[WT-support] CQ-160m question

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

If you put a file named ARRL-ALL.DTB in the /databases directory as
described here <http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Database_Files> in the
Win-Test Wiki (online manual), Win-Test will theoretically attempt to
pre-fill the state information in the logging window.  But that database has
not been updated since 2006.  You could update it yourself by loading your
old contest logs (Cabrillo OK), then selecting:  File | Update database, but
it may not be worth the trouble.

Another option is to use text files that you create yourself (the
Win-Test "Extra
Data Files" <http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Menu:Windows#Extra_Information>).

But I don't believe either option will automatically calculate the state and
post it on every cluster spot and automatically highlight the multipliers.
That's because you don't really know the state of a station until they
actually send it in the exchange.  You really don't want Win-Test to
highlight cluster data based on "theoretical" state from a database, as it
could be very misleading, highlighting stations that are *not *mults and not
highlighting other stations that *are* mults, especially in a single-band
contest like CQ 160.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Mikael Larsmark <mike at sm3wmv.com> wrote:

> Hello
>
> I wonder if it is possible to somehow load a database for the CQ 160 which
> tells the state of most stations? Mainly so that you can detect state
> multipliers from the spots. I've searched the list but haven't found
> anything, so either I'm blind or there isn't any.
>
> Mike, SM2WMV (SJ2W
>
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