Well, the contest is over, hope everyone had a good time. The bandmap
was a lifesaver, didn't bother to use any packet spot filtering, which
allowed me to see what was going on on the "other" bands, including the
AL and TX QSO parties.
Here is a summary of the stuff that W2UP and K9YY sent me. Scot has a
lot of good stuff on his website http://www.k9jy.com/ if you haven't
seen it already.
73 - Jim AD1C
* Can the frequency range for spots be narrowed? I.e. I'd prefer not
to see CW or SSB spots in the window, only RTTY spots.
o [W2UP] In an AR-Cluster you can set filters for RTTY. Otherwise,
expand your bandmap using pixelsperkhz in WL.ini so 30-40 Khz takes
up most of the screen length. As long as you're tuned in the 60-100
range, you won't see the other stuff anyway.
o [K9JY] If you're using DX-Telnet, it's easy, just include the
frequency ranges you want. If it's just the node and WriteLog, I
think you need to narrow it at the node so it doesn't come in.
Editing the Sub-bands in WriteLog just won't let you count 'out of
band' contacts in the log or let you click 'out of band' on a spot.
* How does one put out a spot? Yeah, yeah, read the manual. I will,
but I won't be home until just before the contest starts.
o [W2UP] Same as CT. ALT-F3
o [K9JY] Just like CT - Alt-F3 presents you the window with the call
from the Entry field and the frequency from your radio. You can put
in comments too.
* I haven't played with the band map but I will want to.
o [K9JY] This will auto fill with the packet spots. If you want to
put one there without a spot, program one of the function keys with
'%B' and pressing it will put the callsign from the Entry field
into the band map. Also, if you want have more real estate with the
narrow RTTY ranges so it holds more calls in a given space, there
is a WriteLog.ini entry that you can make to widen or narrow the
amount shown in a given space. I don't remember it off the top of
my head, but it's on my web site under 'WriteLog Windows' and then
select 'Band Map.'
* Any other tricks that are good to know? Like in CT, you can bounce
back-and-forth between your RUN frequency and a particular spot using
the same key (ALT-F4), is there similar functionality in Writelog?
o [W2UP] No, you need to use F12 to get back to your run freq. Even
w/CT, sometimes I screwed up and lost it (forgot ALT F5), so if I'm
in "bouncing around mode" I tend top save my run freq in VFO B just
in case.
o [K9JY] The best way to do this is keep the Search and Pounce window
open. When you find a spot and hear the pileup and want to come
back to it, save it in the window by clicking on the "STO" button
for 'store' and WL will take whatever you have in the Call Entry
Window and store it. When you want to come back to it, click on the
"RCL" button for 'recall' and WL puts the information back in the
Call Entry Window, moves your radio, etc. Then you can go back to
your run frequency with F12. You can store three calls with the
default window.
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Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.com
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