[TRLog] Single band contests

[Clive Whelan]

Hi list

Further to the helpful QSP from G0IVZ, I have now set up TR for the 
RSGB AFS contest ( well in beta form anyway!).

I found experimentally, and assume it is valid, that a "CONTEST=" 
statement in logcfg.dat is not mandatory and simply seems to preset 
some parameters for the contest in question.

Thus by omitting the CONTEST statement and adding


QSO POINT METHOD=TEN POINTS PER QSO
EXCHANGE RECEIVED=RST QSO NUMBER

it seems to work pretty well.

However I noted that it was still possible to change bands ( 
accidentally say ) with Alt B, and I sought a way round this.

In the FCONTEST.PAS  file for the (e.g.) ARRL 160m contest there was 
the line ActiveBand:=Band160 although even in that contest it still 
appears to be possible to change bands. I quickly found that that 
Syntax was not legal in the logcfg.dat file. However I found that e.g.
BAND=80 *was* syntactically correct, but doesn't appear to do anything!

I wonder therefore if there is a way to restrict operation to a single 
band, and avoid foul ups in the heat of the contest?

73
Clive
GW3NJW

Clive Whelan
clive_whelan@compuserve.com

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