[MacLoggerContest] MacLoggerDX v5.0 Contesting comments

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

no problem Don, completely understand
and ok on Scott - I also understand about no 2 contesters agreeing.

Just that I don't tend to lookup calls - it was slower, but I notice  
MLDX5 is faster.
And then again, your not allowed too in some contests. So just enter  
call, std 59 both ways, pass a serial number (hence my previous  
request for the serial number to be BIG and location (sometimes just a  
serial number) and log. Then back to call again.
And in that order, so tab order would ideally be (for me), Rcvd sn,  
Rcvd (to put locator in).
  And the field positions would be changed accordingly, so the RSTS,  
Sent Sn, followed by Sent.

however as you say, I wonder how many others would agree.
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On 24 Jan 2009, at 16:29, Don Agro wrote:


> Hi David,

>

> I have moved this to the contest list - I don't want a repeat of  

> last week's fiasco.

>

> On 24-Jan-09, at 11:03 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:

>

>> Really was hoping for a less busy contest entry, without lots of  

>> address fields etc (most UK contest forbid using lookup, or at  

>> least make it assisted section if you do).

>

> The layout was designed by Scott Andersen (NE1RD) an avid contester  

> and author of cab_converter - but then I have never met 2 contesters  

> who can agree with one another :)

>

>> Was hoping for a simpler keystroke to log call, like command-return  

>> and on contest, tabbing past last field to be filled in would log  

>> and place you back to call field - perhaps I'm looking for to much.

>

> Perhaps you are looking for problems instead of solutions ?

>

> <command>K clears and takes you back to call - as it always did.

>

> On 11-Jan-09, at 3:36 PM, B. Scott Andersen wrote:

>

>> So: here's how a QSO would go.

>>

>> CMD-K clears Call, Recv text, and Recv S/N. Focus left in Call

>> The clock continues to tick while I call CQ

>> Somebody answers my CQ. I type in the call.

>> I hit CMD-L to lookup. All that great data gets filled in.

>> Tab. I copy his exchange data into the Recv text area. OR!

>> Tab Tab. I copy his exchange serial number into the Recv S/N area.

>> Shift-CMD-L to log it.  This clears call, Recv text, and Recv S/N.  

>> Focus is left in Call.

>> I'm ready to go again.

>