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This is HISTORY.DOC - Records the development of Super-Duper.
Registered Users:
You'll see that there are significant changes to
SD every few weeks or so. To benefit from these,
you should send me a blank formatted 3.5" disk,
two IRCs and a return addressed envelope at regular
intervals.
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Coming in V8.09
SDVCHECK - Multiplier Lists, Type 7.
Country multipliers were omitted from the listing.
Fixed. Thanks G7LQD
Version 8.08 19 May 1996
SD - Contests with Serials.
Due to broken code in 8.07, you could not enter
serials. Fixed. Thanks EI4DW
SD - Contests with variable points.
Code broken in 8.07. Fixed. Thanks DL1CW
SD - LST Reference Files - display.
Code broken in 8.07. Fixed. Thanks DL1CW
SDCHECK
CW Field Day (IARU). Fixed.
Sprint. Fixed. Thanks DL1CW
SDVCHECK - VHF Type 3 with Country Multipliers.
Summary and Print options fixed. Thanks DL1CW
In the .LOG file, the word "Mult" for flagging
country multiplier overwrote the first 2 characters
of the Notes (if entered). Fixed by using "M". Thanks G3ORY
DOS Command and Link to Rig - All Contests.
The DOS command, and other related commands such
as DUMP and FASTDUMP, caused SD to crash when
exiting DOS if the link to an external rig was
enabled. Fixed.
Version 8.07 23 April 1996
IARU HF Championship - SD Type 3.
National Society HQ stations count as multipliers.
Now you simply enter the Society initials given,
to indicate a National Society and have the QSO
marked as a multiplier.
Maximum length of this field is 4 characters.
You have the option to specify double points for
CW QSOs as used in the 1996 World Radio Team
Championship.
Callsign Field - All Contests.
Spaces in the Callsign are removed when you use Enter
as a terminator.
SDCHECK - All Contests.
Monochrome option (with - in front of contest name)
now works correctly again. Thanks G3GMS
RoPoCo Option: Print option now separates RST and
Postcode. Thanks G3GMS
Version 8.06 9th April 1996
SD - Sprint Contests.
In Sprints, you exchange Serial and Name, but no RST.
Type 12 is dedicated to Sprints.
As before, use SDCHECK to prepare your entry on disk
or to print your log. Note: I've had to rearrange
SD's record layout to accommodate Sprints and you will
not be able to import all data in your Sprint logs
directly into other loggers, even if they offer an SD
import option.
SDCHECK - WPX Contest.
In the 7.07 rewrite, the maximum number of prefix
multipliers was reduced from 3000 to 400. Fixed. Thanks VE3BMV
RTTY Support.
Errors in SD and SDCHECK fixed. Thanks ON6AM
Version 8.05. 10th March 1996
Kenwood Rig Link. All programs.
SD/SDV link to Kenwood radios so that Band and
Mode will be the same on both the radio and the PC.
Note that the PC follows the radio. The link can
be toggled (broken/restored) with the LINK command.
Should you change band or mode on the PC, it will
be changed again to agree with the radio. To
deliberately separate the two, use LINK to disable
the link.
Default parameters are 4800,8,N,2. These may be
changed with the following commands.
BPS
DATABITS
PARITY
STOPBITS
These parameters have been added to the configur-
ation files SDCONFIG.TXT and SDVCONFG.TXT.
A later version will extend this control to other
manufacturers rigs.
REF Contest.
A second QSO with any station giving a Département
lower than 10 caused problems. Fixed. Thanks G3KZR
F9: Display of QSOs for a given callsign.
In certain cases, not all QSOs were displayed.
Fixed. Thanks GM4SID
Extra Modes:
SD now lets you record FM or RTTY in addition to
SSB and CW. Thanks ON6AM
COLOUR/COLOR Command - Background Colours:
All programs offer a background colour other than
black (colour 0). The default is now Grey (7). Thanks G3VMW
The RESET command restores all colours to their
default values.
A separate program RESET.EXE will reset the colours
from the DOS prompt if necessary.
Version 8.04 19th December 1995
SD - Serial Numbers:
V5.35 allowed you to record data other than serials
(maximum 4 characters) in the Serial Received field.
The code was broken at some stage. Fixed. Thanks G3GMS
RAC Canada Winter Contest.
When you select Type 10 and CANADA as your Country
Multiplier files, SD will score Canadian stations
with the RAC suffix as 20 points.
Callsign edits adjust QSO points as necessary.
SD - Contests with Received Serials.
When no serial is given by the other station, you
enter 0 (Zero). This now appears as blank, rather
than 000, when you log the QSO.
SD Type 10 - Where "Area" stations don't give a serial.
The previous serial recorded, from "non-Area" QSO,
was carried over. Fixed. Thanks G0AEV
SD - Area/Zone Multiplier display.
The display was not refreshed after edits which
which changed the multipliers. Fixed.
Dupe Checking - all contests:
Dupes of the following types are now trapped.
G9ABC and EI/G9ABC
EI/G9ABC and G9ABC/EI
EI/G9ABC and G9ABC/P/EI Thanks G0AEV
Dupe Sheets: - all contests:
The dupe sheet option in SDCHECK/SDVCHECK now gives
you the choice of lists by individual bands or a
single list irrespective of band. Thanks GM4FDM
Version 8.03 4th November 1995
HF Contests - Variable RST Sent selected.
In certain cases the band change commands would not
work consistently. Fixed. Thanks G4IEY
All Contests - Variable RST Sent selected.
The internal keyer now keys the actual RST Sent.
Previously it would send 599 only.
Use the #T parameter in SDCONFIG.TXT to enable this
feature.
SDV - VHF Contests.
The commands B12 and B24 are equivalent to the B1200
and B2400 band change commands. Thanks G4IEY
MLT & CTY Files.
ROMANIA.MLT, PORTUGAL.MLT, SEANET.MLT updated.
R150S.CTY added. Thanks DL1CW
Program SDCHECK.
At times, the print file created by Option 5 would
be corrupt or empty. Fixed. Thanks DL1CW
QUICK MEMO - all contests.
If you quit the Quick Memo display with any key other
than a special character (or space) the appropriate
character is retained in the callsign field. Thanks G4JFS
Version 8.02 16th October 1995
All Contests - data input options.
I've added alternative keystrokes for many of SD's
data entry functions. This should make it easier for
users of other contest loggers to adapt to SD. As
all the alternatives involve multiple keystrokes they
may not be of interest to existing SD users.
CW Keyer Options.
To facilitate the data entry functions above, I've had
to remove the Ctrl-ZXC memory keyer playback options.
The choices are now F1 to F9 (with Caps Lock off) or
Alt-F1 to Alt-F9. Note that there are now only 9
keyer memories - a bonus being that F10 (Quick Memo
Recall) is always available.
UBA Contest - SDU
The rules have changed again. Belgian stations now
send a serial (just as they did 2 years ago). SDU
now lets you choose whether or not you receive
serials from ON stations.
OR station were missed as Belgium. Fixed. Thanks ON5PV
IOTA Contest - SDI
After running SDI, your window colour would revert
to blue. Fixed.
VHF Contests - SDV
Points/QSO added to Rate Analysis table. Updated
as each QSO is logged. Thanks G4MJS
SD - RSGB SSB Field Day (Type 8)
Band edits on previously logged QSOs could cause
those QSOs to be erroneously flaged as multipliers.
