[WT-support] FW: Reminder / Heads up - Band vs Frequency

[K0DQ]

(This apparently didn't make it through the first try)

Larry,

I went back and checked the WPX log. There were four errors.  In each case,
the BAND entry (i.e. what appeared on the logging screen) was correct but
the FREQUENCY (from Alt-F) was incorrect, even though it was a specific
frequency (i.e. not 14000).  That may seem counterintuitive but that's the
result.

How does the patch resolve differences?  Does it give precedence to the
frequency or band?  Or does it simply flag a conflict for the operator to
resolve.  If it gives precedence to the frequency, it may cause an error, at
least in my experience.  

When I open the original WPX log with 4.10.0 the discrepancy between
frequency and band still exists so I infer it makes a decision at the
moment.

Thanks

Scott

P.S. I missed setting the all time ARRL DX CW record from US by 1 multiplier
. . . it can make a difference :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: K0DQ [mailto:k0dq at analog.org]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 8:36 AM
To: support at f5mzn.org
Cc: Bob Wilson N6TV
Subject: RE: [WT-support] Reminder / Heads up - Band vs Frequency

Larry,

Thanks for response.  

It may be fixed.

The most recent occurrence was in WPX 2012 and I was using 4.9.1 version.  I
had played with the .dev version but apparently didn't  use it.  Bob, N6TV,
had mentioned a possible fix but I couldn't find anything in the notes to
indicate that.

Will use 4.10.0 in CQWW CW and let you know if there's an issue.

73

Scott  

Message: 4
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:01:55 +0100
From: Laurent HAAS - F6FVY <f6fvy at free.fr>
To: support at win-test.com
Subject: Re: [WT-support] Reminder / Heads up - Band vs Frequency
	discrepancy
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Hi Scott

Le 29/10/2012 13:54, K0DQ a ?crit :

> Reminder / Heads up for CQWW Log Preparers
>
> This was apparently noted several years ago, but new users may not be
aware.

(snip)

What version did you used ?

IIRC, I wrote a small patch in the code to ensure the Band / Freq are
matching when a QSO is saved. It was written in late 2011, so only the
4.10.0-dev or the current official 4.10.0 have this patch.

If you're using one of these versions, I will check again and try to find
out what's wrong, despite no one could precisely describe a reproducible
procedure leading to the bug.

73

Larry - F6FVY

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those who don't.




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