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Life on the TR LOG reflector!

Thanks for the post Greg - sorry trlog is broken for the QSO party.

I have been tempted to make some kind of announcement about some things -
but have resisted until there is more to really report.

However, a big day occurred this week here at N6TR/K7RAT.  The Win98SE box
that I have been using with my old SO2R box (using the parallel port) has
been retired from service.

This is really pulling the plug on any support of the DOS version - which
probably isn't a big surprise to anyone.

However, what this does mean, is that I will be much more focused on the
linux version of the program than I have before.

I am currently "going to school" and getting familiar with the Kevin's
changes to the source code in areas that I had never looked before
(currently trying to understand how the CW messaging stuff gets converted
into USB messages that go to the WinKey or other such device).

George is sending me one of the NN1C SO2R boards.  This looks like a
possible solution to replace my SO2R box and provide the USB to CW
function.  I was going to build my own using an arduino, but perhaps I
don't have to reinvent the wheel.  Since the source code is open sourced (I
believe), if I find some features that I really want, it should be possible
to add them to this box.  More info here - SO2R Mini: SO2R Box In Your Palm
– NN1C — Blog, Products, and Productions <https://nn1c.org/so2r/>.

By retiring the DOS machine this far in advance of the next contest season,
I hope to have plenty of time to get some momentum here and resist the
temptation to reconnect the DOS machine for the next serious contest
(likely the CW Sprint in September).   After all - the first contest
operated by TR Log (the All Asian CW contest in August 1989) was done after
five days of development!!

Once I get the basics all working - I hope to focus on updating the list of
contests that the program supports - and updating those who have changed
the rules.  This will likely take a year - as I will use the contest
calendar as a driving force.  I'll probably look at month or two ahead.
Although, I will also take input from those of you who are actually wanting
to use the program and need an update.

I want to again thank Kevin (W9CF) for taking on the task of converting the
DOS version to linux.  This was a great service and the only compensation
he has received is the thanks of the people using the program.  Hopefully,
as we take what he has done and update it some, we will have more people
appreciating his efforts.

For the one or three of you still using DOS - I really would suggest you
look at updating to linux sometime soon.  I even got N6TJ to switch to the
linux version by selling him the laptop that I used at WRTC-2018 with
trlinux all setup.  Then you will be all set to take advantage of the
future work that I hope to do.  You also won't have to worry about running
out of memory again.  That old Windows laptop gathering dust on the shelf
is an excellent candidate to put linux on and use for your station.

73 Tree N6TR


On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 7:40 AM hg chapoton <hgchapoton at gmail.com> wrote:

> the Michigan QSO party is today.  The exchange has changed to "RST QTH"
> from the previous "Sn QTH".  This breaks Tr/TrLinux.
>
> A solution is to add to the config file the line:
> EXCHANGE RECEIVED = RST DOMESTIC QTH
>
> For example:
> MY CALL = NA8V
> MY STATE = MI
> CONTEST = MICH QSO PARTY
> EXCHANGE RECEIVED = RST DOMESTIC QTH
>
> The cabrillo generated is not quite correct.  There are solutions:
> - manually edit via search and replace
> - heavier modification of the config file.  In situations like this, I
> generally use a separate config file after the contest to make the .cbr.  I
> haven't done one yet but can share with anyone who needs it after the
> contest.
>
> Remember, the log deadline has been shortened to 7 days.
>
> greg/na8v
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