[UK-CONTEST] Software Tests

[Peter Bowyer]

No - that's a test for 'is my software SD'. Paul, that's not really
helping the debate. If you wish to publish a list of features of your
software, don't disguise it.

Peter G4MJS

On 07/11/2007, Paul O'Kane <pokane at ei5di.com> wrote:
> Here are a few basic software tests if you're planning to operate
> in CQWW.
>
> Type F in an empty callsign field.
> 1.  Does the software instantly identify the call as France
>    and display the bearing?  YES/NO
>
> 2.  Does the software instantly flag whether France would be
>    a country mult on this band?  YES/NO
>
> 3.  Does the software instantly flag whether Zone 14 would be
>    a zone mult on this band?  YES/NO
>
> 4.  Does the software instantly display a multiplier analysis,
>    for both France and Zone 14, by band?  YES/NO
>
> 5.  Does the software instantly pre-fill the Zone field, on
>    the logging line, with the zone?  YES/NO
>
> Add G to the callsign field.
> 6.  Does the software instantly identify the call as Guadeloupe
>    and display the bearing?  YES/NO
>
> 7.  Does the software repeat 2, 3, 4, and 5 above for Guadeloupe
>    and Zone 8?  YES/NO
>
> You log the QSO with Guadeloupe.
> 8.  Does the software instantly show the mult status, on this
>    band, for all South American countries?  YES/NO
>
> You want to check what countries are in (or you need) in a
> particular zone.  Type 1 in an empty callsign field.
> 9.  Does the software instantly indicate if you need Alaska,
>    the only Zone 1 country, on this band?  YES/NO
>
> Add 4 to the callsign field.
> 10. Does the software instantly show worked/wanted status, on
>    this band, for all Zone 14 countries?  YES/NO
>
> With ESM enabled.
> 11.  Does the software indicate, at all times, what the next
>     "Enter" message (if any) will be - in both Run and S&P modes?
>     (Not just the message number)  YES/NO
>
> Data Entry.
> 12.  If you delete a single field by mistake, can you retrieve it?
>     without re-typing?  YES/NO
>
> 13.  If your answer to 12 is YES, can you do it with a single
>     keystroke?  YES/NO
>
> 14.  Does the software let you select, or toggle between, Insert
>     and Overwrite data entry modes at any time?  YES/NO
>
> Data Entry - Callsign field.
> 15.  Can you select a data entry mode whereby you're in overwrite
>     mode at all times (convenient for changing characters without
>     the need to delete) except when the cursor is at the start of
>     the field, when the mode changes to insert for as long as you
>     stay at the start of the field?.  YES/NO
>     Superfluous?  No, efficient.
>
> Rig Control - moving stations.
> 16.  You're running on 14027, when you work a station that would
>     be a multiplier on 15m.  You agree to a QSO on 21056, and
>     you complete it.  Can you return to 14027 without touching
>     the rig or using more than two keystrokes?  YES/NO
>
> Editing previously logged QSOs.
> 17.  You have a second (or subsequent) QSO with UA6QAM, and you
>     realise you logged the wrong zone earlier.  It should have
>     been 16, not 17.  When you edit the zone, does the software
>     correct the zone on all QSOs with UA6QAM?  YES/NO
>
> 18.  If the answer to 17 is YES (unlikely), does the software
>     look for other QSOs, on all bands you logged UA6QAM, and
>     instantly flag or unflag other zone 16 and 17 QSOs as mults
>     where necessary to maintain a consistent log and a correct
>     score?  YES/NO
>
> Marks out of 18 please for your favourite logger.
>
> SD is handy for single-op unassisted entries.
>
> 73,
> Paul EI5DI
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