[Trlog] Exchange not being sent.

[Mike Gilmer, N2MG]

The config file has an item called MY STATE.  Seems natural to me that would
be used to create an exchange in ARRL.  What's it used for then?

Without old config files to refer to, or lots of experience, it seems one
has no idea what lines are necessary to create a new one.  I was sure to
step through TR's "create a new contest" process, and correctly answer
"prompts" for setting up a new ARRLDX contest.  No exchange.

No real harm...I had this all taken care of several hours before the test.
Just a bit confusing.

73 Mike N2MG

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fremin III" <geoiii at kkn.net>
To: "Mike Gilmer, N2MG" <n2mg at eham.net>
Cc: "k5zm" <k5zm at attbi.com>; <trlog at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Trlog] Exchange not being sent.


> On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 08:48:22PM -0500, Mike Gilmer, N2MG wrote:
> > What I found frustrating was the TR seemed to NOT populate the exchange
> > messages with any default, while some messages (like CQ) were populated.
> >
>
> Well - the CQ messages are easy to populate - afterall you tell
> TR what your callsign is but it does not ask you for your
> state so it can not set your exchanges.  It used to be
> this way for all contests but Tree got tied of programming
> his own exchanges for the SS and the Sprint so both of
> those now ask you for your info.  This is better than the defaults
> that were in there for the exchanges for these contests - since
> it was Tree and Or ...
>
>
> > To those familiar with TR's start-up routine, this is apparently
tolerated
> > or no longer an issue (they probably use old config files). But to the
new
> > guy (this was my first ARRL DX with TR), it's just another hurdle!
>
> I create a brand new config file from the prompts and such
> for each contest I do each year.  I do now have a std.cfg file
> that has my radio / paddle / antenna switch setup in it
> now that I have a station that is fairly static.
>
>
> --
> George Fremin III - K5TR
> geoiii at kkn.net
> http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr
>
>