[WT-support] WT 3.13.0 is out

Olivier F5MZN olecam at f5mzn.org
Tue Jul 24 00:11:07 CEST 2007


Dear Win-Test users,

We are pleased to announce the new version 3.13.0, which comes with many 
internal modifications. It can be a good idea to give it a try before 
the next week end if you plan to take part to the IOTA with.

You will see that a S&P feature (mainly for CW and SSB) is now 
available. In addition, the NA Sprint contest is now supported (special 
thanks to N6TV). And many other features and bugfixes!

No "update" version is provided this time again. Please download and 
install the full version. This does not change anything for you but the 
size of the installation package which is a bit larger.

Version 3.13.0 is available for download from: 
http://download.win-test.com/wt-3.13.0.exe

Please read the following release notes to see what's news in.

73 de Olivier / f5mzn

Release notes, version 3.13.0 (Jul 23, 2007)

- CAUTION:  New network protocol version 1.20 released

   Reminder:  If you use WT in a networked environment, you must have
   the same WT version on all machines!

- The generated CABRILLO files for both CQWW DX and WPX are now in
   the CABRILLO V3 Format.

- Cabrillo V3 (in addition to Cabrillo V2) can be imported.

- NAQP fields reorganized. Unfortunately, this inverted the "OP name"
   and "State/Province/Country" field in the WTB binary file. It means
   that if you open an old NAQP file done with Win-Test, the "OP name"
   and "State/Province/Country" will be on the wrong places. There is
   a workaround if you want to open an old NAQP file with the latest
   version of Win-Test: revert to an old WT version and generate a
   Cabrillo file from it. Then install again the latest Win-Test version,
   and import the generated Cabrillo. My apologies for these troubles
   but it was making sense to invert these fields in order to be more
   efficient with that contest, as well as with NA Sprint, NCCC...
   which share some of the same code.

- NA Sprint contest added. Log for the contest sponsor is generated
   using the CABRILLO V3 specifications. Note that the State/Province
   will contain DX for non-US/VE stations whatever the operator logged
   in the field. Tks W0YK, N5KO, K3LR, N6TV and others.

- Added support of the new TenTec Omni VII radio, which is actually
   based on the Jupiter command sets.

- Added a Search & Pounce Operating Mode feature in order to have
   two different sets of CW/RTTY messages:  one when running, and one
   when searching multipliers.

   The Run and S&P sets of messages are editable in the "Messages" Tab
   of the "Standard CW/RTTY Messages Configuration..." window.

   Use CTRL+TAB to switch between RUN and S&P mode on the Primary Radio.
   The status of this mode is shown in the clock window. To change the
   mode of the Secondary Radio Window, use either SHIFT+CTRL+TAB or a
   mouse click on the appropriate control in the Secondary Radio Window.

   It is possible to configure WT to automatically wipe the logged QSO
   or populate the Band Map when the operator changes the radio
   frequency, as soon as the Search & pounce mode is activated on that
   radio. This can be configurated from the "Band Map Properties"
   (right click in the Band Map windows).

   NB: Search & Pounce is not activated by default. This can be done
   in the menu "Tools | Data Entry | Search and Pounce".

- The $QSOB4 content macro can be redefined in the "Options" Tab of
   the "Standard CW/RTTY Messages Configuration..." window. That macro
   doesn't support any variable in, except $MYCALL. Tks N6TV.

- "Sprint Logic" feature added. Applicable in the EU Sprint, NA
   Sprint and the NCCC Sprint contests. When activated, WT decides which
   INSERT CW/RTTY Message must be sent according to the "Rcvd QSO
   Number" field.

   When that field is empty, WT assumes that the operator just called
   CQ, and then sends the INSERT message of the "RUN" mode.

   When that field is not empty, WT assumes that the operator just
   replyed to a CQ, and then sends the INSERT message of the "S&P"
   mode.

   This feature can be enbled/disabled in the "Options" Tab of the
   "Standard CW/RTTY Messages Configuration..." window. Other
   contests are not affected by this option.

   Tks N6TV, K3LR, K0XP, N2NL and many others.

- New option to "Stay in Field when moving in the log", in order
   to avoid having the cursor always back on the callsign field.
   Option is in menu "Option | Log".

- Summary wnd (Alt-S) : New option to include or not the dupes in
   the QSO counts and the avg calculations.

- REG1TEST files : The New Country flag in VHF+ contests is now
   set in an appropriate manner. Tnx HB9DFD.

- QSO deletion : The warning message is now more informative.
   Tnx N6TV.

- Bugfix: In the specific case where one was operating a contest
   with a separate serial number per band, changing band on the
   Secondary Radio when the cursor was not in the last position
   of the log in the Primary Radio, the serial number set for the
   Secondary Radio might be wrong. Fixed.

- Bugfix: The Precedence field were not corrected in the log when
   modified in a previous logged QSO. Fixed.

- Bugfix: The Multiplier window was always showing DXCC for all
   bands, even for a contest which the band doesn't care in for
   DXCC multipliers. Fixed. Tks N6TV.

- Bugfix : The INVENTORY command was filtered by WtTunnelSrv and
   could only be used within a LAN. Tnx F6IFY.

- Bugfix : Internal CW generator : Under certain circumstances, the
   inter characters space was dropped. Tnx TA2RC, OH2UA.

- Bugfix : Log display : When working CW or RTTY, a 5-char received
   exchange was truncated. Tnx F5HRY/TM0HQ.

- Bugfix : When using Ctrl-K to delete characters behind the cursor
   in CW, and under other certain circumstances, $LOGGED was not
   updated. Tnx N6TV, CT1BOH.

- Bugfix : Under certain circumstances there was no separator space
   between zones in the Alt-Z wnd, when marks were displayed.



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