Well, we've now both learned something. It's been a while since I used
CTRL-O and I didn't read the manual very carefully when replying to
you. The subsequent posts have been very enlightening.
73 de Jim Smith VE7FO
Eric Hilding wrote:
At 03:58 AM 1/8/04 -0800, Jim Smith VE7FOwrote:
The purpose of CTRL-O is to give you a list of the calls you have worked
on, in this case, 4 bands. i.e. if you have worked P40B on 10, 15, 20,
and 80 P40B will show in the list. If you have only worked him on 3
bands then he won't be on the list. The reason for wanting to know this
is that he should be an easy mult on 40 so go find him before 40 closes
to that area. Without this list you might forget to make sure you get
him in the log.
Hi, Jim:
I really appreciate your detailed info & tnx to others who have
responded as well.
Hmmm...the TR Manual says "Multipliers", not "stations. So in the
ARRL CW DX Contest (the Contest format I'm using), CA, VT, BC, etc.
would all be Multipliers IMHO. But you got me thinking...see next.
Now, if you're using the simulator I bet all the contacts you logged are
on the same band. i.e. you didn't change bands in TR from time to
time. Even if you do, you have to work the same station on each of 4
bands for it to show on the list.
OK...in addition to sticking the MULT REPORT MINIMUM BANDS = 4
manually into the .cfg file (the Manual says the default is 4 so
really shouldn't need to do anything, actually, unless I'm
misunderstanding TR. I had already tried manuall dropping it to = 2
with no difference in results.
Believe it or not, I *did* change bands in the Simulator :-) So, went
looking for my own State (a/k/a "Mult") and did find QSO's on 160, 40,
15 & 10 meters. But in the event the "Mult" is considered to be the
"Station", I checked a pal's call I had put in and found only had him
on 3 bands. So I just "worked him" on the 4th band and then tried
CTRL + O again. Same results: nada zip squat.
Log Entries:
10CW 07-Jan-04 18:10 405 W6SC 599 599
Ca 0
15CW 07-Jan-04 18:11 406 W6SC 599 599 Ca 0
40CW 07-Jan-04 23:58 467 W6SC 599 599
Ca 3
160CW 08-Jan-04 04:09 477 W6SC 599 599
Ca 3
I suggest that you change the setting to 2 or whatever is the minimum,
get on in the NAQP, make a bunch of Qs on various bands and try CTRL-O
from time to time. Shouldn't be long before stations start showing up
in the list.
"Been there, done that", and = 2 didn't work when my pal's call was in
there 2 or 3 times already!!!
BTW, I've also tried CTRL + O in NON-simulator mode with same results!
I believe I understand how this is *supposed* to work, but would
appreciate clarification about the term "Multipliers" indicated in the
Manual. Are they actual "Multipliers" as commonly referred to (CA,
VT, BC), or are they actually station callsigns???
Here's an interesting observation I just made: The manual says "DX
Multipliers". I can interpret that as meaning TR only works for CTRL
+ O if you are a W/VE stations working "DX" stations which get
logged. But that wouldn't make any sense, because I know TR is used
by many, many "DX" stations.
Maybe Tree can shed some light on this matter. I'm just trying to
get any kinks worked out here before I head for KP2!!!
Tnx for your valiant efforts here, Jim.
73...
Rick, K6VVA
P.S. One more possibility just came to mind: I am NOT using a
TRMASTER file at the moment. Does CTRL + O work only from that
instead of the Log??? There's no mention of such a necessity in the
MULT REPORT MINIMUM BANDS text.
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