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Re: [WriteLog] ARRL CW Module

To: Robert Garrett <rgarrett5@comcast.net>, "'Wayne, W5XD'" <w5xd@writelog.com>, 'Writelog Forum' <writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ARRL CW Module
From: Randy Thompson <k5zd@outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 03:12:30 +0000
List-post: <mailto:writelog@contesting.com>
This is a good request.  I can see and I made this mistake more than once.

I suspect the challenge is that for DX contact, there is no exchange other than 
RST.  So WL would have to look at the call to know if an empty exchange field 
was valid or not.

Randy K5ZD

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From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Robert Garrett
Sent: Sunday, December 6, 2020 8:36 PM
To: 'Wayne, W5XD' <w5xd@writelog.com>; 'Writelog Forum' 
<writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: [WriteLog] ARRL CW Module

Hello Wayne et al,

Ok, I have a hopefully simple dilemma using WriteLog that I truly hope can be 
corrected.

First, I'm a blind ham and have been active for 52 years.  I have used WL for a 
very long time.  I have attempted to use N1MM but it doesn't identify "DUPES" 
in a manner that I can detect using a screen reader.  So WL is my software of 
choice.

Now the problem.  With at least the ARRL 160 CW contest module, it is possible 
to type in a callsign, hit the spacebar which moves you to the SEC field, and 
if you accidentally use the right arrow key, you can fill in the SEC hit enter 
and WL accepts the contact.  The big problem is if you don't put the first 
letter of say EPA in the correct spot, WL will take it but not record it.

You can imagine my dismay after the contest when I realized that my score was 
reduced from 1102 Q's to 1084 because I didn't have all of those sections place 
in the right position in the SEC field.  

Would it be that difficult for WL to let us know that the sec wasn't recorded?  
It sure happens in the CQWW module.  If you fail to put in a Zone or forget to 
tap the spacebar to move to the Zone field, you won't be able to input the 
info.  I hope this is a simple fix that will be a tremendous help to me, any 
other blind OPS and probably the general contesting community.  

TNX for indulging my issue.  73, Bob K3UL

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