These are some utility programs written to use with K1EA's CT logging program. The programs are written expressly for version 8 files and will not work with earlier versions. I have programs for versions 6 and 7 if anybody needs them SPLITCT8.exe will seperate a CT.bin file for a HF contest into 6 seperate .bin files with all the contacts for each band contained in a seperate file. The input file is not changed and the output files are named 160.bin, 80.bin, 40.bin,20.bin,15.bin, and 10.bin. For multi-multi operations with networked computers, I have found this to be a good way to avoid possible corrupted files when the data is distributed around the network. Normally, each computer will have a complete log for at least one band. By splitting the files from each computer and then merging the known good band files back into one file, the best possible log is retained with minimum effort MAKDXPN8.exe will convert a CT.bin file for a HF contest into a DXpedition.bin file. For QSLing purposes, I merge all my contest files into a single file at the end of each year. By converting the log files to a DXpedition format, both CW and SSB contacts can be QSL'd from the same file. K1EA numbers the bands differently between the normal HF contest and the DXpedition format so MAKDXPN8 renumbers the band info to retain the original band data. The program asks for an input file name and then an output file name. Do not use the same name for input and output The input file will not be changed Both of these programs read the input QSO data and writes the output QSO data sequentially. This is much slower and causes more disk accesses than reading in the entire file before modifying and writing but eliminates any restrictions on the file size. When all the data has been processed both files are closed. If you have a good sized RAM disk, this goes very quickly with no wear and tear on the hard drive