Fixed. Thanks G0OZS
Version 8.01 12th September 1995
Monochrome Screens.
In V8.00, the Configuration File colours took
effect at all times, which meant that the
monochrome display option was ignored. Fixed.
COM Port - for CW keyer.
If you're not using the keyer, you may set the COM
Port to 0. This way, you'll not tie up a serial
port. Thanks GW4VEQ
Version 8.00 8th September 1995
Permanent Configuration File - All contests.
All your selected parameters are now held in the
file SDCONFIG.TXT. This file is created initially
with SD's default values. Whenever you exit from
SD, the file is updated with the current values.
All user selectable values including screen colours,
CW speed and weight, COM Port etc. are recorded.
SDCONFIG.TXT replaces SDKEYER.MSG which held only
your keyer messages.
Version 7.08 8th August 1995
SDI - IOTA Contest.
In certain circumstances, after using Enter to
clear a potential dupe, an incorrect IOTA reference
was carried over to the next QSO logged. Fixed. Thanks G3XTT
SDCHECK: Post-contest editor.
Some intelligence added, so that you can't enter
inappropriate data.
SDV - Square Multipliers.
Some QSOs with blank locators were being flagged
as square multipliers. Fixed.
SDVCHECK: Post-contest editor, logs and reports.
SDVCHECK has been rewritten as a single integrated
post-contest editor and report generator for VHF
contests
The WRITE and PRINT commands have been removed
from SDV.
SDVCHECK options are
1. Post-contest Editor
2. Create Dupe Sheets
3. Multiplier Analysis
4. Create Entry File
5. Create Print File
6. Create Summary Sheet
Version V7.07 16th July 1995
SDCHECK: Post-contest editor, logs and reports.
SDCHECK has been rewritten as a single integrated
post-contest editor and report generator for SD
(all contest options), SDC (Commonwealth Contest),
SDI (IOTA Contest) and SDU (UBA Contest).
The WRITE and PRINT commands have been removed
from SDC, SDI and SDU.
SDCHECK options are
1. Post-contest Editor
2. Create Dupe Sheets
3. Multiplier Analysis
4. Create Entry File
5. Create Print File
6. Create Summary Sheet
7. Create Country Multiplier files
from CTY.DAT
OPR Command - All Contests.
If you entered a new operator's callsign with more
than 6 characters, the program crashed. Fixed. Thanks GM3POI
SDVCHECK - Multiplier List
Now shows the QSO number (serial sent) for each
new multiplier. Thanks G3IZD
VHF Contests with County, Country and Locator multipliers.
A QSO which counts as three multipliers is now
displayed correctly as such. (Three horizontal
bars to the left of the callsign).
Version 7.06 30th June 1995
Full Screen Editor - After the Contest.
SDCHECK how has an edit option. You can edit any
field in any QSO without the risk of changing the
record length and preventing the file from being
reloaded by SD.
As you move the cursor along each record, you're
told what field you're positioned at, and what
the normal contents are.
CTY.DAT Country File.
Many SD users have access to this file which is
distributed with other contest loggers. Program
SDCHECK has an extra option which will create
your DXCC.CTY and CQWW.CTY files from CTY.DAT for
all SD program variants. It won't update other
.CTY files - for example RSGB.CTY, BERU.CTY or
UBA.CTY.
IOTA Contest - Multiplier Analysis from SDICHECK.
Since I amended SDICHECK for mixed-mode a year ago,
the multiplier analysis has not worked. Fixed.
LOAD Command and .LST files.
Callsigns in the .LST file containing / would not
match with callsigns logged. Fixed. Thanks G3VMW
Locators in SDV.
You can now enter a 4 character locator, for
example IO65. The program calculates the nearest
point on the perimeter of the square and inserts
the remaining characters, for example IO65EW. Thanks G4MJS
Version 7.05 6th June 1995
Contests with Serials.
In certain cases, the serial would be lost when
logging stations worked earlier on another band.
Fixed.
PRE(FIX) Command.
Auto continuous partial call checks by prefix.
This didn't always give a correct indication of
stations OK to work on the current band. Fixed.
RSGB CW Field Day.
Points for dupes on 10m and 120m were shown as
blank rather than zero. Fixed.
Version 7.04 12th May 1995
Access to DOS. All contests.
The command DOS takes you from logging to DOS.
From there you can copy your contest file to
diskette, or any other DOS function you choose.
The DOS COPY is quicker than using SD's DUMP
command to copy the log.
To return to logging - type EXIT.
Partial Call check by suffix.
Partial calls ending in /P or /M are now handled
correctly. Thanks G3SEM
IOTA Contest - SDI.
Calls beginning with IG or IH now analysed as AF
rather than EU (all other Italian prefixes). Thanks EI7CC
Version 7.03 8th May 1995
IARU Region 1 Field Day now supported.
Types 7 and 8, which formerly scored CW and SSB
Field Day according to RSGB rules now give the
option of IARU scoring, with multipliers for the
CW contest.
The .LOG files may be in either RSGB or ARRL
format. (The ARRL format is easier to read,
but RSGB format is required for RSGB events).
MLT Files.
ON.MLT added. Thanks ON5AI
ITALY.MLT updated Thanks I121171
Version 7.02 15th April 1995
All Type 4, 9, 10, 11 Contests
SDCHECK now gives option of RSGB or ARRL format
LOG files - for entries on disk.
MLT Files
RUSSIA.MLT and UKRAINE.MLT updated. Thanks DL1CW
Version 7.01 25th March 1995
Contests with variable points by location.
If you left the program and resumed the same
contest later, points were incorrect. Fixed. Thanks G3RSD
Version 7.00 7th February 1995
All Contests: Space Bar - Extra compatibility with other
contest loggers. Thanks G4TSH
To suit SD users who also use other contest
loggers, you can now use the Space Bar to enter
a callsign and skip the RST field. This change
does not affect users who prefer the Enter key.
The Space Bar is equivalent to the Enter key in
most fields other than those intended to accept
plain text, for example, Type 11 Postal Codes.
If you're in OVR (overwrite) mode and the cursor
is not to the right of the data, then the Space
Bar will create a space, unless the field is
already at maximum size, in which case it's
equivalent to Enter.
There's one significant difference. If you have
returned to the callsign field, after completing
the remaining field(s), the QSO will be logged
when you press Space.
TAB Key.
A reminder that you should use the TAB key ONLY
when you need to complete or amend an earlier
field, or when you need to leave an incomplete
field. For example, with fewer than three
characters in the callsign field, TAB is the
only way to move to the RST or Serial fields.
HF Contests - PRINT & WRITE Commands.
These have been transferred from SD to SDCHECK.
SDCHECK has been re-written with separate options
to create files for dupe sheets, multiplier lists,
contest entry logs, printed logs and summary
sheets.
This applies to all SD contest types (0 - 11) and
also to SDC (Commonwealth Contest). However, SDU
and SDI retain, for the moment, their integrated
PRINT and WRITE commands
MLT Files.
PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, JAPAN, AUSTRIA, HOLYLAND added. Thanks OE4BKU
ARRL Contest - Quebec.
The Canadian Postal Service uses QC as the
preferred abbreviation for Quebec. SD now
accepts QU, PQ or QC for Quebec. Whichever
you type, QC is recorded.
CW Keyer.
