[WT-support] Software review and advanced SO2R mode

[Nick Sinanis F5VIH/SV3SJ]

Pete,

as I have been seeded by Phil F6IFY to use WT, I would like to add few 
supporting comments:

- an excellent dev team that feels so comfortable with the solidness of 
their releases, to the point of making an update release just few days 
before a contest that they will run it from a dxpedition! And yes, it 
does work.
- apparently very good sw engineering. As a user, you do not get the 
feeling that the last fature added made out of WT a memory beast. I am 
sure WT development will scale well for long.
- developers are very receptive on feedback and they do implement it 
(just search this list)
- finaly the cost: Consider the ratio of new features/goodies/fixes you 
get per $ and you'll be amazed. It would definetely be the kind of bucks 
you pay and then forget it for long.

73's

Nick

F6IFY wrote:

>>I am now writing a review of Win-Test for the US National 
>>Contest Journal (NCJ).  I have the software fully operational 
>>on my SO2R setup, and am able to understand most aspects of 
>>it pretty well, but I would be glad to hear from users as to 
>>what they find the biggest strong points of the software (as 
>>well as any deficiencies that you feel need improvement).
>>
>>    
>>
>+ The strong point is the support: Olivier and Larry are very active on this
>list.
>+ Stability. No crash experienced for a long time.
>+ No need of a monster PC (4GHz with TB of memory)
>+ Direct access to Hamcap (VE3NEA)
>+ Support of my multikeyer MK1100 (W5XD)  
>+ networking is really stable (IP) and easy to set.
>+ CT (K1EA) look and feel.
>+ SO2R with scenario
>
>- I hope RTTY support one day, it is for my point of view what is missing in
>Wintest.
>- M/M/M synchronisation on the fly need improvement (maybe with a central
>repository).
>- The online doc, often not up to date.
> 
>  
>
>>I have one specific question, having to do with the Advanced 
>>SO2R mode, for which very little documentation seems to be 
>>available on either the Win-Test or Hamradiosolutions web 
>>sites.  Does this mode actually require the EZMaster, or can 
>>any or all aspects -- scenarios, etc. -- be implemented with 
>>another SO2R controller, such as the DXDoubler?  In exploring
>>    
>>
>
>It works well with my MK 1100 Multikeyer (W5XD)
> 
>  
>
>>this feature, I found that the modify scenarios dialog seems 
>>to provide a variety of different message configurations, 
>>with the idea that one can switch easily from a short CQ to a 
>>long CQ, for example, but I could find no explanation of the 
>>coding used in the various scenarios.  Unaccountably, the 
>>Reference Manual does not seem to contain any discussion of 
>>the Operating drop down menu, and pressing F1 from any of 
>>those dialogues points me to a non-existent wt.hlp file.
>>
>>Any advice would be much appreciated.
>>
>>73, Pete N4ZR
>>The World HF Contest Station Database
>>was updated 16 March 2005
>>2925 contest stations at
>>www.pvrc.org/WCSD/WCSDsearch.htm  
>>
>>    
>>
>73 de Philippe - F6IFY
>
>_______________________________________________
>Support mailing list
>Support at win-test.com
>http://www.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
>  
>