[FQP] FQP and county line stations

[Charles Sanders]

Hi Robert --

I use CQ/X which has a separate dialog for running stations from a county
line or multiple (up to four) county intersection. The QSO for each county
is logged on a separate line of the log at the moment of making the QSO and
the user has the option of sending the exchange as separate QSOs or can
send the multiple counties in a single exchange -- in many cases the rules
of the party specify which method is to be used. For example in the Texas
QSO Party each county must have a separate exchange from both stations and
I think in CA QP the counties can be sent in a single exchange.

On the receiving end of one of these county line QSOs the user can set up a
function key that will allow him to just type all of the counties involved
in the QSO entry window and the program will write a separate line to the
log for each county.

On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Robert Chudek - K0RC <k0rc at citlink.net>wrote:

> Hello FQPers...
>
> The Florida QSO Party is one which allows (encourages?) county line
> operations by stations. There are explicit details in section 7)
> Scoring, (B) Multipliers, (2) paragraph which state: /"//Florida
> stations on a county line may be claimed as a QSO and a multiplier from
> each county (2 QSO's and 2 multipliers)//"./
>
> I am interested to know how county-line stations log contacts during the
> contest. During FQP I might hear "CQ FQP de W4XYZ/LAK/POL/SUM" where a
> station is operating from the corners of Lake, Polk, and Sumter.
>
> In my log, I end up with three W4XYZ QSOs in a row, with each unique
> county designator assign to each QSO. This is straight forward.
>
> My questions are regarding what logging software do you use as a
> county-line station? And what is the process for logging these multiple
> contacts? Do you log them as three QSOs at that moment, or one QSO and
> expand the log later, or what?
>
> 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN
>
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