Any memory with the #N parameter now picks
up the name corresponding to a callsign (LOAD
command) even if the name is not already
displayed on screen. Thanks GM3POI
Version 6.08 16th January 1995
LOAD Command - all contests.
The #N parameter in CW keyer memory text will
send the name whenever you have a callsign match.
By this, I mean that the name must already appear
on screen. This parameter should not be preceded
by a space. For example, TU#N will send "TU John"
where name is John, and "TU" (no following space)
where there is no match.
ARI (Italy) International DX Contest.
Type 10. The multiplier file ITALY.MLT has been
added. In addition, the maximum number of area
codes has been raised from 96 to 104.
Variable QSO Points - Type 10
Area and Country multipliers. Now you can specify
points for any (all) QSO with stations giving Area
codes. For example, 10 points for all QSOs with
Italian staions in the ARI Contest, whereas other
QSOs score 0, 1 or 3 points for own country, own
continent, other continent. (You define the points).
CW Keyer.
Under certain circumstances, SD (but not SDI, SDC
or SDU) would crash when invoking the keyer from
other than the logging line. Fixed. Thanks G3YLC
AFS Contest. (Type 11 where you answer N to RoPoCo?)
Points shown as 0 on LOG file. Format fixed.
Was probably wrong since V6.04. Thanks G3KAF
SDCHECK Program.
Two bugs. For Type 9 or 10 contests it defaulted
to RSGB.CTY rather than reading the CTY file
chosen at the start of the contest. Secondly, it
was crashing on comment records - starting with #.
Fixed. Thanks VA3PI
UBA Contest. Program SDU.
Belgian stations no longer give a serial. SDU
modified, and UBA.MLT updated with new multipliers.
ON entrants. Scoring not correct for new European
Union countries. Fixed.
WRITE and PRINT formats corrected. Thanks ON5LF
IOTA Contest.
In the opening screen, SDI did not do a full check
on callsigns such as VE3AA/PA so that it was not
recognised as PA when checking for own country
while logging. Fixed. Thanks ON9CCQ
Version 6.07 12th December 1994
Variable QSO Points - Type 9 and 10 Contests.
You can specify QSO points by any combination
of band, mode and location (own country, own
continent, and other continents).
For this you must enter 0 in the Points per QSO
field. If you enter any other value in this
field SD assigns that value to all QSOs.
Callsign edits, on QSOs already logged, update
points as necessary.
ARRL 10m Contest - ARRL10.MLT multiplier file supplied.
Use Type 10, and select ARRL10 as the .MLT file
and DXCC as the .CTY file. Suggest you use 10m
for CW and 15m for SSB. SD doesn't allow you to
work a station on both modes on the same band.
Set Points per QSO to 0, then select 4 points per
QSO for CW and 2 points for SSB. Use the commands
SSB and CW to change mode as appropriate after
you "change" bands.
All Contests.
The command PRE(FIX) gives continuous automatic
partial call checking by prefix. Once you try
it, you'll probably use it all the time! However,
a second PRE(FIX) command will stop it. Thanks G3SQX
Version 6.06 14th November 1994
CTY and MLT files.
You may comment out any lne by inserting # as the
first character. It's useful for adding comments
or for temporarily removing countries or areas
that do not qualify in a particular contest.
Type 10 - Formerly UK work all.
Now amended to cater for many contests with either
country or area multipliers - but not both in the
one QSO. An example is the RSGB 1.8 MHz contest.
Use the $ symbol followed by a country prefix, one
per line, to indicate which countries (in Type 10
comtests only) give an area code, and which don't
qualify as country multipliers. See RSGB.MLT for
more information. Thanks G0IWT
MLT records beginning with $ are ignored by all
contest types other than 10.
Type 9 - Formerly UK work non-UK only.
This has been amended to cater for many contests
with country multipliers only. You select the
relevant country multiplier file from the opening
screen, and you can make up your own custom files.
For example, for RSGB contests where UK entrants
work non-UK only, select RSGB(.CTY). For the
Scandinavian Activity Contest, select SAC.
The program does not stop you from logging stations
that don't qualify for points in the contest.
Contests with Country multipliers.
When you enter a callsign, you get an immediate
band analysis for the corresponding country. This
may be useful for requesting skeds on other bands.
Contests with Area multipliers.
When you enter a callsign already worked on another
band, you get an immediate band analysis for that
area. Again, this may be useful for requesting
skeds on other bands.
Contests with Received Serials.
You're warned if you record a lower serial than
that logged for an earlier QSO with the same
station. This often indicates an incorrect serial
in one of the QSOs.
Memory keyer and Partial callsigns.
When you enter a partial callsign and playback a
memory which includes the #C (Callsign logged)
parameter, the keyer will include any further
characters you type. There's one restriction -
you must complete entry of the remainder of the
callsign before the keyer finishes sending the
character(s) you entered initially. Thanks G3SQX
On slower machines, such as XTs, there's a gap at
present between the two parts of the callsign.
I'm working on a fix.
Commonwealth Contest - SDC.
Bonus file BERU.MLT updated as per RadCom for
November 1994.
PACC Contest.
Province/Area descriptions now in PACC.MLT. Thanks G0LZL
SDV - Beam headings:
Whenever you enter a locator while logging, you get
the bearing in addition to distance. Thanks to G4JNT
whose code I used from his public domain program
LOCATION. Thanks G0SAH
SDV - LST Reference Files - Loaded with the LOAD command.
The data is now a maximum of 55 characters, excluding
callsign. Can be useful on 70 MHz during NFD to
remind you of a station's full QTH description. Thanks G3ORY
SDV - Mode Change with the SSB, CW and FM commands.
The (9) in 59(9) was not added or dropped from the
previous default. Fixed.
Version 6.05 14th September 1994
RST other than 59(9).
In normal logging mode, SD skips the RST field.
Previously, if you received other than 59(9) you
had to enter the next field (usually a serial)
before you could use TAB to edit the RST. Now,
when you press Enter in an empty Serial field,
you're taken directly to the RST field.
A further Enter returns you to the Serial field.
This way, you can log RST (other than 599) and
Serial in the correct sequence by using only the
Enter key. This works also in ARRL DX - Type 0/1
and RoPoCo/AFS - Type 11, and in the Commonwealth,
IOTA and UBA contests. Thanks G3SQX
Partial Call Window.
A key is shown to indicate which calls are "GOOD"
(on the current band) and which are "bad". Thanks G3SQX
F4/F5 - Country Multiplier Analyses.
Any callsign, or partial callsign, entered before
invoking F4 or F5 is preserved. Thanks G3SQX
Dupes not worked.
When advised of a dupe, and you press Enter to
clear the logging line, the callsign is loaded
into the Quick Memory table. Thanks G3SQX
Working Dupes.
If you tabbed to the RST field from the serial
field after entering a serial you could not log
the duplicate QSO. Fixed.
Version 6.04 24th August 1994
All Contests. The command RATEOFF suppresses the QSO Rate
display. RATEON restores it. The default is ON.
RoPoCo Contest - Type 11. Thanks G3SQX
CW keyboard mode is now available in the Post Code
field.
The Post Code field has been extended to eleven
characters to allow for erroneous additions in
earlier QSOs.
The PRINT command transfers all 11 characters.
Edits to the received Post Code in the previous
QSO are now included in the keyer exchange for the
current QSO.
Type 8, SSB Field Day.
