From lu6etb@cvtci.com.ar Sat Aug 1 20:37:02 1998 From: lu6etb@cvtci.com.ar (Arturo Gargarella - LU6ETB) Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 16:37:02 -0300 Subject: [TRLog] Connecting a CW port with a TS830 Message-ID: <01bdbd83$c1db92c0$0846a8c0@arturo> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BDBD6A.9C8E5AC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What kind of circuit I should use for connecting a TS830 to the paralell = port and use the CW and paddle features of TR ? Thanks. 73 de Arturo, LU6ETB ------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BDBD6A.9C8E5AC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
What kind of circuit I = should use for=20 connecting a TS830 to the paralell port and use the CW and paddle = features of TR=20 ?
Thanks.
73 de Arturo,=20 LU6ETB
------=_NextPart_000_0021_01BDBD6A.9C8E5AC0-- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From mwattcpa@earthlink.net Sun Aug 2 06:20:01 1998 From: mwattcpa@earthlink.net (Marty Watt) Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1998 05:20:01 GMT Subject: [TRLog] TRLog/NAQP Aug 98 Message-ID: <35c3f41b.103075@mail.earthlink.net> This NAQP effort is not much better than the last one. TRLog and I will have to have a chat about memory usage. Started off fine, although RF was a problem, particularly on 20 and 15. Started sending things I have no idea what. A quick raid on the local RS and I cleaned them out of RF chokes (all varieties) and started slapping them on cables. The problem appeared mostly to be a keyboard issue, so it got two plus some cable snugs. Finally! A functional station, and only 3 hours into the contest. Oops. Time for church. Back 3 hours later, and memory becomes an issue. No longer will TRLog look at the TRMASTER database for partials, or initial exchange. RATS! OK, run in DOS mode (like the manual says -- duh!). No changes. I've got 64 meg of memory that the program is (probably) only seeing 402k. This will have to be worked on at some point. Surely someone has made the program work in a DOS window in Win95/98. Or can tell me how to enable memory that TRLog can use if I run in MS-DOS mode. OH, I had to convert to Win98. No choice. Believe it or not, it was a hardware issue when the controller died on an older model motherboard. Couldn't reinstall win95 because I had upgraded internet explorer to 4.01. Couldn't reinstall Win95 ver B -- no provision for upgrade, only a fresh install. In order to preserve my 4 gig of hard drive files, I had to install Win98. I'll probably end up getting a little box just for the radio stuff. Perhaps a laptop ... -- 72 es 73 de Marty, KM7W _____________________________________________________________________ Franklin, Tennessee http://home.earthlink.net/~mwattcpa NorCal #2031 -- ARCI #7514 -- QRP-L #0953 -- AK/QRP #098 -- Grid EM65 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From perb@kuai.se Sun Aug 2 11:07:11 1998 From: perb@kuai.se (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Per_B=F6rjesson?=) Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 12:07:11 +0200 Subject: [TRLog] How checking multies in European HF Championship ?? Message-ID: <000d01bdbdfd$8af61300$a0c12ac3@perb> Det här är ett multipart-meddelande i MIME-format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDBE0E.14279580 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hallo! Yeasterday I worked in European HF Championship. I used ver 6.29 and it = all worked 100 % OK. Today when I go trough my log using the "Post"-program I got problem = with the multiplier check under "Log Procedure Menu". The program assume = that I have used zone as multiplier and starts to check against zones = and all goes wrong because the multiplier consist of two figures = correponding to the year when you got your license. Is there a way to solve my problem ?=20 Best 73 Per/SM4SX ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDBE0E.14279580 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hallo!
 
Yeasterday I worked in = European HF=20 Championship. I used ver 6.29 and it all worked 100 % OK.
 
Today when I go trough = my log using=20 the "Post"-program I got problem with the multiplier check = under=20 "Log Procedure Menu". The program assume that I have used zone = as=20 multiplier and starts to check against zones and all goes wrong because = the=20 multiplier consist of two figures correponding to the year when you got = your=20 license.
 
Is there a way to solve = my problem ?=20
 
Best 73
 
Per/SM4SX
------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BDBE0E.14279580-- -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k4ro@k4ro.net Sun Aug 2 21:22:07 1998 From: k4ro@k4ro.net (K4RO Kirk Pickering) Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 15:22:07 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TRLog] NONSSB Solved Message-ID: <199808022022.PAA01004@isd7.tdec.state.tn.us> Regarding the IC-765 "NONSSB" problem -- The problem appears to occur when the radio's CI-V interface is in the "transceive" mode. I turned it OFF, (DIP switch S37, slot #2) and preliminary tests indicate that the problem is solved. Oddly, TR doesn't mind the "transceive" mode being engaged for the IC-761. It only seems to cause a problem on the IC-765. I'm going to set both radios to OFF, in hopes of avoiding any problems in the future. This might be worth mentioning in the manual, since the IC-765's factory default mode is transceive ON. In my case, it needs to be turned OFF for TR-Log to work successfully. Of course, everyone owns MPs now, so who cares about ancient Icoms... :-) Of course, I figured all this out today, the day AFTER the contest. :-( It drove me completely nuts all through the CW NAQP, until I finally just unplugged the radio interface and went without it. (When will I learn to troubleshoot everything BEFORE the contest?) Hopefully I'll be good to go for the next round of fun. Thanks to everyone for your suggestions and ideas. -Kirk K4RO -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Mon Aug 3 14:27:33 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 06:27:33 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] How checking multies in European HF Championship ?? Message-ID: <199808031327.GAA16039@user1.teleport.com> > Hallo! > > Yeasterday I worked in European HF Championship. I used ver 6.29 and it = > all worked 100 % OK. > > Today when I go trough my log using the "Post"-program I got problem = > with the multiplier check under "Log Procedure Menu". The program assume = > that I have used zone as multiplier and starts to check against zones = > and all goes wrong because the multiplier consist of two figures = > correponding to the year when you got your license. > > Is there a way to solve my problem ?=20 Often, the multiplier check isn't really necessary and causes more problems than it solves. I have tried to clean it up for most of the contests, but some of the more "oddball" contests are not so good. You should have your original log still (look for .001 extension). Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k5pn@hotmail.com Mon Aug 3 15:38:04 1998 From: k5pn@hotmail.com (Ron Chambers) Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1998 07:38:04 PDT Subject: [TRLog] NONSSB/765/N4RO Message-ID: <19980803143804.20553.qmail@hotmail.com> OK Kirk, now you tell me...after the contest....hi I was too lazy to open the 765 covers and check the TRANSCEIVE switch setting like you, Tree and I have discussed... before the contest that is !! The NONSSB occurred quite a bit but never really 'hung me up'... So you can bet I will get that cover off before the next contest!! This is first NAQP I ran with TR....This is the only way to go, the name/qth popping up was great during some of the weaker signal work to cross-check what I received....!! Thanks Tree....and when working same guys on other bands, NO SWEAT !! 73 Ron K5PN ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Mon Aug 3 16:45:19 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 08:45:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] News Message-ID: <199808031545.IAA06880@user2.teleport.com> Well - I think I can send this 765 back to N7TR (thanks again Rich). Unless someone from Reno will be at the NCCC meeting next week (where I am giving a talk on the Sprint). Sounds like the NONSSB problems are cured by turning off the transceive function. I have looked at the data K5PN sent me with the failure and it seems that the radio is confused and sending me bogus data. I have tried to make TR smart enough not to get confused, but it sounds like turning off the transceive feature is the right answer. I will get this added to the manual eventually. Also, the FT-847 (the 160 to 450 MHz box) is working with TR now. However, you will need a firmware update from Yaesu to make it work. A sample radio was sent to me and I have confirmmed that it worked. I have been QRL working on some software the ARRL is using for log checking. This has taken a few of the cycles that I had available for TR. I hope to have this current project completed by the end of this week. Then, I will be off to W6 land for a week, and then back home for another week without the family (they are in W6 land now for a total of three weeks). My e-mail inbox is at record high levels - so if you have sent me a question recently and I haven't responded, please keep be patient. I hope to be caught up by the end of the month. Tree N6TR tree@contesting.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From geoiii@kkn.net Mon Aug 3 22:19:27 1998 From: geoiii@kkn.net (George Fremin III) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:19:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] How checking multies in European HF Championship ?? In-Reply-To: <199808031327.GAA16039@user1.teleport.com> from "Tree N6TR" at Aug 3, 98 06:27:33 am Message-ID: <199808032119.OAA13020@quito.kkn.net> >> Today when I go trough my log using the "Post"-program I got problem = >> with the multiplier check under "Log Procedure Menu". The program assume = >> that I have used zone as multiplier and starts to check against zones = >> and all goes wrong because the multiplier consist of two figures = >> correponding to the year when you got your license. >> >> Is there a way to solve my problem ?