[MacLoggerContest] MacLoggerDX Contest panel

[Rich Seifert]

>Hi Rich,

>

>On 2009-12-14, at 7:36 PM, Rich Seifert wrote:

>

>>  - The flashing red "dupe" indicator is fine, and works "on the 

>>fly" as requested earlier. However, the dupe check needs to be band 

>>and mode selectable. As it is now, it shows a dupe whether you 

>>worked the station on the same band/mode or a different band/mode. 

>>Now, in the 10 meter contest the band is all the same, but you 

>>*are* allowed to work the same station on CW and SSB; it would be 

>>nice to tell the dupe checker to check (independently) only on same 

>>band and only on same mode.

>

>The contest Helper does exactly that... checks duplicates by 

>selected band or current band.


Yes, I know that. However, the Contest Helper does not filter by 
*mode* (some contests, such as last weekend's ARRL 10 meter party, 
allow you to work the same station on the same band, as long as it is 
in a different mode), plus the Contest Helper doesn't flash red 
on-the-fly like the callsign field. When entering a call, your eyes 
are on the callsign field--that's where the indication should be. 
(But don't get rid of the Contest Helper! The "callsign assistance" 
is useful.)


>http://dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX%20Help/mldxfc_contest_helper.html

>

>>  -When you first load (or reload) the contest log, the text above 

>>the log entries properly shows "xxx records read from <filename>". 

>>However, it remains with that same text even when additional QSOs 

>>are added to the log. The number does update if you do a search 

>>(and unsearch), or otherwise "touch" the log. It would be nice to 

>>have a running QSO count displayed somewhere.

>

>We do. The contest helper shows QSO/s per minute, time since last 

>QSO logged and time since last band change.

>Version 5.21 Beta 8 also displays the exact number of QSOs in the 

>log after each QSO is logged.


Thanks!


>

>>  -As with the callsign field, the STX/RTX fields should force 

>>uppercase, at least from the Contest panel. (It probably wants to 

>>allow upper/lowercase if accessed from anywhere other than the 

>>Contest panel.)

>

>That's an easy one if you are 100% positive that lower case is never 

>used in any contest exchange. Version 5.21 Beta 8 does this.


I am pretty sure of this, but would welcome input from anyone else 
who knows of a contest that wants upper/lowercase. (Considering that 
there is no lowercase in CW, I can't imagine how an exchange would 
ever do this.)

73 de KE1B
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