[WriteLog] Pre-Filling Exchanges?

[Gary Ferdinand W2CS]

Let's keep the thread on topic.  The question is legit and it is a major
functional characteristic of most other loggers.

Gary W2CS

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Baron - KB3MM [mailto:SteveBaron@StarLinX.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 3:03 PM
> To: Gary Ferdinand W2CS; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Pre-Filling Exchanges?
>
>
> Why bother to even enter the contest then?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Ferdinand W2CS" <w2cs@bellsouth.net>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 19:12
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Pre-Filling Exchanges?
>
>
> > I agree with Dan. This capability is a necessity to be competitive.  I
> must
> > be missing something too.  Hope so.  It is not cheating to be informed
> about
> > the stations you work - just another way of improving efficiency, like
> > filling in 599, etc.
> >
> > Things like this have been in DOS-based loggers such as CT and TR and NA
> for
> > years.  Ops coming off those programs onto WL dearly would like not to
> take
> > a hit in operational productivity.
> >
> > Wayne, any chance of having a release that targets those ops
> converting to
> > WL from one of the DOS loggers?  Might be new business oppty there!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Gary W2CS
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> > > [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dan Levin
> > > Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 1:10 PM
> > > To: writelog@contesting.com
> > > Subject: [WriteLog] Pre-Filling Exchanges?
> > >
> > >
> > > We are considering moving to WL at a M/S station that I op at -
> > > we are using
> > > CT right now and have been for a while.
> > >
> > > The big 'issue' that prevents us from going to WL is the question
> > > of whether
> > > WL can 'pre-fill' the exchange using data from old contests.  I
> > > know it does
> > > using data from the current log - in NAQP for example if you have
> > > worked the
> > > guy on 10 earlier when you work him on 15 WL fills in the
> > > exchange for you.
> > > Can WL do this using data from old logs (e.g. last year's log
> > > from the same
> > > contest) the way that CT does?  If so, I can't find it in the
> manual...
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >                      ***dan, K6IF
> > >
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