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Re: [WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 94, Issue 25

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 94, Issue 25
From: "Rusty" <rustypers@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:48:12 -0500
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Does anyone have the answer about the green diamond showing up on each qso 
record in the main log?

I think I am probably glad it is not red, but I have not been able to find 
anything in the help file.

Manhy thanks,

Rusty, NA5TR


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>   1. Rig Control - Problem solved (Sidney Grimes)
>   2. Re: Filtering RBN Spots in WriteLog (WS7I)
>   3. manual (Steve Sala)
>   4. CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010 (Jim Reisert AD1C)
>   5. Re: CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010 (Jim Reisert AD1C)
>   6. 2011 10 meter contest (Greg5TA@aol.com)
>   7. Re: CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010 (Gary AL9A)
>   8. Re: CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010 (Andrei Stchislenok)
>   9. CTY Question (Mike)
>  10. Re: CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010 (Jim Reisert AD1C)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:10:03 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Sidney Grimes <sidgrimes@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] Rig Control - Problem solved
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <304803.86816.qm@web59306.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> I re-installed Writelog, MMTTY, and Navigator software and reconfigured. 
> Problem is now gone. Thanks to all who responded.
>
> 73,
> Sid KK8X
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:27:06 -0700
> From: WS7I <ws7ik7tj@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Filtering RBN Spots in WriteLog
> To: Barry Merrill <barry@mxg.com>
> Cc: n4zr@contesting.com, writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTik+rONXVW=+r-OkUXyBBOuV9k1qddnPbJzEJT3v@mail.gmail.com>
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>
> For DXSpider its:
>
> Easiest is:
>
> reject/spot not by_dxcc k,ve,kl  etc.
> reject/spot freq 160m
> accept/spot by_zone 3  or the like
>
> See:  http://www.dxcluster.org/main/filtering_en-4.html#ss4.1
>
> 73 Jay WS7I
>
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 8:33 AM, Barry Merrill <barry@mxg.com> wrote:
>> I was unable to filter RBN spots from WriteLog.
>>
>>
>>
>> I had connected to RBN direct from WriteLog and
>>
>> issued the SET/FILTER K,VE/PASS command, but that
>>
>> was rejected by DxSpider as an "Invalid Command".
>>
>>
>>
>> N4ZR suggested I use VE7CC's CCUser program to
>>
>> interface between the RBN and WriteLog, and after
>>
>> only an hour or so, I had CCUser connected to
>>
>> the RBN, and WriteLog connected to CCUSer
>>
>>
>>
>> I opened the COUNTRY window in CCUser and defined
>>
>> the filter by setting the K and VE buttons, and then
>>
>> Clicked on Send to Cluster, but CCUser generated
>>
>> SET/FILTER K,VE/PASS.
>>
>> the same "Invalid" command I had manually tried.
>>
>>
>>
>> But then N4ZR sent his screenshot of his COUNTRY
>>
>> page in his CCUser, and I noticed that all three
>>
>> of MY buttons under Filter Type were blank. ?When
>>
>> I clicked on the (overlooked) COUNTRY button, and
>>
>> then and Send to Cluster, CCUser generated these
>>
>> three completely different cluster commands:
>>
>>
>>
>> clear/spots 7
>>
>> reject/spots 7 by not by_dxcc k,ve
>>
>> sh/filter spots
>>
>>
>>
>> and they were accepted by DxSpider, and work just
>>
>> fine to only pass K and VE sourced skimmer spots.
>>
>>
>>
>> But, even better, you don't need to install CCUser.
>>
>> Those three commands can be entered directly
>>
>> from WriteLog, connected directly to the RBN,
>>
>> without running CCUser, and once your filter is
>>
>> defined, it remains in effect each time you
>>
>> connect to RBN under that call.
>>
>>
>>
>> 73
>>
>>
>>
>> Barry, W5GN
>>
>>
>>
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:40:23 -0000
> From: "Steve Sala" <k7awb@msn.com>
> Subject: [WriteLog] manual
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <SNT127-DS6888DC4409C129F87D571ED400@phx.gbl>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> I upgraded to 10.80 today, but notice I have an older manual version 10.61 
> on my computer.  Where do I find the latest version of the manual?
>
> 73
> Steve K7AWB
> Nine mile Falls, WA
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:39:20 GMT
> From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <73957096l.426194310l13417216l19l@alum.mit.edu>
>
> The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 24 October 2010.
