V15.44 1st July 2011
Check Partial - EXPAND Command:
This command expands SD's desktop and window
beyond the former limit of 25 rows and 80
columns.
The main purpose is to enable Check Partial
(and SCP) calls to be placed below the
callsign field on the logging line because
it helps to have this information close by.
SD checks callsign for dupes as they are
typed. However, when no check partial
display is visible, you know the call will
not be dupe - perhaps after only two or
three characters have been typed
If this has never been an issue for you,
there may be no reason to use EXPAND. Note
that you may have to maximise the window to
see it in full.
You can move the cursor to the Check Partial
calls with Down Arrow, and then navigate
with the arrow keys. Enter retrieves a
highlighted call. "Dupe" calls are not
highlighted, and can not be retrieved.
When there is a single, non-dupe, callsign
listed, either arrow key (Up or Down) will
instantly retrieve it - ready for logging.
This is often faster than typing the
remainder of the call.
Reminder: Comma toggles the partial list
between "anywhere" and "prefix only". Full
Stop (period) changes the list to "suffix
only". Please try this for yourself - most
users don't know about it.
If the expanded desktop window does not fit
on your display, use the information on SD's
opening screen to adjust your font and
window size as appropriate - experiment with
Lucida Console font sizes.
Full-screen operation is not supported, and
the BORDER command is discontinued.
IOTA Contest:
Improved the display of island references as
calls and prefixes are typed. For example,
G, on its own, instantly shows all possible
IOTA references for England, together with
their multiplier status on the current band
and mode. Add M to see the equivalent for
Scotland. This feature was standard in SDI,
but had not been fully implemented when IOTA
support was added to SD.
To check the multiplier status for a specific
island reference on the current band and mode,
type the reference in the callsign field -
redundant zeros are not required. For example,
type EU1. If it's a multiplier, "M" appears
above, and your multiplier status for EU001
(Dodecanese) on all bands, and both modes,
appears below. No other contest logger does
this. Add 2 to see your status for Shetlands
EU012, and add 3 for Scottish Coastal Islands
EU123.
Multiplier slots are highlighted. Use Esc
or Minus to clear the IOTA reference and
multiplier analysis.
CVA DX Contest (Brasil):
Added support for both sides.
US Counties QSO Party:
Added support. http://marac.org/contests.htm
California QSO Party CQP.
Removed RST from the logging screen, and from
Cabrillo QSO records. Thanks AD6E.
Rig Control - Changing Mode:
Mode changes on the rig did not change SD's
mode. Fixed, thanks EI7GY.
All Asian Contest:
Age was treated as a serial, and logged and
displayed with a leading zero. Fixed.
Age is prefilled when callsigns, worked
earlier, are typed.
Key Files - Opening Earlier Logs.
At times, SD V15.43 reported a problem and
started in DEMO mode. Fixed - thanks LY2N.
Band Edits:
They worked on-screen, but QSOs were not
updated - due to broken code since V15.00
when the QSO record format was changed.
Fixed, thanks WB3BSA.
Following band edits, QSO frequencies are
set to the lower band edges - even when rig
control is enabled.
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When you find bugs in SD, please post full details
to this mailing list. Older versions are not
supported, so you should first confirm that the
problem exists in V15.44.
Please let me know what you would like to see
changed or added.
73,
Paul EI5DI
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