* Version 9.00 released at Dayton, 1994 9.01 * Fixed QSL mode crash printing labels * FD users please note, that V8 and V9 are *not* compatible for FD. The number of bands and band modes was changed this year. CT9 follows the new rules. 9.02 * In WPX, compressed the Chk Country window so SR/SS are now visible. 9.03 * The position of the highlight bar in WPX check prefix is fixed. * The new command line switch, -RESET resets all colors and positions to default values when CT starts. * All talk messages are logged to a .TLK file at each operating position. * The network no longer restricts messaging to multi-ops. Messages are not checked for category, they are just sent. * Notes (ALT-N) are passed around the network, so each station has the complete record. * Calls may be entered in the bandmap, even without a computer controlled radio. Type the callsign, then press CTRL ENTER. CT prompts you for a frequency. * The bandmap now shows correct times. This was broken. * There is a new text command for multiops: PASSFREQ. Use this to inform all the other computers in the network of your desired pass frequency. * The call of the current operator appears in the border of the summary window. Use OPON to change calls. * In multi-mode contests, ctrl-F1 and ctrl-F2 now properly change the RS(T) field. * Fixed a crash in IARU when updating prior QSOs. * There is a new text command, "POLL", used to set the radio polling rate. This is also the rate at which radio frequencies are broadcast around the network. This is also supported in CT.CFG using the key word "POLL." The default polling speed is one second. * The WAEE score window is fixed. * The NOWORKDUPE problem is fixed. * The WAEE output log now shows the correct serial numbers. * For WAEE QTC's are passed around the network. You may not revise a QTC once it has been sent. * Fixed the .ZON file for IARU. * Two new fields have appeared in the Information Sheet: Rotor 1 and Rotor 2. You may select either no rotor or the Yaesu GS232. Each rotor may be assigned to a comm port in the setup screen, just as radios are assigned to comm ports. * Ctrl F10 is the point the beam command...supported for Yaesu rotors only. If CT finds a number from 0 to 360 in the callsign field, it swings the beam to that heading. If CT finds a prefix, it rotates to point at that country. * Rotor 1 is the default, but rotor 2 may be selected using ALTSLASH, that is, the ALT Ket and the '/' key pressed together. ALTSLACH is a toggle from 1 to 2 ad back. * Note to K1GQ -- MYFREQ has changed to PASSFREQ -- * CT allows four more comports, and supplies four more COMTSR's: COMTSR5,6,7,8. We use a two port com board from Sealevel Systems PO Box 830 102 West Main Street Liberty, SC 29657 (803)843-4343 Their part number is #3088. Port numbers and IRQ's used by COMTSR: COMTSR5 280 IRQ 10 COMTSR6 288 IRQ 11 COMTSR7 290 IRQ 12 COMTSR8 298 IRQ 15 See the docs that come with the board to set it up. 9.04 and 9.05 have minor bug fixes in CQP and IARU 9.06 * Fixed the "appearing zone problem" when toggling run and mult station in M/S. 9.07 * Fixed crash when using WRITELOG in DXP contests * Fixed band map for non-computer-controlled radios. 9.08 * CT toggles LPT2 pin 2 (data bit 0) when switching from radio 1 to radio 2. This allows external hardware to switch keys, mics, or whatever. * the -LOOP switch should now work 9.09 * Fixed a bunch of little bugs reported via internet. Please send e-mail to: K1EA@CONTESTING.COM. 9.10a * This is the big October release! * DVPPATH was broken and had to be repaired at the last moment. * serial numbers in WPX and SS when switching radios have been fixed. 9.11 * This fixes the radio 1 startup problem for computer controlled radios. 9.12 * Minor bug fixes. 9.13 * This fixes the problem with two ICOM radios of different model types. 