Edits of a callsign with /P which retained the /P
reduced the QSO points from 5 to 2. Fixed. Thanks EI9FK
Skeds and Memos.
The current or the most recent callsign is now
inserted. Saves you having to re-enter it.
Use Esc to clear it if it's not appropriate. Thanks G0IWT
SDV - VHF Contests with multipliers.
Consistency checks, after Edits, implemented for
county, country and locator square multipliers.
Version 6.03 20th July 1994
Type 4 Contests.
SLOVENIA.MLT supplied for European HF Championship. Thanks G5LP
When using this file, SD permits QSOs on both CW
and SSB, on any band, with the same station. Any
other MLT file allows both modes but flags the
second QSO on the same band, irrespective of mode,
as a dupe.
No serials are sent or received. See Version 6.00.
For this contest, separate logs are required by
band. Use PRINT command to create separate ASCII
logs by band, and edit these using a text editor
(you'll need to delete the Serial Sent and amend
the points to 1 for SSB, 2 for CW).
SDI - IOTA Contest.
I've made more efficient use of memory to make
room for an additional 100 QSOs compared to V6.02.
The limit is now about 2650, or 3050 if you delete
all records from DXCC.CTY except the one for your
own country.
Commands 20C (20 metre CW), 80S (80 metre SSB) etc.
added to speed up band and mode changes.
SDV - County Multipliers - Scottish regions.
The first three QSOs in each region now count as
multipliers. Edits take account of this.
It's all controlled by a new format for the county
multiplier files e.g. RSGB.MLV. You can edit this
yourself if necessary.
AVN=1=Avon (1 multiplier)
FFE=3=Fife (3 multipliers)
SDV - Locator Square multipliers implemented.
Consistency checks after Edits not yet implemented.
SDV - Off-line Logging (After the contest). Thanks G7LQD
When you enter a time that's earlier than the
previous QSO, the program now requests the new date
immediately. Previously, it let you complete the
QSO before asking for the date - with the result
that you had to re-enter the QSO.
Version 6.02 13th June 1994
All contests with variable points per QSO.
The score for each QSO is now shown in the logging
window.
Callsign edits which affect the score now update
the score. This applies to
CQ WW Contest
IARU HF Championship
CQ 160m Contest
CQ WPX Contest
CW Field Day
SSB Field Day
RSGB 7 MHz Contest
UBA Contest
Note: Callsign edits in CQ WW and IARU HF do not
check or update the Zone. You should do this
yourself if necessary.
Novice Mode (variable RST Sent).
In some contests with serials, you could not log
the QSO if you exited the serial field with TAB.
Fixed. Thanks G0OZS
CQ WPX Contest.
A callsign edit where both the old and the new
prefix were multipliers did not display "Mult"
in the logging window. Fixed.
SDV - VHF COntests
Country multipliers now implemented. The reference
file to identify countries from callsigns is
RSGB.CTY.
Callsign edits which change the country are
reflected in analyses and multiplier lists.
Try F4, F5 and F6.
QSOs that count as one multiplier have the
indicator "-" in front of the callsign.
For two multipliers the indicator is = and, when
I implement locator square multipliers (in the near
future), the indicator for three multipliers will
be ≡.
Version 6.01 25th May 1994
All contests and all variants of Super-Duper.
You may now run SD from within Windows. The only
disadvantage is that the CW speed shown may differ
greatly from what you hear.
I've increased the nominal speed range from 2 to
200 wpm so that you can compensate.
This variance between the CW speed shown and the
actual speed applies only when you start SD while
Windows is already running.
CW keyer - all contests.
If you programmed a memory with #E to simulate the
Enter key, it was recognised only in the callsign
field. #E now works in all fields. Thanks G3HVX
Version 6.00 26th April 1994
All contests and all variants of Super-Duper.
Single key CW keyer playback at last, using F1 to
F10, when Caps Lock is on. Many users asked for
this, but G3SQX and G3VMW were very persuasive.
You'll know Caps Lock is on, without having to look
at the keyboard, by the presence of the symbol ^ to
the left of the callsign field on the logging line.
Thanks to EI7GY for help with the BIOS calls in the
program.
The Enter key may now be added as a parameter (#E)
to any of the 10 memories. For example, you might
select a single function key to send Call + full
exchange + Enter.
When Caps Lock is off (no ^ symbol), SD's standard
functions are available, together with Ctrl-Z etc.
and Alt-F1 keyer options.
Type 4 Contests.
Received serials are now optional. This is appropriate
for some contests, such as the King of Spain contest,
in which you give a serial but you don't receive one.
Version 5.38 16th April 1994
All contests:
Data input routine. On some modern notebooks the
timer would not count seconds while waiting for
data entry. In turn, the QSO rates were not updated
every 10 seconds. Fixed.
King of Spain Contest - and other Type 4 contests.
Now you can have variable length provinces
(multipliers). There's no need to insert trailing
spaces.
All Contests:
You can switch to CW keyboard mode, or you
can adjust speed with ( and ) from any field. Thanks G3SQX
RoPoCo Contest - Type 11:
The PRINT command showed only the first 4 Postcode
characters. Fixed. Thanks G3SQX
SDI - IOTA Contest:
Band edits on previously logged non-IOTA QSOs could
corrupt the Multiplier Summary by Continent. Fixed.
Version 5.37 2nd April 1994
SDI - IOTA Contest only.
Print file created by the PRINT command did not Thanks G4BUO
distinguish between SSB and CW QSOs. Fixed.
Own Callsign field on cover sheet is now a maximum Thanks G4BUO
of 12 characters. Allows EJ/G4BUO/P etc.
If, when editing, you removed an IOTA reference, Thanks G4BUO
QSO points were not reduced. Fixed.
You can no longer, while logging, enter an IOTA
reference if there was no reference recorded on
earlier QSOs with that station. If the station is
on an island, then all QSOs will have the IOTA
reference added when you edit any one such QSO.
A band edit, using F1 or F2, on the first QSO
logged with no IOTA reference flagged the QSO as
a multiplier. Fixed.
CQ WPX Contest.
Own country QSOs in NA no longer score 2 points. Thanks VA3PI
Version 5.36 24th March 1994
AUDIT Trail. Not reporting QSOs logged due to broken code
in V5.35. Fixed.
Edits to a QSO immediately following an edit of the
band logged were not reported. Fixed.
CTY Files: Formatting errors, colons or semicolons missing,
no longer crash the program. You're told what line
needs attention.
CWZERO Command: The option to send K after the exchange
has been removed. Now that all memories are fully
user-programmable it's no longer needed. Thanks G0SAH
Type 4 Contests: HUNGARY.MLT and POLAND.MLT now have the
province/area names. Thanks GM0GNT
Version 5.35 13th March 1994
CW Keyer - Many improvements.
The command CWTEST toggles between sounding your
computer speaker and providing a keying signal at
the serial port. This lets you test all messages
and experiment with keyboard mode. Please note
that SD cannot sound the computer speaker and key
your rig at the same time.
You can change speed at any time using the ( and )
keys - there's no need to switch to keyboard mode.
You can return to logging mode, from keyboard mode,
simply by pressing Enter.
Note that weight changes are not reflected in the
audible CW.
All 10 memories may be redefined, and settings will Thanks G3PJT
be held permanently in a file named SDKEYER.MSG. G3SQX
You can change messages within SD in the normal way
using Shift F1 etc. or by editing SDKEYER.MSG
directly. Remember that spaces are significant.
