[WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 234, Issue 7

[Ed W0YK]

Menu choice on right-click on a call in the QSOs in Progress pane.73,Ed W0YK
-------- Original message --------From: Jeff Stai <wk6i.jeff at gmail.com> Date: 6/7/22  12:35  (GMT-08:00) To: Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net> Cc: WriteLog Reflector <writelog at contesting.com> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WriteLog Digest, Vol 234, Issue 7 DR does have a place where you can say "Log anyway" or something like that.I didn't get to play in the IDC so my memory is fuzzy... I think it's in aright click someplace.I did my playing with the auto mode in daily operation just to see how itworked - which is pretty well but it had its quirks and at the end of theproverbial day you get a higher score if you pick the station to work.Someday soon I hope to have time to dive into the DR code and make some ofthese little mods, and maybe remove the auto mode so it is cleaner forcontesting.Thanks and 73 - jeff wk6iOn Tue, Jun 7, 2022 at 12:04 PM Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net> wrote:> Jeff, WK6I wrote:>> >> > I am noticing postings where people refer to FT software that is not> > WSJT-X.> >> > If you did use something other than WSJT-X, if you could please share> with> > me what software you did use and why you chose that.> >> > I'll compile them as part of my QST writeup. Thanks - jeff wk6i> >> >>>> Jeff,>> I used DR in full SO2R mode for FT4. It worked fine although I'd like to> see some improvements. Namely:> 1)  Reduce timeout from five tries (cycles) to two for contests  (user> selectable)> 2)  For things like in this contest, identify when someone sends a signal> report instead of grid, I don't know of a good solution other than just> ignoring it. Send GRID?  Or send S/N and hope to get the grid next cycle?> Or dump the caller from the queue?>> The user interface for DR is way superior to WSJT although WSJT may be more> capable of sending random text such as GRID?   Not sure since I didn't try> that in DR. I'm not very familiar with WSJT, but I hear complaints about> situations where DR simply works and WSJT gets stuck in the sequences. For> example, if a QSO fails to complete and I move on to make other QSOs, then> the missing station comes through with their final - DR will complete the> QSO and log it while WSJT won't.  I'm not 100% sure of that, but I think> that was the case.>> I also tried out the FULL AUTO feature in DR just to see how it plays. It> did quite well with SO2R although it got stuck a couple of times when> getting a signal report instead of grid. I could do a little better with> manually controlling call priority based on S/N and point value, and> stopping unworkable QSOs before wasting more cycles. Granted, that makes my> log illegal, but I wasn't serious in the contest and I wanted to see how it> played.>> 73, Alan  AD6E / KH6TU> _______________________________________________> WriteLog mailing list> WriteLog at contesting.com> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog> WriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/>-- Jeff Stai ~ WK6I ~ wk6i.jeff at gmail.comRTTY op at W7RNTwisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/_______________________________________________WriteLog mailing listWriteLog at contesting.comhttp://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelogWriteLog on the web:  http://www.writelog.com/