[ct-user] trunc bi.exe and QSO B4

[pfizenmayer]

Hi Bob - Thanks for the help - but its fighting me.

Let me try to show you exactly what I am doing and maybe you will see
something I am doing wrong.

W98SE - go to DOS prompt

get to C:\CT>

type in CT and <enter>

get C:\CT>\CT
CT Version 10.03.002 by K1EA
Enter File Name:

I enter ARDXTEST -KA    (ARDXTEST is just a file I am playing with ) and a
space between the filename and -KA

The program starts .
I type in NOWORKDUPE  <enter>

then enter a known dupe -

ALT F7 sends  QSO B4
INSERT sends the dupe call and QSO B4

This is all OK if running  BUT

my understanding is the -KA switch should  NOT send my call when I am doing
S&P and I have entered a dupe call and press my call F4 ,and that would be
nice . I do notice the -KA switch is not in his list updated 19 Apr 2007 .

I was not sure the switch is working however - so I tried entering
ARDXTEST -NOW which should go directly to the logging screen but it does not
, it stops at the info screen just as if you had started it normally.

So somehow either I am not doing something right or the -KA switch is gone
???

Can you tell from what I have shown ?

Incidentally if I try to do like you said and type -KA ARDXTEST it opens a
new program with -KA as -KA.bin . My Grandson (typical 21 year old computer
jock) tells me I always have to do DOS switches after the filename as does
the old CT manual I got when I bought CT years ago.

Thanks - Hank K7HP



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Wilson, N6TV" <n6tv at arrl.net>
To: "pfizenmayer" <pfizenmayer at qwest.net>; "CT Reflector"
<ct-user at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: [ct-user] trunc bi.exe and QSO B4


> On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 7:20 PM, pfizenmayer <pfizenmayer at qwest.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if this utility "trunc bi.exe" can be used to remove
>> contacts from CT10.03.002 DOS versions ?
>
>
> For CT version 10 use *trunc_bin.exe* rather than trunc_bi.exe.  You can
> find it in the *ct_tools.zip* file which you can download from the CT 10
> Support files page <http://www.k1ea.com/ct10/index.htm>.
>
> Also I was playing with ARRL DX CW and don't seem to be able to get CT to
>> send a  QSO B4 message with a dupe entered or get the beep with a dupe.
>> Space bar brings up the dupe line under the fields OK.
>
>
> Type NOWORKDUPE [Enter] if you don't want to work dupes.  Press [Shift-F9]
> to program the QSO B4 message that will be sent to dupes when you press
> [Insert]
>
>
>> And my old manual says when I enter a dupe in S&P and press F4 to send my
>> call - it should inhibit sending my call - but does not do so.
>
>
> According to Release10.txt <http://www.k1ea.com/download/release10.txt>:
>
> 10.00.004 - 30 Jan 2004
>
> * New command line switch for K5KA (-KA)
>  When this switch is turned on the F4 will not send your call if the call
> in
>  the callsign field is a dupe. Instead a dupe message comes up.
>
> So you have to do
>
> CT -KA filename
>
> or
> CTWin -KA filename
>
> to enable this feature it seems.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
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