=20 > >Often, the multiplier check isn't really necessary and causes more >problems than it solves. I have tried to clean it up for most of >the contests, but some of the more "oddball" contests are not so good. > >You should have your original log still (look for .001 extension). I often find it very useful to let TR-Log "re-work" the contest using the TR READ command to ensure that all the points and mults are correct. -- George Fremin III "I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X Austin, Texas It's cuttin' through the air.... " K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) 512/416-7010 -- "Heard it on the X" geoiii@kkn.net -- ZZ Top http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From geoiii@kkn.net Mon Aug 3 22:59:42 1998 From: geoiii@kkn.net (George Fremin III) Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:59:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] Simulator In-Reply-To: <199807281459.KAA00112@dayton.akorn.net> from "Hank Lonberg" at Jul 28, 98 08:01:00 am Message-ID: <199808032159.OAA13562@quito.kkn.net> > I just loaded up 6.29 and found that the simulator doesn't work. It > worked with past versions and now doesn't. I not ruling out some local > OE but was wondering if someone else has had this problem. > > There is no sound. I am using a compaq armada laptop. It keys the > radio and the rig control works fine when using it for real. It is not > a major item but I would like to maintain what little cw skills I > have. > > On my other box it works fine. Your computer may not have a PC speaker or it may have the volume turned off of down. Are you running this in DOS mode or undere windows 95? -- George Fremin III "I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X Austin, Texas It's cuttin' through the air.... " K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) 512/416-7010 -- "Heard it on the X" geoiii@kkn.net -- ZZ Top http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From mwattcpa@earthlink.net Tue Aug 4 07:13:30 1998 From: mwattcpa@earthlink.net (Marty Watt) Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 06:13:30 GMT Subject: [TRLog] Re: Memory Issues In-Reply-To: <35c78f44.2565359@mail.earthlink.net> References: <35c78f44.2565359@mail.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <35c6a525.129453@mail.earthlink.net> On Tue, 04 Aug 1998 04:41:01 GMT, mwattcpa@earthlink.net (Marty Watt) wrote: >DBLSPACE is taking up more than 100K of conventional (less than 640K) memory. >I cannot find how to disable it! Anybody got any help? Sure enough, as soon as you ask the question you find the answer. Story of my life. According to http://www.annoyances.org/ (the windows annoyances page, performance and troubleshooting section), simply deleting the dblspace.bin and drvspace.bin files from c:\ and windows\command did the trick. TRLog (and other dos programs) now have a healthy 605K to play with. Sorry to bug everyone! -- 72 es 73 de Marty, KM7W _____________________________________________________________________ Franklin, Tennessee http://home.earthlink.net/~mwattcpa NorCal #2031 -- ARCI #7514 -- QRP-L #0953 -- AK/QRP #098 -- Grid EM65 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n9ssg@pobox.com Wed Aug 5 01:50:49 1998 From: n9ssg@pobox.com (n9ssg@pobox.com) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 19:50:49 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] Re: Memory Issues In-Reply-To: <35c6a525.129453@mail.earthlink.net> References: <35c78f44.2565359@mail.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <199808050050.TAA15674@mail.xnet.com> Whoa, slow down a second. If you simply want to rid your computer of these files, this will work, but if the drives are dblspaced, this will cause you all sorts of grief. Having never used it, I'm not sure how to remove it. If I recall corecttly, at least up to 95A, the only way was to re-format the HD, I think 95b allowed an uninstall. I don't think it was possible with any earlier versions of DOS tho. Gather 'round to hear what Marty Watt said at about 6:13 on 4 Aug 98,: > > On Tue, 04 Aug 1998 04:41:01 GMT, mwattcpa@earthlink.net (Marty Watt) > wrote: > > >DBLSPACE is taking up more than 100K of conventional (less than 640K) > >memory. I cannot find how to disable it! Anybody got any help? > > Sure enough, as soon as you ask the question you find the answer. Story > of my life. > > According to http://www.annoyances.org/ (the windows annoyances page, > performance and troubleshooting section), simply deleting the dblspace.bin > and drvspace.bin files from c:\ and windows\command did the trick. TRLog > (and other dos programs) now have a healthy 605K to play with. > > Sorry to bug everyone! > -- > 72 es 73 de Marty, KM7W > _____________________________________________________________________ > Franklin, Tennessee http://home.earthlink.net/~mwattcpa > NorCal #2031 -- ARCI #7514 -- QRP-L #0953 -- AK/QRP #098 -- Grid EM65 > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html > Submissions: trlog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com > Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html > ____________________________________________________________ We had a quicksand box in our back yard. I was an only child eventually. Dave Yanke - N9SSG mailto:n9ssg@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~pack335 PGP Key ID 95299BA1. Email with subject 'send n9ssg pgp' for key PGP Fingerprint: 4A 4D 54 3C 2D 27 8D 19 69 42 2E D7 BF 80 10 40 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k9gy@contesting.com Wed Aug 5 10:44:24 1998 From: k9gy@contesting.com (Eric K9GY) Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 02:44:24 -0700 Subject: [TRLog] WAE CW, Win98 compatibility?, Labels Message-ID: <35C82978.9DED7C93@contesting.com> Two questions for the list: 1) Testing out TR for the WAE CW this weekend...Seems like the QTC feature only sends QSO's that have scrolled off the screen (i.e. LOG.DAT) and does not consider the QSO's in the window (LOG.TMP?)... Does that mean I need to do a ALT-U to send the most up to date stuff? Seems kind of crazy to have to do that? Am I doing something wrong? 2) Anyone running TR in DOS mode on a Win98 computer? I wanted to check whether it's ok to upgrade from Win3.1 before I mess up the radio computer i.e.- not being able to use my favorite pgm :) 3) Decided to go with 1" x 2 5/8" labels for the QSL card. Got 3000 labels (Avery 5160) for about $20 at Office Max. Interesting idea that came to me was to remove the QSO report block from the QSL, heck it will just be covered up on 99.9% of the cards anyways! The small number of non-label cards that get sent out can be hand-written. 73, Eric (ex-WD9GGY) P.S. - Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P take major hits 04 Aug... but TRLog stock gains 30% in the face of major stock market turmoil...hi...When's the IPO Tree? Look at what Gates started with...DOS ! -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Wed Aug 5 05:34:50 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 21:34:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] WAE CW, Win98 compatibility?, Labels Message-ID: <199808050434.VAA19873@user1.teleport.com> > 1) Testing out TR for the WAE CW this weekend...Seems like the QTC > feature only sends QSO's that have scrolled off the screen (i.e. LOG.DAT) > and does not consider the QSO's in the window (LOG.TMP?)... > Does that mean I need to do a ALT-U to send the most up to date stuff? > Seems kind of crazy to have to do that? Am I doing something wrong? That is the way it is. > P.S. - Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P take major hits 04 Aug... but TRLog stock > gains 30% in the face of major stock market turmoil...hi...When's the > IPO Tree? Look at what Gates started with...DOS ! Hmmm.... Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n7ex@athenet.net Wed Aug 5 12:17:31 1998 From: n7ex@athenet.net (Dave_K9NX) Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 11:17:31 +0000 Subject: [TRLog] WAE CW, Win98 compatibility?, Labels Message-ID: At 02:44 AM 8/5/98 -0700, you wrote: > >Two questions for the list: > >1) Testing out TR for the WAE CW this weekend...Seems like the QTC >feature only sends QSO's that have scrolled off the screen (i.e. LOG.DAT) >and does not consider the QSO's in the window (LOG.TMP?)... >Does that mean I need to do a ALT-U to send the most up to date stuff? >Seems kind of crazy to have to do that? Am I doing something wrong? I beleive that's the way the beast works. > >2) Anyone running TR in DOS mode on a Win98 computer? I wanted to check >whether it's ok to upgrade from Win3.1 before I mess up the radio >computer i.e.- not being able to use my favorite pgm :) I am running TRLog in a DOS window under WIN98. While on whole WIN98 seems to be much better behaved overall than WIN95, every setup is different. For the jump from WIN3.1 to WIN98 I would set aside the whole weekend, this is not a trivial project! I had been running TRLog under WIN95 for 2 years and I had a lot of problems in the beggining. THe Jump from WIN95 to WIN98 was rather painless. As always do a backup before you start. If you would like send me a private E-mail and I will send you my home phone if you get in trouble, or we could actually make a sked !17M or 15M would probably be best. Dave K9NX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From pnesbit@melbpc.org.au Thu Aug 6 23:30:26 1998 From: pnesbit@melbpc.org.au (P & V Nesbit) Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 08:30:26 +1000 Subject: [TRLog] Re: Doublespace In-Reply-To: <199808050050.TAA15674@mail.xnet.com> References: <35c6a525.129453@mail.earthlink.net> <35c78f44.2565359@mail.earthlink.net> Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19980807083026.0068db74@popa.melbpc.org.au> At 19:50 4/08/1998 -0500, Dave Yanke N9SSG wrote: > >Whoa, slow down a second. If you simply want to rid your computer of >these files, this will work, but if the drives are dblspaced, this >will cause you all sorts of grief. > >Having never used it, I'm not sure how to remove it. If I recall >corectly, at least up to 95A, the only way was to re-format the HD, >I think 95b allowed an uninstall. I don't think it was possible with >any earlier versions of DOS tho. There's more. If the drive is doublespaced, the best way to disable it is to "unmount" it. Unfortunately the DOS 6 manual is of no help on this point, and refers you to online help, so I can't give any further details as I've since changed to Win 95. After deleting the doublespace files from my PC a few years ago, my PC still acted strange. I tracked this down to a new partition (I:) which had been created in addition to C:, by the doublespace installation process, and in fact the computer was booting from this new partition. Using Norton Utilities, I deleted the I: partition, resized C: to reclaim the lost cylinders, and made C: bootable again. The process was easy, although C: had to be reformatted. I believe you can do the same thing with Partition Magic, without having to reformat. Soon afterwards it all became academic, because I bought a large hard disk. Hope the above sheds some light. 