>
>    http://www.country-files.com/cty/
>
> To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the 
> page.
>
> Here are the release notes:
>
> 24 October 2010 (CTY-2008)
> VER20101024, Version entity is Eastern Kiribati, T32
>
>
>        Overall changes:
>
>    * The size of CTY.DAT was reduced so that both CT9/10 and TR LOG can
>      use it. This means that CTY.DAT is more like it was before October
>      2010, i.e. does *not* contain a full set of prefix/zone mappings
>      for BY (China), K (United States), UA9 (Asiatic Russia), VE
>      (Canada) and VK (Australia). If you are in need of such a file,
>      use CTY_WT.DAT, which is the country file for Win-Test.
>
>    * The following prefixes with zone overrides have been removed,
>      because they have not been assigned:
>
>          o China: 3H-3U, BB, BC, BE, BS (except BS7H) and XS
>          o European Russia, Asiatic Russia and Kaliningrad: RB, RE, RH,
>            RI, RP, RR and RS
>          o Japan: JB and JC (no zone override)
>
>    * 421 USA callsigns have zone exceptions, based on the Super Check
>      Partial <http://www.supercheckpartial.com/> database released 24
>      October 2009.
>
>    * The following entities have more exact latitude/longitude on a
>      per-prefix basis: CM (Cuba), ES (Estonia), EZ (Turkmenistan), HP
>      (Panama), PZ (Suriname), TI (Costa Rica) and UK (Uzbekistan). This
>      benefits both WriteLog and Win-Test (cty_wt_mod.dat only).
>
>    * PJ5/PJ6 is now known as St. Eustatius and Saba.
>
>
>        Added/changed Callsigns/prefixes:
>
>    * 9W6MAN/2 is West Malaysia, 9M2
>    * ZL5 and ZM5 are both in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>    * I0QHM/IA0PS is in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>    * KC4USC and KC4USV are both in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>    * TO3A is St. Barthelemy, FJ
>    * GB0SPS is Wales, GW
>    * HZ1SBS/J is Saudi Arabia, HZ
>    * N3RC is in CQ Zone 4, not CQ zone 3
>    * K6P is Hawaii, KH6
>    * LU2EE/D is Argentina, LU
>    * I1SR is South Shetland, VP8/h
>
>
>        Retired Callsigns/prefixes:
>
>    * 9M4SJS in East Malaysia, 9M6
>    * TO7ZG in St. Barthelemy, FJ
>    * TO3GA in Martinique, FM
>    * GB0KKS in Scotland, GM
>
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:55:32 -0600
> From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTi=X-xq2ioYXY1LBNUsYhBQ-xhaRg3=Lc8zRAQJz@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Please refer to this archived list message if you want to use the
> files that have more accurate geographical locations for many
> prefixes:
>
>    http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/writelog/2010-October/031730.html
>
> I do need to put this information on the Country Files web site, but
> it doesn't fit into the current paradigm; perhaps WriteLog needs its
> own page.  I hope that Wayne will include these files in the next
> release of WriteLog.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 20:59:00 EDT
> From: Greg5TA@aol.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] 2011 10 meter contest
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <6569.1fbe9e7f.39f63054@aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> All
>    I was checking the setup for the 10 Meter contest  since they added
> individual counties in Mexico. Writelog does not recognize the  prefixes 
> as a
> multiplier. Do I have to download a new contest module?  I am  running a 
> old
> version of Writelog ie 10.32.
>
>
> Thanks
> Greg
> KG5TA
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:24:27 -0800
> From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>, "Jim Reisert AD1C"
> <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> Message-ID: <FEDCFD0662A24A65804D0B06A4EAB288@AL9APC>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
> reply-type=original
>
> This update is not working for me.  I downloaded it and ran Convert CTY, 
> but
> when I start WL and enter VERSION in the call field I get Dodecanese, not
> Eastern Kiribati.  I opened wl_cty.dat with Notepad and searched for
> VER20101024 and I find it under Canada at XO2=VER20101024.  A search for
> VERSION finds it at Dodecanese.  Any idea what's going on here?
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: October 24, 2010 3:39 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
>
>
>> The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 24 October 2010.
>>
>>    http://www.country-files.com/cty/
>>
>> To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the
>> page.
