Text commands
Text Commands
Text commands are a comfortable and fast way to access different functions of the Win-Test software. These commands have to be typed right into the callsign field. They will be executed after pressing [Enter]. If the command was executed sucessfully, the command text will be deleted from the callsign field.
Changing Bands or Jumping to a Frequency
You can directly enter the band which you want to QSY to (as far as the contest rules permit!): 160, 80, 40 ... 144, 432 .... 241G.
NB: For the frequencies below 30 MHz, enter the wavelength in meters (80 for 3.8 MHz, not 75). For frequencies above 30 MHz and below 10 GHz, enter the frequency in MHz. Above (and including) 10 GHz, enter 10G (or 24G etc ....). This behaviour may depend on the data entry priority setting.
You can also directly type a frequency (in kHz): for example 14234.4, 1843, 144300 etc. If a radio is connected to your computer, it will jump to the desired frequency. You can also just enter the kHz part of the frequency of the current band (Ex: Being on 20m and entering 035.5 will tune your radio on 14035.5). Finally, you can also enter the frequency by omitting the decimal point (CT style) (Ex: 18404 will tune your radio on 1840.4).
Of course, all the Win-Test windows will be updated according to the new frequency, or band, data.
To get back to your last CQ frequency, press Alt-F4.
Changing Mode
You can directly change the operating mode by typing CW, SSB etc. The mode will be switched as soon as you press Enter.
There are also shortcuts for changing the mode: Ctrl-F1 or Ctrl-F2 will cycle through all the available modes.
Of course, the chosen mode will have to be compatible with the rules of the chosen contest, otherwise Win-Test will ignore this command (error detection in the field).
List of Text Commands
These text commands allow a fast access functions also available through the Win-Test menu bar.
CW Functions
- SOUND: Equivalent to
Options | CW | No sound [unchecked] - NOSOUND: Equivalent to
Options | CW | No sound [checked] - SPEED (or CWSPEED) Equivalent to
Commands | CW speed - WEIGHT (or CWWEIGHT): Equivalent to
Commands | CW weight - LEADINGZEROS (or LZ): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Serial number | Leading zeros [checked] - NOLEADINGZEROS (or NOLZ): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Serial number | Leading zeros [unchecked] - REPEAT (or RPT): Equivalent to
Options | Automatic CQ repeat mode [checked] - NOREPEAT (or NORPT): Equivalent to
Options | Automatic CQ repeat mode [unchecked] - CORRECT: Equivalent to
Options | CW | Correction | Enabled - NOCORRECT: Equivalent to
Options | CW | Correction | Disabled - SMARTCORRECT (or SMART): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Correction | Smart Correction enabled - NOSMARTCORREC (or NOSMART): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Correction | Smart Correction disabled - NOCWABBREV (or NOABBREV): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Serial number | Not abbreviated - CWSEMIABBREV (or SEMIABBREV): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Serial number | Half abbreviated - CWFULLABBREV (or FULLABBREV): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Serial number | Abbreviated - CWPROABBREV (or PROABBREV): Equivalent to
Options | CW | Serial number | Pro - CTSPACE: Equivalent to
Options | CW | Shortened spaces (CT spaces) enabled - NOCTSPACE: Equivalent to
Options | CW | Shortened spaces (CT spaces) disabled - CWAUTO: Enable CW Auto Sending Mode
- CWAUTOOFF (or NOCWAUTO): Disable CW Auto Sending Mode
- CWAUTO3: Start Auto CW Auto Sending after 3 characters in the callsign field
- CWAUTO4: Start Auto CW Auto Sending after 4 characters in the callsign field
- TUNE: Equivalent to
Commands | Carrier - WKSWAP (or WKREVERSE): Equivalent to
Options | WinKey Properties | Swap paddles
Voice Keyer Control Functions
- MIC: Enables the mic input when the Voice Keyer (VK) is not playing
- NOMIC: Mutes the mic input when the VK is not playing (default)
- MICWHENPLAY: Enables the mic input when the VK is playing
- NOMICWHENPLAY: Mutes the mic input when the VK is playing (default)
Multi Operating
- RUN: Equivalent to
Commands | Station type | Run - MULT: Equivalent to
Commands | Station type | Mult - RUN1: Equivalent to
Commands | Station type | Run 1 - RUN2: Equivalent to
Commands | Station type | Run 2 - SUPPORT (or PARTNER): Equivalent to
Commands | Station type | Support [checked] - NOSUPPORT (or NOPARTNER): Equivalent to
Commands | Station type | Support [unchecked] - INVENTORY (or INV): Requests all connected Stations to send their version number
Open/Close/Database Functions
- NEW: Equivalent to
File | New - OPEN: Equivalent to
File | Open - CLOSE: Equivalent to
File | Close - RELOAD (or REOPEN): Reopens the current opened file
- RELOADNOW (or REOPENNOW): Reopens the current opened file, but does not display the contest configuration dialog.
- QUIT (or EXIT): Equivalent to
File | Quit - BYE: Equivalent to
File | Quit - RESTART: Restarts Win-Test
- WRITELOG (or MAKELOG): Equivalent to
File | Creating log files - SAVELOG: Equivalent to
File | Backup contest - WRITEDB: Equivalent to
File | Update database - CLEARLOG: Equivalent to
Edit | Delete all QSO
Frequency Control Functions
- PASSFREQ (or QSYFREQ): Equivalent to
Commands | QSY frequency - QSX: Equivalent to
Commands | Split frequency - SPLITFREQ: Equivalent to
Commands | Split frequency - NOSPLIT (or SPLITOFF): turns split operation off
- NOQSX (or SPLITOFF): turns split operation off
- RUNFREQ: Moves to last Run frequency, equivalent to Alt-F4
- SWAP: Equivalent to
Commands | Swap the frequency on both radios
Log synchronisation
- SYNC (or SYNLOGS): Equivalent to
Options | Disable log synchronization on network(unchecked) - NOSYNC (or NOSYNLOGS): Equivalent to
Options | Disable log synchronization on network(checked)
WinKey
- WKSWAP (or WKREVERSE): Reverse the paddles of the key attached to your WinKey
Other Functions
- DEFINEKEYS: Equivalent to
Options | Redefine keyboard keys - REMAPKEYS: Equivalent to
Options | Redefine keyboard keys - SETUP: Equivalent to
Options | Configure Interfaces - WWV: Equivalent to
Windows | Solar Activity | Displayed data | WWV - WCY: Equivalent to
Windows | Solar Activity | Displayed data | WCY - VERSION: Equivalent to
Help | About - REMOTE: Open the Remote Commands Dialog
- HEADERS (or HEADERSON or SHOWHEADERS): Equivalent to
Options | Log display | Hide headers disabled - NOHEADERS (or HEADERSOFF or HIDEHEADERS): Equivalent to
Options | Log display | Hide headers enabled - FIRST: Go to first QSO in log
- LAST: Go to last QSO in log
- CLOSEALL: Equivalent to
Windows | Close all - HELP: Open reference manual