[WT-support] win-test in vhf/uhf contests

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Jan Kuhne
<jan.urbig at s1998.tu-chemnitz.de>wrote:

> -WT rejects Aurora or Rain Scatter reports. Is there any way to make this
> work? Rain Scatter reports are mandatory for serious microwave efforts
> accounting for up to 80% of all qso's in a summer contest on 10ghz. and
> even aurora may come back in a contest some day.
>

I'm not a VHF contester, so I'm not sure what an Aurora or Rain Scatter
"report" looks like.  If it's just something put into the comment field of
a regular cluster spot, Win-Test can display those comments in the
DX-cluster Announcements (Alt-A) window.  Just right click on the window
and select "Display Options" -> Comments.  If it's some other type of post,
like a WX post, you can watch everything posted to the cluster in the
DX-Cluster monitor window (Alt-O).  Or keep the wtDxTelnet window open and
you can scroll back.  Or use Alt-T to send a command to the cluster,
SH/AURORA or whatever it needs.

- in a mixed mode SO2R setup (e.g. Radio1 2m, Radio2 70cm), I want to work
> e.g. SSB on 2m and CW on 70cm. However when Radio 1 is in SSB mode and
> Radio2 is also, I cannot change Radio2 to CW mode. I first need to change
> radio1 to CW and then I can change it also for radio2. When I do that
> Win-test however changes also the band for radio2 so that it is the same
> band as radio1.
>

I am unable to replicate this with no radios connected via serial ports.
 Try this:

   1. Operating | Technique | Advanced SO2R
   2. Operating | Caps Lock Binds to Secondary Radio
   3. Windows | Secondary Radio
   4. Press Alt-F1 / Alt-F2 to change band of primary radio
   5. Press Ctrl-F1 or Ctrl-F2 to change mode of primary radio
   6. Press Caps Lock to shift focus to secondary radio window
   7. Press Alt-F1 / Alt-F2 to change  band of secondary radio (radio 1 is
   unaffected)
   8. Press Ctrl-F1 / Ctrl-F2 to change mode of secondary radio (radio 1 is
   unaffected)
   9. Press CapsLock again to return focus to primary radio
   10. Press [*] (on numeric keypad) to swap main/secondary radio

Please tell us step-by-step what you are doing and what you are observing,
also list type of radio if being controlled via an RS-232 connection.  The
only strange thing I observe is that Win-Test defaults to SSB mode whenever
you change bands (for contest type All Modes) or to CW mode (for contest
type MIXED).  Perhaps you want it to default to FM?

73,
Bob, N6TV
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