[SD-User] SD V22.12 released

[Paul O'Kane]

V22.12   17 October 2024

General Purpose Logging Template.
   This is a new template for any contest not already supported
   with a specific template.  It replaces the former "General"
   templates, and creates Cabrillo logs as appropriate.s

   Points and mults are not tracked, but that doesn't matter
   so much now - as Cabrillo logs are all scored independently
   by contest sponsors.

   At startup, users can select options for
       RST Exchanged       - Yes or No
       Serials Sent        - Yes or No
       Fixed Exchange Sent - Yes or No
       Serials Received    - Yes or No

   If rig-control is not enabled, you should change SD's band
   and mode, as appropriate, before logging any QSOs

   When logging, there is no need to type a space between the
   serial-received, if any, and the next exchange element. SD
   inserts leading zeros in serials to to keep things looking
   tidy, and a space as necessary between the serial and the
   next element logged.

Contests with district codes as multipliers:
   These are generally identified as Type 4 or Type 10 in
   the corresponding template files.

   For example, CQP (California QSO Party) uses templates
   QCQP.TPL and QCQPDX.TPL.

   Users have to log a valid district code. Following an
   edit to delete the code, SD would fail on a re-start of
   the log.

   Fixed. SD alerts the user to QSOs with invalid district
   codes, but continues loading as normal. Thanks K1TN.

Tennessee QSO Party:
   Updated template file supplied for the non-TN side - to
   inhibit dupe checking for mobiles. Thanks NQ2W.

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SD is free from www.ei5di.com

When replacing an older version of SD, take care to "untick"
the box corresponding to "Create a desktop icon" during the
installation process.  Otherwise you may have to resize SD's
window, and set other parameters as described in GETTING
STARTED on page 3 of the manual SD.PDF.

In any case, these parameters must be set if you are running
Windows 11 and SD's colours do not look like this -
http://www.ei5di.com/sdscreen.html

Before any CW contest, check your Function Key message
contents and edit the parameters as necessary - they are not
updated automatically for each contest.

Use Shift_F1, F2 as appropriate to edit the parameters.

If you find bugs in V22.12, report them to sd-user (at)
contesting.com

Please send your suggestions, comments, or questions to
sd-user (at) contesting.com - not to me directly.

Thanks & 73,
Paul EI5DI