[PaQSO] Dupe Sheet from N1MM

[Michael Coslo]

On Oct 6, 2010, at 9:49 AM, Hank Greeb wrote:

>  Charlie:
> 
> Why would a dupe sheet be necessary for an electronic submission?

Dupe sheets are only needed for hand done logs. No others. Some programs print then out, but with modern programs, they are not needed.

> 
> Besides,  the log checking software should be able to determine dupes.  
> If it can't, so be it.

I'd just as soon not see them. As a mark of good operating procedure, and with logging software, a duplicate contact just seems messy and has no place in a submitted log. Some other contests/parties allow them. That's just my opinion however.

> Since it seems a dupe sheet is absitively necessary and N1MM won't do 
> it, you can import the data into a spreadsheet (like Excel, OpenOffice, 
> etc.), and sort by band/mode/call (in that order), and "voila" you have 
> a dupe sheet in electronic form.

A dupe sheet is mandatory only if the logging method makes it so. We provide dupe sheets and even hand logging sheets for those who go old school and some mobiles use them. N1MM is a feature rich environment, definitely no dupe sheet needed there!

> I think the Nittny club is a small club, with a small budget, so they 
> like donations to help fill the budget to cover the expenses.  I don't 
> have a problem with that.  I don't think anyone has a problem with 
> that.  The requirement for a paper summary sheet does seem like an 
> anachronism to me.

Dupe sheets and hand logs are an anachronism. But if a person want's to log by hand, and all that method entails, we will accept that log, happily. Anachronisms are not necessarily a bad thing.


> Maybe they should subscribe to Paypal and offer it 
> as a method to accept donations?   The 7% expense for Paypal could be 
> covered by suggesting $3.25 or $3.50 instead of $3.00 for paper 
> donations.   It would save the donor postage time, and trouble, and 
> probably get more donations via the 21th century method of donation.


We have looked at accepting credit cards for donations and promotional items. I would like to actually sell the promotional items for a given year *before*  each year's party. Maybe some day.......


Our biggest constraint is my time limitations, however. 

- 73 de Mike N3LI -