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29 Sept 92
These are some utility programs that I have 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.