[RTTY] MMTTY question - after a contest

[Phil Cooper]

Hi all,

The answer is indeed in the help file (I know, because I helped to compile
it).
I guess it may depend on which help file you are reading. You should have
the .CHM version, and if that is the case, you will find it listed under the
Contest Operation & Logging, After the Contest.

>From that help file (just in case those of you that need the info don't have
this file)....................
============================snip==========================
When the contest ends, turn off contest mode by clicking Option | Setup
logging | Input tab and click Contest OFF.
Later on, if MMTTY begins to do things that are unexpected, like sending a
serial number with every report, the first thing you should do is check to
see if Contest Mode was turned off and that HisRST is now 599+?, and not a
serial number.

Also, make sure that you have cleared out any extra data (e.g., Name or QTH)
from the HisRST window on the logging menu.

Clear RST

When the contest is over and you follow the above directions, MMTTY will
continue to automatically enter serial numbers in the His(RST) window. To
clear this situation you have several choices.

1.    Start a new log. The practical way to do this is to begin a new log
for each contest, and then start or return to a non-contest log
after the contest.

2     Use the drop-down feature in the His(RST) window to select 599, log a
QSO that way, then repeat this step.
      After the second time, the His(RST) window should show 599. You can
use dummy QSOs and then delete them from the MMTTY    log.

3.     Go to the last QSO in the log and change the His(RST) entry to 599.

Here is the general principle: When MMTTY starts, the format of His(RST)
follows the format of the last QSO in the log.
=============================================end of snip===================

This also highlights one of the other hints in the help file: It suggests
you ALWAYS use a new log for each contest, keeping your day-to-day log for
just that.
You COULD then import any contest logs into one large "super-log", including
all your day-to-day operations, and all your contest logs.

I hope that helps Clint, and any otehrs suffering the same problem.

73 all

Phil GU0SUP



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