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<font size="2">Dear WinTest-developers and WT-users! <br>
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Hello from Germany, I´m Lenz, DL8RDL. <br>
As a member of "Bavarian Contest Club" I´m frequently active since
many years in contests by using WinTest.<br>
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<b>My feature-request/suggestion (let´s call it "auto-spot" for
now) is:</b><br>
- when turned on in S&P-mode (it should NEVER work in
run-mode) WT sends a spot for each logged SSB-QSO automatically in
the background as an equivalent to the hit on "Alt-F3"<br>
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- it just works in ssb<br>
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- it doesn´t work in other modes than SSB. There usually are much
CW and RTTY-skimmers available in contests<br>
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- "auto-spot" is always turned OFF by default and has to be
switched on deliberately by the contester.<br>
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- turning on the feature is NOT super-simple and not easy to see
in the program or menu. Maybe "auto-spot" can only be activated by
a new textcommand like "AUTOSPOTON"? This should avoid an
accidently switched on "auto-spot"- feature because: if maybe
somebody does "run" while WT works in S&P-mode or the user
doesn´t take much care about computers and settings.<br>
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- on the other hand: "auto-spot" IS easy to find and easy to
switch on/off but it turns off if the user hits "CQ" (aka F1)<br>
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<b>Why "auto-spot"?</b><br>
I experienced this feature (or some kind of a feature like that)
while working runs and small US-pileups in ssb-contests. From time
to time I immediately was spotted by a station who worked me
seconds before. In my opinion this gives <br>
a) better quality to ssb-spots and that´s good for every
participant in the contest <br>
b) more activity for both sides: the caller and the taker which
results in more fun for everybody.<br>
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I´m not sure but I assume that e.g. N1MM has this feature - but I
don´t know. I´m a WT-user and will go with it further on. <br>
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So, how do you like this idea? Glad to read your opinion,<br>
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Lenz, DL8RDL<br>
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