Don't all the mainstream contest logging software packages support sequential serial number generation that precludes the need to generate them in a keyer either outboard or in a radio?
73 Phil NA4M David Wilburn wrote: > Everyone is 59(9) in a contest. There are keyers out there that > handle serial numbers. As one example; > http://www.idiompress.com/K5.html > > I am sure there are more. > > Signal reports only have relative value, especially in a contest. The > fact that a contest station down the street with stacked beams and > multiple towers can pick you up 599 +20dB, is no indicator that my low > dipole can pick you up. > > It is as they say, all relative. > > 73 es gud DX > > Dave Wilburn > NM4M > > David Pratt wrote: >> In a recent message, Tom-N2YTF <[email protected]> wrote ... >>> It would be great if there was a macro you could insert into a cw >>> memory that sent incremental numbers....for example, store >>> XXX 5NN TU de N2YTF >>> In M4 and have the K3 automatically send >>> 001 5NN TU de N2YTF >> and the next time M4 is sent- >> >> 002 5NN TU de N2YTF >> >> This is not 'great' at all, Tom. What if the station is not 5NN? Not all >> signals are RST599 at my QTH. What you really need is a means for the >> K3 to decode the readability, signal strength (from the S-meter) and >> tone of the signal and be able to send those, together with a sequential >> serial number, either in full numerals or shortened numerals. Surely >> that is not beyond the capabilities of the Aptos developers? >> >> 73 > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- -. .- ....- -- -. .- ....- -- -. .- ....- -- Phil Duff NA4M & Ann Duff Georgetown, Texas http://priceless.apduff.com http://stockphoto.apduff.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
