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Subject: [ct-user] ver 9.46 report
From: Bill Hider, N3RR" <n3rr@erols.com (Bill Hider, N3RR)
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:46:47 +0000
ooPS, my error in my first comment below.  I don't have to hit ENTER key when
changing callsign characters.  Just the change
in the character before CT send that character does it.

Bill, N3RR


"Bill Hider, N3RR" wrote:

> 9.46.002 did not exhibit all these reported problems at  N3RR this weekend.  
> See
> my comments embedded below.
>
> Jamie Tolbert wrote:
>
> > Other than a few items, this version performed excellently on pentium
> > 133/win 95 ( booted to dos). A couple of problems however; Sending is
> > stopped when typing in the callsign field; I know that is supposed to happen
> > on F1 but with this version it happens with F4 and F2 ; it did not do this 
> > in
> > previous versions.
>
> I have always used the fact that CT continues to send CW even though I may 
> make
> changes to
> the callsign field while sending is in progress.  It has never stopped sending
> for me.  For example,
> while calling CQ, station answers, but my typing isn't finished and it's time 
> to
> respond.  I hit the "Insert" key, sending proceeds, then I add or 
> delete/change
> callsign characters in callsign field. As long as CT hasn't sent the character
> in question, it will send the new character
> I have put in as long as I have hit "ENTER" before that character has been
> sent.  I have made last second changes to the last character and
> to internal characters as keying was proceeding. This has been the case in all
> previous CT versions I have used.
> I have been using CT since V 4.7.  BTW, CT speed was set to 30-34 WPM the 
> entire
> contest.
>
> >  Also I cant edit the time using alt-F; it brings up the
> > window and I change the time but when back on the logging screen it displays
> > the pc time in that field, not the time I entered. I did use the tz offset
> > of 5 hours.
>
> I used the alt-F only once and it worked just fine.  The time was set exactly 
> to
> the time
> I keyboarded in.  I keep my PC time set to UTC.
>
> > Another minor thing that somebody already mentioned ( and this
> > has been like this forever and I only notice it for CQWW) is that alt-z will
> > close the F12 check partial and F10 window. No big deal but I use the vga
> > option and like all the windows open.
> >
>
> This relates to a previous message today.  And, yes, this happens with my 
> setup
> also.  It
> would be nice to keep all windows open.
>
> My equipment (partial list, of course):
>
> P-200MMX, selecting F8, option 5 out of WIN98 boot-up sequence - "Command 
> prompt
> only".  Note that this is not the same as "booting to DOS".
> IC-781
> LPT2 CW keying control
> COM3 radio control to ICOM CT-17 @ 9600 bps
> COM1 packet input from local PacketCluster(TM) node @ 9600 bps
>
> Bill, N3RR
>
> >
> > 73 Jamie WW3S
> >
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