[SD-User] V15.26 Released

[Paul O'Kane]

V15.26          7th December 2010

AUDIT to .TXT File:
     Toggled by the AUDIT command.  This is an
     separate (from the .AUD file) additional,
     simplified, text audit file which includes
     callsign reference data from any associated
     .LST file.  It is useful as a record of
     club members worked.

     This option was broken in V15.00.  Fixed.
     Thanks G4BJM.

General Purpose Templates:
     There are now two sets of general-purpose
     templates, for use in most contests with
     no multipliers - and for which a dedicated
     template has not been supplied.

     The first set is for events where you
     exchange serials only (apart from RST).
         No Mults - CW
         No Mults - SSB
         No Mults - Mixed

     SD still tracks countries by band/mode,
     as appropriate, because it's often useful
     to know, but ignores country totals for
     scoring purposes.

     The second set is for events where you
     exchange at least two data elements, one
     of which may be a serial - for example,
     Serial & Name, or Serial & Membership No.
         General - CW
         General - SSB
         General - Mixed

     The data elements must be separated by
     Space.  If the first element is numeric,
     SD assumes it is a serial and inserts
     leading zeros, as appropriate, when the
     QSO is logged. Countries are not tracked.

     If you're not sure which template to use
     for a specific event, try as many as you
     need, and observe what happens.  You can
     change QSO points by editing the relevant
     template (.TPL) file at any time - even
     after the contest. Template file names are
     held in TEMPLATE.TXT. Please experiment,
     and let me know if you develop new templates.

SDV:
     SDV is free and is suitable for the vast
     majority of RSGB VHF contests.

     From 2011, Large Square multipliers count
     only for QSOs with UK stations.

     SDV V14.31 has been updated accordingly.
     In general, SDV is not supported - whether
     in terms of bug fixes or enhancements, and
     that's why it is free.

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If you find bugs in V15.26, please post full
details to this mailing list.  Older versions
are not supported, so please report only V15.26
issues.

Also, please let me know what you would like
to see changed or added.

Some older versions are available at
http://www.ei5di.com/sd/vaults

73,
Paul EI5DI