9.14 * This fixes incorrect initialization of comports 5, 6, 7 and 8 * Pressing ALT F4 before any spots have been received caused a crash. This is fixed. * CT no longer leaves the cursor in the wrong place if the packet talk window is active and another editing function is invoked. If the cursor is left in the packet talk window, and another window is placed on top of it, within 1 second, the packet window is placed on top again. * A new entry in CT.CFG AUTOSAVE: ON This automatically enables autosave on a new log. * Single Ops and Single Unlimited may now use two computers networked together. * The '+' character embedded in a CW msg causes the CW speed to increase by three words per minute. Similarly, a '-' character slows down sending by three words per minute. for example: ++5NN35-- causes the exchange to be sent 6 wpm faster thatn the current CW speed. 9.15 * The half space character has been changed from '-' to '^' (shift 6). * There is a new startup switch -HP. When invoked, this causes CT to write logs the PCL4 codes for compressed and uncompressed printing. Use this with your HP printers. (Tnx N6EK) * Fixed the missing gridmap in VHF tests * To grab a spot from the announce window, after an ALT A, press ALT F4 instead of Enter. Too many times I pressed Enter by accident when in the Announce window. * When spotting a station (ALT F3), CT translates a '/' character to ' QSX '. CT9 now matches its documentation. (Tnx W9ZRX) * A bad protocol type in a networked message now generates and error message instead of causing the program to halt with a message. * MEMLEFT now works again. This should be much more accurate than it has been in the past. 9.16 * Many DVP commands, with no DVP installed, caused a crash. This is fixed. * ARRL 160 mtr contest .MUL file did not contain sections. Fixed 9.17 * This should fix the TS850 CW upper/lower sideband commands. * The POLL command is gone. 9.18 * No good -- do not use. 9.19 * Fixes crashes in 9.17 and 9.18 updating old QSO's. 9.20 * Fixes crash in 9.17 - 9.20 using Ctrl-F9 (Rate Sheet). * Fixes crash when clicking the mouse off screen. 9.21 * In 50 line (VGA) mode, changed the block cursor to underline. 9.22 * This removes country credit for /MM stations 9.23 * This fixes the "walking TS950" problem. IE repeated ALT F4's when the RIT is on and non-zero, would cause the 950 to move one RIT's worth each time it returned to the run freq. * DVPTSR 1.04 has been released. The repeat timer now resets properly after ESC has aborted a CQ. * Add an offset to your rotor control with the text command OFFSET. Enter a positive of negative number. IE +90 instructs CT to send the rotor 90 degrees clockwise relative to the "normal" setting. * The '+' and '-' symbols in CW messages now work differently. A '+' embedded in any cw msg speeds up that msg by 5 wpm. A '-' slows it down by 5 wpm. At the end of the message or after ESC has been pressed, the CW speed reverts to its value prior to the message. There is no longer any need to balance '+' and '-' symbols in a CW message. 9.25 * Fix ten and six meter logging problem in FD * Alt F4 now sends you to the last entry in the announce window, as it used to. * Fixed RST SENT reports in IARU.LOG to reflect actual mode worked. * ALTZ now toggles the zone window * The plus/minus one bug in the rate calculation is finally fixed. The 11% inflation of the ten qso rate is gone, so you will have to work a little harder to pump up the old ego (Tnx K1TO) * The rate (ALTR) and summary (ALTS) keys now toggle their windows. * CT always looks for the MASTER.DTA file. You no longer need to enable it with the -D switch. * The IC775 is now supported. N3RS sez it's a great radio. 9.26 * add support for FT1000MP, TS50, Omni VI * fixed the misplaced decimal point in frequency display in VHF contests * The radio control bit has moved to pin 16 on the LPT connector. This is used to select external switching hardware for single-multi operation. 