73, Peter VK3APN pnesbit@melbpc.org.au -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From kg5u@hal-pc.org Wed Aug 12 01:16:20 1998 From: kg5u@hal-pc.org (Dale L. Martin) Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 19:16:20 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] TR Log and WAE Message-ID: <014f01bdc586$72ef0b00$1880b4ce@dale> Wow! What can I say, but Wow! What a program! Friday evening, I was fooling around the radio and thought I would check out TR Log in WAE. Maybe even play in the contest for a couple of hours.... This was my first WAE in many years. The last was while I was still doing paper logging and I can recall the paperwork headache that QTC's posed for me then. What a neat, neat program, Tree! There were a couple of hiccups during the contest when getting ready to send the QTC nn/nn message, but I need to sit down with TR Log and try to make them happen again...90 percent sure it was me, though... as usual. One question, though, Tree/George/Anyone... It happened that I sent a string of 7 QTC's to a station. He acknowledged them. I type "Y" to indicated they have been ack'ed and to save them. They then disappeard from the screen. Unfortunately, the station then asked for a fill .... fortunately, it was simply the callsign of one of the QTC's and I happened to remember it. But, what if I hadn't been able to recall it? Is there a quick way to see the QTC's just sent displayed again? After I sent him the fill, wiped my brow in relief, I realized that the only way I know is to go to DOS and review the text file of QTC's. Is there an alternate method to that? hmmm...that wasn't one question, was it....oh well..sorry about that. 73, dale, kg5u Dale Martin, KG5U kg5u@hal-pc.org http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From ua9cdc@dialup.mplik.ru Wed Aug 12 02:19:41 1998 From: ua9cdc@dialup.mplik.ru (Igor Sokolov) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 07:19:41 +0600 Subject: [TRLog] TR Log and WAE Message-ID: <000801bdc58f$85756360$2793e2c2@pp2555> >One question, though, Tree/George/Anyone... > >It happened that I sent a string of 7 QTC's to a station. He >acknowledged them. I type "Y" to indicated they have been ack'ed >and to save them. They then disappeard from the screen. >Unfortunately, the station then asked for a fill .... >fortunately, it was simply the callsign of one of the QTC's and I >happened to remember it. But, what if I hadn't been able to >recall it? Is there a quick way to see the QTC's just sent >displayed again? After I sent him the fill, wiped my brow in >relief, I realized that the only way I know is to go to DOS and >review the text file of QTC's. Is there an alternate method to >that? >dale, kg5u Happened to me several times as well. I was trying not to use keyer at all and it proved to be impossible. When in QTC mode you cannot send anything using F10. Can you do something about that, Tree? Also when the number of the block of QTC (like 32/10) was not received, you cannot repeat it other then with the keyer. One more question: you cannot preview the entire QTC block prior to sending it. If you happen to start sending QTC to DL0BD for instance and one of the lines in that QTC block is the info about QSO with DL0BD the program stops sending all the following lines. It looks like you promised to send 10 QTC to your contact in the beginning but then changed you mind and sent only 3 or 4. Yet the number that you have sent in the beginning says something like 32/10. I know, it is probably difficult to overcome but what about letting the operator to preview the QTC and use the cursor to move around the QTC screen so that unwanted line can be marked "do not send" or "repeat this line again" and the header is formed only after previewing and marking. Then couple of other things are already on the wish list like QTC on networked computers (you can use only one computer for qtc. All the others do not keep the track of what QTC were sent from the first computer) and another one (I think #62 on the wish list) were you cannot easily abort sending the QTS with ESC after pressing Ctrl+Q. Anyway when all goes according to plan - great program. So easy to send QTC that you get a real pleasure out of the process. Thank you for the best-so-far logging program Tree. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From dwalker@sopris.net Wed Aug 12 03:34:04 1998 From: dwalker@sopris.net (David Walker) Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 20:34:04 -0600 Subject: [TRLog] New User Message-ID: <199808120234.UAA29685@c-serv1.sopris.net> I am having a great time with new software. Question..What are all the letters in the upper portion of the screen represent? 73's David David H. Walker Aspen, CO KC0COP FISTS# 4748 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From aa4ga@contesting.com Wed Aug 12 03:40:07 1998 From: aa4ga@contesting.com (Lee Hiers, AA4GA) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 02:40:07 +0000 Subject: [TRLog] TR Log and WAE Message-ID: <199808120240.WAA22098@dayton.akorn.net> On 12 Aug 98, Igor Sokolov wrote: > One more question: you cannot preview the entire QTC block prior to > sending it. If you happen to start sending QTC to DL0BD for instance and > one of the lines in that QTC block is the info about QSO with DL0BD the > program stops sending all the following lines. It looks like you > promised to send 10 QTC to your contact in the beginning but then > changed you mind and sent only 3 or 4. Yet the number that you have sent > in the beginning says something like 32/10. I thought in a case like this that CTRL-Q sent "QTC 32/4 QRV?" and you could only send DL0BD 4 QTCs even if you had 100 available. That's the impression I got anyway. > I know, it is probably difficult to overcome but what about letting > the operator to preview the QTC and use the cursor to move around > the QTC screen so that unwanted line can be marked "do not send" or > "repeat this line again" and the header is formed only after > previewing and marking. I was wondering about something like this, but I just guessed that the QTCs must be handled sequentially down the log without a LOT of re-programming. That's why I thought the program sent 32/4 in the example above. > Anyway when all goes according to plan - great program. So easy to send > QTC that you get a real pleasure out of the process. Thank you for the > best-so-far logging program Tree. Absolutely. The QTC feature works so well, it makes me wish other contests besides the WAE had QTCs! :-) I just wish condx had been better and I had been more motivated to operate.... :-( 73 de Lee -- Lee Hiers - AA4GA Cornelia, GA mailto:aa4ga@contesting.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From kg5u@hal-pc.org Wed Aug 12 04:06:13 1998 From: kg5u@hal-pc.org (Dale L. Martin) Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 22:06:13 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] TR Log and WAE Message-ID: <000a01bdc59e$2fda9240$e880b4ce@dale> >One more question: you cannot preview the entire QTC block prior to >sending it. If you happen to start sending QTC to DL0BD for instance and >one of the lines in that QTC block is the info about QSO with DL0BD the >program stops sending all the following lines. It looks like you >promised to send 10 QTC to your contact in the beginning but then >changed you mind and sent only 3 or 4. Yet the number that you have sent >in the beginning says something like 32/10. I know, it is probably >difficult to overcome but what about letting the operator to preview the >QTC and use the cursor to move around the QTC screen so that unwanted >line can be marked "do not send" or "repeat this line again" and the >header is formed only after previewing and marking. Good point, Igor. When I read it in the rules DURING the contest (one of these days I am going to be prepared for a contest!), I wasn't sure if that had happened during any of the QTC's I had sent out earlier. I never did see that happen. But, conceivably it could. Maybe the software can be written to recognize that the QTC's are being sent to a station whose call is in that group and skip over that QTC to save it for transmission to another station later. There's nothing in the rules saying the QTC's have to be sent in any particular order...That way, it would be invisible to the both operators and not require any special manipulation by the sending operator. . Also, I felt guilty as heck when I had to tell a Euro asking QTC? that I was QRU, when, in fact, I had five QSO's right in front of me. I realize the situation, but still felt a bit badly about the 'lie.' Maybe there should be a guilt multiplier in this contest! 73, dale, kg5u -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From vr2bg@harts.org.hk Wed Aug 12 04:48:57 1998 From: vr2bg@harts.org.hk (VR98BrettGraham) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 03:48:57 +0000 Subject: [TRLog] 6.29 in YODX & WAE CW Message-ID: <3.0.2.16.19980812034857.3aef6ab6@pop.asiaonline.net> In YODX, I found that exchanges had to be logged in certain ways: For non-YOs, RST zone or just zone works, but not zone RST. For YOs, RST zone domestic or zone domestic works, but domestic alone does not. Note that YOs don't transmit an ITU zone, just their domestic QTH & therefore we have to log something other than what they send. >From reading the description in the manual, I'd expect the RST Zone & Domestic QTH to have a little more flexibility with what is to be entered & in what order. Of course, YODX is one of those mainstream events I know is as much of a highlight on everyone's contest calendar as it is on mine... ;^) In WAE CW, I found that sometimes in S&P the call which would be inserted into the call window would not clear after tuning past that point in the bandmap. I don't recall this happening in YODX the previous weekend - perhaps somebody can add to this admittedly poor data point. 