For some years I stayed with version 6.79, because I had no radios that could
interface with TRLog and the changes after 6.79 all seemed to deal with the
radio interface. But recently I have upgraded to version 6.88 in anticipation
of acquiring a more capable radio that could talk to TRLog.
As a result, I have noticed that the newer version slows down noticeably in
certain situations, whether or not interfaced with a radio. I hope that
something can be done to prevent this.
After noticing the slowdown during actual operation, I performed the following
experiments in an attempt to isolate the problem. TRLog version 6.88 was used
with CTY.DAT version 1808 accompanying it.
First, in an empty directory TRLog stepped through setting up a new contest and
saved the following bare-bones configuration file that I chose to name
ARCITEST.CFG:
MY CALL = W8TM
CONTEST = ARCI
DISPLAY MODE = COLOR
I then worked a couple of imaginary QSOs (without the simulator), first with
K3AA who sent me 579 MD 13422, and then with CU2JT who sent me 559 DX 100W.
Then I entered 7040 into TRLog, which changed bands and frequencies by direct
entry. Entry of the first imaginary QSO caused no problems, but the latter
three characters of CU2JT's call and most of the digits of 7040 showed up quite
slowly in the entry window, to the tune of noise from the computer's hard
drive. Commands were eventually executed properly, but the slowdown is
noticeable.
In a second test, likewise in an empty directory TRLog stepped through setting
up another contest, resulting in the following configuration file CQWWTEST.CFG:
MY CALL = W8TM
CONTEST = CQ WW
DISPLAY MODE = COLOR
I then repeated the same two imaginary QSOs, but this time with an appropriate
599 (zone) exchange, accepting zones as suggested by TRLog. After those
imaginary QSOs proceeded normally, I direct-entered 7040 and changed to that
frequency quickly. There were no slowdowns comparable to those observed when
the imaginary contest was ARCI.
Thus the slowdowns are contest-dependent. Is there anything that can be done
to prevent such hesitations?
73, Paul W8TM
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