tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998996.post292690279924164598..comments2023-07-09T00:37:08.769-04:00Comments on K2DBK's Ham Radio Blog: How much technology is too much?David, K2DBKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01368040445069901890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998996.post-53191007910663577992008-01-26T13:25:00.000-05:002008-01-26T13:25:00.000-05:00I am sure you are right with the percentage of ele...I am sure you are right with the percentage of electronic vs. paper logs, but I'm not so sure that the folks logging by hand aren't turning in logs. To go back to my conversation with Larry, the whole thing started because he does log by hand and he does turn in paper logs.<BR/><BR/>I do agree (and I think I mentioned it in the post) that it's got to be a lot of work to hand-enter those logs. It's a good thing that I submit electronically, because I've long considered my handwriting as "write-only"; even I can't read it half the time!<BR/><BR/>Perhaps there should be a compromise for hand-written logs. Maybe requiring them for things like multi-op stations or at least raise the number of QSOs so that a single-op using a pad just isn't likely to log that many. <BR/><BR/>I just think that to discourage participation from anybody doesn't make sense.<BR/><BR/>73,<BR/> David, K2DBKDavid, K2DBKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01368040445069901890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998996.post-10355941829915343572008-01-25T12:08:00.000-05:002008-01-25T12:08:00.000-05:00Hi David,I pretty much agree with your take on thi...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>I pretty much agree with your take on this, but it seems like I recently saw a comment somewhere on the percentage of paper vs electronic logs that are filed. I may be way off base, but I think it was around 98 percent electronic.<BR/><BR/>I suppose most of the folks logging on paper are already not turning in a log at all. It is a lot easier to e-mail a cabrillo file than deal with the paper/snail-mail. That sort of implies that paper logging is being pursued mostly by the really casual ops. Not a surprise. <BR/><BR/>Heck, I'd guess part of the reason the number of logs submitted is rising is due to the ease of submission of a e-log.<BR/><BR/>I agree, the paper loggers shouldn't be punished. But from the contest sponsor's point of view, that two percent on paper is still a lot of typing for the sponsor. Its the only way to include them in the log checking.<BR/><BR/>The paper logs are probably all hand written, and not conducive to scanning. With my handwriting, it wouldn't be conducive to READING either. ;) Either way, that is a lot of work for a volunteer doing the log checking. Even if I don't like it, it is easy to understand their position.<BR/><BR/>73,<BR/>W4KAZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com