[ct-user] IARU Contest log bug

Hank Kohl K8DD k8dd at arrl.net
Sun Jul 10 20:33:03 EDT 2005


CTWin 10.02.something did the same thing with *NEEDED MULT*
but it does give the DUPE message when you type in a call
and hit space.  At least that's the way it worked here on a
Win98SE box.

73    Hank    K8DD

Alan Zack wrote:

>Wonder if anyone else noted this using CTWin 9.92.001 during this weekend's IARU 
>Contest.
>CTWin was used for logging only, no network, PACKET, rig control, etc.
>Problem seen was when logging contacts every new good contact was noted as 
>*NEEDED MULT*, regardless if it was a new mult or not.  But more serious, there 
>is no warning if a DUPE is to be logged.  You type in the call, hit TAB or SPACE 
>BAR, but no DUPE message is shown.  You only know it is a DUPE after you hit 
>enter.  I used the CHECK PARTIAL function to check for DUPES.  Check Partial was 
>the only indication that a DUPE was about to be logged.  I tried it on two 
>different PC's, same problem.  It is not a problem with logging the CQWWDX, 
>ARRLDX, or WPX, only with IARU.
>  
>


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