[PaQSO] County line logging

[Bob Crossland]

That's correct Jim.  The example I gave below is under the new rule.
 
Under the old rule, I would simply log the contact twice, with only the call
sign, no county abbreviation appended.  Then, when the program sees the
second entry, it makes it a dupe, does not give me the QSO point, but gives
me credit for the new mult.
 
Bob, N3FR  (portable WAR) 
 
 
 
 
From: Jimk8mr at aol.com [mailto:Jimk8mr at aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 3:52 PM
To: Bob.Crossland at telcove.com; paqso at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] County line logging


In a message dated 8/31/04 2:31:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
Bob.Crossland at telcove.com writes:


First, I use NA software, and second, I'm assuming that when I work a county
line operation under the new rule I give them only one serial number.  

Next, I enter that contact with the county abbreviation appended to the
call.  Let's say Ed, WA3SES, is on the CMB and WES county line.  I would log
him twice.....WA3SES/CMB then WA3SES/WES, each with it's own, unique serial
number.  I would do this for each band and mode on which I work him.  


 
By logging WA3SES twice, once as /CMB and once as /WES, any software I'm
aware of will give you credit for two qsos.  Under the previous rules, as I
understand them, you were only allowed credit for one qso.  So you would
either have to go back and somehow delete the credit for the second "qso",
or else just claim it and make the log checkers adjust your score. I suspect
that many of these second qsos just passed through log checking process, and
received credit anyway.  The new rule just adapts to this, and goes ahead
and allows credit for the second entry.
 
Although the PA committee may not yet be there, contest log checking is
evolving to a situation where participants really just send raw data in the
form of a log (in Cabrillo format), and the sponsor's computer checks and
scores it.  ARRL, CQ, and most other major contest sponsors are already to
this point. It's reasonable to assume that the PaQP will eventually be there
as well, so now's as good a time as any to make the switch.
 
Things could be even better, or worse, depending on your view:  In the
Illinois QSO Party, credit is given to both stations for county line qsos.
If a county line station works another county line station, both get 4 qsos
worth of credit.  Since Illinois has lots of counties with straight lines
for borders, and corners where four counties come together, if a 4 corner
station works another 4 corner station, that's worth the equivilent of 16
qsos for a single contact!
 
 
73  -  Jim   K8MR