[WT-support] Version 2.2.3 is out

[Olivier F5MZN]

Hi the list,

Version 2.2.3 of win-test is available for download at: 
http://download.win-test.com/wt-2.2.3.exe

Both country file (version of Oct 19, 2004) and database (version of Oct 
5, 2004) are also released. If country file

Two country files are available : "CTY.DAT" which is the original one, 
and "CTY_WT.DAT" which is a more accurate version. NB: is you have both 
installed, Win-Test will use by default "CTY_WT.DAT". It means that the 
modifications in "CTY.DAT" are useless because only "CTY_WT.DAT" will be 
used by the program! The country files will be automatically copied by 
the Win-Test installer if the "Update country files" option is checked. 
You can also download a copy a these files from: 
http://download.win-test.com/databases/

The database is compiled into a DTB format (Win-Test database format) 
according to the master.dta maintained by K5ZD. As for the country file, 
there is a couple of databases that can be of interest: "HF.DTB" is the 
default one, which is loaded for most of the HF contests if there is no 
"specialized" version available. For the CQWW, "CQ.DTB" is more accurate 
(the CQ zones of the north american stations are included) and will be 
loaded in place of "HT.DTB" if it exists.

The database files can be downloaded from (they are *not* updated 
automatically by the Win-Test installer, you must download and install 
them manually):
HF.DTB (zipped): http://download.win-test.com/databases/HF.ZIP
CQ.DTB (zipped): http://download.win-test.com/databases/CQ.ZIP

The files must be unzipped and copied into the Win-Test directory 
(usually C:\Program Files\Win-Test). It can be safe to keep a copy of 
the old ones renaming them.

As usual you will find below the complete release information. Good luck 
in the CQWW, and hope to work from FY5KE where the whole Win-Test team 
will operate as M/S! :-)

- Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge added. Specific database is 
available at http://download.win-test.com/databases/

- Bugfix in "interfaces configuration window": having both the 
multikeyer defined on a COM port and a radio defined on another one is 
implying that *two* rig must be configurated. The configuration window 
now checks this. Tks F6IFY.

- A new text command NOSPLIT (or SPLITOFF) sets split operation off for 
  the current radio.

- In bandmaps windows, if the DX callsign can't be entirely displayed, 
it's included in the associated tooltip informations.

- LZ DX Contest added.

- New CLEARLOG text command added. Mimics Edit / Clear all QSO menu item.

- The sun icons can be now displayed or not in the Spots window (Alt-A) 
in HF contests. A new option in the same contextual menu also allows to 
display all optionnal fields or to hide them all in a row.

- The QSO information displayed in the F9 tooltip now includes the sent 
exchange if it is a serial number.

- You can now enter a frequency also with no decimal point (CT style) in 
the callsign field and "Enter" to jump to this freq. For ex. 18235 Enter 
will jump to 1823.5 kHz. Tnx F6FGZ.

- The standard space time between CW words is now set to 7 dits length, 
instead of 6 (known as "CT space"). But there is now a new option in the 
Options / CW menu to set it back to 6 dits if you want. You can also use 
the new text commands CTSPACE and NOCTSPACE to set it to 6 or 7 dits.

- Upon log opening, WT now warns if your country can't be resolved from 
your callsign, and aborts file loading. Tnx F5MUX/TO7X

- If you have a wheel mouse, you can now set a bigger or smaller font 
for the child windows in clicking in it, and use the Ctrl key while 
rolling the wheel (a la Mozilla/Firefox).

- In the multipliers window (Alt-M), Shift + mouse wheel scrolls the 
list to the first or the last line.

- The mouse wheel is now also active the usual way in the multipliers 
window (Alt-M) for scrolling, In the locators window (Alt-L), it 
enlarges or reduces the area of displayed land, and in the bandmaps 
windows, it modifies the scale.

- In VHF+ and Stew Perry contests, the current gridsquare is displayed 
in red color in the locators window. "Display contacts" option must be 
enabled. Tnx F6BGC.

- New experimental feature : Gridsquares are extracted from packet flow 
comments, if possible, and are used to calculate Az and distance spot. 
The syntax analyser is quite accurate, but it will not replace the human 
brain in some circonstances !

- Spots with known gridsquares (extracted from log, database or 
extracted from packet flow comments) can be displayed in the locators 
map window (Alt-L). The tooltip associated with them displays callsign, 
guessed locator, azimuth and distance.

- If a spot with known gridsquare is pointed in the spots window 
(Alt-A), its location is blinking in the locators map window (Alt-L).

- Bugfix : In CQWW DX, working a station in the same country as yours 
was giving points instead of 0. Tnx F5MUX.

- Bugfix : FT990 split operation is now working and displayed in the 
bandmaps. Tnx F6GOX.

- Bugfix : The ini key regarding the check country refresh mode was 
incorrect.

73,
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Olivier / f5mzn