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

[F5HRY]

Hello,

As part of the Win-Test crew, and VHFer (and up) contester myself, I agree
that Win-Test does not give an answer to all the features that we could need
or imagine.

BUT, Win-Test has never been designed for VHF contests. It is basically an
HF contest logger, that has been "adapted" to VHF and up needs. We have 
never
hidden it, and concentrated our efforts on developping the HF requirements.

BTW, you may think it simple to add things like mixed mode QSOs or "unusual"
reports, such as 59S (but also 59RS), 59A, and why not AS, ot F, or 
ionoscatter, or
whatever new propagation mode could be used or discovered. But as those 
unusual
mixed_mode/reports never appear in the HF contests, making them "recognized" 
by
Win-Test requires a complete modification of the basic user logging 
interface. This could
create side effects problems, which is against one goal of our global policy 
: reliability !

Thus, I am afraid nothing will be done soon.

73,
Hervé F5HRY

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karel Odehnal" <odehnk at seznam.cz>
To: <support at win-test.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [WT-support] win-test in vhf/uhf contests


>
> Hello Jan,
>
> we (OK5Z)  used the WT for for V/U/SHF/uW contest one time. Even I like
> this software for HF contesting, we refused to use the WT on VHF.
>
> There is absolutely no support and the will to improve the WT for VHF and
> up contesting.
> I have reported the bugs, but still nothing. As you mentioned, the problem
> with the report, next the problem with the output to EDI format, old VHF
> database and more.
>
> There is a lot of another free of charge SW for VHF and up.
>
> Best 73! Karel OK2ZI/OK5Z
>
>
>
> Dne 21.2.2012 20:52, Jan Kuhne napsal(a):
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> after using Win-test on shortwave I wanted to give it a try on VHF/UHF as
>> well where we used a different SW up to now. I stumbled upon several
>> topics that I cannot find help for in the documentation, maybe someone on
>> this list knows?
>>
>> -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.
>>
>> - 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 then can change the band for radio2 and everything
>> is set up as I want it to be but this sounds like way to complex in the
>> hectics of an actual contest.
>>
>> 73s,
>>
>> Jan DL3JAN
>>
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