>>
>> Here are the release notes:
>>
>> 24 October 2010 (CTY-2008)
>> VER20101024, Version entity is Eastern Kiribati, T32
>>
>>
>>        Overall changes:
>>
>>    * The size of CTY.DAT was reduced so that both CT9/10 and TR LOG can
>>      use it. This means that CTY.DAT is more like it was before October
>>      2010, i.e. does *not* contain a full set of prefix/zone mappings
>>      for BY (China), K (United States), UA9 (Asiatic Russia), VE
>>      (Canada) and VK (Australia). If you are in need of such a file,
>>      use CTY_WT.DAT, which is the country file for Win-Test.
>>
>>    * The following prefixes with zone overrides have been removed,
>>      because they have not been assigned:
>>
>>          o China: 3H-3U, BB, BC, BE, BS (except BS7H) and XS
>>          o European Russia, Asiatic Russia and Kaliningrad: RB, RE, RH,
>>            RI, RP, RR and RS
>>          o Japan: JB and JC (no zone override)
>>
>>    * 421 USA callsigns have zone exceptions, based on the Super Check
>>      Partial <http://www.supercheckpartial.com/> database released 24
>>      October 2009.
>>
>>    * The following entities have more exact latitude/longitude on a
>>      per-prefix basis: CM (Cuba), ES (Estonia), EZ (Turkmenistan), HP
>>      (Panama), PZ (Suriname), TI (Costa Rica) and UK (Uzbekistan). This
>>      benefits both WriteLog and Win-Test (cty_wt_mod.dat only).
>>
>>    * PJ5/PJ6 is now known as St. Eustatius and Saba.
>>
>>
>>        Added/changed Callsigns/prefixes:
>>
>>    * 9W6MAN/2 is West Malaysia, 9M2
>>    * ZL5 and ZM5 are both in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>>    * I0QHM/IA0PS is in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>>    * KC4USC and KC4USV are both in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>>    * TO3A is St. Barthelemy, FJ
>>    * GB0SPS is Wales, GW
>>    * HZ1SBS/J is Saudi Arabia, HZ
>>    * N3RC is in CQ Zone 4, not CQ zone 3
>>    * K6P is Hawaii, KH6
>>    * LU2EE/D is Argentina, LU
>>    * I1SR is South Shetland, VP8/h
>>
>>
>>        Retired Callsigns/prefixes:
>>
>>    * 9M4SJS in East Malaysia, 9M6
>>    * TO7ZG in St. Barthelemy, FJ
>>    * TO3GA in Martinique, FM
>>    * GB0KKS in Scotland, GM
>>
>>
>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
>> WriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:52:44 -0400
> From: Andrei Stchislenok <asnp3d@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
> To: Gary AL9A <al9a@mtaonline.net>
> Cc: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTikLzH_8ePtgQZynKWaAw1MPZB=AF2aDr-OiAdUP@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> I have older version of WL which is 10.73D (September, 2009) I followed 
> the
> instructions and downloaded everything OK, I guess.
>
> But I all the time have T9 prefixes as UNKNOWN MULT, even though I have 
> T99D
> callsign in check partial, it still says: "Unknown Mult". Why is that?
>
> 2010/10/24 Gary AL9A <al9a@mtaonline.net>
>
>> This update is not working for me.  I downloaded it and ran Convert CTY,
>> but
>> when I start WL and enter VERSION in the call field I get Dodecanese, not
>> Eastern Kiribati.  I opened wl_cty.dat with Notepad and searched for
>> VER20101024 and I find it under Canada at XO2=VER20101024.  A search for
>> VERSION finds it at Dodecanese.  Any idea what's going on here?
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
>> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>> Sent: October 24, 2010 3:39 PM
>> Subject: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
>>
>>
>> > The Country (CTY) Files were updated on 24 October 2010.
>> >
>> >    http://www.country-files.com/cty/
>> >
>> > To install the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the
>> > page.
>> >
>> > Here are the release notes:
>> >
>> > 24 October 2010 (CTY-2008)
>> > VER20101024, Version entity is Eastern Kiribati, T32
>> >
>> >
>> >        Overall changes:
>> >
>> >    * The size of CTY.DAT was reduced so that both CT9/10 and TR LOG can
>> >      use it. This means that CTY.DAT is more like it was before October
>> >      2010, i.e. does *not* contain a full set of prefix/zone mappings
>> >      for BY (China), K (United States), UA9 (Asiatic Russia), VE
>> >      (Canada) and VK (Australia). If you are in need of such a file,
>> >      use CTY_WT.DAT, which is the country file for Win-Test.
