Release notes for TR Logging Program - Version 6.21
16 February 1998
Version 6.21 released on 16 February 1998
- Added BAND CHANGES as a legal value for HOUR DISPLAY. This can be
used to count how many band changes have been made in each hour.
- If you started the program without a LOGCFG.DAT file and set up the
ARRL DX contest, the remaining multiplier display might be in the
wrong mode until you exited the program and restarted. This is now
fixed so the proper remaining display comes up at the start.
- Made PACC QSOByMode = FALSE and MultByMode = FALSE.
- Improved sprint parser to handle 4 or 5 entries. You can now enter
the following exchanges in addtion to the old ones.
NAME QTH # NAME QTH (uses the second name and QTH)
# NAME QTH # (uses the second number)
NAME # NAME QTH (uses the second name)
QTH # NAME QTH (uses the second QTH)
NAME QTH # NAME (uses second name)
You can still put a callsign in any of the above if you have
UPDATE CALLSIGN ENABLE = TRUE and it will remove the call before
processing the rest of the exchange.
- Added sunrise/sunset times. They show up with the beam heading display
when enabled with the MY GRID command. Made Sunrise/Sunset use MyGrid
for the QTH if the the call in the call window = MyCall. This allows
you to know your own sunrise/sunset time.
- Changed default background color for beam heading window to white.
Also, extended the beam heading window to the left 10 spaces to make
room for sunrise/sunset times.
- Added RADIO ONE ID CHARACTER and RADIO TWO ID CHARACTER parameters.
Works similar to the COMPUTER ID, except the letter shows which radio
was used. Do not use this and the COMPUTER ID feature at the same
time.
- Fixed problem with improper QTH showing up in some cases during the
the sprints and NAQP. This typically happened in when switching
from S&P to CQ mode and working a DX station.
- Fixed JST as a radio type for radio two. We have a report that the
program doesn't work with the JST145. Investigation in process.
- Fixed bug with Alt-D QSO leaving cursor in call window when pressing
the space bar.
- Made Alt-D work on SSB even if the DVP is not enabled.
- Tried to make the program less memory hungry. It uses about 5K less
than the previous version.
- Went to more accurate distance calculator. Now matches some of the
popular programs in Europe.
- Fixed BROADCAST ALL PACKET DATA not supported in LOGCFG.
- Made Packet Window and Control-J timeouts only work when using multi
port.
Version 6.20 released on 5 January 1998
- Fixed callsign you answered in CQ mode not being sent.
- Added COUNTRY INFORMATION FILE parameter (control-J). This allows you
to name a file that has information for different countries in it. This
information will be displayed in the editable log window at the same
time you are shown other information for that country (i.e., mult status
or beam heading).
The file would have the country ID (use the one shown in the CTY.DAT
file) by itself on a line, then up to five lines of data afterwards.
A blank line indicates that there is no more data for that country.
There is no limit on the file size.
For example:
JA
This will be displayed when working a station in Japan.
So will this.
HL
This will be displayed when working a station in Korea.
- Removed beep when sending radio information to other stations on multi
network. This was put in during testing and I forgot to remove it.
- Made ESCAPE in CQ MODE with no entry in call window repaint editable log.
This means you can recover from having something else in the editable
log window like the country information or multi messages.
- Added ControlHome to view last five multi talk messages.
- Made multi message aborted with ESCAPE key not get sent.
Version 6.19 released on 4 January 1998
- When using the multi network, the program can now update the remaining
multiplier display without doing anything. Before, this was disabled
as it took a long time on some of the slower computers. The new
parameter is MULTI UPDATE MULT DISPLAY and the defaul is TRUE. You
can change it with Control-J. When it is FALSE, the remaining multiplier
display isn't updated until another QSO is made, or a band/mode change
is executed.
- There is now a 20 second timeout when using the multi network and you
leave the computer in a mode that doesn't allow it to process network
traffice (i.e., packet window, keyboard CW or view log).
- Added new footswitch mode to act like the F1 key (FOOT SWITCH MODE = F1).
This works for both CQ and S&P modes.
- A check has been added when using CQ zones and the RST ZONE exchange to
make sure the zone you have entered isn't over 40.
- Some changes have been made to make the super check partial feature
more responsive on slower computers.
