[WriteLog] RDXC Country Multiplier - Perplexing but fixed here

[Bud Trench]

Yes, I see country multipliers appropriately highlighted in the spot window
and bandmaps.

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Randy Thompson K5ZD <k5zd at charter.net>wrote:

> I always start with a new log.  So that is not it.
>
> The oblast multipliers are flagged in the spot window.  Country multipliers
> are not.  Are you saying that you could see the country mults in the spot
> window?
>
> Randy
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bud
> > Trench
> > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2013 7:47 PM
> > To: writelog at contesting.com
> > Subject: [WriteLog] RDXC Country Multiplier - Perplexing but fixed here
> >
> > I've been perplexed by the discussion of this issue.  Several users
> > report that the country multipliers are not flagged in the packet spot
> > window or bandmaps.  I had the problem and noted in my posting to the
> > reflector on 3/16/12.
> >
> > The perplexing part is that other users report that multipliers are
> > correctly highlighted. I may have broken the code.
> >
> > Normally when I setup for a contest, I select the "Browse for existing
> > log."
> > at Writelog startup, open the .wl file from the previous year, save it
> > with a new name and clear out the content.  I probably have been using
> > the same RDXC template since 2003 as a result of this procedure.
> >
> > This year, I started from scratch, i.e., I went to the "Start a new log."
> > at Writelog startup and selected "Russian DX Contest" from the "Writelog
> > Contest Selection" pop-up. I noted that the template now includes a
> > Country field in the QSO exchange box which I don't recall seeing in the
> > past.
> > Everything worked as it should, i.e., country and oblast multipliers were
> > flagged in the "Packet Spots" window and on the band maps.
> >
> > My guess is that something changed in the RDXC template since 2003 and my
> > process of starting with the previous years' template prevented
> > introduction of this change.
> >
> > Anyway, it worked great for me this year.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bud AA3B
> >
> >
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