[PaQSO] 2004 PARTY NEWS

[n3ntj at earthlink.net]

Ditto.. keep it the same.  It appears that will now become complicated.  I think it should be left the same for simplicity reasons.   One serial number on both sides, enter in the software (some do it as "CL" then allows you to enter the counties).

-----Original Message-----
From: "K3SV, Bill Gillenwater" <k3sv at pa.net>
Sent: Aug 31, 2004 12:26 PM
To: n3kn at comcast.net, PA QSO Party <paqso at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] 2004 PARTY NEWS

I have to agree with Kay on this. The logging software I use, and I have
used several, will deal with county lines. And even if they have a problem
with county lines, you can ear mark (pencil note) and come back after the
test to straighten out the mults etc. My vote would be to keep it the same.

73 Bill K3SV  (ex N3AOT)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kay Craigie" <n3kn at comcast.net>
To: "PA QSO Party" <paqso at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: [PaQSO] 2004 PARTY NEWS


> Chuck wrote:
> THE CHANGE IS THAT EACH COUNTY LINE STATION'S COUNTY WILL NOW
> BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SEPARATE QSO.  YOU WILL MAKE A SEPARATE LOG ENTRY
> FOR
> EACH COUNTY AND BOTH THE MULTIPLIER AND QSO POINT(S) WILL COUNT FOR EACH
>
> COUNTY.  THE COUNTY LINE STATION WILL STILL GIVE ONLY ONE NUMBER FOR THE
>
> CONTACT AND THAT NUMBER WILL BE USED FOR ALL THE LOG ENTRIES FOR THAT
> CONTACT.
>
> If I have to log 2 or 3 separate QSO's for a county-line station that I
> work, do I send them 2 or 3 serial numbers from my own log?
>
> If I have to send 2 or 3 serial numbers to a county-line station, then
> it's going to take me more time to complete a QSO (especially on CW),
> because I have to go to the next log line, enter the other station's
> callsign again, enter their serial number again, hit the function key
> again to send the additional exchanges. And if it's a 3-county line, I
> get to do this all this 3 times.
>
> If that's not the case, then I have not a clue how to enter 2 or 3 QSO's
> into my log but send them only 1 serial number of my own. Or do I just
> skip over the additional serial number(s) and send what comes naturally
> to the next station I work?
>
> Arggh.
>
> I know this change was well-intentioned and may help some people, but
> the program I use (WriteLog) handles the county-line stations just fine,
> and so for me it's going to create logging problems where none existed
> before.
>
> Frankly, for me this is a dis-incentive to call county-line stations,
> particularly on CW, unless I am desperate for a particular county
> multiplier.
>
> 73 - Kay N3KN
>
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