[CQ-Contest] 599

[John Geiger]

On NA, when you hit the space bar to go to the exchange it will skip the signal report the first time.  If you space back through the fields a second time it will go to the signal report to let you change it. I think CT and NA are pretty similar except that NA uses more keystrokes whereas CT uses more typed in commands.

73s John AA5JG

--- On Thu, 7/22/10, Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] 599
> To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Date: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 8:08 AM
> I like the way CT handles this. If
> you use the space bar to switch between
> fields, it skips the "59(9)" and automatically fills it. If
> you use the TAB
> key, it will include the signal report column for your
> entry. It still puts
> in 59(9) but you can enter it.
> I haven't used too many other logging programs. Maybe
> others do something
> similar?
> 
> 73, Zack W9SZ
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Joe <nss at mwt.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > Or do a contest where people actually send real signal
> reports.
> >
> > It's been a LONG time since i ever did that.
> >
> > And tonight i started playing with the QRP Sprint, and
> most if not all
> > were sending real signal reports,  Of course the
> logging program had
> > already populated the field with 599  so that had
> to be edited.  wow
> > does that slow one down he he he
> >
> > Joe WB9SBD
> >
> > The Original Rolling Ball Clock
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> >
> >  On 7/21/2010 8:18 PM, Randy Thompson K5ZD
> wrote:
> > > It's a historical artifact.  And it serves
> as a familiar marker to
> > indicate
> > > the important part of the exchange will be coming
> next.  :)
> > >
> > > Do a contest some time that doesn't include the
> 599 and you immediately
> > > realize how useful it is!
> > >
> > > Randy, K5ZD
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> > > [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of
> > > al_lorona at agilent.com
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 5:19 AM
> > > To: cq-contest at contesting.com
> > > Subject: [CQ-Contest] 599
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> With so much interesting the recent WRTC
> competition in Moscow I
> > >> thought people may be interested in hearing
> what it sounded like from
> > >> inside the tents.  I.e., the same thing
> the referees were listening to.
> > >>
> > > Very cool!
> > >
> > > Serious question: why was '599' part of the
> exchange? The larger question
> > > is: why is '599' ever a part of any contest's
> exchange?
> > >
> > >
> > > Al  W6LX
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