WAEDC

General

The specific part on the WAE Contest is to SEND or RECEIVE QTCs.

For more information about QTCs see the WAEDC Contest Rules

Setup

You may find the following special setups useful for the WAE:

• right-click on the Main-Window to get the context menu and set

WAEDC | Show additional information on qtc traffic

context menu WAEDC

You should get QTC infos after pressing space to enter the RST like this:

QTC information in main window

• right-click on the radio-windows to get the context menu and set

Display Options | Potential QTC

context menu display options

You then will find QTC information in the bandmap, similar to this:

Radio1 Bandmap showing QTC infos: 3XY9B 10 QTCs possible

Radio1 List showing QTC infos: 3x 10 QTCs possible

Receiving QTCs

Type Alt-L for QTC RX.

QTC receiving dialog

Since time and band information will be automatically saved, it is a good idea to enter QTCs on-line, during the contest. Don't be shy, as Win-Test supports you with many little features to make life easier.

• [Tab] or [Spacebar] will allow you to travel between Time Call and Serial fields and additionally to the QTC number field.
• At any time, you can use the mouse to move the cursor.
• Note the two arrows to the left and right of the current QTC line. These allow you to spot the cursor more easily.
• On CW, when you press the [Enter] key, an "R" will be transmitted automatically. Move from line to line, pressing [Enter] and everything happens automatically.
• Other F-keys are available to handle different situations during the QTC traffic like asking for a repeat or completing the message and saving the information. These can be configured in the Options Menu.
• Missing figures in the Time field will be automatically computed from data of the previous QSO. So if time in QTC 1 was 1245 and you enter 7 in QTC 2, this will be updated to 1247.
• Pressing the [+] key will terminate the QTC traffic, save the QTC data and close the window.

Editing QTCs at a later time

You may want to re-open the QTC window to do some editing at a later point in time. Go to the QSO when you received the QTCs or enter the callsign in the callsign field and press Alt-L. Now do your corrections and later close the window by clicking on the "Validate" button. Correcting QTCs will not change other information in your log like when and on what band the QTC was received.

Transmitting QTCs

Type Ctrl-L for QTC TX

Now you can select how many QTCs you want to send:

Selecting the number of QTCs to transmit

After pressing ENTER or selecting 10 You will get something like this:

Transmitting QTCs

RTTY

Special support for copying QTC traffic in the RTTY leg of the WAEDC is available. First of all, QTC groups and series will be highlighted in the RTTY window.

Transmitting QTCs is similar to CW, except that all QTCs are sent in a single transmission - contrary to CW and SSB where a confirmation is requested after each QTC.

Receiving QTCs is supported by clicking on the appropriate text in the RTTY received window. Assuming you receive the following sequence:

 QTC: 65/2 QTC: 65/2
 0917-GI8HXY-146
 0918-G8UBJ-068

First click on one of the highlighted "QTC: 65/2": this will automatically open the "QTC Receive" window and fill the QTC group field. Then click on each QTC serie highlighted lines. Again, they will be passed automatically to the "QTC Receive" window.