[WriteLog] Sweepstakes CW Review

[Randy Thompson, K5ZD]

I made a posting before SS to tell everyone to change the settings for the
CK field so that it would not auto tab when full.  About half way through
Saturday, I realized that the Prec field was also doing auto tab.  Turning
that off made it so the space bar do the right thing from all fields.

There is definitely some quirky tabbing that happens if you edit the call
field during the QSO.  I noticed that sometimes it would space bar back to
the number (as if starting over) rather than going on to the CK field.  This
just required a few more quick hits on the space bar.  Good thing it is the
largest key on the keyboard!

I agree that the default settings for the SS should be changed to remove the
auto tab.

Randy, K5ZD

PS - WriteLog and the W5XD multi-keyer worked flawlessly for me all weekend.
I can say that the SO2R features of the multi-keyer added 70 contacts to my
score over previous years.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Richard Zalewski
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 17:38 PM
> To: Writelog
> 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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