Let me confirm and correct that. For contests without serial numbers it
doesn't matter at all. For those that do, it is OK because WriteLog stores
the actual number sent in the exchange for each contact. As long as the log
reflects what you did, the contest administrators are not going to worry
about missing numbers in the log.
Look at the bright side, you can psyche out the competition by having a
bigger number!
Randy, K5ZD
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jay
> WS7I
> Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2013 12:58 AM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Sequence numbers for SO2R
>
> Inherent problem and no worries. Just let it log and all will be fine.
> Numbers are highly not very important to the contest results people.
>
> On 12/11/2013 4:56 PM, Gordon Bousman wrote:
> > I'm a newbie to SO2R using Writelog (but have used Writelog for many
> > years previously as SO1R so very familiar with the program). I have
> > noticed in two recent RTTY contests running SO2R that the sequence
> > numbers don't remain sequential if you happen to highlight a call-sign
> > which puts it into the logging entry window - but don't log that
> > particular call-sign for some reason (such as a Run station is swamped
> > with S&P folks calling and I decide to just move on). If I forget to
> > delete the call-sign in the logging window (for either radio), then
> > the sequence number jumps to the next higher number - which in turn
> > messes up contests where one is sending Serial Numbers. In other
> > words, my sent s/n's will not be sequential because of this problem.
> >
> > My initial impression was that Writelog would not advance the sequence
> > number if a call-sign was not logged as a worked QSO but in reality
> > this is not the case - it will advance the sequence number if you plug
> > a call-sign into the logging window (but don't complete a QSO) and
> > when I overwrite the non-worked call-sign with a subsequent Call-Sign
> (that I do log as a QSO).
> > Of course the program scores the worked QSO's correctly, it's just
> > that serial numbers can become non-sequential.
> >
> > Am I doing something wrong with my operating procedure or is this just
> > an inherent problem with Writelog where one has to remember to
> > manually erase any non-worked call-signs from the entry window?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gordon NW7D
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