[PaQSO] QRP, Mults, Scoring, et al

[John Bednar]

I'm not in favor of changing the PaQSO Party scoring for any contest
program. If the scoring is changed, it should be done for other
reasons. Most, if not all, contest sponsors accept logs in Cabrillo
format and calculate the score to their rules with their log
checking software. You have to admit that the days of dupe sheets
and paper summary sheets are long gone.

Likewise, if the Canadian section list is changed, it should be
changed because sections were split not because some programs didn't
log the VE sections listed in the rules.

Mark, no need to worry about the lack of LPT and COM ports on newer
computers. N1MM Logger can control the radio and send CW via the USB
ports. All you need is a USB to Com port converter for the radio and
a WinKey board. The program also runs on Vista. 

John
k3ct at verizon.net


> -----Original Message-----
> From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:paqso-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark J. Schreiner
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:34 PM
> To: paqso at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [PaQSO] QRP, Mults, Scoring, et al
> 
> snip....

> Regarding the strange scoring which doesn't allow some programs
> to score
> correctly, I would be in favor of changing it but I would
> hesitate to do
> so because of all the prior records.  If we can all agree that
> a clean
> slate is okay, maintain a copy of the records prior to the
> change in
> rules, and go forward with new scoring that would be more
> universal for
> logging programs such as N1MM, that would be fine with me as
> well.
> 
> Regarding choice of logging programs, I used a very old laptop
> and so
> was somewhat resource limited.  I wanted to be able to do CW
> with LPT
> keying and rig control to capture frequency and mode info
> automatically
> for logging via a COM port (RS-232).  I had used Don Reamers
> program in
> the past his program didn't support LPT keying and I only had
> one serial
> port.  I used WinEQF however I would NOT recommend this to
> anyone  for
> PAQP and I'll use something else next year.  I prefer to use
> N1MM for
> all my other logging here at home on my desktop computer.
> Maybe I'll
> have to upgrade to a better laptop for the next contest,
> however by
> "better" I may lose the LPT and COM Ports as well, so I'll have
> to be
> careful here.  Maybe I should have one of my spare desktop
> compukers
> configured and ready to go portable with me, not as convenient
> as a
> laptop, but maybe the best solution.  I'll have to look into
> that one
> somebody has mentioned, WB3W or whatever it was.  If the
> scoring changes
> for allowing N1MM to more accurately score the PAQP I'd likely
> use that
> program.  I highly recommend it to anyone to check out.
> Somebody
> mentioned signing up to the Yahoo Group or something, but I've
> never
> done that, just gotten the updates from the website
> occasionally.  Seems
> to work well for me, but then I'm not a serious contester, just
> pretty
> casual.
> 
> Thanks to all who listened for and worked my QRP station!  I'm
> looking
> forward to working many of you again from Snyder County next
> year.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mark, NK8Q
> 
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