73, VR98BrettGraham -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k5pn@hotmail.com Wed Aug 12 22:02:26 1998 From: k5pn@hotmail.com (Ron Chambers) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 14:02:26 PDT Subject: [TRLog] 765/TR/NONSSB Message-ID: <19980812210226.12315.qmail@hotmail.com> To Tree, Geoiii, N4RO and the rest of the 765/TR owners as additional evidence of problem 'fixed': I finally changed the TRANSCEIVE setting in the 765 to OFF (yes, it was set to ON), and after one night of calling CQ (via AUTO CQ) into a dead band and other misc QSO's for a couple of hours, I never once caught glimpse of that NONSSB popping up. So, using TR 6.29 with the 765 set at 4800 baud, TRANSCEIVE set to OFF, ICOM COMMAND DELAY to 300ms in TR, I seem to get solid and reliable communications between the 765 and TR Log. Thanks for the due diligence Tree in working thru this special case for us ICOM users.... 73, Ron +++++++ Now, if I can just get rid of all those 1's that show up as QTH because I incorrectly merged the wrong character position into my TR Master Database!!...and yes, I have long since erased the original logs with the QTH's in them.....Wish list to Tree, why have the "1" (point-value) show up in the General QSO mode?..... Favorite feature: I really have enjoyed being able to call so many of the DX stations by name when they return my CQ in everyday QSO mode....makes it seem a little more personal... ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From lrod@pobox.com Wed Aug 12 23:54:14 1998 From: lrod@pobox.com (lrod@pobox.com) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 22:54:14 +0000 Subject: [TRLog] 765/TR/NONSSB In-Reply-To: <19980812210226.12315.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-ID: <199808122255.RAA11102@mail.xnet.com> > ...and yes, I have long since erased the original logs with the QTH's in > them..... Please don't take this as a personal slam, but after years of warnings in the computer world concerning backing up, etc., and in these days of ridiculously cheap media, what could possibly be the reason for not having an original of every log kept somewhere? I can't tell you the number of times I handled Field Day logs for a group I no longer belong to wherein I had to merge several logs into one (for my purposes, anyway) and the operation went awry somewhere or other (did I merge that 40CW log, already?). Having the originals kept separately allowed me to start over. Same thing if you ever change from one whiz bang general logger to another, or just start using a whiz bang. Getting all those 'test logs in doesn't mean it's okay to "pitch" the originals. Ya never know. 73, Rod N4SI | It's pronounced The DXer formerly known as N9AKE | "jig-a-byte" (c) 5 November, 1996 | Look it up. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From geoiii@kkn.net Thu Aug 13 00:04:28 1998 From: geoiii@kkn.net (George Fremin III) Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1998 16:04:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] [CQ-Contest] Re: Default Zone in Contest Software (fwd) Message-ID: <199808122304.QAA24089@quito.kkn.net> dave@egh.com writes: >Hi, > > The pause mentioned is the time period it takes any of us to: > > 1. tab over to the zone field > 2. backspace out the wrong digit > 3. type in the right digit > > Step #1 is quicker at the beginning of the contest when we can still >remmeber where the tab key is, and what we use it for, than at the end of the >contest! And although the zone 05/04 problem happens less to US operators >than DX, it is only because we don't work you as often..... > >73, Dave Clemons K1VUT > If you are using TR-Log you just type the number key for the zone that the station sends and the program deletes the old zone and puts the new one in its place. Yet another reason to use TR-Log. :-) -- George Fremin III "I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X Austin, Texas It's cuttin' through the air.... " K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) 512/416-7010 -- "Heard it on the X" geoiii@kkn.net -- ZZ Top http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From radio@UDel.Edu Thu Aug 13 16:06:17 1998 From: radio@UDel.Edu (radio@UDel.Edu) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:06:17 -0400 Subject: [TRLog] Computer control, split op, for Omni VI+? Message-ID: <35D300E9.66EB@udel.edu> Can the Omni VI+ be operated with computer control and run split by either typing in a minus freq, or importing a QSX spot? I set up the radio as an ICOM 735 in NA, and it changed freq, but did not accept a split. Tnx, Bob -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k4ro@k4ro.net Fri Aug 14 01:47:20 1998 From: k4ro@k4ro.net (K4RO Kirk Pickering) Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 19:47:20 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [TRLog] 765/TR/NONSSB Message-ID: <199808140047.TAA02925@isd7.tdec.state.tn.us> > I finally changed the TRANSCEIVE setting in the 765 to OFF... > I never once caught glimpse of that NONSSB popping up. Ain't it great? > So, using TR 6.29 with the 765 set at 4800 baud, TRANSCEIVE set to OFF, > ICOM COMMAND DELAY to 300ms in TR, I seem to get solid and reliable > communications between the 765 and TR Log. Thanks for the info. I may get brave and try 4800 baud now, but 1200 seems fast enough. (It ain't broke...) > Thanks for the due diligence Tree in working thru this special case > for us ICOM users... Thanks again for keeping TR-Log on the top of the pile. This is exactly what makes it the obvious choice. -Kirk K4RO -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Sun Aug 16 17:51:51 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 09:51:51 -0700 (PDT) Subject: No subject Message-ID: <199808161651.JAA06959@user2.teleport.com> From n6tr@teleport.com Sun Aug 16 18:01:47 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:01:47 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] TR Log and WAE Message-ID: <199808161701.KAA07757@user2.teleport.com> > > One more question: you cannot preview the entire QTC block prior to > > sending it. If you happen to start sending QTC to DL0BD for instance and > > one of the lines in that QTC block is the info about QSO with DL0BD the > > program stops sending all the following lines. It looks like you > > promised to send 10 QTC to your contact in the beginning but then > > changed you mind and sent only 3 or 4. Yet the number that you have sent > > in the beginning says something like 32/10. > > I thought in a case like this that CTRL-Q sent "QTC 32/4 QRV?" and > you could only send DL0BD 4 QTCs even if you had 100 available. > That's the impression I got anyway. Yup - to send them out of order got way to complicated. > > I know, it is probably difficult to overcome but what about letting > > the operator to preview the QTC and use the cursor to move around > > the QTC screen so that unwanted line can be marked "do not send" or > > "repeat this line again" and the header is formed only after > > previewing and marking. > > I was wondering about something like this, but I just guessed that > the QTCs must be handled sequentially down the log without a LOT of > re-programming. That's why I thought the program sent 32/4 in the > example above. Yup. Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From srobbins@usit.net Sun Aug 16 21:21:43 1998 From: srobbins@usit.net (Scott Robbins) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:21:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [TRLog] Re: Message-ID: <199808162021.QAA07978@transfer.usit.net> Allan: Make sure you are using a standard serial cable and not a null modem cable (with pin 2 connected to pin 3 and vice versa) - some early editions of the Omni-VI manual indicated, incorrectly, that pin 2 should be wired to pin 3 and vice versa for computer rig control. It should be straight serial port, pin 2 to pin 2 and pin 3 to pin 3. If this is not the solution, give me a call at work during the week at (800) 833-7373 and I'll look up some of my documentation I have stashed there to get the radio and TR chatting to each other. Scott Robbins, W4PA Amateur Radio Product Manager, Ten-Tec (at home on Sunday) At 09:51 AM 8/16/98 -0700, you wrote: > >>From owner-trlog@contesting.com Tue Aug 11 08:26:20 1998 >From: owner-trlog@contesting.com >To: owner-trlog@contesting.com >Subject: BOUNCE trlog@contesting.com: Non-member submission from ["Allan G. Taylor" ] > >>From n6tr Tue Aug 11 11:26:12 1998 >Received: from heracles.llnl.gov (heracles.llnl.gov [134.9.14.9]) > by dayton.akorn.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA07822 > for ; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:26:12 -0400 (EDT) >Received: (from ataylor@localhost) > by heracles.llnl.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5/LLNL-Jun96) id IAA21464 > for trlog@contesting.com; Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:26:08 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:26:08 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Allan G. Taylor" >Message-Id: <199808111526.IAA21464@heracles.llnl.gov> >To: trlog@contesting.com >Subject: OmniVI help for rig control, please!! >X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII > >I am in need of some help setting up my OmniVI with TRlog. I have attempted to >go 'by the numbers', but no rig control yet. I can key it via the parallel >port, tho. Any elmers out there to help out grampa??!! I am in the SF Bay >area, town of Pleasanton CA. > >Grant K7GT > > >-- >FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html >Submissions: trlog@contesting.com >Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com >Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com >Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html > > > -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n5na@bellsouth.net Sun Aug 16 22:26:51 1998 From: n5na@bellsouth.net (Alan Sewell) Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:26:51 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] Re: Omni VI Rig control Message-ID: <199808162128.RAA14488@mail.msy.bellsouth.net> Grant, Here are the four lines from my logcfg.dat file for my Omni VI+. RADIO ONE CONTROL PORT=SERIAL 3 RADIO ONE TYPE=IC765 RADIO ONE RECEIVER ADDRESS=44 RADIO ONE BAUD RATE=1200 You'll need to set up the rig address to 44 and the baud rate to 1200. I just use a standard modem cable. Works great! 