V11.00 19 August 2004
Why version 11.00, and not 10.26?
Because I believe all remaining data entry and
keying issues are now fixed - I hope you'll agree
this is a significant update.
Data Input Routine:
Updated to suppress redundant screen output when
logging. This was never an issue under DOS, but
it's a different story under Windows. In turn,
typed characters appear immediately and SD's
keying is improved - with little or no speed
variation. (Tested on 330 MHz Win98 and 1.8 GHz
WinXP PCs).
Reminder: Try the PRIORITY command if data entry
seems slow or keying is erratic. One setting is
likely to be better than the other. In general,
WinXP seems to prefer priority 0, and previous
versions of Windows prefer priority 1.
If, nevertheless, your keying is still erratic,
there's always WinKey.
On Win2000 and WinXP, the ^ character (indicating
the status of Caps Lock) appears, or disappears,
immediately as Caps Lock is toggled. With older
versions of Windows, although the change takes
place immediately, it is not visible until your
next keystroke.
WAE Contest - QTCs:
Fixed some cosmetic errors on the initial QTC
screen - logging and scoring were not affected.
Added "QRV" (CW o/p) once you reach the QTC
logging screen, and "R" as each CW QTC is
logged.
SD - Area multipliers:
Support added for 4-character area codes in
Types 4 and 10 contests. For Type 10 contests
with 4-character codes, your exact operating
frequency is not logged when using rig control.
Added RDA.MLT for the RDA (Russian District
Award) Contest - thanks G4OGB. The file
includes setup information.
WinKey:
PTT now fully implemented - can be switched
with PTTON and PTTOFF.
Very occasionally, WinKey needs to be reset by
interrupting the power. In these circumstances
the WKINIT command will restore your parameters.
WKCOMP Command - adds a fixed amount to the
length of all dots and dashes. Value is 0 (the
(default) to 250 ms. This is intended for QSK
operation on rigs that shorten each character.
If you're not operating QSK, leave it at zero.
WKEXTN Command - adds a fixed amount to the
first character. It's for use when your rig's
internal PTT/VOX clips the first element of a
"message". Value is 0 (the default) to 250 ms.
If you use WinKey's internal PTT (with PTTON),
and an appropriate lead time (PTTLEAD), you may
not need an extension - the only way to know for
certain is to listen to your rig's output on
another radio.
Implemented message playback speed change with
the #1 -#9 parameters. For the moment, Winkey
will take only one such parameter, whereas SD's
internal keyer lets you stack them.
SD - IARU HF Championship:
In mixed-mode entries, HQ stations were counted
as multipliers on both modes. Fixed.
SDICHECK:
Fixed the .PRT option.
SDCHECK:
Added the SH (SHOW) option to display the
characteristics of each keystroke as seen by
SDCHECK - this is a useful diagnostic tool if
you find you can't input certain characters,
of they turn out to be different from what you
typed.
Once you find what the program "sees" for a
particular character, you can add an entry in
SD.MAP to do any necessary conversion.
SH is the equivalent, in SDCHECK, of SHOW in
SD.
Configuration files:
SDCONFIG.TXT has been renamed to SD.INI, and
it's done when you run this version of SD.
SDVCONFG.TXT has been renamed to SDV.INI -
again, it's done automatically by SDV.
BORDER Command:
The option to set your border to 0 is now
limited to Win2000 and later systems. In turn,
full-screen mode may no longer be an option on
earlier systems such as Win98 or WinME.
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73,
Paul EI5DI
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