SDV (for VHF) uses SDVKEYER.MSG.
You may 'program' the memories with the following Thanks G3SQX
parameters. Any combination may be used in any
memory.
#R Registered callsign.
#C Callsign worked.
#S Serial.
#P Previous serial.
#L Locator (SDV only).
Messages are available at all times, even in
keyboard mode. Thanks G3SQX
Keyboard mode: Comma and Full Stop have been
added, together with AR ; and VA : (or '). Thanks G3VMW
TYPE 10: UK entrants work all.
While logging a non-UK station, you could not TAB
back to change the RST received. Fixed. Thanks G3SQX
G4CWH
TYPE 1: ARRL Contest for DX entrants.
Power used had gone missing from both the .LOG and
the .PRT files. Fixed.
All HF contests with serial numbers.
Sometimes, when other contests are taking place
at the same time, the station you work replies
with something other than a serial. For example,
French stations may give their Departement. SD
now permits you to record this data, but will
still recognise serials and insert leading zeros
as necessary. Thanks GM4SID
SDC - Commonwealth Contest.
Check for own country now uses the callsign entered
rather than the registered callsign. Thanks G3PJT
SDC used by G3PJT, winner of the 1994 Commonwealth
Contest (VP9/G3PJT).
SDV - VHF Contests
QSOs on 432 MHz were logged correctly but did not
always appear in the score summary. Fixed. Thanks G6MXL
Multi-band Contests. Serials now start at 001 for
each different band as required in RSGB contests.
During a contest, you should not use F1 or F2 to
edit the band on earlier QSOs as this may give
inconsistent serials.
Version 5.34 24th February 1994
CW Keyer - all Contests with serial numbers: The command Thanks G4JBH
CWZERO allows you to select the character 0, O or G5LP
T to represent zeros, other than leading zeros, in GM4SID
the serial. The default is that zeros are sent in
full. Leading zeros are always sent as T.
CWZERO also allows you to select whether or not "K" is sent
following exchanges.
NOSOUND Command. When logging a station already worked on
another band, the previous QSOs are displayed in
a window on the top right of the screen. However,
the NOSOUND command suppressed this display. Fixed. Thanks EI9FK
Version 5.33 10th February 1994
LOAD Command:
The LST file information is now displayed on
screen even if the QSO is a potential dupe.
If you have AUDIT selected, new QSOs will have
the LST information printed, however this does
not apply to Edits. Thanks GM4SID
UBA Contest (Program SDU).
F9 display of previous QSOs with a given callsign
showed QSOs displaced one band. Fixed. Thanks G5LP
RSGB Contests for UK entrants.
JA prefixes of the type 8J9 and 8J9XX/3 are now
recognised correctly as Area 9 and Area 3
respectively. Thanks G4TSH
Version 5.32 30th January 1994
All contests:
The COLOUR command has been extended to permit
selection of the window title text colour.
All contests:
The CW keyer is enabled irrespective of mode. Thanks G0SAH
Version 5.31 12th January 1994
Type 5. CQ 160m Contest.
QSOs with ON, PA, YU etc. assumed the prefix was
a W/VE state/province multiplier in addition to
country multiplier. Fixed. Thanks G3UEG
Type 11: RoPoCo or AFS.
When using variable RST sent, part of the QSO
rate box was overwritten. Fixed. Thanks GM4SID
All CW Contests:
If you switched to variable RST Sent (with the RST
command) and used the keyer while the cursor was
in the RST Sent field, the cursor would move to
the RST Received field and duplicate the RST Sent
value. Fixed. Thanks GM4SID
UBA Contest:
Released as a separate program (SDU) at no extra
charge to current registered SD users. Uses
SDCHECK for check lists.
Comonwealth Contest:
SDCHECK is now the only Check List program supplied.
It works with SD, SDC and SDU.
Version 5.30 19th December 1993
Multi-mode Contests.
The commands MODE, CW and SSB have been added to
make it easier to change mode quickly.
Type 5. ARRL 10m Contest.
Changed to the CQ 160m Contest. Chances are that
160m will be open more often than 10m over the next
few years. Thanks G3UEG
Type 0. ARRL DX Contest for W/VE entrants.
Band Edits with F1 or F2 increased the multiplier
count. Fixed.
LOAD Command, all contests:
Callsigns in the .LST files are converted to upper
case, if necessary, while loading. In addition,
spaces before the callsign are ignored. Thanks G3RIR
WRITE and PRINT commands.
The disk files created by these commands are named
after your contest name rather than your callsign.
Version 5.29 5th December 1993
AUDIT Command - all Contests.
The AUDIT command logs all QSOs and Edits to
a printer connected to the parallel port. With
AUDIT, you'll have a printed record from which
you may recreate your contest log includng all
edits. It is not intended as a substitute for
a printed log.
Printing takes place AFTER each QSO or Edit is
written to disk.
If the printer goes off-line, or is not switched
on, the program will pause for about 15 seconds to
allow you to remedy the situation. After 15 seconds
the QSO or Edit will be ignored, i.e. will not be
printed.
The NOAUDIT command terminates printing. Thanks G5LP
G3ECS
All Contests.
If you tried to run SD from a write-protected disk,
it would stop with Error 70 which wasn't too
helpful. Now you're told what the problem is
in plain language.
Version 5.28 1st December 1993
CQWW Contest.
The check list program SDCHECK was picking up the
DXCC.CTY file rather than the CQWW.CTY file and
listing the wrong multipliers. Fixed. Thanks G0LZL
All contests.
To avoid SD or SDC or SDI trying to operate on an
inappropriate .ALL file, SDC files (Commonwealth
Contest) are now Type 15, and SDI files (IOTA
Contest) are Type 16. SDCHECK, SDCCHECK and
SDICHECK have been modified accordingly.
CW Keyer:
Since turning off the TIMER in V5.27, the keyer
now sounds fine on 8088/8086 machines.
SDC (Commonwealth Contest).
In the LOG file created by the WRITE command, bonus
QSOs were incorrectly scored as 20 points. The
correct score is 25 points (including a bonus of 20).
Version 5.27 28th November 1993
LOAD Command.
This would fail at times, and apparently randomly,
while reading a large .LST file. Fixed by turning
off the timer. The timer updates the time display
every second, and re-calculates the QSO rates
every 10 seconds. It was responsible for certain
obscure errors which I was unable to reproduce
including random crashes when using the keyer.
The timer is now turned off when any Command is
entered in the callsign field and when the keyer
is operating. Thanks GM4SID
TYPE 10 - RSGB contests where UK work all.
USA calls beginning with K or N were not identified
by call area, due to a recent typing error. Fixed. Thanks GM4SID
Version 5.26 14th November 1993
All Contests with Country Multipliers (or Bonus points):
On entering the callsign, you are advised
immediately if the country is needed. Thanks G4JFS
All Contests:
When you enter a callsign that you've worked on
other bands, you get a message telling you the
number of bands. For example, with two earlier
QSOs the message is "3 Bands".
LOAD Command:
Allows you to load reference lists of callsigns and
any other information such as names and membership
numbers from external files with a .LST extension.
When you enter a matching callsign, the information
is shown. Thanks GM4SID.
Version 5.25 2nd November 1993
Dupes - all Contests:
When warned of potential dupes, the date and time
of the earlier QSO are shown. This will help in
two-day contests and when using SD in DXpedition
mode. Thanks G4LJF.
