Kelvin:

My understanding is that the station is supposed to use the call w1aw
followed by the appropriate call region number designation.  
So, in the case of a West Virginia station, it would be w1aw/8.  If I
participate in the event as a representative of Michigan when our rotation
period comes up, I'm thinking of identifying as w1aw/8 in Michigan, so that
it is very clear what I'm doing.

Thanks for the information about how to keep and access multiple logs with A
C log.

Upon reading the instructions further, I have also found out that if you
work the event all year from your home QTH in search of one of the listed
awards, you have to submit your log in L O T W.  This further complicates
things for me, since I've never used L O T W, but I know that Jim and others
on the list have done so successfully with Jaws.

I think that what I ultimately do is simply going to depend on how much time
I can devote to the event, given my work schedule and other commitments
throughout the year.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


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Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 4:08 PM
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Subject: Re: ARRL Centennial QSO Party

Hi Tom,

Yes, make sure you have version 4.2 or later.  The latest is 4.5.  With AC
Log, you don't lose log data when you start a new log.

Your default log is probably called 'log data.mdb', and you can check by
pulling down the File menu and clicking on Save As.

When creating a new log, click on File and then New.  You are given a couple
of options, but choose the one for a new file name.  Give it a name like
W1AW, and the W1AW log is created.  You will have 0 entries.  

To go back to the old log, pull down the File menu, select Open, and choose
'Log Data' again.  You can switch between the logs.

Another little tip.  Pull down the File menu and select 'Show File
Locations'.  The resulting dialog will show you where all the AC Log files
are stored.

I have a question for you <smile>.  I worked W1AW in WV this afternoon on 10
CW.  He was not signing W1AW/8, but as 'W1AW WV'.  Is this the way all
stations will sign, with the state?  I rather like this method.

Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID

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