[WriteLog] Renewing a wish

[Richard Zalewski]

Chad, you have caught the essence of my original post....thank you.

Dick W7ZR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurszewski Chad-WCK005" <Chad.Kurszewski at motorola.com>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 4:20 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Renewing a wish


> > For example, in the NAQP this past weekend, as soon as you put in the
QTH,
> > you will get blanks if you need it on a band and 'OK' if you have worked
the
> > QTH on the band. I put in K9OSH on 160 meters in WI into the log. Then I
put
> > in WE9V for the call, Chad for the name, and as soon as I typed 'WI' in
the
> > QTH field, 160 meters came up with the 'OK' and the rest of the bands
were
> > blank.
> >
> > The Check Call window is one of the really nice features of WriteLog in
that
> > it combines both the call and the multiplier need in one window
preserving
>
>
> Since my ears were ringing, I must chime in.  (Whoa, bad pun.)
>
> While I agree with Scot, I must say that the method of displaying
> whether or not you need the mult is MUCH TOO SUBTLE!!!!
>
> The difference between "OK" and nothing is tiny, especially if other
> fields have QSOs listed in them.  For example, here's a copy of my
> NAQP check call:
>
> 160M  904 0501Z W0BR         BOB     CT
>  80M OK
>  40M  403 2345Z W0BR         BOB     CT
>  20M  234 2101Z W0BR         BOB     CT
>  15M
>  10M  303 2045Z W0BR         BOB     CT
>
> Notice there is very little difference between 80M and
> 15M, especially since you are visually distracted with
> the other QSO information.  I notice the two holes quite
> easily, but it takes a bit more than a glance to notice
> that I worked some other CT station on 80M.
>
>
> May I recommend something like "MULT NEEDED" in bold red letters
> for the bands that it's needed?  Something that catches the eyes
> much better?
>
> Chad WE9V
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