TYPE 10 RSGB Contests where UK entrants work all.
Edits of previous QSOs with non-UK stations
insisted on getting a UK county. Fixed.
Version 5.24 23rd October 1993
CQWW Contest.
The country multiplier file CQWW.CTY is included.
It takes into account additional European multipliers
which include GM - Shetlands, IT - Sicily, UN1 -
Karelo-Finnish Republic, 4U1V - United Nations,
Austria.
Opening Screen.
If you entered a contest type outside the range shown
the program would stop. Now you get to select again.
Version 5.23 12th October 1993
All contests. Partial call checking by suffix or prefix
switches the callsign entry mode to INS or OVR
respectively. The LOCK command keeps the entry mode
to whichever has been most recently selected with
the Insert key. This is for CT users who prefer the
callsign entry mode to be INS at all times.
UNLOCK restores SD's normal operation. Thanks G3SQX
All contests with country multipliers. The call area
modification in 5.22 backfired slightly in that
the country checking routine ignored callsign
characters occuring after the prefix. This meant
that the correct country was not always identified.
Fixed.
Version 5.22 2nd October 1993
All contests.
Calls of the type OH3AA/1 are now recognised as call
area 1 and prefix OH1. Thanks EI7CC
Summary Sheet from SDCHECK.
The summary score is now listed in low to high
frequency (160m - 10m) sequence. Thanks G3SJJ
Version 5.21 12th September 1993
COLOUR Command - all contests.
The COLOUR (or COLOR) command has been added. You
can now select Window, Log and QSO Entry colours.
The selections are temporary; SD always starts with
the default colours. Thanks EI9HQ
OZ4RT
Version 5.20 7th September 1993
All multi-op contests:
A fault in my error checking code in the routine to
create the .OPR file, combined with any callsign
entered (or edited) that my prefix checking routine
couldn't handle (such as a call ending in //P),
caused the program to crash and to delete either the
.OPR file or the .ALL file. This error had been
present in all versions since 3.35. Fixed. Thanks EI9FK
Version 5.19 13th August 1993
All contests: F9 - display QSOs by Callsign.
Now checks for all the usual suffixes which are
ignored for the purpose of dupe checking.
Therefore, if you request QSOs with EI5DI, you'll
also see those for EI5DI/P /M /QRP etc. This applies
also to the automatic display, when you enter a new
callsign, of QSOs on other bands.
Dupes - all contests.
Dupes of the type W1AA and W1AA/1 were not detected.
Fixed. Thanks G3UFY
WPX contest:
For callsigns of the type 4X/K1AA, the correct
prefix, 4X0, is now shown. Thanks EI7CC
Version 5.18 8th August 1993
DUMP Command - all contests.
Now leaves two generations of copies of your log
file on drive A. The most recent has a .DMP
extension, and the older one has a .OLD extension.
FASTDUMP Command.
FASTDUMP has been added to dump to the disk
(presumably a hard disk) and directory from which
you're running the program - it's much faster but
less secure than DUMP.
Country Multiplier Files (.CTY):
Commas may now be included in the description
(country name) field.
Contests NOT needing the DXCC.CTY file.
Band edits, using F1 or F2 would stop the program
because I had disturbed the code in Version 5.12
or 5.13. Fixed.
Check Lists - All Contests.
On full pages, some callsigns were missed from the
last line. Fixed. Thanks G4JFS
Version 5.17 27th July 1993
DUMP Command - all contests.
When using the DUMP option, if you had more than
1200 or so QSOs logged, the transfer would stop
with the message "Problem writing to Disk A".
Fixed.
Multi-op contests.
If you used the OPR command to denote a new
operator, but did not enter anything else, Error
5 was reported the next time you restarted SD
(or SDI). Thanks G4ADD
Super-Duper for IOTA.
SDICHECK would not list more than 10 multipliers
on 10 Metres and 15 on 15 Metres. Fixed. Thanks G3KMA
1993 IOTA Contest. The three top scoring entrants
used SDI, as did no fewer than 17 UK entrants.
Version 5.16 11th July 1993
CW Contests:
When you toggle to keyboard mode, from logging mode,
you now get a message telling you how to return to
logging mode. It was possible to enter keyboard
mode by accident and not realise what had happened. Thanks G3YLC
Check Lists from SDCHECK.
The previous 5-column display truncated some long
calls. It's now 4-column. Thanks G3YLC
IOTA Contest:
The three top scoring entrants all used SDI.
Version 5.15 20th June 1993
TYPE 4. Originally RSGB contests for DX entrants.
This type formerly recognised multipliers from
SDTYPE4.MLT. Now you can specify the file directly
from the opening screen. SDTYPE4.MLT is no longer
needed and has been removed.
The options are RSGB, PACC, HELVETIA, SPAIN, POLAND,
HUNGARY corresponding to the area multiplier (.MLT)
files with the same prefix.
RSGB Contests.
The log file created by WRITE did not correspond
precisely to the recommended RSGB format in all
cases, in particular the position of QSO points
in NFD. All RSGB contest types have been reviewed
and corrected. Thanks G0JQI
PRINT Command - all Contests.
The PRINT option created a file CALLSIGN.PRT each
time it was used. This was inconvenient if you
wanted separate prints for individual bands. The
file extensions are now .10 .15 etc. (.PRT for all
bands). Thanks G3IZD
CQWW Contest.
NA-NA QSOs score 2 points, not 1 as before. Thanks G0SLY.
Version 5.14 7th June 1993
Scandinavian Activity Contest (SAC).
SAC.CTY is supplied. Use Type 9.
Registered Users:
SD now allows more flexibility with the callsign
you enter at startup. For example, if G0SLY is
the registered user, calls such as GD0SLY or
EI/G0SLY are permitted. Maximum length remains
at 8 characters.
All Contests - Prefix Checking Routine:
Callsigns starting with / would crash the program.
Fixed.
Error Checking Routines tightened up. (ON ERROR).
Data input routine:
Allowed 13 characters (onw too many) in callsign
when in Insert mode. Fixed.
INS/OVR.
When logging, and in a field other than the callsign,
the Insert key didn't always toggle between INS and
OVR modes. Fixed.
Version 5.13 23rd May 1993
Now using PowerBASIC V3.0b.
CW keyer.
Although the code was changed in V5.10 to include
COM3 and COM4, the previous compiler (PowerBASIC
V2.0a) ignored it.
Type 0 and Type 10 Band edits using F1 and F2:
A QSO already logged which had been a multiplier
on the old band, and which was now a dupe on the
new band was not flagged as such. Fixed.
Version 5.12 18th May 1993
CW contests.
Ctrl-R re-enabled. (Also Alt-F10). Sends previous
serial. I had removed it because F10 used to do
what the Minus key does now - abandons a QSO, and
sometimes I would hit F10 instead of Alt-F10.
Type 0 - originally intended solely for the ARRL DX contest
from W/VE.
This can now be used in any contest with country
multipliers that count separately on each band,
and with constant points per QSO irrespective of
band. In the opening screen, the "State" field
now accepts 2 characters which will be picked up
by the keyer in CW contests.
If you're logging serials, note that you'll have to
insert leading zeros.
You will have to edit the DXCC.CTY file to delete
country records that don't apply. Don't forget to
keep a copy of your original DXCC.CTY file.
Version 5.11 10th May 1993
Check Partial by Prefix or Suffix.
