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Subject: [WriteLog] Sprint module
From: llindblom@juno.com (Larry L Lindblom)
Date: Tue Mar 4 20:14:03 2003
Darn, they do this for me!  Guess I'm just psycho and being a
psychologist I know it when I am it;-)

73 

On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 20:08:12 -0500 "WA9ALS - John" <wa9als@starband.net>
writes:
> No, I don't think so.  I started a new log with 4 QSOs, with number 4 
> being
> the same call as number 1.  The Q was a good, non-dupe QSO.  Then I
> highlighted all 4 and deleted them.  Then I started logging some of 
> the same
> calls again - the names did not prefill.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry L Lindblom" <llindblom@juno.com>
> To: <wa9als@starband.net>
> Cc: <llindblom@juno.com>; <Writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Sprint module
> 
> 
> >
> > And, if you start a log, enter 3 or  4 Qs, delete all the Qs, and 
> then
> > enter more Qs in the same log does it behave as it did for me 
> (carries
> > forward the information but marks the Q as a dupe)?
> >
> > 73
> >
> > On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 19:20:22 -0500 "WA9ALS - John" 
> <wa9als@starband.net>
> > writes:
> > > You have it correct, Larry - Mine behaves the same.  If there 
> are
> > > less than
> > > 3 intervening QSOs, the name of a previously-worked station
> > > auto-fills.  If
> > > there are 3 or more intervening QSOs, then the name does not
> > > auto-fill.  Oh
> > > well, should be easy for Wayne to fix, but not critical for the
> > > contest.  73
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Larry L Lindblom" <llindblom@juno.com>
> > > To: <wa9als@starband.net>
> > > Cc: <Writelog@contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:56 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Sprint module
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I think I sort of figured out what is going on.  The couple 
> of
> > > times I
> > > > tested it, I started with the radio turned off so the Qs were
> > > marked B
> > > > (bad).  I delete those Qs and started again using the same 
> log.
> > > Doing it
> > > > that way it behaves for me as I described (copies  the name 
> and
> > > QTH
> > > > forward to the next Q) but marks the Q as a dupe.  But, if I 
> start
> > > from
> > > > scratch it behaves as you and Don stated (does not copy name 
> or
> > > QTH
> > > > forward but counts the allowed dupes per contest rules as 
> valid).
> > > It is
> > > > interesting that again for me if  I entered the same call 
> twice
> > > > consecutively it carried forward the information but with 
> three Qs
> > > in
> > > > between it does not.
> > > >
> > > > So I guess you can have it either way but you can't have it 
> all.
> > > Start a
> > > > test log, enter 3 or 4 Qs delete them and see if you get the 
> same
> > > result
> > > > I did.  If you don't it is something flaky about my install 
> of
> > > WriteLog
> > > > (version 10.39C).
> > > >
> > > > 73 W0ETC
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 22:09:50 -0500 "WA9ALS - John"
> > > <wa9als@starband.net>
> > > > writes:
> > > > > Someone posted a little while ago that the module 
> incorrectly
> > > marks
> > > > > dupes.
> > > > > I don't think that's correct.  If there are at least 3 QSOs
> > > > > separating the
> > > > > same callsign, it shows as a new station (correctly).  
> However,
> > > it
> > > > > doesn't
> > > > > "pre-fill" as some would like.
> > > > >
> > > > > Whoever's getting the prefill, are you sure you're using 
> the
> > > North
> > > > > American
> > > > > Sprint RTTY module?
> > > > >
> > > > > When you're testing this, be sure your radio is on and/or 
> you
> > > are in
> > > > > a
> > > > > reasonable setup.  Mine incorrectly marked dupes when my 
> radio
> > > was
> > > > > off and
> > > > > the freq was unavailable.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73 - John, WA9ALS
> > > > >
> > > > >
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