V12.12 22 February 2006
Rig Control:
The polling interval for interrogating frequency
& mode was fixed at 1 second, or 1000 ms. The
POLLTIME command now lets you choose any interval
from 50 to 1000 ms.
SD waits for a time equivalent to one third of
the polling interval for a response from the
radio. This is shown as LINKTIME in the status
display.
Set your bits/sec, with the BPS command, to the
highest rate supported by your rig. Then set
POLLTIME to the lowest value at which SD
reliably displays the rig's frequency.
With a low value of POLLTIME, SD is much more
responsive to band and mode changes, and the
frequency display changes smoothly as you tune
the rig. POLLTIME may be abbreviated to PT.
For 2R operation, POLLTIME must relate to the
"slower" radio - with the lower BPS value.
UBA Contest:
Updated UBA.CTY supplied - thanks ON6LY.
SDU updated to show a band/multiplier analysis
under the callsign - as SD already does.
Fixed QSO Rate Meter.
Backups:
The DUMP command now lets you backup your log to
any device you choose - you're asked for the
device letter. The .ALL (log) file is copied to
.ALB, and the .AUD (audit) file is copied to .AUB.
If your chosen device is not available, you get
an error message. BACKUP is an alternative to
DUMP.
Templates:
Added a Contest Name parameter to each file.
When you select a template for a new log, the
Contest Name is stored in record 2 in the .ALL
file and is displayed whenever the .ALL file
is reloaded. The maximum length of the name is
34 characters.
PACC Contest:
Added template for PA entrants.
Ontario QSO Party:
Added support, and template and multiplier files,
for Ontario entrants (who work everyone), and for
entrants outside Ontario (who work Ontario only).
Yuri Gagarin DX Contest:
Added support & template.
SDCHECK:
Fixed the .CSV text export option.
Band/Mode analysis.
SD is unique in giving a band/mode analysis,
under the callsign field, as you type callsign
characters. At times, when the callsign
represented a "dupe", the analysis was wrong.
Fixed.
Country Files:
All .CTY country multiplier files updated as per
CTY.DAT released on 8th February by AD1C
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73,
Paul EI5DI
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