[ILQSO] Logging in The ILQP

[Jim Funk]

The only down-side to writelog is on the log-checking end.  To dump to Excel I have to split out the multi-county contacts and create a separate line for each.

That is "my problem" and not a reason for you to change software.

When I retire (ha ha ha.. ) I will try to find a less labor-intensive procedure.  By that time, we may all be logging in ESP and checking in real-time...

73, Jim N9JF 
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From: "Chasey, David A" <wn9nbt at purdue.edu>
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Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:24:54 
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Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Logging in The ILQP


Writelog's ILQP module lets you enter up to 4 counties on a single QSO.     Operating from CHAM/DOUG/EDGR/VERM it was easy to enter other multi county operations in a single QSO record.      It really simplifies the multi-county logging.     

I realize there are a lot of logging programs out there, and each as their advantages and disadvantages, but this is one area where Writelog does very well.

73 - Dave - N9FN


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From: ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ilqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Lorenz K9LGE
Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 10:01 AM
To: Illinois QSO Party
Subject: Re: [ILQSO] Logging in The ILQP

Hi Joe:

Thanks for working the contest...and yes, it is just like you thought- which is the plus of working from a county line/corner. Now, the logging can get a little insane...imagine a 4 corner station working another one.
:-) but that's the plus- you can get some good scores. With logging programs like N3FJP's you can turn off dupe checking so it wont prevent you from entering them.

73,
Eric K9LGE
On Nov 14, 2011 8:48 AM, "Joe" <nss at mwt.net> wrote:

> I had a blast in the ILQP a few weeks ago.  Being an ex pat (I grew up 
> and first became licensed in Schaumburg) IL always will be a somewhat 
> home to me.
>
> This contest is very similar in format to the WIQP.  But with the 
> Multiple counties thing being the only difference. Really.
>
> In the rules it says,
>
> "Contacts with/by stations at the border of 2 counties count as 2 
> counties and 2 QSOs; the border of 3 (or 4) counties count as 3 (or 4) 
> counties and 3 (or 4) QSOs."
>
> Being out of the state it was easy to do the logging when some IL 
> station was on a county line, Ya just logged them twice or more times 
> with the different county entered, so the logging program would accept 
> it just fine. And I in Wisconsin get a quick multiple QSO's and 
> possible new mults.
>
> But it to me is not clear as to how does a qso like this work for the 
> IL station?
>
> Example.
>
> Say the IL station is on two counties.  I work him from here in Sauk 
> County WI.  I get two Qso's And whatever mults that are new.
>
> But how is this worked for the IL station?
>
> I assume it counts as two QSO's Or does it?  And then How does the IL 
> station log it so it doesn't end up looking like a dupe? Because it 
> may be worth two different easily logged QSO's for me.  but on His end 
> it is two sontacts with me in WI with the same county and it for every 
> practical reason looks like a dupe.  How does that work? And how does 
> one make any logging program accept it and not call it a dupe?
>
> Joe WB9SBD
>
>
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