F7 and F8 were formerly used. Now, Comma and
Full Stop (Period) are the only options for these
functions.
F7 now sets up a Sked, or a Reminder which will
trigger an alarm 1 minute before the time set.
F8 will display the next 7 Skeds.
If you enter a Sked, but leave the time field blank,
it's assumed you are recording a memo or note for
use after the contest. Memos will not be shown in
the Sked window. All these reminders or notes are
written to the .MMO file. You can peruse them, after
the contest, with any text editor or word processor. Thanks VU2PTT
Version 5.10 6th May 1993
CW keyer. Choice of COM1-COM4. Thanks G0KJV
TUNE Command.
Will key the rig until any other key is pressed.
Valid for CW contests only.
Version 5.09 14th April 1993
Wildcard characters.
The characters ? or * are allowed in callsigns. Thanks EI6EW
Contests with serials, but no state, county or zone
multipliers:
If, after editing a serial, you used Tab rather than
Enter, an "Invalid State" was flagged and the edit
would have to be abandoned with Minus. Fixed.
Version 5.08 26th March 1993
The option to create multiplier files, corresponding to
SDTYPE4.MLT assumed that all multiplier IDs would
be the same length - 2 or 3 characters. This does
not apply in the Spanish contest where the mul-
tiplier IDs can be 1 or 2 characters. The program
has been corrected to allow for this and similar
circumstances. Refer to the SPAIN.MLT file to see
what to do. When logging, you must enter a
trailing space(s) if appropriate. Thanks G0KJV
ITALY.MLT, POLAND.MLT and HELVETIA.MLT files supplied. Thanks GM4HQF
The Type 4 option now allows multi-mode operation. Any
station may be worked on SSB or on CW, but not on
both modes, on each band. However, each multiplier
counts once only, irrespective of mode.
Version 5.07 15th March 1993
The WRITE command caused the program to crash if it was
used during the same session in which the contest
file was created. However, it would work if the
program was restarted. Fixed. Thanks G3KAF
TYPE 11 - RoPoCo/AFS.
Format of .LOG file for AFS option corrected. Thanks G3KAF
TYPE 10 or 11.
County code not appended to CW exchange if it was
entered in lower case. Fixed. Thanks G3PJT
Version 5.06 9th March 1993
Following the WRITE command in RSGB multi-op contests, I
had not suppressed one of my program test messages.
This had the effect of slowing the creation of the
LOG file to 15 QSOs per minute. Fixed. Thanks G3KAF
Version 5.05 3rd March 1993
Following report of problem in RSGB 7MHz contest, I found
that a callsign edit, on a QSO that was a multiplier,
to a callsign that was now a dupe, was not flagged as
a dupe. This applied only to contests with country
multipliers. Fixed. Thanks G4BWP
Version 5.04 2nd March 1993
Type 11 - RoPoCo/AFS.
When you answer Y to RoPoCo? the keyer sends 599
followed by the previous Post Code received. You
have to manually send your own Post Code for the
first QSO. If you answer N, the keyer sends 599
followed by Serial. Thanks G4WYG
Version 5.03 11th February 1993
Contests with multipliers.
Bug found - not reported by any users. When the
band was edited on a logged QSO, if there was a QSO
which had been a dupe of the edited QSO on the
original band, and which was now a multiplier, in
addition to being no longer a dupe, then it was not
scored correctly. This had been treated correctly,
but at some time in the past few weeks I had altered
some code without realising its significance. Fixed.
Contests with Serials.
Potential dupes did not report the Serial Received
due to a typing error in 5.01. Fixed.
Version 5.02 30th January 1993
PRINT Command.
PRINT generates a print file NAME.PRT on disk
where NAME is the callsign used. To print it,
use the DOS COPY or PRINT commands. Thanks G6LX
Version 5.01 25th January 1993
DUPES:
For potential dupes, the on-screen message is now
highlighted. Thanks GW0ANA
Version 5.0 15th January 1993
All Contests:
Logging Mode. In the past, it was assumed that your RST
Sent was always 59(9). To allow for contests or
styles of operating where this is not appropriate,
I've added a new logging mode which gives more
flexibility. You switch from one mode to the other
by typing "RST" in the callsign field followed by
Enter. Thanks G0LZL
Type 4 - RSGB contests for DX entrants:
Type 10 - RSGB contests where UK entrants work both
UK and DX.
Area multiplier IDs are now held in separate ASCII
text files corresponding to each contest type. For
example, the UK county codes and corresponding
descriptions are now held in RSGB.MLT and have been
copied to both SDTYPE4.MLT and SDTYPE10.MLT.
You may edit the area multiplier files, using a text
editor only, to reflect any necessary changes in
existing contests and, more significantly, you can
set up new files to cater for other contests - for
example, the Helvetia contest which uses 2 letter
identifiers for cantons. Descriptions can be up to
28 characters long - any longer and they will be
truncated. You can have a maximum of 96 multipliers.
Any additional ones are ignored.
Type 5, ARRL 10 Metre Contest. Under certain circumstances
the serial received from the previous QSO was logged
for the current QSO, even though a different one was
entered. Fixed.
The LOG file created by the WRITE command did not
print the State for W/VE QSOs. This was due to an
error arising from the need to print spaces when a
Zero serial is recorded. Fixed.
RSGB Contests: For CW QSOs which qualify for Bonus points,
the letter B is sounded rather than ML (multiplier).
All Contests: F10 now recalls the Quick Memo table. To
abandon a QSO or an Edit, you must use Minus - no
alternative is provided.
Whenever you log EI5DI, you get a message saying
you deserve extra points. I know it's frivolous
but I like it. In some earlier versions this caused
screen alignment problems.
When you start SD and reach the second screen, the
first option now is COM1 or COM2 for cw contests.
The default is COM1. This assigns the serial port
which will be activated by the keyer. It is of no
significance in SSB contests. To return to this
option you must restart SD. Thanks G3KAF
TYPE 11 - General Purpose Option - where you answer N to
RoPoCo? Several minor problems corrected. When
editing the Info Received field, leading zeros were
deleted, and also you could not use Enter to leave
this field (although edits took effect if you left
with TAB and then used Enter from any other field).
Under certain circumstances the log file (from
WRITE) was incorrectly formatted for the non-RoPoCo
option. Thanks G4WYG
You can now select points per QSO. Thanks G3KAF
Type 11 is no longer restricted to CW only.
TYPE 6 - WPX Contest. F6 now displays corresponding pre-
fixes worked and needed even when the character(s)
cannot be uniquely associated with any country in
the CTY file.
SDCHECK - When multipliers were marked manually (with a
text editor) on the .ALL file for the CQWW contest,
the country multiplier list was not printed in
certain circumstances. Fixed. Thanks G3KMA
The checklist file now has a .LST suffix rather
than .LOG which could be confused with a log file.
The checklist (dupe sheet) file is now CHECK.LST.
For WPX and RSGB checklists, serial sent is now
printed instead of time of QSO. Thanks G6LX
Version 4.07 6th December 1992
ARRL 10m Contest: Used by EI5DI to get world second place
in the DX mixed-mode low power (150w) section, using
a Kenwood TS830M barefoot to a home brew (thanks Dave
EI2GB) 5 el yagi at 35 ft.
SDCHECK. The summary sheet now gives the correct score in
RSGB contests with bonus points.
