“Win-Test” is contest logging software written by Olivier F5MZN, the author of Editest (a reference in French contests logging software, now deprecated), and of DXNet, an Open Source DX Cluster system.
Features:
- Over 100 supported international, national and VHF+
- Easy navigation in the
- CW generation in background, leaving you free to “type ahead” (no extra hardware required)
- RTTY mode by MMTTY interfacing
- Resizable and floating windows
- Integrated voice keyer
- Networking with Ethernet or RS-232 ports (can be mixed on the same machine)
- On-the-fly log synchronisation (no central server required)
- Partial and N+1 on-the-fly search
- Database assisted field auto completion
- Most keyboard shortcuts use the CT syntax
- Integrated keys remapping
- Real time greyline display
- Easy and powerful use in SO2R
- Graphical and textual bandmaps
- Real time Objectives files comparison
- Extensive statistics and decision tools updated in real time
- Numerous supported transceivers (Kenwood, Icom, Yaesu, Elecraft, TenTec, etc…)
- Propagation prediction software HamCAP interfaced
- Possible to interface many devices on serial ports, parallel ports and USB
- Take skeds and pass mults between stations with ease
- Cabrillo, ADIF, text and CSV files generation
- Easy summary generation for sending to the mailing lists
- Worked multipliers exports for post-contest analysis
- Multi-monitor support (if your OS allows it)
- Etc…
In new Updated 4.11 version:
– Networking : Sockets initializations updated to comply with the
usage of Win-Test in a Linux / Wine environment. The wtCom.dll
must be updated (v2.0.4 or better) as well for this usage if needed.
Tnx AA6KJ.
– Bugfix : CQWW RTTY : The check log tool for the number of allowed
QSY per hour in M/S was broken. Tnx DL9YAJ @ DR5N.
– Bugfix : Frequency offsets weren’t always correctly processed,
especially on the secondary radio. Tnx DL5AOJ.
– Bugfix : Extra Data files : Depending on the newline character(s)
and other various parameters, the displayed data could be incorrect.
Tnx IK0HBN, N6TV.
– ADIF output : Addition of the CREATED_TIMESTAMP field in the header,
and the CONTEST_ID field in every QSO record, when applicable.
– Bugfix : When a log was entirely entered manually, the date of QSO
wasn’t correctly set when using the ” fill the time field. Tnx F5LEN.
– ADIF Export : The ADIF country code is now added to the QSO record.
Requires using the latest CTY_WT.DAT or CTY_WT_MOD.DAT country
files (02 August 2013 or later). Tnx AD1C.
– CQWW DX Contest : The overlay “Classic” category has been added in
the contest configuration dialog. It only adds the appropriate line
in the Cabrillo output file.
– WAE Contest : The special calculation for the creation of the offtime
section in the Cabrillo file has been removed, being now obsolete.
Tnx DL6RAI.
– WAE Contest : Offtime threshold is now set to one hour.
– Bugfix : Under some circumstances of startup order and various
settings, a “20 days older or newer log” false alert might be
triggered. Tnx F6BGC @ TM0HQ.
– Lua : wtQso:GetData() function added. Returns a table with fields
of the current Qso. The current available keys are “time”, “band”,
“mode”, “freq”, “callsign”, “rstSent”, “serialSent”, “rstReceived”,
“exchReceived”, “miscInfoReceived”, “miscInfo2Received”.
– UFT contest : Win-Test is now adapted to the new rules 2013.
Tnx F6CEL.
– YU DX contest : Totally rewritten because of the new rules 2013
(see http://yudx.yu1srs.org.rs/2013/rules.html). Tnx YU0W and F5IN.
– SPDX Contest : The “12 band or mode changes per one clock hour”
rule is now implemented. A simultaneous change of band *and* mode
(Ex: 80m CW -> 40m SSB) counts as 2 changes. Tnx SQ2GXO.
– Bugfix : RDAC Contest : Exchanges for callsigns ending with /x
(x = 0 to 9) are now searched in the database and the log.
Tnx SP5KP.
– New Tools / Data entry / Priority / Callsign option to ignore any
freq or band changes when entering digits only in the callsign field.
Tnx P40L, N6TV.
– Bugfix : AGCW HNY : The (optional) AGCW membership number entry field
was emptied when it was not supposed to be ! Tnx DJ0ZY.
– Bugfix : Displayed ODX inconstancy under some circumstances when a
QSO was deleted. Tnx DL6RAI.
– Bugfix : RAEM : The coordinates entry field was emptied when it was
not supposed to be ! Tnx DJ0ZY.
– RAC Winter and Canada Day Contests : The 10-minute rule for the
multi-single entrants is now implemented. Tnx VE3JM and N6TV.
– Russian 160 meter : New rules implemented.
http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/rule-results/index2012.shtml
Tnx RZ3DX.
– Lua : wtApp:GetLogFileName() and wtApp:GetIniFileName() functions
added. Tnx N6TV.
– Bugfix : When using the GOTO function by entering a QSO number
and Ctrl-G, the pattern analyser warning message (if any) is now
cleared.
– CQWW DX : The overlay category Xtreme is added in the contest
configuration dialog, and in the Cabrillo file output as well.
Tnx KL1A.
– QR Code added in the registration dialog to help mobile phones
users.
– Bugfix : The modifications entered into the Freq Offsets dialog
are now taken into account immediately. No need to reload the current
log. Tnx YL2GD.
– Bugfix : When using a K3, changing band by entering its wavelength
was sometimes setting the wrong LSB/USB mode. Tnx M0VFC (Task #326)
– Bugfix : Under some circumstances, a random character could be
entered in the Info field in a DXPed log, when using the Up/Down
arrows in this field.