>> >
>> >    * The following prefixes with zone overrides have been removed,
>> >      because they have not been assigned:
>> >
>> >          o China: 3H-3U, BB, BC, BE, BS (except BS7H) and XS
>> >          o European Russia, Asiatic Russia and Kaliningrad: RB, RE, RH,
>> >            RI, RP, RR and RS
>> >          o Japan: JB and JC (no zone override)
>> >
>> >    * 421 USA callsigns have zone exceptions, based on the Super Check
>> >      Partial <http://www.supercheckpartial.com/> database released 24
>> >      October 2009.
>> >
>> >    * The following entities have more exact latitude/longitude on a
>> >      per-prefix basis: CM (Cuba), ES (Estonia), EZ (Turkmenistan), HP
>> >      (Panama), PZ (Suriname), TI (Costa Rica) and UK (Uzbekistan). This
>> >      benefits both WriteLog and Win-Test (cty_wt_mod.dat only).
>> >
>> >    * PJ5/PJ6 is now known as St. Eustatius and Saba.
>> >
>> >
>> >        Added/changed Callsigns/prefixes:
>> >
>> >    * 9W6MAN/2 is West Malaysia, 9M2
>> >    * ZL5 and ZM5 are both in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>> >    * I0QHM/IA0PS is in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>> >    * KC4USC and KC4USV are both in ITU Zone 71, not ITU zone 70
>> >    * TO3A is St. Barthelemy, FJ
>> >    * GB0SPS is Wales, GW
>> >    * HZ1SBS/J is Saudi Arabia, HZ
>> >    * N3RC is in CQ Zone 4, not CQ zone 3
>> >    * K6P is Hawaii, KH6
>> >    * LU2EE/D is Argentina, LU
>> >    * I1SR is South Shetland, VP8/h
>> >
>> >
>> >        Retired Callsigns/prefixes:
>> >
>> >    * 9M4SJS in East Malaysia, 9M6
>> >    * TO7ZG in St. Barthelemy, FJ
>> >    * TO3GA in Martinique, FM
>> >    * GB0KKS in Scotland, GM
>> >
>> >
>> > 73 - Jim AD1C
>> >
>> > --
>> > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
>> > WriteLog mailing list
>> > WriteLog@contesting.com
>> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
>> > WriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/
>>
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>>
>
>
>
> -- 
> 73's Andrei
> EW1AR-NP3D
> ----------------------------------------------------
> DXCC RTTY via LoTW only
> Who has what? - World Wide Rating
> Please visit: www.k4fo.com/cqrtty/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:45:28 -0400
> From: Mike <k4gmh@arrl.net>
> Subject: [WriteLog] CTY Question
> To: Writelog <writelog@contesting.com>
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTinmt1P9jEmdc=3v5vnzNXVNE9v7ZY7ZgX_mjSqa@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hello,
>
> Been trying to download and install the October 24, 2010, CTY file
> using the "ReadCTY V10" using the "Download wl_cty.dat...".  A
> successful download is accomplished according to the message
> displayed.  "Convert wl_cty.dat" is then run and the install is
> completed.  However, the correct Version identifier is not displayed
> when VER20101024 is typed in the Writelog call entry field.  Keep
> getting "Canada" as the country instead of "Eastern Kiribati, T32".
> Version 10.79D is the WL version.
>
> The WL_CTY.dat file for 24 October 2010 has been installed in several
> places and the WL_CTY.dat when converted still shows "Canada" as the
> country for VER20101024.
>
> Any ideas on what is the problem of not being able to get the correct
> version installed?
>
> -- 
> ?? 73,
> ?? Mike, K4GMH
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:23:51 -0600
> From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CTY-2008 Country Files - 24 October 2010
> To: Andrei Stchislenok <asnp3d@gmail.com>
> Cc: Gary AL9A <al9a@mtaonline.net>, writelog@contesting.com
> Message-ID:
> <AANLkTimSxG1d9NuTpTMNWG-QFgoKSvO3qNVzE2S4SjxO@mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:52 PM, Andrei Stchislenok <asnp3d@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> But I all the time have T9 prefixes as UNKNOWN MULT, even though I have 
>> T99D
>> callsign in check partial, it still says: "Unknown Mult". Why is that?
>
> T9 isn't used any more.  They're all E7's now.  The SCP is a
> completely different database with different rules, and usually
> contains the last 2 years worth of calls.   But I'm surprised they'd
> still be there, since E7 has been around since 2007.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>
>
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