[UK-CONTEST] Software Tests

[Peter Hobbs]

So - which of Paul's tests do you consider innapropriate to comparison with 
other loggers Peter?

Peter G3LET

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Bowyer" <peter at bowyer.org>
To: "UK-Contest" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Software Tests


> 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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