[WT-support] CQ WW SSB: Zones without leading zero ?

[Wayne Kline]

Hi Bob
  Justto makesure were on the same PAGE. I downloaded Super check partial  and drug it into Win-Test 
  After starting theprogram and R clicking on the check partial wondow  it stil  says HF.DTB and   with the current release date of  2011.10.04
is this still "BAD NEWS" 
 
 
 Wayne W3EA
 



From: n6tv at arrl.net
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:57:57 -0700
To: support at win-test.com; py2zea at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [WT-support] CQ WW SSB: Zones without leading zero ?

Hi Ville,


First, make sure Win-Test is using the latest version of CTY_WT_MOD.DAT, not CTY.DAT.  The bigger file has built-in data about proper CQ / ITU zones for many active contesters. Just type CTYFILES [Enter] in the Win-Test logging window, and follow the prompts to select and download the latest version of CTY_WT_MOD.DAT from the Internet, all via Win-Test.


Second, right click on the Check Partial Window and then select "Used Files List" from the pop-up menu.  If you see HF.DTB instead of MASTER.SCP, DEFAULT.SCP, or MASTER.DTA, that's bad news.  HF.DTB is way out of date.  Download MASTER.SCP from http://www.supercheckpartial.com to the databases directory (File | Explore ... | /databases directory) and restart Win-Test (REOPENNOW [Enter] is a good text command shortcut for doing that).


There is no Win-Test option to remove the leading zero from the pre-filled zones, and no easy way to do the equivalent with a LUA script without causing unwanted side effects, as far as I can determine.  Sorry.


I tried removing all the leading zeroes from CTY_WT_MOD.DAT, but that didn't help either.


Of course actually copying the zone correctly, especially when it doesn't match the pre-fill, is still a very important part of the contest. :-)  Using the correct CTY_WT_MOD.DAT will help reduce typing the most.


73,
Bob, N6TV


On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Ville Hiilesmaa <py2zea at gmail.com> wrote:

Preparing Win-Test for CQ WW SSB at PS2T,



The Automatic Exchange Guessing feature is basically OK...
....But how to drop the leading zero ?


Example:


You work W1ABC.
Program offers zone 05.
He says he is in zone 3.
    you type "3" > program overwrites only the leading zero and logs "35" 
So, you must always type "03" including the (unnecessary) leading zero.


It sucks to type these leading zeros when working hundreds of US stations
whose calls don't correspond to the traditional zone system in USA. 


We would like to have the zone field displayed without the leading zero.
Then it would be possible to overwrite the zone # by a single digit, as needed.


Is there any parameter in Win-test that we could change?
Any other solution? 


(PS: It was easier 50 years ago when US stations were in their "correct" zones)


73 Ville OH2MM, PY2ZEA
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