[WriteLog] 10M Contest - Opportunities for Improvement

Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:38:12 EST

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There were a number of opportunities I noticed for improvement in WriteLog's 
10M template.

First, entering a call in the entry window should pop up the logical QTH in 
the QTH field, like VE2 = QC. W6 = CA. When there is no logical QTH, it can 
be blank, unless you have worked the station on the other mode, then it 
should pop up the QTH or the number given in the first QSO. NA handles this 
quite well.

Second, using the W9XT card, the Writelog.ini file requires different F key 
mapping for phone and CW, so I could use all the features on one mode or the 
other. Also, I could only use the repeat CQ feature on one mode or the other 
or have to change settings every time I changed mode.

The band map was also cumbersome changing back and forth between CW and 
Phone. The band map also showed partial calls entered in the data entry 
screen. There were lots of JA1 and K2S type entries where the entire call was 
not copied before entering the QTH information.

The rate meter would lose the "time on - time off" when I closed the program. 
The only way I got an accurate time on-off calculation was to add up the 
information from one of the rate reports.

In the data entry screen, the cursor should return to where you left off 
filling in a partial call, not at the beginning of the call. The packet 
options should include "10M" so the spots can be seen on both modes, not just 
CW, Phone or All Bands. 

Just some ideas for improvement

Tom, K5RC/NV7A

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<HTML>There were a number of opportunities I noticed for improvement in WriteLog's 10M template. 
 
First, entering a call in the entry window should pop up the logical QTH in the QTH field, like VE2 = QC. W6 = CA. When there is no logical QTH, it can be blank, unless you have worked the station on the other mode, then it should pop up the QTH or the number given in the first QSO. NA handles this quite well. 
 
Second, using the W9XT card, the Writelog.ini file requires different F key mapping for phone and CW, so I could use all the features on one mode or the other. Also, I could only use the repeat CQ feature on one mode or the other or have to change settings every time I changed mode. 
 
The band map was also cumbersome changing back and forth between CW and Phone. The band map also showed partial calls entered in the data entry screen. There were lots of JA1 and K2S type entries where the entire call was not copied before entering the QTH information. 
 
The rate meter would lose the "time on - time off" when I closed the program. The only way I got an accurate time on-off calculation was to add up the information from one of the rate reports. 
 
In the data entry screen, the cursor should return to where you left off filling in a partial call, not at the beginning of the call. The packet options should include "10M" so the spots can be seen on both modes, not just CW, Phone or All Bands. 
 
Just some ideas for improvement 
 
Tom, K5RC/NV7A</HTML>

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