[WriteLog] Feature requests

[Don Hill AA5AU]

#5 - You can click on the first letter of a callsign that is not highlighted and it should populate the Entry Window.

Here is a nifty utility program caked Fkeys written by Keith, K7KAR, that works with WriteLog where you can use the mouse to send
RTTY messages. I don't use Fkeys although I probably should, at least to check it out.

http://www.kregli.com/fkeys.htm

You can program the buttons in the Entry Window to send messages too. See 

http://www.rttycontesting.com/writelog/rttystarter/starter_page10.htm

#6 sounds interesting, however it would require the user to run AFSK. Not so sure it would work in a crowded band during a contest
but would be interesting to see how it works.

#7 I'm a little confused on this one. You can program the F-keys any way you want and for any mode. Perhaps you might be referring
to multi-mode contests where you need a set of messages for each mode during the same contest?

"I know there are other programs that can run RTTY much better that Writelog currently does..." I have to disagree with you on this
one. If there were a better program for RTTY contesting, I would be using it.

73, Don AA5AU

-----Original Message-----
From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Darren Collins (G0TSM)
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2014 4:51 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Feature requests

Writelog is still my preferred contest and DXped logger. Some things I would like to see improved/added are:

1) Triggering of the FTDX5K's onboard DVK by the 'F' Keys. I thought there was a workaround for this but cannot find it.

2) SO2V support for the FTDX5K. Like running 2 radios but the bottom call entry field is for the 2nd-VFO.

3) Could the check call function be expanded to warn me if I have one letter wrong in a suffix - a little tricky this one! But very
handy for running a weak pileup where you only get 3/4 of the call.

4) Better support for the IOTA contest. If I type in a DL call I would prefer to see a list of DL islands and if I enter the wrong
IOTA reference I want an error message.

5) For RTTY I prefer to use the mouse to click on a decoded highlighted call and then click on buttons to send the messages. I don't
think I can do this at the moment using MMTTY/MMVARI. I have to click on a call and click on the call entry window to be able to use
the F keys. (although calls do not always highlight so I have to manually type some of them into the call entry window). Also you
can't right-click on a string and grab that as a call.

6) Support for 24 channel MMVARI in RTTY. Open up the Rx filter, run the pileup up split and let MMVARI decode the pileup, its
amazing to see and can give you an excellent DXPed run rate on RTTY.

7) Allow separate messages for RTTY in the CW/RTTY/SSB Memories. Yes you can if you use the shift button but try pressing that down
for a few hours at a time. When I was going back to CW I was pressing the wrong keys...

  I know there are other programs that can run RTTY much better that Writelog currently does but I do not want to have to keep
swapping programs, exporting the ADIFs etc.. Its a pain when you can be making QSOs.

Well, if you don't ask, you'll never get...

73 Darren G0TSM





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