[TRLog] WAE QTC in multy configuration

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Igor, UA9CDC writes:

> >1. In WAE contest while working multy single we have noticed that QTC
> >sent from one comp are not sort of registed in the other one. That is
> >although half of the available qtc were sent from one computer still the
> >other one kept giving us a message something like " low on QTC memory,
> >please send some QTC"  We had to copy couple of files from one computer
> >to another to stop that. That  also breakes our strategy to give out QTC
> >only when the rate goes down below  some predetermined limit. This time
> >the program forced us to give out QTC whenever the number of QSO was
> >high enough. That affected the rate to some extend because it happend
> >sometimes during pile up.  Can this be fixed?

Only Tree could answer this (wait - that's me).  I will put this on
the wish list and see if something can be done.  When I implemented 
the WAE contest back in '90/'91, I never dreamed of the program 
being used for multi-computer applications.  

Then when I did add computers, I never thought about the WAE!  It will
take some thinking to see if the multi-computer part of the program
can be used for QTC data (it probably can).

> >2. In multy configuration when the foot switch used in normal mode (that
> >is TX-RX switching) does one computer blocks the other one in Multy
> >single or is it something that should be done through the hardware?
> >I mean, if I press the footswitch connected to one computer does this
> >action inhibit the TX on the other computer in M/S category?

There is no provision for lockout between computers.  It is something
best done with hardware - although it is possible this could be a 
new feature of some kind - but probabaly would be done with a spare
bit on the parallel port instead of using the link.

Tree

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