Other Files

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Other files in the Win-Test directory:

  • wt.ini: Win-Test's initialization file. It contains information saved from the previous Win-Test session, including file name, callsign, grid locator, address, window positions and color settings. DO NOT MODIFY - unless you know what you are doing! Starting wt.exe with the -i or --alternative-ini parameter allows you to select a specific .INI file. This way you can create templates for different situations, and use different desktop icons to select them. For more information, see WT.INI.
  • cty.dat: DXCC countries file. Updated by AD1C. The latest version is available at http://www.country-files.com.
    • cty_wt.dat: Extended DXCC countries file. Modified and maintained by the Win-Test team. It contains CQ and ITU zones for VE and VK prefixes and for most of the Russian call areas. The latest version is available at http://download.win-test.com/files/country/.
    • cty_wt_mod.dat: Extended and detailed DXCC countries file. Modified and maintained by F5IN based on the cty_wt.dat file. It contains CQ and ITU zones for former US prefixes, Lat. and Long. coordinates and time offset for many country exceptions. The latest version is available at http://download.win-test.com/files/country/.
  • cty_cmw.dat: Commonwealth countries file (used in the RSGB Commonwealth contest).
  • cty_cqm.dat: R-100 countries file (used in the CQ M contest).
  • cty_eec.dat: European Economic Community countries file (used in the UBA contest).
  • cty_obl.dat: Russian oblasts decoding file. It also contains Ukrainian oblasts (used in RDXC). The latest version is available at http://download.win-test.com/files/country/.
  • mode.dat: Allocation of CW, SSB, RTTY sections inside amateur bands. Used by Win-Test to gather the mode of the incoming DX spots by frequency. It may be necessary to adapt this file to your needs especially on 40m CW. Note: The use of this file is deprecated since the band plans feature has been introduced (v. 3.2.0).
  • gridsquare_map.bmp and map.dta: Files used by Win-Test to draw the gridsquares and world maps. You cannot edit them.
  • (*.dat): Regional multiplier and equivalence files. Depending on the contest, they allow Win-Test to accept alternate abbreviations for ARRL Sections, Canadian Provinces, U.S. States, U.S. Counties, Russian Oblasts, etc. The latest equivalence files may be downloaded from http://download.win-test.com/files/equivalence/
    • ariprov.dat: Italian provinces (ARI Contest)
    • arrlsec.dat: ARRL/RAC sections (ARRL Sweepstakes and ARRL Field Day)
    • naqp.dat: U.S. States and Canadian Provinces (North American QSO Party)
    • na_sprint.dat: U.S. States and Canadian Provinces (North American Sprint and NCCC Sprint)
    • oblasts.dat: Russian Oblasts (Russian DX contest)
    • states.dat: U.S. States (ARRL 10m, ARRL DX (DX side), and CQWW 160m contests)
    • veprov.dat: Canadian Provinces (RAC Canada Day and Canada Winter contests)

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