9.27 * Fix FT1000MP bug 9.30 * This is the big switch to Watcom compiler * Fixed novice band FD bug * Fixed keying in LPT1/2 9.31 * Fix IARU HQ reporting (tnx KB1GW) 9.32 * Fix CT_PATH environment variable (tnx AD1C) * Fix FT1000MP clarifier problem (tnx W1WEF) * Add Zone to CQWW Summary Sheet * Fixed the screwy multiplier in the breakdown sheet. (tnx K4AB) 9.33 * Fix the "lost frequency problem" when a prior qso is modified. CT had been clearing the frequency information leading to alot of QSO's with band, but not exact frequency info. (tnx NU6I) * CT used to toggle a radio1/radio2 bit on LPT1. This has been removed, as it messes up CW sending on two radios. (tnx N6TV) 9.34 * Radio control pin moved to Pin 14 of LPT1 (tnx W6NL and PA3AAV) * Band data on LPT1 and LPT2 is fixed (tnx PA3AAV) * Fixed the multiop bug that moves the cursor to the beginning of the call when someone else modifies a QSO. The DX'peditions and other multi-ops have been suffering with this for years. (rnx K0IR) * moved the default bandmap to the right * CT now self-registers. REGISTER.EXE is no longer needed. * Fixed Ctrl-L bug where a qso marked as a non-qso was still checked for dupe purposes. (tnx ZL2BSJ) * The internal storage representation of time has been adjusted by seven hours to match ANSI standard time functions. On startup, if CT finds a log using the old standard, it adjusts each qso and re-writes the log. This takes a few seconds. * If you export your logs to other programs, and the export program uses the old CT format, either use FIX_TIME to adjust the time, or ask the publisher of the target program to contact me for details. I have created a new B2R9 which understands the new time format. * The new time scheme fixes the two hour error in the M/S QSY meter and the two hour offset in the ARRL CALL.LOG file. (tnx K2QMF) * The new time scheme fixes the sked function (ALt-E) (tnx N1BB) * CT assumes your computer is set to UTC. If you wish to leave it on local time, set the TZ environment variable. For example: SET TZ=EST5 // eastern standard time 5 hours behind SET TZ=PDT7 // pacific daylight time 7 hours behind SET TZ=CEU-2 // european central time 2 hours ahead SET TZ NST3:30 // newfoundland std time 3 hours 30 minutes behind The first three letters of the TZ spec don't mean anything, but the time offset does. For example, SET TZ=XYZ-6:27 // tells CT to assume you are 6 hours, 27 minutes // ahead of UTC CT will automatically compute UTC based on the TZ variable. CT won't compensate for daylight savings, avoiding the sudden change in time during CQWW SSB. * WWV announcements are logged to a file named .wwv (tnx K1VR) * Long country names are truncated in the check country window, leaving room for the the zone. (tnx K1AE) 9.36 * CT now supports point and shoot for the band map: Use ALT RIGHT ARROW to enter the band map. Select a spot with the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW, then press . This is similar to the Announce Window point and shoot. When you are done, ALT F4 transfers you back to your run frequency as usual. You may also delete a selected QSO in the Band Map by pressing the DEL key. * Alt F4 has changed a bit. First, select a spot through either Announce Window point and shoot, or Band Map Window point and shoot. ALT F4 now toggles between your run frequency and the selected spot. In prior versions of CT, ALT F4 toggled between the run frequency and last spot in the Announce Window. Using the new scheme, you can repeatedly toggle the run and pileup frequencies, holding the run frequency while calling in the pileup. * Switch from radio 1 to radio 2 with the '.' (PERIOD) key. The old ALT-'.' works also. 9.37 * CT now supports the FT920 * Fixed 940 bug * Fixed networking crash * Fixed SETDATE command (tnx K1AE) * IARU check country is now fixed (tnx K3CT) * Fixed crash on WRITELOG of large VHF logs (tnx K1TR) * CT now reads and restores the CW sideband (upper or lower) * CT now supports PTT on pin 16 of the LPT ports. Pin 16 is asserted for one baud (dot period) before CW sending commences. This allows amplifier relays time to trip before