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Re: [WriteLog] Sending QTC Fills in WAE RTTY

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Sending QTC Fills in WAE RTTY
From: Mike <mikek4gmh@gmail.com>
Reply-to: k4gmh@arrl.net
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:19:23 -0500
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A special SO2R request for the WL to be fixed so all functions
transmission/logging can be done on the other radio while receiving a QTC
on the first radio.  The mutually exclusive ability to do either receive
QTCs or transmitting may be a single computer SO2R issue.

  73,
  Mike, K4GMH

On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Mike <mikek4gmh@gmail.com> wrote:

> Couple of items I found that impacted the use of WL for QTCs in RTTY are:
>
> WL should send "10" instead of the "0" that is now sent when asking for a
> fill for the tenth QTC.  Sending the "0" is too confusing to someone who
> doesn't use WL.  Had to do an ALT-K and type in "10"  several times to get
> the correct information.   All other S/W contest programs send "10" when
> asking for a fill for the tenth QTC.
>
> Also, the received QSO serial number ended up missing in the Log from
> several completed QSOs which occurred after sending and receiving QTCs.
> This happens when the QSO serial number isn't put in the Contact Entry line
> before starting to either receive or send the QTCs.  Then when you finish
> sending or receiving QTCs by hitting the OK button on the QTC window, the
> Contact Entry information is transferred to the log without the QSO serial
> number.  In a non-QTC QSO the Contact Entry information cannot be
> transferred to the Log unless the required information, QSO serial number
> is a piece of required information, has been entered properly on the
> Contact Entry line.  An error message (in red) is written in the Contact
> Entry window informing you why the QSO wasn't sent to the Log.  Seems when
> the QTC window OK button is hit, WL S/W bypasses the required information
> check and send the incomplete "required" Contact Entry information onto the
> Log.  Now, you have to do a Log edit to put the QSO serial number in the
> Log.
>
>   73,
>   Mike, K4GMH
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Paul VA3PC <va3pc@ciinet.org> wrote:
>
>> I had several bits of wierdness myself, but put it down to having the
>> wrong window selected prior to hitting the number, or alt-number as the
>> case may be.
>> I also had the QTC window hide behind another window when I inadvertently
>> clicked where I shouldn't.
>> Too bad the contest only happens once a year - we get a chance to forget
>> before the next running.
>> 73 Paul, VA3PC
>>
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