[WT-support] VK9DNX / Win-Test in DXpedition Mode

[Tom Althoff]

Chris...great job of operating from VK9...thanks to you and the other great
ops!
73 de Tom K2TA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christian Janssen" <cjanssen at bndlg.de>
To: <support at win-test.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 2:24 PM
Subject: [WT-support] VK9DNX / Win-Test in DXpedition Mode


> Hello WT'ers,
>
> during the VK9DNX DXpedition we made 61.590 QSOs in CW, SSB and
> RTTY. All logged with WinTest Ver. 3.7.0 in DXpedition mode. Following
> bugs and hints:
>
> 1. wtDXTelnet 2.1 has a problem with memory allocation. After some days
> running non-stop it allocated several hundred megabytes and still got
> more (after 72 hours about 420 Mb). After one notebook had a HDD crash
> (probably caused by wtDXTelnet) we restarted wtDXTelnet every two or
> three days. The notebook with the crash run again without any problems
> after wtDXTelnet wasn't started there anymore.
>
> 2. Log synchronisation: Worked, but changes are only synchronized on
> computers which are in the netwerk when the change happens.
>
> 3. When a station with /M, /P or /QRP was logged searching again for
> that station the extension isn't shown in the check partial.
>
> 4. "Self-spotting-feature": After the DXpedition we found the Win-Test
> reset after a "self-spot" as a kind of paternalism. It is really
> annoying when all computers had to be restarted after spotting
> ourselves. I don't know what the background for this feature is or was
> but everybody should decide on his own whether to spot himself or not.
>
> 5. Scenario: You typed in a callsign, answer him with "Insert", he comes
> back with the correct callsign, you edit it and send TU with the +-key,
> but the station hasn't already finished. You press ESC. Then again you
> press the +-key, but the corrected call isn't sent any more.
>
> 6. It happened that after 30k QSOs CW keying with LPT became nearly
> impossible. Maybe a problem with the port driver under Windows XP. One
> member never had that problem at home with Windows 98.
> Keying with COM or via the microham USB interface was never a problem.
>
> 7. In DXpedition-mode (MIXEXD MODE) MMTTY always starts at the beginning
> when "Run MMTTY" is checked, if you want to do RTTY or not. Is there any
> solution to start/end MMTTY when you really need it? Also the
> configuration of the ports is a bit of work when changing from CW to
> RTTY and backwards.
>
> 8. Rate Window: Adding the QSOs for the last 24 hours.
>
> 9. The rate sheet only shows max. 4 days. All after that is blowing in
> the wind. Better would be (if not more than 4 days possible) the last 4
> days or scrolling through the days.
>
> 10. Show the dupes also in DXpedition-Mode. Maybe switchable (with
> Dupes/without Dupes).
>
> 11. Scenario: Working in CW (without a paddle). You get a suffix out of
> the pile-up. You have a look at the Check-Partial and see the callsign.
> You add the rest of the callsign. You want to start to send, but the
> station sends again its callsign. So you loose time. Better: Grabbing
> the callsign with a mouse-click (like in RTTY).
>
> 12. A small info field according the band with information about band
> edges and NCDXF beacon frequencies.
>
> 13. Is there a way to go to the menu bar with the keyboard?
>
> 14. When sending in RTTY and hitting the ESC-key RTTY doesn't stop. At
> the end of the characters the TRX still remains on TX. You can only
> switch to RX by hitting the TXOFF-button in the MMTTY-window.
>
> 15. With 8 operators there is a wish for user profiles for each
> operator. These profiles contain things like
> - language of WT
> - positions of the windows
> - sepearate texts for CW, RTTY, low bands, high bands
> The profiles should be available on each computer in the WT network.
>
> Besides that everybody was amazed who easy to use Win-Test. We had a
> great time there. Hope to get some topics fixed to be prepared for the
> next one.
>
>
> Vy 73s de Chris DL1MGB
>
> Vy 73s de Chris DL1MGB
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