73, Alan N5NA n5na@bellsouth.net ---------- > Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 08:26:08 -0700 (PDT) > From: "Allan G. Taylor" > Message-Id: <199808111526.IAA21464@heracles.llnl.gov> > To: trlog@contesting.com > Subject: OmniVI help for rig control, please!! > X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII > > I am in need of some help setting up my OmniVI with TRlog. I have attempted to > go 'by the numbers', but no rig control yet. I can key it via the parallel > port, tho. Any elmers out there to help out grampa??!! I am in the SF Bay > area, town of Pleasanton CA. > > Grant K7GT > > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html > Submissions: trlog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com > Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html > -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k1ky@bellsouth.net Mon Aug 17 17:15:30 1998 From: k1ky@bellsouth.net (Tom Delker) Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 11:15:30 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] MFJ Voice Keyer Interface Message-ID: <35D85722.83C@bellsouth.net> I have sucessfully interfaced the MFJ 432 to my lapop computers for use with TR-Log! There were two problems with this device and the solutions are: 1. Severe hum and feedback when powering the unit from radio power. Solution: Jumper (short out) L6 - a ground return choke in series with the mic and ptt ground leads. This appeared to be an attempt to keep RF out, but what good is it if you can't even use the unit before the TX is enabled?? 2. Only DVK channel 1 would key when interfaced directly to the computer parallel port. Solution: Put 1N914 diodes in series with keying lines to DVK channels 1,2 & 4 (not channel 3) from the computer parallel port. It is possible that the diode on channel 4 may not be needed either, but 1 & 2 are a must! Reasoning: The internal inputs of these keying lines have diodes from Channel 2 to 1, Channel 3 to 2. This causes a path back to ground through the parallel interface causing the fired input to be held "low" through the internal diodes and prevent the firing channels from reaching a high enough logic level to work. I have this setup on two laptops and keyers. They perfomed perfectly during the NAQP SSB contest this weekend. -- Thomas M. Delker - K1KY CFO#395 - Smyrna / Gallatin / Short Mtn. TN A.R.R.L. District Emergency Coordinator - Tennessee District #4 C.A.T.S. (W4CAT) - 147.30/145.23/145.49/145.17/223.98/444.45/444.65 Stones River A.R.C. (K4FUN) - http://www.members.home.com/srarc Tennessee Contest Group (K4TCG) - http://www.k4ro.net/tcg.html Fistfighters United Nashville (NT4L) 146.955 (114.8) -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From Robert Dannals Mon Aug 17 17:38:31 1998 From: Robert Dannals (Robert Dannals) Date: 17 Aug 98 12:38:31 -0400 Subject: [TRLog] PCMCIA card and laptop serial ports Message-ID: <1308765049-105564342@tracer.nm.jhu.edu> Howdy folks! I would be interested in hearing from anyone using TR on a laptop with packet, keying, and transceiver control. What PCMCIA card(s) have you found works best for providing the additional serials ports for all three activities? Thanks! 73, Bob - W2GG -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Tue Aug 18 16:53:13 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 08:53:13 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] Re: Some RIG+TRLog v6.29 problems Message-ID: <199808181553.IAA23646@user2.teleport.com> > we, RK9AWN gang, use your excellent program during all the contests. We > use two rigs: Yaesu FT-840 and Kenwood TS-570D. Now we have two major > problems: one with v6.29 and another with TRLog to TS-570 connecting. > > The first one is: since version 6.29 I surprisingly found FT-840 not to > be supported... It was very sad to me (to me because certainly I tune > all the equipment and software before contests) use v6.28 (which still > "knows" FT-840) instead of 6.29 one! You can say we might use v6.28... > Sure, we might! But practically each your new version solves some bugs > from the previous one... Therefore, I sincerely ask you to be so kind to > bring FT-840 protocol back to program... I am sorry - this was a bug introduced by me adding the FT847. It will be easy to fix in the next release. You might find that saying FT890 will work in the meantime (or FT900). > The second problem is much complicated and connected to a serious TS-570 > bug. The problem is that (as far as I can see) TS-570 use the single > processor to serve as serial port protocol as CW internal manipulation. > Due to that technical (and may be firmware too) approach tranceiver > DISTURBS (!) transmitting CW during TRLog polling! This phenomena > disappears only if COM port baud rate is set to 57600 or 38400 bps (may > be 19200 too, but I didn't check that rate). As I can see this case > frame sending is too fast to make some serious disturbance. I checked it > in Log-EQF logging program wich supports so high rates. Unfortunately, > TRLog doesn't support baud rates higher than 4800... But this rate is > slow enough to corrupt transmittion. Even if I disable "polling during > PTT" feature, sometimes transmitting is corrupted at the beginning. I > connect it to be occured due to back serial transmittion from tranceiver > when CW sending is already started. My second asking is: would you be so > kind to make "RADIO # BAUD RATE" feature as high programmable as at > least 38400? Sure, I'll try to connect Kenwood too and will ask them if > my firmware is just too old and could them send me new one (of course, > if that new firmware exists! :). But I'm afraid your help will be only > that could really help... Yes - I have become more aware of this issue recently. I am not sure that I can make TR deal with those high of baud rates. Since I am not using IRQs, I am polling the serial ports. My poll rate isn't fast enough to use the higher baud rates. However, I have also learned that most of the newer computers have buffers in the serial port chips and this would solve the problem. I will see if I can add this speed and you can test it for me. One feature I did add was to disable polling during PTT. This is available on the Control-J menu and might also solve the problem. Thanks for bringing these issues to my attention. Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From geoiii@kkn.net Tue Aug 18 19:57:04 1998 From: geoiii@kkn.net (George Fremin III) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:57:04 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] CW Interfaces Message-ID: <199808181857.LAA06781@quito.kkn.net> Hi, Jack W1WEF has been making selling a CW interface for several years now. He builds it all inside a D-shell so it makes for a really neat package. Just before Dayton this year I talked him into building them with PTT and paddle inputs. So if you are looking for a CW interface and you dont want to build your own - Jack will do it for you. You can buy them directly from him or from me. CW output only - $23 CW & PTT - $35 CW,PTT & paddle - $49 Plus $3 shipping. -- George Fremin III "I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X Austin, Texas It's cuttin' through the air.... " K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) 512/416-7010 -- "Heard it on the X" geoiii@kkn.net -- ZZ Top http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From kd4d@Radix.Net Wed Aug 19 16:24:37 1998 From: kd4d@Radix.Net (Mark Bailey) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 11:24:37 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [TRLog] WAE Bugs/requested enhancements Message-ID: Bugs: 1) TR will send DUPLICATE QTC's if there are zero point QSO's in the log (e.g. dupes) and the program is exited and restarted. It appears to read the qtclist.dat file to determine how many QTC's it has sent and to whom. Unfortunately, it uses the total as the current location for sending QTC's in the log. Suggestion: Also check the last entry in QTC.dat, find that QSO, and reset the QTC pointer. 2) TR will act squirrely after the "Please send some QTC's, QTC memory is getting full" warning. It eventually satarted sending garbage for QTC's, despite my best efforts to send some. :-) Using TR READ to re-work the contest with a large log causes a core dump. I suspect this is related. There is a workarund for re-starting the program...check the last QTC sent (qtc.dat) and send a series of "fake" QTC's to re-send the duplicates. This messes up the QTC sent number, but Oh well... Enhancement Requests: 1) It is FAR too easy to blow away a QTC. Using TR, we just hit to do everything. Then the program asks "Did *** QSL QTC ***/**? (Y/N):" orsomething similar. Quess what does? It blows away the entire QTC! This needs to insist on Y/N. Yes, I had to turn off the radio and re-sent that QTC to nobody! 2) We need to be able to review the QTC just sent, and get the number (like 172/10) after sending a QTC. Exiting the program to check QTC.dat causes WAY too much trouble since the QTC's get out of sync. (Seethe bugs above). Thanks, Tree! Great program. PLEASE fix these bugs...I complained about the duplicate QTC's after the 1997 WAE! 73, Mark kd4d -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From baltmak@nse.lt Fri Aug 21 10:43:15 1998 From: baltmak@nse.lt (Rimantas Baltusis) Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 09:43:15 Romance Daylight Time Subject: [TRLog] Please HELP to start DVP LY2BM Message-ID: <19980821094315.1e8fa296.in@www.nse.lt> Hi, everybody I've been using TR (5.73) for 2 years very successfully. Recently I bought DVP by K1EA with the cable from LZ Engineering. I went through all steps which are shown in TR and DVP manuals, but DVP isn't working. TR shows 'DVP on' but hangs after 'Alt 1-5' I'm using PC 486DX, DVPTSR 1.03 (which I found among TR's files: default IRQ 7, port address 308h, software int 60h) and FT1000MP. 1. Have anybody tried to use TR 5.73 with DVP ? 