I spent the weekend trying to work the NE MO LA and MS QSO parties,less
the SSB Sprint. It was very frustrating:
- Alt-F, 2 does not really work because there's four of them.
- You have to erase the entry window in order to change logs.
- After the database has more than a few QSOs/log it becomes sluggish to
swap logs and re-display the mult list. (or maybe that's just my video
card).
In my submission I suggested they think about doing a IN7QPNE-like
option. But it is a heavy lift. Each state needs to invent 5 character
state/county exchanges, define a common QSO format, and use a scoring
program that ignores non-counting contacts.
It's difficult but the reward is more participation; because, as a
group, they can reach "critical mass". This means the number of outside
participants could be nearly the same for each rather than being divided
among them.
--
Dick Frey, K4XU
7QP manager
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