Bob, tnx for the info on the WT 4.21.0 upgrade, the UpdateCtySCP script
and the itu zip file. These have been installed on the three laptops
that we are taking to our J77HQ operation in the IARU contest.
FYI, I saw a day or two ago that the J8 ops (W6NN & KE1B) will be
signing J87HQ, so there may be some confusion and even some bad spots
during the contest because of both J77HQ and J78HQ being active. Heads
up, guys! Be sure to log what you hear, not what you see on the cluster.
73, George, K5KG/J75KG
On 6/28/2016 5:17 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:09 PM, <Georgek5kg@aol.com
<mailto:Georgek5kg@aol.com>> wrote:
Any suggestions as to why we should upgrade to WT 4.21.0 will be
appreciated.
1. Your HQ multipliers will now be counted correctly (for the first
time), even the ones using the same HQ abbreviation, e.g. both
ER7HQ and XX9A send "ARM", but they are different HQ multipliers.
4.20 does not handle that correctly.
2. Log sync between computers will be faster (every computer on the
LAN needs to be running WT 4.21)
3. If you are using Windows 10 with certain USB-to-Serial adapters
for rig control, 4.21 will work better
4. If you accidentally press Ctrl-T, then get distracted, your radio
won't stay keyed forever any more
More important than updating Win-Test is to update all the Super Check
Partial and Check Country files, and make sure you are using
cty_wt_mod.dat on every computer.
My batch file automates the process of fetching the latest super check
partial and country files. Go tto http://bit.ly/wtscripts, download
UpdateCtySCP.zip, and follow the directions in the Readme file. You
also need a free 3rd party program called WGET, which is documented in
the Readme file.
Separately, the current IARU HQ prefill list (itu.dtb) is in
http://www.kkn.net/~n6tv/itu.zip <http://www.kkn.net/%7En6tv/itu.zip>
and will be updated as I receive more info. from OZ0J. Unzip the file
and copy itu.dtb to your /databases folder and HQ abbreviations will
be entered automatically (make sure Tools -> Data Entry -> Exchange
Guessing is enabled).
73,
Bob, N6TV
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