[OhQP-mail] multi operator loging help with serial numbers

Mon Jul 9 07:31:26 CDT 2012

Richard- 
    I would suggest loading N1MM.  It's free and setting up the network isn't that difficult.  Get the PC's networked together first and then merely follow the directions to get N1MM setup.  If you need a hand, please let me know.  And, N1MM lets you work dupes where N3FJP's program does not allow that feature (which in today's world, is essential).

    Have a great day-
73
tom  KV8Q  ar

From: Hank Greeb <n8xx at arrl.org>
To: ohqp-mail at ohqp.org 
Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OhQP-mail] multi operator loging help with serial numbers

Richard:

It sounds like the folks who wrote the current rules have no conception of how most multi-multi stations are set up and operated. Maybe they should ask how a "typical" multi multi station is set up for bands and modes.

Setting up for a networked version of N1MM, for example, takes someone skilled in the art of reading hieroglyphics (though the last tutorial I saw seemed close to "normal English") to set it up for contesting, and a second genius who know about computer networking to set up the special network it requires. Once you get something like that set up, though, N1MM networked mode works likes a champ.

73 DE n8xx Hg

On 7/7/2012 1:25 PM, Richard Lang ford KS8LCD wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a question regarding multi operator and multi mode logging
> 
> Current our club is using the N3FJP software suite for event loggings,
> 
> We have download and installed the latest state QSO Party logging software from there site.
> 
> I sent him an email regarding the NON Network abilities with his program for state QSO parties in hopes he had an easy less confusing answer to Multi Operator and or Multi Modes on a band. See below
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> : Hi Rick,
> 
> Thanks for your e-mail. Right now, I have network versions coded for six of my contesting programs. After the rewrite, I hope to have network versions for all of them.
> 
> Presently, other than Field Day, the stand alone versions of my software are not designed to combine your log data. If you are very careful, you can open each of your log.txt files in Notepad and then copy and paste the data into a master file. Be very careful not to introduce any extra carriage returns or formatting characters. You'll want to double check the end of the file as that is where extra carriage returns often appear. Of course, back up all your data before your begin. This method will not check for duplicates.
> 
> 73, Scott
> 
> N3FJP
> 
> http://www.n3fjp.com <http://www.n3fjp.com/>
> 
> /Serving the Amateur Radio community with contesting and general logging software since 1997./
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Langford KD8LCD <kd8lcd at kd8lcd.com <mailto:kd8lcd at kd8lcd.com>>
> To: snkdavis <snkdavis at aol.com <mailto:snkdavis at aol.com>>
> Sent: Wed, Jul 4, 2012 7:18 pm
> Subject: state QSO party question
> 
> Hello Scott
> 
> The Field day software worked well, we are registered club: call sign W8AJT
> 
> We are going to do the Ohio state QSP Party coming up in august, so I installed the software on my computer to see how it works, at first I had the 1,7 version and noticed on the site 1.9 was available so I grabbed and installed it. But I’m still at a loss regarding using the software with a Multi Op environment.
> 
> The FD Network version allows you to set a path or map to a shared directory for access to the database or adif file for the other stations nothing like that in the state QSO software?
> 
> So I figured not a big issue we can import and export, well that doesn’t seem to be an option either, wait even if it was it might be a problem since there is a serial number involved with the outgoing exchange.
> 
> So how can we track serial number assignment to qso’s
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Scott answer seems okay to a point
> 
> But now regarding the rules as you have posted on the site:
> 
> /*Bands & Modes*/*:
> CW and SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. Stations may be worked once per mode on each band; i.e. K8MAD may be worked on both 40 CW and 40 SSB for point credit. Each station may be contacted 10 times (once per each of the 5 bands and once per mode on each band).*
> 
> *MULTI OPERATOR: Entries where more than one operator performs the operating and logging functions or stations that use Skimmer*. Multi-operator entries may employ multiple transmitters simultaneously and are not categorized by power. All multi operator entries are classified as mixed mode.*
> 
> **
> 
> /Exchange/:
> 
> *Taken from your Ohio QSO party rules:*
> 
> **
> 
> ·*//**/Multi-op stations who can't maintain sequential serial numbers regardless of band/mode shall give serial numbers by band mode (75m ssb 1-# 75m ssb qsos, 80m cw 1-# 80m cw qsos, 40m ssb 1-# 40m ssb qsos, 40m cw 1-# 40m cw qsos and so on...)./**//*
> 
> *//*
> 
> I am really confused regarding the above can anyone provide some examples possibly
> 
> For instance if we were to run say 3 stations 1 on 20 Phone, 1 on 10 M phone and a 40M CW station..
> 
> ????????
> 
> Next how about 20M phone and a 40 meter Phone and a CW station
> 
> Or 2 phone and a CW
> 
> I get the part about each station tracking spate serial numbers? That is understand, what is confusing is: */(75m ssb 1-# 75m ssb qsos, 80m cw 1-# 80m cw qsos, 40m ssb 1-# 40m ssb qsos, 40m cw 1-# 40m cw qsos and so on...)./**//*
> 
> *//*
> 
> *//*
> 
> */What is the exchange we give ??? or have I made this harder than need be,/*
> 
> */Do we just operate each station independently assigning serial numbers as each station goes, than at the end I combine the output files? If so the serial numbers are screwed up then/*
> 
> *//*
> 
> */Any examples using a multi operator mixed mode exchange would really be helpful./*
> 
> */Sorry if I have made this more confusing then need be, just want to get it correct beforehand so all the members of our group understand/*
> 
> *//*
> 
> *//*
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated
> 
> *//*
> 
> Rick
> 
> KD8LCD
> 
> for W8AJT
> 
> 
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