- Made POST's R Q case sensitive. Before, PA and Pa would be counted
as the same multiplier.
- Allowed DUPECHECK or DUPE CHECK for footswitch mode. It was one way
on the control-J menu and the other in the manual. Either one will
work now.
- When selecting a spot from the bandmap, you will now be left in a
state so you can call the station with a RETURN. Before, the initial
exchange had already been filled in and pressing RETURN would try to
log the QSO. Also, if you try to select a spot while in the middle
of a CQ mode QSO, the program will ask you to either log or abort the
QSO first.
- Fixed dualing CQs on CW. A bug was introduced where the radio that
had the CQ stopped on it might be left key down. This was a problem
only if using different ports for your CW (as opposed to using a
single port and a relay).
- Added CROATIAN contest and CROATIAN QSO point method.
- Added TEN MINUTE RULE (NONE, TIME OF FIRST QSO). This is intended to
show you how long it has been since you made your first QSO on whatever
band you are on.
- Fixed FT1000MP again. Beta tested this time and guaranteed!
- Added SKIP ACTIVE BAND (Control-J - false). When TRUE, doesn't allow
you to move your active radio to the same band as your inactive radio
when using the Alt-B or Alt-V commands.
- Added SPEED command to Function Key Message. Needs the Control-C at
the start of the command and Control-D at the end. Either put a
numeric speed (1 to 99 WPM), or any number of + or - characters to
make relative adjustments.
- Allowed W M and R in "power" for ARCI contest (used for decimal power
or milliwatts). The W is required to indicate that the entry is not
an ARCI member number.
- Improvements to DVK operation:
o Escape will abort any message (not just F1).
o DVK0 now works in message (was broken).
Version 6.18 released on 6 December 1997
- Enhancements to ARCI contest. Added RST POSSIBLE DOMESTIC QTH AND
POWER exchange. The power gets used for ARCI numbers as well, but
put a W after power levels sent by non members. The W will be logged.
Added ARCI QSO POINT METHOD for ARCI. If a no W found in the "power",
the full 5 points will be scored. If a W is found, you get 2 points
for the same continent, or 4 points for DX.
- Switched mode and frequency for MP back the way it was (freq then mode).
- Prevented possible crash if packet frequency > 2,147 MHz.
Version 6.17 released 23 November 1997.
- Reversed the order of sending the mode and frequency to the FT1000,
FT920 and FT1000MP. This means your mode will be set before setting
the frequency. Under some radio configurations, this could result
in an error equal to the CW offset.
- Fixed Dualing CQ process on SSB when using the DVP. Also, some minor
clean up of DVP sequencing when using two radio mode. Pressing F1
to resend your callsign while a dummy CQ is in progress works quicker.
- In the S&P mode, if you use F2 to resend your exchange just after
logging a QSO, it will send the SEARCH AND POUNCE exchange even if
you have a REPEAT SEARCH AND POUNCE exchange programmed. Furthurmore,
it would set the "ExchangeHasBeenSent" flag so that when you make
your next S&P QSO, it will send the REPEAT S&P EXCHANGE. This has
now been changed so that if you press F2 with no call window or
exchange window entry, the REPEAT S&P exchange is sent and the
ExchangeHasBeenSent flag is not set. If you don't have a REPEAT S&P
exchange programmed, you won't notice this as the S&P exchange gets
sent all of the time.
- The CONTEST NAME is now part of the RESTART.BIN header. This means
if you change the contest you are operating in your LOGCFG.DAT file,
the program won't try to use the RESTART.BIN file that might already
be in the directory. This eliminates any possible problems with
incorrect configurations which could cause strange behavior (i.e.,
missing remaining multiplier info).
- Some people have seen a negative number appear in some log entries
when displaying frequency. Two changes have been made here. First,
a band-aid has been added so that if for any reason a negative
result appears for the frequency, it will be set to zero. This
happens with we don't get frequency data from the radio and then
subtract out the megahertz. Secondly, an improvement has been made
in how I filter the frequency data in an attempt to use the previous
non-zero frequency when I come up with zero.
This list stops at the version covered by the latest release of
the manual. You can view previous release notes on the web at
www.contesting.com/_trlog/.
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