[LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update

[Carl Smidt]

Hello All,

I am not a contester, but I do engage in casual contesting, in particular
while looking for certain needed ones.

As Jim says, sometimes an intended few contacts turn into a large number.

I find that LOGic is ideal for this type of casual contesting and I have
never experienced any of Brad's problems to date.

I also agree with Jim that LOGic is not intended for serious contesting, it
is a logging program and it is the best there is.

There are lots of dedicated, serious, contest programs out there, free and
otherwise, and their data can all easily be imported into LOGic after the 
contest.

73,  Carl  VE9OV


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
To: " (at)" <n6fm at oregonfast.net>; "'Brad - N8GLS'" <n8gls at arrl.net>;
"'LOGic Reflector'" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update


> Fellows,
> Why do you "make work" trying to get Logic to run contests?
> There are a number of great contest logging programs out there and the
> best, IMHO, N1MM is free!!!!
>
> Contesting programs "know" the contests and how to score them, plus they
> provide much more on-screen information.
> The Band Maps are terrific!
> Even if I plan to just make a few contest QSO's I open up a log in N1MM,
> sometimes a few contacts turn into hundreds.
>
> At the end of the contest I send a Cabrillo log to the sponsor and import
> the Contest log into Logic.
> Logic will tag the QSO's with the contest name, so they can be retrieved
> at a later date.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>> Please let me know how well the dup check works. I had a problem in the
>> CQWW
>> contest where I would receive Dup warnings when I definitely had not
>> worked
>> that station in the contest and my setup was correct.
>>
>> Scoring later produced no dupes so apparently my overriding of the dup
>> warning was correct.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> B
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On Behalf Of Brad - N8GLS
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 7:14 PM
>> To: LOGic Reflector
>> Subject: RE: [LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update
>>
>>
>> Thanks again Ben,
>>
>> I have "missed" some of the set-ups in the past for contesting.  All are
>> pretty easy to fix, as long as you can catch them early in the contest
>> (hi
>> hi).
>> I have had several weird things occur with LOGic 7 since it came out.
>> Dennis couldn't figure out some of the "quirks" that I experience, and, I
>> still have them.  The contest thing is getting annoying, and just the
>> last 2
>> qso's I made now all of sudden the serial number is off by one qso.  I
>> changed the "next serial # to use" in the set-up, rescored, but still is
>> off
>> .  So again here I go with fooling around with software instead of
>> calling
>> "cq cq cq contest".
>>
>> Alas, maybe when LOGic 8 comes out, which seems like it should be soon,
>> I'll
>> be more lucky.
>>
>> 73 de N8GLS, Brad
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Ben Hatheway N6FM
>> Sent: Saturday, 21 January, 2006 9:57 PM
>> To: 'LOGic Reflector'
>> Subject: RE: [LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update
>>
>>
>> What I found in running a test is that the number was not assigned for
>> the
>> first QSO. I then manually typed it in and saved it. I went back into
>> contest setup and changed the number to 2. From then on, it properly
>> assigned and displayed the serial number after I entered the call and
>> pressed the tab key
>>
>> I also noticed that the operator field had Dennis' call sign in it after:
>>
>> 1. entering my call in as the default operator in setup for the whole
>> program, and
>>
>> 2. changing Dennis' call to mine in the operator field of contest setup.
>>
>> Subsequent log entries then displayed the correct operator call sign.
>>
>> Hope that helps...
>>
>> B
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On Behalf Of Brad - N8GLS
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 6:10 PM
>> To: LOGic Reflector
>> Subject: RE: [LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update
>>
>>
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> Yes, the serial number was set to "1" before I started the contest.  And
>> contest mode is on.
>> The number is correct, the count just doesn't change until I either flush
>> the buffers or do a force log.
>> Weird, and after awhile its getting to be a pain (hi hi).
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> 73 de N8GLS, Brad
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Ben Hatheway N6FM
>> Sent: Saturday, 21 January, 2006 8:57 PM
>> To: 'Brad - N8GLS'; 'LOGic Reflector'
>> Subject: RE: [LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update
>>
>>
>> Did you set the "next serial" # to 1 in the "contest setup" portion of
>> "log
>> setup" with "contest mode ON" checked??
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:logic-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On Behalf Of Brad - N8GLS
>> Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2006 5:41 PM
>> To: LOGic Reflector
>> Subject: [LOGic] Contest Score Doesn't Update
>>
>> I am operating in the VHF Contest this weekend and have come across a
>> problem.
>>
>> I have the contest logform up and everything is working except that the
>> contest score window does not update after logging a contact.
>> The only way it seems to update is if I either click on the save icon in
>> the
>> logform (flush and update buffers) or do a force log function (F6).  Just
>> logging the contact (tab after a QSO is entered) and even hitting the
>> enter
>> key after that doesn't do it.  Everything is getting logged correctly,
>> just
>> the score window is not automatically updating without some manual
>> intervention.
>>
>> I don't operate in many contests, the last one was a couple years ago,
>> but I
>> seem to remember this was a problem.  If anyone has a clue as to what I
>> may
>> be missing or has experienced the same problem please reply.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> de N8GLS, Brad
>
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