[WriteLog] SSB Recordings

[Gary AL9A]

You are correct Harold, start recording!  However, I just found out this 
method doesn't work so well for numbers!

In the WPX contest you have to give a 3 digit number, so I recorded the 
first one hundred contact numbers as wav files - 001, 002, etc.  They played 
fine at the start of the contest, but then about QSO number 108 I had WL 
play the contact number and it came out TEN EIGHT.  Not exactly what I was 
expecting!

I forgot that I had also recorded some test wav files for numbers the 
numbers 10 thru 15.  I thought since WL would not find a 108.wav file it 
would parse together the string from individual number wav files and say ONE 
ZERO EIGHT.  Apparently it tries to find as much of the string as it can in 
a single wav file and then parses the missing part from individual numbers 
or letters.  I had to quickly take a break and delete the offending wav 
files so they wouldn't be a problem.  Live and learn!

73,
Gary AL9A



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Aaron" <haaron at pamlico.net>
To: <writelog at contesting.com>
Sent: March 31, 2008 3:58 AM
Subject: [WriteLog] SSB Recordings


> Hi all.  Just getting serious about recordings, and have done all the
> standard stuff using my MicroHam II to record a message and then edit it
> with Audacity and save to my Writelog Audio directory.
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> This seems to work great and I have finally got the levels straight using
> the Writelog Audio Mixer.  Seems the mixer resets itself when closed and
> reopened though?  Comments on this?
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> Also, as I understand it Writelog is smart enough to pick up on prefix
> recordings as well.  For instance, if I record a file containing "WA1" is 
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> correct that Writelog will detect this file and play it for say a %c
> containing WA1GMD?  If so I am off to make a 1000 or so new recordings.
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> Appreciate any other suggestions/insight into recording for Writelog.
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> Best 73,
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> Harold Aaron KI4MF
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