[WriteLog] WL 10.45m and ARRL DX SSB Contest

[Eric Rosenberg <wd3q@starpower.net>]

I, too, had some issues with WL this weekend.  No crashes, no 
signifcant problems. Here's my list.

- Rotor Control.
Didn't work from the keyboard. This has been an intermittent one... 
working in some versions, not others. I'd love to be able to add it to 
the list of configuable (function) keys.  I'd *really* like to be able 
to set LP, SP and maybe even which direcion to go to!

- Split Window.
a) It pops up in the middle of the screen, which was to high for me. I 
moved it to where I wanted it, but couldn't save it to that position.
b) My radio (TT Omni 6+) doesn't display both VFOs, so when the split 
screen went away, I had no way of knowing where that second VFO 
was.  It would be nice to be able to see the split frequency ("VFO B") 
somewhere on the screen (or leave up the split window)
c) When I entered the QSO, tuned away or changed band, the split didn't 
reset (i.e., go to simplex mode), so there were times when I started 
transmitting onthe old split frequency when I thought I was now 
simplex.

- F12 (return to frequency).
I just don't get this one.  Sometimes it didn't work at all (grayed out 
on the toolbar pulldown), other times it sent me to a frequency from 
... where?  What am I missing?  What I'd like is to take me back to my 
last position (I did a lot of band-passing for folks needing DC on 
multiple freqs).

- Bandmap.
- Not using packet, I thought this was pretty cool.  At times, it would 
have been nice to have it put old QSO's in from the log.  Also, to 
dynamically resize the scale (especially with a "wide" band like 10m).
- I'd like to be able to click on a call and have the radio go to that 
freq.

- HOME key.
If I was anywhere but in the Bandmap, HOME got me back to the QSO entry 
field.  But not when I was in the Bandmap, I had to use the mouse to 
get myself back.

- SCHEDULE window.
Another one I don't understand.  It appears that I can't undock it, as 
I can with any (all?) other windows.   And it seems I have to leave it 
up and running (i.e., visible) to get it to work. Not clear about 
this.  Again, as I was a valuable mult, I got lots of sked requests.

That's the list.

Comments, advice and solutions are always appreciated!

Eric W3DQ
Washington, DC





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