Version 4.06 18th November 1992
RSGB Contests: - Problem noted as corrected in 4.03 regarding
operators in multi-op contests was not fixed properly.
It also caused QSO edits to be ignored, because the
edits were written to the .OPR file instead of the
.ALL file due to a mixup in file numbers. Now fixed!!
Version 4.05 28th October 1992
SDCHECK - Under certain conditions it would list incorrect
DXCC multipliers in the multiplier summary. (However,
they were correct in the .LOG file created by the
WRITE command in SD). Note: new records can be
inserted in any position in the .CTY files but it's
tidier to keep them in sequence (by standard prefix).
All Contests: When you suppress sounds, using NOSOUND,
potential dupes will still give an audible warning. Thanks HB9AGA
Version 4.04 17th October 1992
SDCHECK not giving multiplier lists for RSGB Contests where UK
entrants work DX only (Type 9 contests). Corrected.
Evaluation version "Licensed to DEMO", allows full facilities
in Type 1, ARRL DX contest for DX entrants, and in
Type 4, RSGB contests for DX entrants.
Version 4.03 8th October 1992
All Contests: Error in country identification routine meant
that calls of the type G0ABC/VK were identified
correctly as a VK multiplier, if appropriate, but the
log and the multiplier summary listed a G multiplier. Thanks G4ADD
Commas not permittted in name and address fields.
They caused problems because PowerBasic saw them as
record delimiters. Thanks G4ADD
RSGB multi-op contests. Operators now recorded correctly.
Version 4.02 3rd October 1992
RoPoCo option extended to give a choice between
RoPoCo specifically, and general purpose - with
appropriate print layouts after WRITE.
Version 4.01 29th September 1992
Callsign Edits which changed the country had a potentially
fatal bug due to the new country reference number not
being zero filled, if necessary, when the QSO record
was rewritten. Fixed.
Version 4.00 23rd August 1992
Type 0 ARRL DX for W/VE Side added.
Type 5 ARRL 10m. Now tracks DXCC multipliers after Edits,
in addition to State/Province multipliers.
Program SDCHECK added. Generates check lists & multiplier
lists in CHECK.LOG, and a summary sheet in SUMMARY.DOC.
Minus - alternative to F10 to wipe a QSO or abandon an Edit.
Think of it as "take away". Thanks HB9AGA
Prefix checking routine.
Bug corrected which caused crashes when the
callsign ended with / while logging or editing. Thanks EI7DNB
Callsigns beginning with 0 (Zero) trapped. Thanks EI9FK
Version 3.36 12th August 1992
Type 11 RSGB RoPoCo option added.
Can be used as a general purpose option.
All Contests: Quick Memo facility added. It's updated by
Esc or F10 during logging. Thanks HB9AGA
Keyer: Ctrl-Z to Ctrl-R. Alternatives to Alt-F1 to Alt-F10. Thanks HB9AGA
Version 3.35 7th August 1992
All Contests: Thanks G3XTT
Serial No. 0 permitted. Equivalent to no serial
received.
Multi-Op added to RSGB contests - uses .OPR files.
Exit provided on Cover Screen.
Comma and Full Stop - alternatives to F7 and F8 for Prefix
and Suffix checks. Thanks HB9AGA
Version 3.34 11th July 1992
Mixed-mode added for IARU contest.
Dupes no longer display IARU or CQ zone - Zone must be
entered manually to log the dupe.
Version 3.33 28th April 1992
RSGB contests for UK entrants options added. (Work DX or
work all). All current scoring options provided
for, including 7 MHz CW contest.
Suffixes such as /P /QRP now taken into account when
checking for dupes after edits of QSOs already
logged.
Version 3.32 13th April 1992
Bug located - points not increasing when Dupe cancelled
by edit.
RSGB contests for DX entrants:
Bonus or Multiplier choice.
WPX. NA-NA QSOs 2 points high bands, 4 points on low bands.
Version 3.31 25th March 1992
Option to Edit using Up and Down Arrow keys.
Type 4 (RSGB for DX entrants) takes points per QSO from
Cover Sheet.
Keyer speed now independent of weight.
Version 3.30 17th March 1992
No longer shareware. QSO limit included in Demo
versions. Speed fixed at 12 wpm in Demo versions.
Version 3.22 9th March 1992
PEI, NB and LB now separate multipliers for ARRL DX
contest.
Version 3.21 29th February 1992
Memory keyer added, with variable speed and weight.
Prefix/DXCC consistency check added.
Version 3.20 23rd February 1992
Added SSB Field Day - Type 8.
QSO rate updated every 10 seconds
Version 3.19 12th February 1992
Added CW Field Day - Type 7.
SPLIT gives log by band
Version 3.18 10th February 1992
Scoring corrected for RSGB and IARU options
Version 3.17 2nd February 1992
Bugs in prefix analysis fixed - WPX Contest.
Version 3.16 26th January 1992
Allows Band changes in Edit mode using F1 and F2, and checks
for dupes and recalculates multiplier and points totals on
both bands.
Version 3.15 19th January 1992
Added WPX Contest - Type 6.
MEMO command writes a memo to .MMO
Version 3.14 3rd January 1992
DUMPLOG dumps a copy of the contest file (.ALL) to Drive A.
RST not being updated when State also changed
during EDIT. Fixed.
Version 3.13 13th December 1991
F4 Displays, by continent, countries worked/needed by band
F5 Displays countries worked by band.
Version 3.12 3rd December 1991
Added Type 5 - ARRL 10m contest with DXCC multipliers.
Used by EI5DI to get world first place in the mixed-mode
low-power (150w) section.
F3 routine added to display States/Zones worked by Band.
Version 3.11 20th October 1991
Monochrome support added.
Added country multiplier checking to CQWW.
Version 3.10 13th October 1991
Major expansion: That's why it's out of sequence.
Added support for CQWW, IARU and RSGB (DX Side) contests.
All log data now recorded in a single ASCII file.
HELP display added.
Bug in setup screen fixed. SD without File Name gave
problems.
Version 3.03 23rd September 1991
QSO rate corrected after Band change or Edit by
temporarily decrementing serial.
Dupe and Multiplier indicators filed separately.
All Bands option added to Multiplier Display table.
State/Zone edits now keep multipliers consistent.
Version 3.02 12th September 1991
Partial lookup by suffix added.
Problem with multiplier (state) numbers corrected by using
strings instead of binary. QSO record length unchanged.
Version 3.01 '9th September 1991
PEI and NB were not being flagged as multipliers (= NS).
Allow PE for Prince Edward Island.
Total score now correctly reflects dupes created or deleted
by edit.
Off-line logging added.
Version 3.00 'July 1991
ARRL DX Contest only. Written in PowerBASIC V2.0a.
Version 2 'January 1991
ARRL DX Contest only - Written in QuickBasic.
Used RAMDRIVE for the log to get over QuickBasic string
limitations.
Version 1 'February 1990
ARRL DX Contest - Written in GWBASIC.
Used by EI5V multi-op team to score nearly 2 million points in
the SSB contest March 1990.
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Thanks to Seamus McCague EI8BP for help in getting started with
QuickBasic and TurboBasic, and for uploading SDI (Super-Duper
for IOTA) on CompuServe.
Super-Duper Copyright 1990-1996 Paul O'Kane EI5DI
All rights reserved. 36 Coolkill
Sandyford
Dublin 18
Ireland.