[WriteLog] Sweepstakes CW Review

[Robert Ruvolo]

I agree. I don't know how many times this happened to me during both S&P and
running. When S&P it was kind of embarassing to send something like ORW7BX
as a callsign since the section was accidently typed into the callsign
field. Took me awhile to figure out that just typing in the 2 digit check
automatically sent you to the section field. Once I got used to that, things
went okay for the most part but every once in awhile I instinctively hit the
tab or space bar and ended up with the aforementioned problem. This was my
1st attempt at using Writelog for a cw contest and the old CT instincts
still remain. Although I love Writelog, gotta admit this doesn't seem
intuitive.

73 de Bob (KI6DY)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Zalewski" <w7zr@citlink.net>
To: "Writelog" <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 11:37 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] Sweepstakes CW Review


> It may be me but here is one observation that drove me nuts during SS CW.
>
> I am running and calling CQ.  A station calls me.  I enter the call in the
> call window.  Then I am supposed to use the space bar to navigate the
> exchange.  So I space bar to the number field.  Enter the number.  Space
bar
> to Precedent.  Enter it.  Space bar to Check.  Enter it.  Space bar to
> Section.  WRONG!!!  If you do you wind up in the Call window with an
Unknown
> Mult error.  So then you want to get back on track and get to section
again.
> So FOUR!!! space bars later you are in Section.
>
> This is not good.  Maybe ok when you are fresh in the contest but later on
> it just doesn't cut it.  So what are you supposed to do?  Use combinations
> of the space bar and tab?  Not good!  The space bar should cycle you
through
> the exchange and cycle completely and the same everytime.
>
> Make sense?
>
> I hope so.
>
> 73 Dick W7ZR
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