2. What IRQ and address DVP uses ? 3. Have I to use additional (or other) TSR program or buy newer TR (or CT) ? I'm looking forward for any reply Rimas, LY2BM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From flydnq7x@primenet.com Wed Aug 26 01:11:13 1998 From: flydnq7x@primenet.com (Floyd Smithberg) Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:11:13 -0700 (MST) Subject: [TRLog] 6.29 Dupe prob? Message-ID: <199808260011.RAA28162@smtp04.primenet.com> Just downloaded 6.29 and setting up for QRP BUBBA contest this weekend, but in both CQ and S&P it doesn't warn and exit when a dupe call is entered in the call window and enter is pressed Partial Call Enable shows the dupe and pressing Space activates the Dupe function ok. Using General QSO. What am I doing wrong???? 73 Floyd NQ7X Phoenix ScQRPion -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From k9gy@contesting.com Thu Aug 27 11:49:06 1998 From: k9gy@contesting.com (Eric Hall) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:49:06 +0100 Subject: [TRLog] Win98 FAT32 & TRlog Message-ID: <199808271149.GAA17690@dfw-ix14.ix.netcom.com> Hello: Is anyone using TR with Win98 using the FAT32 (32 bit file allocation table)? I would not think TR would care whether you where on either FAT16 or FAT32... Thanks for any input. Eric K9GY -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From soro@sia.it Thu Aug 27 13:05:39 1998 From: soro@sia.it (Soro Roberto) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 14:05:39 +0200 Subject: R: [TRLog] Win98 FAT32 & TRlog Message-ID: <8160937F4F4CD111A93E00805FC1752963F08C@ntsiaexch.office> I used the TR demo on Win95 with the FAT 32 and all was OK 73 I2WIJ, Bob mailto:i2wij@qsl.net http://www.qsl.net/i2wij/ > -----Messaggio originale----- > Da: Eric Hall [SMTP:k9gy@contesting.com] > Inviato: giovedì 27 agosto 1998 12.49 > A: TR Log Mailing List > Oggetto: [TRLog] Win98 FAT32 & TRlog > > > Hello: > > Is anyone using TR with Win98 using the FAT32 (32 bit file allocation > table)? > > I would not think TR would care whether you where on either FAT16 or > FAT32... > > Thanks for any input. > Eric K9GY > > > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html > Submissions: trlog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com > Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From gbaron@sparc.isl.net Thu Aug 27 13:44:09 1998 From: gbaron@sparc.isl.net (Gilbert Baron) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 07:44:09 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] Win98 FAT32 & TRlog References: <199808271149.GAA17690@dfw-ix14.ix.netcom.com> Message-ID: <35E55499.167E@sparc.isl.net> I have win98 with fat32 and it is no problem. Eric Hall wrote: > > Hello: > > Is anyone using TR with Win98 using the FAT32 (32 bit file allocation table)? > > I would not think TR would care whether you where on either FAT16 or FAT32... > > Thanks for any input. > Eric K9GY > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html > Submissions: trlog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com > Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html -- Gil W0MN gbaron@sparc.isl.net Bailar es vivir 44:04.925 N 92:30.758 W 1055' http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/4168 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Thu Aug 27 14:41:09 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 06:41:09 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] Win98 FAT32 & TRlog Message-ID: <199808271341.GAA24555@user2.teleport.com> > Is anyone using TR with Win98 using the FAT32 (32 bit file allocation table)? > > I would not think TR would care whether you where on either FAT16 or FAT32... I don't think it would care either. All of the disk stuff is done through DOS which should make it invisible. Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From ehayes@VNET.IBM.COM Thu Aug 27 19:00:43 1998 From: ehayes@VNET.IBM.COM (ehayes@VNET.IBM.COM) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 98 13:00:43 CDT Subject: [TRLog] Internet Relay Chat (IRC) & TRlog Message-ID: <199808271803.OAA28460@dayton.akorn.net> I saw a post from another reflector discussing how to set up to get realtime spots from the Webcluster and wondered if there was someway TR could use this instead of packet. The url is http://members.home.com/dab/dxchat.html Does anyone out there use this with TR and if so, how? Wayne AJ5M ehayes@vnet.ibm.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Thu Aug 27 19:09:06 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 11:09:06 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] Internet Relay Chat (IRC) & TRlog Message-ID: <199808271809.LAA25342@user2.teleport.com> I do this often. Just give TR the serial port of your modem. Use your terminal emulation program (or control-B) to dial up your ISP and then telnet to the cluster (cluster.akron.net works). TR will then just think it is talking to a TNC. Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n7ex@athenet.net Fri Aug 28 01:00:00 1998 From: n7ex@athenet.net (Dave_K9NX) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0000 Subject: [TRLog] Win98 FAT32 & TRlog In-Reply-To: <199808271341.GAA24555@user2.teleport.com> Message-ID: <199808280000.TAA19316@mail.athenet.net> At 06:41 AM 8/27/98 -0700, Tree N6TR wrote: > >> Is anyone using TR with Win98 using the FAT32 (32 bit file allocation table)? >> >> I would not think TR would care whether you where on either FAT16 or FAT32... > >I don't think it would care either. All of the disk stuff is done >through DOS which should make it invisible. > >Tree > Been that way for 6 weeks and 3 contests (NAQP,IOTA and WAE) not a problem. DAve K9NX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From pa3hbi@hotmail.com Fri Aug 28 19:33:27 1998 From: pa3hbi@hotmail.com (Ron van der Velden) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 11:33:27 PDT Subject: [TRLog] pacc contest Message-ID: <19980828183328.7730.qmail@hotmail.com> Tr supports the pacc contest, but does it also supports the pacc contest for dutch station's, e.g. can you add serial nr and provinces I don't have tr programma and i am thinking of buying it but i have to be sure that it support the pacc contest for dutch station's 73 PA3HBI Ron. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From rrossi@btv.ibm.com Fri Aug 28 21:17:05 1998 From: rrossi@btv.ibm.com (Ronald D Rossi) Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:17:05 -0400 Subject: [TRLog] no "sendcw"... Message-ID: <199808282017.QAA29362@johnpaul.btv.ibm.com> Tree, Do you know what happened to the sendcw option? It doesn't work for me anymore. I am using 6.29. I don't know when it stopped working. It doesn't show up in the "TR HELP" list of commands, but is still in the documentation. -- 73 de KK1L...ron (rrossi@btv.ibm.com) <>< QTH: Swanton, Vermont My page: http://www.together.net/~larossi/kk1l.html My wife's page: http://www.together.net/~larossi -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From hremijn@zeelandnet.nl Sat Aug 29 00:41:25 1998 From: hremijn@zeelandnet.nl (Henk Remijn PA3EOB) Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 01:41:25 +0200 Subject: [TRLog] pacc contest In-Reply-To: <19980828183328.7730.qmail@hotmail.com> Message-ID: <000901bdd2dd$5f9d6d80$0200000a@win95.hremijn.zeelandnet.nl> We used it as PI4ZLD. I had to do some extra configs, but it worked fine. 73, Henk PA3EOB > -----Original Message----- >Subject: [TRLog] pacc contest > > Tr supports the pacc contest, but does it also supports the pacc > contest for dutch station's, e.g. can you add serial nr and provinces > > I don't have tr programma and i am thinking of buying it but i have > to be sure that it support the pacc contest for dutch station's > > 73 PA3HBI Ron. > -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From N6MU1@aol.com Sat Aug 29 16:54:14 1998 From: N6MU1@aol.com (N6MU1@aol.com) Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 11:54:14 EDT Subject: [TRLog] Cum Multiplier Trigger With New .DOM Files Message-ID: <5bd901ea.35e82426@aol.com>> I have created a number of new .DOM files to support state QSO parties not covered by TRLOG. Obviously they are mainly county lists. I have had no problem having them appear as new mults in the log portion of the screen the first time worked but invariably there will be a half dozen or so that will not increment the cum mult status at the top of the screen. I have even seen one decrement one instead of incrementing one even though showing as a new mult on the log portion of the screen. Since they are in the log I'm sure POST will count them correctly but it sure would be nice to have the correct totals during the contest. Any suggestions? I'm using v. 6.0. TNX. John, N6MU -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From w9cf@ptolemy.la.asu.edu Sun Aug 30 00:17:57 1998 From: w9cf@ptolemy.la.asu.edu (Kevin Schmidt) Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 23:17:57 GMT Subject: [TRLog] Internet Relay Chat (IRC) & TRlog Message-ID: <199808292317.XAA04439@ptolemy.la.asu.edu> "Igor Sokolov" wrote > > >I do this often. Just give TR the serial port of your modem. > >Use your terminal emulation program (or control-B) to dial > >up your ISP and then telnet to the cluster (cluster.akron.net > >works). TR will then just think it is talking to a TNC. > > > >Tree > > I have tested the above. Does not work for me. I do it in Win95. Start > telnet program (CRT in my case), telnet to one of the sites where feed > from dx summit is available,start to get spottings. I start TRlog in a > dos box and when the program asks for the port where my tnc supposed to > be I give the port where modem is connected (serial 4 in my case). I > continue get spots on telnet app but nothing shows up in TRlog. What do > I do wrong? > > Igor, UA9CDC > I haven't seen any other answers. I think you have 2 problems. First, I think that with Windows 95 you will have to use TR to talk to the modem so that the port assignments are done correctly. I have never used Windows 95 so maybe that is not true. The second problem is that it sounds like you are using a PPP or SLIP connection to connect. TR can't use that. It would be trivial to work around this with a more powerful or multiuser operating system, but since Windows 95 is not multiuser I think there is no easy way to talk out one port and log into another. Two solutions are: 1. Get a "shell" account from your ISP. Typically this means you connect through the modem using TR to an account on a machine at your ISP, and then telnet from a command prompt there to wherever you want. I believe this is what Tree was describing. 