trmaster.dta questions

[w1hij@contesting.com]

TWIMC (to whom it  may concern)

I need some help which will hopefully save me a bunch of time---

Just got and started to use V5.96 (Used 4.05 for a few months)

First of all -- kudos to you Tree-- the Kenwood interface (TS940) 
works flawlessly---truly plug and play. and its cool---

Now on the trmaster issue--

I've tried several times to create a trmaster.dta from the 
NAMES.ASC file on the distribution disk. On the first pass using 
the appropriate utility in post, the call signs are picked up just 
fine. However when I try to add names using the appropriate part of 
utility (and setting the name overwrite flag to TRUE) the program 
appears to work OK and then continues to cycle through all the same 
stages again and again with no end in sight. The only solution is 
the old CTRL/ALT/DEL.

So the question is has anyone worked out a cookbook approach that 
works.?? I do feel somewhat frustrated by what seem like lots of 
questions and not many answers.

Second question: I also want to add callsigns and other data from 
my master logging program WJ2O. There are about 1500 Q's and 
probably about 1200 unique calls. Am I right in understanding that 
what I need to have is an ascii file from that program with calls 
in one column and names in a second (and that's all in the file)? 
Or is it possible to create a file that has for example three 
columns (calls, names, and QTH's) and then load both into trmaster 
one field at a time? If so how do I tell post which column in 
which?

Just a couple of quick questions on the radio interface as well---

When I QSY the VFO's or the RIT with the computer there is a beep 
that occurs with every change in frequency--- is this instigated by 
TRLOG or the TS940 and does anyone know how to turn it off?

When I set the B VFO for split, there seems to be a long delay (on 
the order of several seconds) from the time I hit return until the 
VFO changes---- the computer is a 286 laptop (not the fastest 
machine in the world). Is the delay due to the processing speed 
(the radio baud rate is at 4800) or is there some way to speed it 
up via software?

Great program---glad I upgraded!!!!

73 & TIA de Bill, W1HIJ

Replies as usual direct to W1HIJ@contesting.com

Bill Scholz
New Century Technologies, Inc.
Newport Beach, California, USA
(714) 720-1697