[TRLog] Key words in the Manual.

Violette, Daniel R Daniel.Violette@West.Boeing.com
Mon, 13 Nov 2000 08:45:19 -0800


Alan,

The new versions ask during start up (now about V 6.54).  You need to create
a sub directory for each contest with your version (or move all the files
out of the root after a contest).  I make a directory called "Contests"
under "Log".  Under that is each contest directory "JIDX2000", "CQCW2000",
etc.  Then I launch TR out of this directory and since it is empty it asks
for all the info.  I thought the older manuals talked about this.

Dan KI6X

P.S. Gone for a 4 day weekend so replying a little late.  Made a couple
dozen JA QSOs in the test (and HA, S5) from the car in AZ.  Got the mobile
hooked up in the new minivan while at the grandparents.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan C Zack [mailto:k6acz@earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 11:05 AM
To: N7DR@arrl.net
Cc: trlog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TRLog] Key words in the Manual.



What is the version of your manual please?  I have TR-LOG version 6.17
(11-25-97) marked on my disc and version 6.16 (10 Nov 97) printed on the
cover page of my manual.
My manual doesn't list commands under alt- or ctl-.
I am a CT user since it very first came out but it doesn't seem to
support the JIDX, so I plan to use TRLOG for the first time this week
end in the JIDX contest.  In starting the program how do I tell it I
want to start it in JIDX?  It starts in CQ WW on it's own.  I can do a
C:LOG>EDIT LOGCFG.DAT and change CONTEST = CQ WW to CONTEST = JA
INTERNATIONAL DX but this seems to be a back door way of doing it
compared to CT asking you on opening up to select a contest, mode, etc. 
Also when you open CT it asks you to give a name to the bin file you
will be making.  How do I tell TRLOG what my contest name will be? 
Maybe I need a new manual if there is a better one out there.  I have
had my TRLOG program for many years but have not used it until now due
to questions like this.  Guess I got spoiled with CT and using it comes
very natural to me but I need to expand my knowledge base to include
TRLOG.
Thanks and 73  

"D. R. Evans" wrote:
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> On 8 Nov 00, at 22:05, Fam. Christensen wrote:
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> > Hi folks.
> >
> > Have only had TR since September, so started with 6.52.
> >
> > The manual is BIG, but apparently missing simple key words, so one can
> > look up, get to the page and find out how to do.
> >
> >
> > 1.
> >
> > I should switch off the monitor for my CW weekend.
> > Looked for
> > Monitor off/on
> > CW monitor off/on
> > Sound off/on.
> >
> > In CTRL J i found
> >
> > cw tone = 700 Hz   - so changed that to  0    and no CW monitor any more
> > in that contest.
> >
> > It only took 1 hour !!!!!!
> >
> >
> 
> Ah, but this is not a good way to use the index. In fact, I should put
> something like the following somewhere early in the next version of the
> manual.
> 
> "If you want to find a function quickly, the quickest way to do it is to
> look in the index under the various alt- and ctrl- commands. Each one of
> those entries gives a short description of the command. Remembering this
> can save you a lot of frustration when you want to locate a command and
> can't find the "obvious" word in the index."
> 
> In the example you quote, I found the alt-= command listed as "alt-=
Toggle
> sidetone" in (literally) less than five seconds.
> 
>   Doc  N7DR
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