Ok, I understand the name part now. I make my own TRMasters and it
never occurred to me to put my own call in there.
Believe me, that 200 rate wasn't for SS with it's lengthy exchange.
Thanks for the suggestion re cw copying program. I'll try that.
73, Jim VE7FO
Ken Beals wrote:
Just having your name and call in the trmaster file apparently
triggers the HI and FB scenarios. Since I've only had this call a
short time, I was not in any of the databases yet. The latest update
I received had all of the NCCC members added with appropriate info.
That's when I noticed the HIs and FBs popping up. I just checked my
file and your name isn't in there. I would think most of the names
get in from NAQP and Sprint logs that you add yourself. I'm not sure
if any of the big updates bother with names. I think all you need to
do is add your name to your entry.
As for rate, I'm lucky to get to 150 with the SS exchange. I was
thinking about how to go back and check accuracy, and I think the
easiest would be to use one of those cw copying programs to copy it
and save it to a file. Since the audio level is consistent I would
think they would copy it perfectly. You'd probably need a second
computer to do that though.
Ken
Jim Smith wrote:
Hmm... I thought that you might be using the Sim as it comes out of
the box without a TRMaster.dta file. I've used the Sim quite a bit,
using databases appropriate to the contest. I hadn't noticed it
getting Sections wrong but that doesn't mean much because I'm typing
like crazy trying to keep up. I presume the Section fields in your
.dta are filled in. If not, I don't think TR sends a substitute.
I just love the Sim. I sometimes find that 3 hours have gone by
while I'm trying to get the rate past 200 and admiring how fast the
score is mounting up. It always amazes me how much a stumble or two
impacts the projected rate.
I've been trying to think of ways of generating a UBN so that I can
check the accuracy with which I enter the exchanges.
I try to get anyone who's learning the code to D/L the free version,
I tell them how to set it up and provide a FD TRmaster. They start
off as slow as they like and, once they aren't getting too many "You
got my call wrong" complaints, they can start to crank it up. That's
how I got my code speed back after 30 yrs of rusting away. Actually,
it's better than it ever was.
Anyway, next time I use it (guess that'll be this week for SS) I'll
keep an eye open for wrong sections. I could even take a
TRMaster.asc and make the contents of all the section fields just the
same, convert it to a .dta and see what Section names come out.
Probably the only way I'd notice a difference. Either that or
compare the log to the .asc I'll try the portable thing too.
I didn't understand the part about having your name in the file.
What file?
73, Jim VE7FO
Ken Beals wrote:
From what I've seen (and I'm over 2K Qs so far), the simulator does
not use the info that is attached to the call. It just sends a
section that it thinks is appropriate for the prefix. I can tell
since I have my database set up with NCCC members, and I've "worked"
some known calls who ended up in SDGO or LAX or ORG. You'll also
notice that it gets confused with portable call signs (K5KG/7 comes
to mind) by putting them in the wrong section. I've also noticed a
few that are completely weird, but I'm guessing that's good practice
for the real thing. My database has lots of WCF and a few NL and NT
also. The simulator only "knows" about sections from the past (not
sure when this stuff changed since I wasn't active).
One other cool thing I noticed which I hadn't heard before I updated
my database: you'll get occasional "HI <name>" or "FB <name>" if
your call has your name in the file. It's definitely as close to
the real thing as can be (short of crowded band conditions). After
30 years of no cw, the practice has been great. I'll just have to
wait for the real thing to get a sweep........
Ken K6MR
Jim Smith wrote:
It seems to me that if you got a copy of a local club's recent FD
log or someone's recent SS log and turned it into a TRMaster.dta
file using POST you'd get those abbreviations showing up, assuming
that they worked anyone there.
In other words, I don't think that there is anything in Simulator
which would prevent it from sending these abbreviations.
73 de Jim Smith VE7FO
Ken Beals wrote:
OK, probably an old question, but I just have to ask:
Does the simulator know about WCF, NL and NT? I've done lots of
Qs and none of these. It does seem to use some older
abbreviations, so maybe it was written before changes to sections?
Ken K6MR
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