<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">However, if space reserved the number, all those issues would be solved. No lockouts, no separate numbering etc. Nice and easy. I really do not see a problem. However, I am not trying to create any difficulties here, it is simply my view. I put to you that one of the reasons the IOTA contest allows for a second series of serials is to overcome the issues with software. If it cannot be done then fine but IMHO it would solve a lot of problems, at least for me :)<div><br></div><div>73 Ian</div><div><br><div><div>On 4 Aug 2009, at 4August19:43, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Ian,<br><br>What I am saying is that the rules are so vague that they may encourage the octopus (using a multi-multi station with lots of fancy lockouts to compete as a multi-single). They probably don't understand the implications of that. They need to make it clear in their rules.<br> <br>And if two stations are allowed on phone and CW at the same time, with one working only multipliers, it is quite impractical to try to use sequential serial numbers, whether logging on paper or in typical software.<br> <br>73,<br>Bob, N6TV<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:n6tv@arrl.net">n6tv@arrl.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im"><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:03 AM, Ian Maude <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ian@gb7mbc.net" target="_blank">ian@gb7mbc.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>So what you are saying Bob is that I should approach the contest organisers and tell them that they should change their rules to accommodate the software? ;)</div></blockquote></div><br></div>No, say to the contest sponsors that they have to change their rules to accommodate paper logging.<br> <br>73,<br><font color="#888888">Bob, N6TV<br> </font></blockquote></div><br> _______________________________________________<br>Support mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Support@win-test.com">Support@win-test.com</a><br>http://www.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support<br></blockquote></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>--</div><div>Ian J Maude, G0VGS<br>SysOp GB7MBC & HB9DRV-9 DX Clusters<br>Member RSGB, GQRP 9838, FISTS 14077 | K3 #455<br><a href="http://www.amateurradiotraining.org/">http://www.amateurradiotraining.org</a> <br></div></div></span></div></span> </div><br></div></body></html>