[TRLog] Field Day problem

[Barry Martz]

Hi All

We had same problem with /MM but no big deal.  I had a problem when using
the AUTO-CQ.  When I would type in a call, it would always miss the first
letter
or two in the call box.  I was using a early pentium.  All in all, the
program worked
great.

73 de Barry/K8BK

-----Original Message-----
From: Ted Sarah <tsarah@neo.rr.com>
To: Tom Hammond NØSS <n0ss@earthlink.net>
Cc: trlog@contesting.com <trlog@contesting.com>
Date: Sunday, June 24, 2001 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [TRLog] Field Day problem


>
>Hi Tom,
>
>We had the same problem with one station.  We don't know what key
>combination the operator hit, but not only did Mult sheet change
>to the DX Mults.  But, all the total went to zero, talk about a
>panic.  We were able to recover by doing exactly what you did,
>but had to re-add the last few QSO's as they had disappeared.
>
>Now, next question.  Why are mults even calculated as they don't
>count in FD?
>We agree with Mike, that the mults for FD should be done away
>with so that the actual score can be seen, which is the actual
>Q's worked.
>
>We don't network our PC's and just run stand alone in DOS mode,
>so didn't have Mike's other problems.
>
>73 - Ted - W8TTS
>
>Tom Hammond NØSS wrote:
>>
>> Ted:
>>
>> W8TTS wrote:
>> >We had a minor problem during FD.  We worked a true KG4 from
>> >Guantanamo Bay and TR wouldn't allow us to put it anywhere, i.e.
>> >DX or state.  Anyone else have this problem and how did you
>> >handle it?
>>
>> Didn't have that particular problem, BUT I did note that TR wouldn't
allow
>> me to enter such calls is N0SS/MM or XE1/N0SS 1D MX without having to
jump
>> thru a couple hoops. And God knows what it'll do to them when it's time
to
>> run the logs thru POST.
>>
>> I also had a strange thing occur... something I had no clue how to fix
>> during the heat of the exercise (remember, it's NOT a contest!).
>>
>> About 3 AM this morning, when I was really at my best... somehow I guess
I
>> managed a particular key sequence which caused my ARRL Section Mult sheet
>> to DISAPPEAR and be replaced by a DX Mults Sheet. It also added "DX
MULTS"
>> to the top of the screen.
>>
>> I tried several tings, including visiting the HELP screen, burt was
inable
>> to locate anything wihcih appeared to be the solution.
>>
>> I wound up writing ALL log entries to file and exiting TRLog. I then
>> renamed my RESTART.BIN file and restarted TRLog.
>>
>> This solved the problem, but I'd sure like to know what it was I hit to
>> cause it, AND what I should have done to FIX it.
>>
>> 73 - Tom Hammond   N0SS
>
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