saying is that the rules are so vague that they may 
>> encourage the octopus (using a multi-multi station with lots of fancy 
>> lockouts to compete as a multi-single).  They probably don't 
>> understand the implications of that.  They need to make it clear in 
>> their rules.
>>
>> And if two stations are allowed on phone and CW at the same time, 
>> with one working only multipliers, it is quite impractical to try to 
>> use sequential serial numbers, whether logging on paper or in typical 
>> software.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net 
>> <mailto:n6tv at arrl.net>> wrote:
>>
>>     On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Ian Maude <ian at gb7mbc.net
>>     <mailto:ian at gb7mbc.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         So what you are saying Bob is that I should approach the
>>         contest organisers and tell them that they should change
>>         their rules to accommodate the software? ;)
>>
>>
>>     No, say to the contest sponsors that they have to change their
>>     rules to accommodate paper logging.
>>
>>     73,
>>     Bob, N6TV
>>
>>
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