[WT-support] "after-contest" impressions from a newcomer

[Werner Maier]

Hi Patrick,

> Problems/bugs
> =================
>
> - ON/OFF time cannot be trusted: the contest rule specifies that, for 12H
> category, 60mn is the minimum "off time", therefore 15mn without a QSO should
> not be counted as off-time period. The same probably applies to contests like
> WPX, WAE, REF, etc... and all contests allowing rest-periods for single-op
> categories (at the moment "OFF time count"  has to be done externaly).

try opening Writelog, open Your log file,
opening the rate Window (ALT-R),
open the context menu (right-click on the rate window),
there is a menu point "offtime -> calculation treshhold"

> Impressions/Suggestions/needs for improvement
> ===============================================
>
> - documentation: really annoying to find "under construction" for several
> topics. Could not find a summary of kb shortcuts and macros (does it exist?).

the online documentation is really somewhat ...sub optimal..., but there's a
workaround, see below.

> Many features explanations (ie how to merge databases) are available on the
> mailing list only and require extensive search.

try <http://docs.win-test.com/>
There are already good summaries of Keys and Text commands and so on.
<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Keys>
<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Text_commands>

> - Go quickly work a spot and come back to CQ freq is not as easy as it should
> be... (Or did I miss something?)

Commands/QSY to run frequency (ALT-F4)
<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Menu:Cmmands#QSY_to_run_frequency>

73s de Werner DL4NER.
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Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Werner Maier
http://www.maiers.de/