the RF hits. * Fixed the "long dash problem" when using the '+' key to confirm and qrz * This version has a re-written communications handler for talking to radios, packet and networking. This is prep work for the Windows release * FT840 added, but not tested (I don't have a radio to test with). * fixed a 8 year old bug in CQ160 reporting. The mode listed in th .ALL file was shown as CW, even in the SSB contest. (tnx N2LQQ) * CT no longer polls Kenwood radios while PTT is asserted. Some Kenwoods stutter on CW during RS232 activity. (tnx VK4EMM) * There are two new text commands POINTRATE and QSORATE. POINTRATE displays rates in points over the last 10 minutes or hour. QSORATE is the rate for the last 10 or 100 QSOs. (tnx CT1BOH) * After a band change via typing in a frequency, the announce window now follows properly. (tnx KV1W) * Writelog nows produces .CON file in WPX test (tnx OH2XX) * Changes for Field Day 1. Removed packet bonus 2. Removed VHF bonus 3. Added band change (QSY OK) checking, set to 15 minutes. If a violation occurs, the time field is highlighted in red. 4. QSO's allowed on 160 through 24 gHz. Didn't have room for the LIGHT(laser) band. 5. Three modes per band. 9.38 * Fixed PTT bug in repeat mode * Fixed "white noise" problem with DVP files * Fixed ICOM rig control bugs * Fixed DVK and Top Ten Devices control bug * Added RAC * Added IOTA * Packet in window now holds six spots instead of five, as it used to. (tnx K2QMF) * Added Section to Sweepstakes and FD summary sheets (tnx AD1C) * Initialize to 10 and 160 meter bands properly in single band contests * Fixed the spurious "Cannot resolve prefix" at the startup of some contests * The GAB (ALT-I) window closes automatically after a 15 second delay (tnx G3SXW) * Widened check call window in SS to show the serial number (tnx AC0W) * The W9XT board is now fully supported including recording, and abort of a message in progress. * AR10 now uses the ARRL country list instead of the CQWW country list (tnx NU0Q) * The empty F5 problem sending CW on the first QSO is fixed (tnx N5IN) * Polling of radios has been reduced to Yaesu and TS50. The rest should tell CT when they change. Most "radio timeout" problems should go away. * Auto check call in SS has been fixed (tnx N6TV) * Automatic movement of cursor to ? in the call field in SS is fixed (tnx N6TV) * Turned off QSY ten minute rule in all but CQWW and ARRL contests (tnx G4PIQ) * Fixed the check country display in ARRL 10 Meter Contest (tnx G4PIQ) * Fixed the parsing Radio and Rotor types in .CFG file (tnx AC0W) * fixed the "from" field in networked passes (tnx K1GQ) * fixed the ALT-F time won't set problem 9.39 * Fixed SS abbreviation problem * Fixed WPX scoring for 1999 * Fixed "Out of band" in VHF contests * Fixed -debug switch * Started Y2K updates * fix writelog crash in ARRL from DX side * fix section entry in ARRL 160 test 9.40 * Fixed the wrong sideband problem in FD on 40 meters (tnx K2QMF) * Fixed the problem with ICOM radios and point and shoot logging to the wrong band. (tnx K5KG) * Fixed the crash in the IOTA contest when working an IOTA the second time. (tnx G0KXL) * Send correct serial numbers as M/M in WPX (tnx N6TV) * F3 is now usable with "CORRECT" mode (tnx N6TV) * FT1000MP clarifier offset is not included in the ALT-J display (tnx N6TV) * Added ALT-1 (not ALT-F1) in WPX to send serial number only (tnx N6TV) * The 15 minute rule in FD now applies to each station individually (tnx N9MUC) * There area new text commands NOVICE and NONOVICE. When NOVICE is set a red and white indicator is set next to the radio indicator. Band changes NOVICE allow only 80N, 40N, 15N and 10N. When NONOVICE is set, all the bands *except* 80N, 40N, 15N and 10N are allowed. 