The 160 contest does not require an exchange for DX stations. WL won't let you
enter anything that is not a recognized section name. So you end up leaving
the exchange field blank for DX. I suspect this is the reason the 160 contest
defaults this way. If you set it to required, you would have trouble logging
DX stations.
Randy K5ZD
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From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Wayne
Sent: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 10:15 AM
To: Writelog Forum <writelog@contesting.com>
Subject: [WriteLog] ARRL 160m CW Module
> 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 change this behavior using WriteLog's menu item
Contest/Exchange-Format-Setup. In the left most column (labeled "Exchange
Fields") click on the "SECT" entry. The "Required" check box by default is OFF.
Click it ON.
Then OK.
File/Save to keep this change for the next time you open this .wl file.
That module is old enough I cannot remember why the default for that check box
is OFF. It feels like it should be ON. But the default is OFF for all recent
versions of WriteLog, which means you must go through the above procedure after
every File/New to create an ARRL 160m log.
Wayne
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