2. Set up another computer to act as your shell account. The cheap way to do this is to use old 386 with 100MB of disk and 4MB of memory and run linux. A cheap 14K modem will be fine for this purpose. I have done this for various things and the easiest way to set it up is to borrow a keyboard and video card/monitor and either a CDROM drive or ethernet card to load the operating system. Once you are running you remove the CD or ethernet card, keyboard and possibly the video card, and tell the bios that you don't have a keyboard or video (some bioses require a video card, but in that case it can be any old card to make the bios happy; you definitely don't need a monitor). When you want to use it, you just turn it on and let it boot up. You then log in through a serial port from TR and fire up your PPP connection and telnet. Since TR is talking to the telnet connection everything will work fine. Anyone familiar with linux/unix can set this up in about an hour. I hope this helps, 73 Kevin w9cf =------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Schmidt w9cf@ptolemy.la.asu.edu Department of Physics and Astronomy Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504 (602) 965-8240 (602) 965-7954 (FAX) -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From N6MU1@aol.com Sun Aug 30 07:44:30 1998 From: N6MU1@aol.com (N6MU1@aol.com) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 02:44:30 EDT Subject: [TRLog] .DOM Problem Update Message-ID: > More info on my problem. Turns out when the cum mult status doesn't increment even though the screen shows a new mult, when that entry scrolls off the screen the mult disappears! PA has standard three letter abbreviations for their 67 counties that they use for their QSO Party. As a test, I entered all 67 in order and all 67 showed as mults on the screen but only 57 showed in the cum mult status. I did a CTRL L at the end to review the log and lo and behold ten mults had disappeared from the mult column even though they showed on the screen when logged. I then just used those ten mults and the entry showed a new mult for each one but the cum showed zero. Again, when I did a CTRL L at the end all ten mults had disappeared from the mult column. Sorry for the previous wrong info. Tree/George, any ideas? John, N6MU -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From gbaron@sparc.isl.net Sun Aug 30 12:25:35 1998 From: gbaron@sparc.isl.net (Gil Baron) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 06:25:35 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] Internet Relay Chat (IRC) & TRlog In-Reply-To: <199808292317.XAA04439@ptolemy.la.asu.edu> Message-ID: <000401bdd408$e838b7e0$751903c7@gbaron> > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-trlog@contesting.com [mailto:owner-trlog@contesting.com]On > Behalf Of Kevin Schmidt > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 1998 6:18 PM > To: trlog@contesting.com > Subject: Re: [TRLog] Internet Relay Chat (IRC) & TRlog > > > > > "Igor Sokolov" wrote > > > > >I do this often. Just give TR the serial port of your modem. > > >Use your terminal emulation program (or control-B) to dial > > >up your ISP and then telnet to the cluster (cluster.akron.net > > >works). TR will then just think it is talking to a TNC. > > > > > >Tree > > > > I have tested the above. Does not work for me. I do it in Win95. Start > > telnet program (CRT in my case), telnet to one of the sites where feed > > from dx summit is available,start to get spottings. I start TRlog in a > > dos box and when the program asks for the port where my tnc supposed to > > be I give the port where modem is connected (serial 4 in my case). I > > continue get spots on telnet app but nothing shows up in TRlog. What do > > I do wrong? > > > > Igor, UA9CDC > > > > I haven't seen any other answers. > > I think you have 2 problems. First, I think that with Windows 95 you > will have to use TR to talk to the modem so that the port assignments > are done correctly. I have never used Windows 95 so maybe that is not > true. The second problem is that it sounds like you are using a PPP or > SLIP connection to connect. TR can't use that. It would be trivial to work around this with a more powerful or multiuser operating system, What would really be nice is to have Trlog use the winsock interface to do this. I know it would be some coding but it would be a real enhancement. If that were done you would not have to mess with these other things. > but since Windows 95 is not multiuser I think there is no easy way to > talk out one port and log into another. Two solutions are: > > 1. Get a "shell" account from your ISP. Typically this means you > connect through the modem using TR to an account on a machine at your > ISP, and then telnet from a command prompt there to wherever you want. > I believe this is what Tree was describing. > > 2. Set up another computer to act as your shell account. The cheap way > to do this is to use old 386 with 100MB of disk and 4MB of memory and > run linux. A cheap 14K modem will be fine for this purpose. I have > done this for various things and the easiest way to set it up is > to borrow a keyboard and video card/monitor and either a CDROM drive or > ethernet card to load the operating system. Once you are running you > remove the CD or ethernet card, keyboard and possibly the video card, > and tell the bios that you don't have a keyboard or video (some bioses > require a video card, but in that case it can be any old card to make > the bios happy; you definitely don't need a monitor). When you want to > use it, you just turn it on and let it boot up. You then log in through > a serial port from TR and fire up your PPP connection and telnet. Since > TR is talking to the telnet connection everything will work fine. > Anyone familiar with linux/unix can set this up in about an hour. > > I hope this helps, > 73 Kevin w9cf > =------------------------------------------------------------- > Kevin Schmidt w9cf@ptolemy.la.asu.edu > Department of Physics and Astronomy > Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504 > (602) 965-8240 > (602) 965-7954 (FAX) > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html > Submissions: trlog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com > Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html > > -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From HamList Sat Aug 29 11:13:27 1998 From: HamList (HamList) Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1998 12:13:27 +0200 Subject: Re[2]: [TRLog] Internet Relay Chat (IRC) & TRlog References: <002d01bcb3ef$47716260$5293e2c2@pp2555> Message-ID: <16509.980829@texpo.kiev.ua> Hello Igor, >>I do this often. Just give TR the serial port of your modem. >>Use your terminal emulation program (or control-B) to dial >>up your ISP and then telnet to the cluster (cluster.akron.net >>works). TR will then just think it is talking to a TNC. >> >>Tree IS> I have tested the above. Does not work for me. I do it in Win95. Start IS> telnet program (CRT in my case), telnet to one of the sites where feed IS> from dx summit is available,start to get spottings. I start TRlog in a IS> dos box and when the program asks for the port where my tnc supposed to IS> be I give the port where modem is connected (serial 4 in my case). I IS> continue get spots on telnet app but nothing shows up in TRlog. What do IS> I do wrong? Do not use Windows Internet utilities. Just type Ctrl+B in TR. Then type ATDP 123456789 or something else to connect your ISP, input login and password, then type telnet cluster.acron.net Then enter DXCluster. After such long procedure type Ctrl+B again. This works OK here. Question to Tree: If you do this often, maybe simple script will help? Such feature will be great especially for hams with bad phone lines so they have to redial ISP very often. Another note: Some of ISPs do not allow telnet to run. Or directly switch on PPP or SLIP after succesfully entered password... We can use W95 built-in telnet application or use Netscape/IE. We can use DXMon or DXTelnet, but there is no possibility to transfer DX info to TR-LOG. Best regards, Nick UT2UZ mailto:nf@texpo.kiev.ua -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From david@lee.dk Sun Aug 30 21:05:10 1998 From: david@lee.dk (David Lee) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 22:05:10 +0200 Subject: [TRLog] Which is best? Message-ID: <01bdd451$7da8dce0$LocalHost@lee> Which is the least buggy TR-Log version between 6.10 and 6.29 in your oppinion? Regards OZ1KHZ David Lee -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n9ssg@pobox.com Mon Aug 31 00:57:34 1998 From: n9ssg@pobox.com (n9ssg@pobox.com) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 18:57:34 -0500 Subject: [TRLog] Which is best? In-Reply-To: <01bdd451$7da8dce0$LocalHost@lee> Message-ID: <199808310001.TAA15966@mail.xnet.com> 6.29. It has all the latest fixes, patches and corrections. Gather 'round to hear what David Lee said at about 22:05 on 30 Aug 98,: > > Which is the least buggy TR-Log version between > 6.10 and 6.29 in your oppinion? > Regards > OZ1KHZ David Lee > > > > -- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html > Submissions: trlog@contesting.com > Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com > Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com > Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html > ________________________________________________ Energizer Bunny Arrested - charged with battery. Dave Yanke - N9SSG mailto:n9ssg@pobox.com http://www.pobox.com/~pack335 PGP Key ID 95299BA1. Email with subject 'send n9ssg pgp' for key PGP Fingerprint: 4A 4D 54 3C 2D 27 8D 19 69 42 2E D7 BF 80 10 40 -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Mon Aug 31 02:23:54 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 18:23:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] pacc contest Message-ID: <199808310123.SAA18918@user1.teleport.com> The main reason TR doesn't support the PACC contest is because nobody has even been able to tell me what the rules are in PA. I only see the outside PA rules in QST. Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Mon Aug 31 02:34:56 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 18:34:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] Which is best? Message-ID: <199808310134.SAA19913@user1.teleport.com> 6.29 Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From geoiii@kkn.net Mon Aug 31 04:51:08 1998 From: geoiii@kkn.net (George Fremin III) Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1998 20:51:08 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] Cum Multiplier Trigger With New .DOM Files In-Reply-To: <5bd901ea.35e82426@aol.com>> from "N6MU1@aol.com" at Aug 29, 98 11:54:14 am Message-ID: <199808310351.UAA05108@quito.kkn.net> N6MU1@aol.com writes: > > > I have created a number of new .DOM files to support state QSO parties not > covered by TRLOG. Obviously they are mainly county lists. I have had no > problem having them appear as new mults in the log portion of the screen the > first time worked but invariably there will be a half dozen or so that will *.DOM file entries need to be mixed case - look at the Cal QSO party file for an example of how the format should look. -- George Fremin III "I'm talkin' 'bout that outlaw X Austin, Texas It's cuttin' through the air.... " K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) 512/416-7010 -- "Heard it on the X" geoiii@kkn.net -- ZZ Top http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From lrod@pobox.com Mon Aug 31 05:19:50 1998 From: lrod@pobox.com (lrod@pobox.com) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 04:19:50 +0000 Subject: [TRLog] Cum Multiplier Trigger With New .DOM Files In-Reply-To: <199808310351.UAA05108@quito.kkn.net> References: <5bd901ea.35e82426@aol.com>> from "N6MU1@aol.com" at Aug 29, 98 11:54:14 am Message-ID: <199808310421.XAA28368@mail.xnet.com> > > I have created a number of new .DOM files to support state QSO parties not > > covered by TRLOG. Obviously they are mainly county lists. I have had no > > problem having them appear as new mults in the log portion of the screen the > > first time worked but invariably there will be a half dozen or so that will > > > *.DOM file entries need to be mixed case - look at the Cal QSO party > file for an example of how the format should look. Thanks George for the reminder. When I did a lot of re-writing of .DOM files to emulate a geographic map, I ran into that problem. I had originally done it for SS, which because it is strictly domestic does not call a .CTY file, works just fine with all caps. Recalling that success, I tried to do an all cap one for ARRL 160 which does call a .CTY file. It definitely didn't work. Take a look at FCONTEST.PAS to see which contests are domestic only. However, to avoid confusion, it is probably best to follow the mixed caps/lower case guidelines referenced in the manual. Basically, you need to have at least one lower case letter in all mult IDs in the .DOM files in order for the display and counter to work properly; just like George said. 73, Rod N4SI | It's pronounced The DXer formerly known as N9AKE | "jig-a-byte" (c) 5 November, 1996 | Look it up. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From kk7gw@hotmail.com Mon Aug 31 12:33:47 1998 From: kk7gw@hotmail.com (David Jones) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 04:33:47 PDT Subject: [TRLog] QSO point values Message-ID: <19980831113347.26493.qmail@hotmail.com> I'm trying to set QSO point values for the WA state Salmon Run (rules http://www.wwdxc.org). The rules state this: QSO POINTS 2 for SSB, 3 for CW and 6 for Novice/Tech CW (There is NO Bonus for N/T on SSB) - Novice/Techs sign /N or /T. Now, I can set the 2/SSB, 3/CW, but is there any way for TR to recognize the /N or /T and give that QSO 6? The .dom files are written and work, and I have a logcfg.dat file that works except for that one minor scoring problem. Thanks and 73 David Jones, KK7GW kk7gw@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From n6tr@teleport.com Mon Aug 31 14:31:32 1998 From: n6tr@teleport.com (Tree N6TR) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 06:31:32 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [TRLog] QSO point values Message-ID: <199808311331.GAA19726@user2.teleport.com> > Now, I can set the 2/SSB, 3/CW, but is there any way for TR to recognize > the /N or /T and give that QSO 6? I would have to program this. Perhaps if there is some time before the contest, I can add it for the next release? Send me the .DOM file. Tree -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html From ik8enh@dec.netgroup.it Mon Aug 31 14:57:41 1998 From: ik8enh@dec.netgroup.it (Nino Molaro) Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:57:41 +0300 Subject: [TRLog] Telnet & TRlog In-Reply-To: <16509.980829@texpo.kiev.ua> References: <002d01bcb3ef$47716260$5293e2c2@pp2555> Message-ID: <3.0.3.32.19980831165741.006aff30@dec.netgroup.it> On my page on the Net I have write this article. I hope this can help you ..... Have my best , Nino -------------------- Hi Everybody. I'm here just to describe an experience, which might be useful to somebody else. The object is: importing DX spots from a DXCluster directly into TR logging software, without using any TNC but connecting the DX cluster via the Internet. I think this can be VERY useful for some contest teams when no local DXCluster is available. I was able to perform the link using two programs connected each other via a serial port: TR and DXTelnet (DXTelnet download site: http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/wd4ngb/telnet.htm ). DXTelnet is a DXer oriented telnet application which can connect to a certain number of DXClusters (EU US and others) via an Internet connection, then routes the received DX spots to any other program via a serial port link. This can be done not only with ordinary DXClusters but also with OH2BUA web cluster (thanks to the included DXPlorer program which periodically refreshes the spots from OH2BUA with a push technology). I made specific and successful tests with TR in this case. The nice thing is that you have two ways to link DXTelnet to TR. An hardware saving way and a full professional way. The first way requires ONLY one free serial port on a single PC. You have to make a dummy connector with some bridged pins to plug into a free serial port. I made this with a DB9 female connector with pins 2-3 and 4-6-8 shortened. If the PC connector is a DB25, the pins to shorten are 2-3 and 5-6-20. I first created a directory in my PC named C:\DXHUNTER then went into DX-Telnet, choosed "Configuration" then "Links" then enabled the "Enable Link" check box then saved and restarted DXTelnet. In my case the comm port to use for the link was COMM1 so I edited the DXT2LOG.INI file (included in the DXTelnet package) and set the proper comm port address to &H3F8 (the hex I/O address for COMM1). Then I started a DOS SHELL under win 95 and started the DXT2LOG.EXE TSR program (included in the DXTelnet package). In the same DOS shell I started TR right after (TR configured to receive on COMM1) and got the DX spots received by DXTelnet into TR: fantastic! One may say that TR does not like to run under a win DOS Shell for some functions, such as CW keying. I perfectly agree, but here comes the second way to link the two programs. The second way requires two separate PCs: a DOS one, running TR and a Windows one, running DXTelnet. The two PCs must have one free serial port each: one for TR and one for DXTelnet; the two ports being linked via a null modem standard cable. In DXTelnet you need to activate the link by choosing "Configuration" then "Aux Comm" then set the proper comm port value and check the "Enable Com Port" check box then save quit and restart. With this link all the traffic received by DXTelnet is sent to TR and what you type from TR is sent to DXTelnet: Fantastic!. And you don't loose performance on TR cause it's running on a dedicated PC!!! You can also get a remote link by replacing the null modem cable with a couple of TNCs and radios: this in case the Internet link is not immediately available at the contest shack but at a few miles away. I'm sure this combination can be an interesting tool for your (and mine) next contests . Best Regards and 73s Nino --------------------------------------- Alle 12.13 29/08/98 +0200 Lei ha scritto quanto segue: > >Hello Igor, > >>>I do this often. Just give TR the serial port of your modem. >>>Use your terminal emulation program (or control-B) to dial >>>up your ISP and then telnet to the cluster (cluster.akron.net >>>works). TR will then just think it is talking to a TNC. >>> >>>Tree > >IS> I have tested the above. Does not work for me. I do it in Win95. Start >IS> telnet program (CRT in my case), telnet to one of the sites where feed >IS> from dx summit is available,start to get spottings. I start TRlog in a >IS> dos box and when the program asks for the port where my tnc supposed to >IS> be I give the port where modem is connected (serial 4 in my case). I >IS> continue get spots on telnet app but nothing shows up in TRlog. What do >IS> I do wrong? > >Do not use Windows Internet utilities. >Just type Ctrl+B in TR. >Then type > ATDP 123456789 >or something else to connect your ISP, input login and password, then >type > telnet cluster.acron.net >Then enter DXCluster. After such long procedure type Ctrl+B again. > >This works OK here. > >Question to Tree: > If you do this often, maybe simple script will help? Such feature will >be great especially for hams with bad phone lines so they have to >redial ISP very often. > >Another note: > Some of ISPs do not allow telnet to run. Or directly switch on PPP > or SLIP after succesfully entered password... > We can use W95 built-in telnet application or use Netscape/IE. We > can use DXMon or DXTelnet, but there is no possibility to transfer > DX info to TR-LOG. ffff,0000,0000Nino Molaro PHONE/FAX: ++39/81/8713559 ffff,0000,0000via R. Raiola,61 PKT:IK8ENH@IK8VRI.ICAM.ITA.EU ffff,0000,000080053 C/mare Stabia NA InterNet : ik8enh@netgroup.it -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/trlogfaq.html Submissions: trlog@contesting.com Administrative requests: trlog-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-trlog@contesting.com Feature Wishlist: http://web.jzap.com/n6tr/trwish.html