Let's say 2 or 3 messages get garbled so much you can't tell if it is 2 or 3 or
even 4 that you missed. So you have to guess how many boxes to skip. Then you
find you are wrong. Now you have a bunch of messages in the wrong boxes.
Maybe I should ask the organizer of WAE how they check QTC messages. If the
order doesn't matter, then it would be a lot easier!
Randy
-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Rich
Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 8:06 PM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] some post WAE RTTY thoughts etc.
Maybe I am missing something regarding the QTC messages. I use the
Shifted/Func Keys for my QTC messages. As spelled out by AA5AU @
RTTYcontesting.com. The messages are very easy to edit on the fly if need be.
If you miss a QTC, then just click in the appropriate window and the next
message will fill in that box. For example, QTC#1 is clicked and it populates
the box for QTC#1, then QTC#2 is garbled or you miss it. Just click on the
empty box for QTC#3 and when you click the next QTC will go in the QTC#3
message. Whatever box has the cursor in it will be the next box that is
populated
I have scrolled back through the RTTYrite window to grab stuff I missed.
That being said, maybe I am not understanding the root problem
Rich
K3RWN
On 11/16/2020 19:40 PM, Randy Thompson wrote:
> I was wishing I could edit some of the QTC related messages myself.
>
> I didn't even realize there was a key to ask for the repeat of a particular
> QTC. I was using Alt-K each time! It's alt-<number>?
>
> What was most maddening was not being able to cut and paste text between rows
> of the QTC receive box. I had to retype most of several QTCs because I
> missed one message at the beginning.
>
> Other than that, WL was great! I had over 1700 QTC both sent and received.
>
> Randy K5ZD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Jeff
> Stai
> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 6:46 PM
> To: Writelog Reflector <writelog@contesting.com>; Wayne
> <support@writelog.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] some post WAE RTTY thoughts etc.
>
> Question: There are times in mid contest when it would be helpful to verify a
> setting in the "ini file". Short of creating a snapshot at startup is there a
> more direct way of looking at the settings that I am missing?
>
> The rest here is thoughts about incremental improvements to a QTC system that
> is both useful and fun.
>
> Often during a contest I find I am editing some messages to meet changing
> conditions. During WAE I found the setting of the QTC fill request message to
> be problematic in fluttery conditions and I wanted to change it. But that one
> message is buried in the ini file. Could it be moved someplace else more
> accessible? How about the Contest Parameter dialog as one possibility?
>
> On the fly I discovered that defined macro shortcut keys don't work when the
> alt-R and alt-S dialogs are open - or at least the punctuation key I have
> assigned to do the alt-K function, which is often needed. That's fine, but
> could we then have some more buttons in the dialogs? Maybe a couple that
> could be assigned to any message buffer (for example an "ALL AGN"
> message) and one that invokes alt-K?
>
> If you could click on the numbers on the left side of the alt-R dialog
> as the equivalent of typing alt-number that would really reduce the
> number of transitions between keyboard and mouse during fills in RTTY.
> (If that also positions the cursor in the corresponding field, bonus!)
>
> Also I noticed on the fly that clicking on any unhighlighted text did not
> copy to the cursor location in the alt-R QTC list. The example was where I
> had half the QTC correct in one place in RTTYrite and the other half in
> another place. I just wanted to click-click and clean up extraneous but it
> wouldn't do it. I of course ended up typing it all in, but anything that can
> help reduce fill requests is appreciated.
>
> There is no direct way to request a repeat of the initial group serial number
> and QTC count, or to send a fill of it. (There doesn't seem to be a standard
> name for it, actually...?).
>
> Thanks for listening - 73 jeff wk6i
>
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