9.41 * fixed the ARRL .LOG output for 10 mtr contest from the DX side (tnx ZF2NT) * added band information to the WAE QTC log for Europeans (tnx DL7ON) 9.42 * updated SS to reflect new rules * two stop bits added to radio serial ports. Fixes Yaesu and TS850 problem * fixed FT920 (unitialized variable, sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't) 9.43 * fixed multiplier bug and crash in CQP * fixed band-stacking * setdate fixed for Y2K 9.44 * fixed crash using ICOM radios * fixed initial read of radio on startup 9.45 * fixed NETTSR connection 9.46 * fixed ALT F4 behaviour (tnx K3WW) * CT now responds to input from the network, tnc and radio at all times. Slow typing into the gab window no longer overruns the network. This should result in fewer dropped qso's between computers. * Incoming pass messages do not automatically open the pass window * Added ALLPASS and BANDPASS. Use BANDPASS in multiops to to accept passes only on the band you are on. * Added DEBUG and NODEBUG text commands to enable and disable logging of COM I/O. This is useful for debugging radio interface problems. * Fixed M/S QSY timer in CQWWx * fixed single digit check problem in SS 9.47 * Fixed CQ160 writelog crash * Fixed several Y2K bugs 9.48 * Fixed FT847 support 9.49 * Fixed networking bug in IOTA contest * Fixed startup crash in WPX contest * Fixed writelog crash in AR10 * Added Florida QSO Party * Added new field in startup to specify ALL BAND of MONO BAND operation * Changed mode to MIXED, CW, SSB * Changed format at top of .SUM file * Added text command SETSECTION to set your section info for ARRL contests * Added text command SETCOUNTY to set your county info for state QSO Parties * Improved Cabrillo format in ARRL contests * Added Station number label next to radio label to aid M/M * QSY OK notices are now above each other instead of side by side (M/S 10 minute rule) * fixed ALT-F problems using TZ environment variable * fixed ALT-F problems in a Windows environment * fixed R2B9 Y2K problem * fixed R2B9 time offset problems * improved serial number handling in networked environments 9.50 * fixed WRTC/IARU bugs * fixed band edge (10 mter) bug in CQP * added serial number syncronization message to the network * fixed digiboard support 9.51 * fixed bad section window in SS and other contests This is a very old initialization bug that might have happened on earlier versions. (tnx K2QMF)w 9.52 * Cabrillo fixes * Serial number in SS as M/S fixed 9.53 * Fixes IC765 support * Fixes Cabrillo category (tnx K6UM) * Fixes Cabrillo line length in SS * Removes tabs from Cabrillo lines (tnx AD6ID) * Raised the max length of a club name to 62 characters (tnx K6UM) * Adds version number line to Cabrillo output (tnx N5KO) 9.54 * Add Cabrillo output to ARRL 160 Contest 9.55 * portable callsigns (IE K1EA/SM) were created incorrect Cabrillo .TXT files. This is now fixed. K1EA/SM will create a file called K1EA.TXT with K1EA/SM as the callsign inside the file. * CT now requests a section in all ARRL contests. DX stations should enter "DX" 9.56 * Adds Cabrillo output to ARRL VHF contests * Allows spaces in ALT-N output 9.57 * fixes a bug where the .BIN file can be overwritten in the VHF contest. The way to cause it was to start CT with the full file name, IE VHFTEST.BIN, not just VHFTEST. The run writelog. A bug in the file generation name caused one of the ouputs to go to VHFTEST.BIN. (tnx K1EP) * The VHF output file for 1296 and up now have real outputs. They were going in the bit bucket before. * fixes ALTW and ALT F8. They now wipe the entire QSO * Adds Cabrillo output to CQ160 contest. Use the SETSTATE text command to set your state or country for Cabrillo output * changed ARRL operator category from SINGLE UNLIMITED to SINGLE ASSISTED * fixes CR problem in packet window 9.58 * add the station 1, station 2 marker to Cabrillo output in ARRL DX Contest * CR problem in packet window fixed. 9.59 * Ctrl-Enter and Ctrl-J now wipe the callfield after entering call and frequency in the bandmap.(tnx K6UM) * In All Asian Contest, changed the number of points per QSO to reflect the current rules. (tnx JH8KYU) * Changed KH6 and KL7 to report as states in AR10 Mtr contest