[Elecraft] [K3] Sending sequential serial numbers with the K3

[Phil Duff NA4M & Ann Duff]

Don't all the mainstream contest logging software packages support 
sequential serial number generation that precludes the need to generate 
them in a keyer either outboard or in a radio?

73 Phil NA4M


David Wilburn wrote:
> Everyone is 59(9) in a contest.  There are keyers out there that 
> handle serial numbers.  As one example;
> http://www.idiompress.com/K5.html
> 
> I am sure there are more.
> 
> Signal reports only have relative value, especially in a contest.  The 
> fact that a contest station down the street with stacked beams and 
> multiple towers can pick you up 599 +20dB, is no indicator that my low 
> dipole can pick you up.
> 
> It is as they say, all relative.
> 
> 73 es gud DX
> 
> Dave Wilburn
> NM4M
> 
> David Pratt wrote:
>> In a recent message, Tom-N2YTF <thomastumino at yahoo.com> wrote ...
>>> It would be great if there was a macro you could insert into a cw 
>>> memory that sent incremental numbers....for example, store
>>> XXX 5NN TU de N2YTF
>>> In M4 and have the K3 automatically send
>>> 001 5NN TU de N2YTF
>> and the next time M4 is sent-
>>
>> 002 5NN TU de N2YTF
>>
>> This is not 'great' at all, Tom. What if the station is not 5NN? Not all 
>> signals are RST599 at my QTH.  What you really need is a means for the 
>> K3 to decode the readability, signal strength (from the S-meter) and 
>> tone of the signal and be able to send those, together with a sequential 
>> serial number, either in full numerals or shortened numerals.  Surely 
>> that is not beyond the capabilities of the Aptos developers?
>>
>> 73
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