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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 of the Log entry window. 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 to which you want to QSY (if permitted for the current contest): 160, 80, 40, 144, 432, 241G, etc.

For 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 Tools | 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 (e.g. while on 20m, entering 035.5 will tune your radio on 14035.5). Finally, you can also enter the frequency by omitting the decimal point (CT style) (e.g. 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.

To return 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 provide fast access to many of the functions listed in the Win-Test menus. Just type the text command in the callsign field, and press [Enter].

CW Functions

BURSTS: Enable CW speed bursts (controlled with ++/-- in macros), equivalent to Options | CW | Speed Bursts enabled
NOBURSTS: Disable CW speed bursts (controlled with ++/(-- in macros), equivalent to Options | CW | Speed Bursts disabled
CORRECT: Equivalent to Options | CW | Correction | Enabled
NOCORRECT: Equivalent to Options | CW | Correction | Disabled
CTSPACE: Equivalent to Options | CW | Shortened spaces (CT spaces) enabled
NOCTSPACE: Equivalent to Options | CW | Shortened spaces (CT spaces) disabled
CUTON: Enable cut numbers translation
CUTOFF: Disable cut numbers translation
CWAUTO: Enable CW Auto Sending Mode
CWAUTO3: Start CW Auto Sending after 3 characters in the callsign field
CWAUTO4: Start CW Auto Sending after 4 characters in the callsign field
CWAUTOOFF (or NOCWAUTO): Disable CW Auto Sending Mode
CWFULLABBREV (or FULLABBREV): Equivalent to Options | CW | Serial number | Abbreviated
CWPROABBREV (or PROABBREV): Equivalent to Options | CW | Serial number | Pro
CWSEMIABBREV (or SEMIABBREV): Equivalent to Options | CW | Serial number | Half abbreviated
NOCWABBREV (or NOABBREV): Equivalent to Options | CW | Serial number | Not abbreviated
ESM (or NOESM): Enable/disable Enter Sends Message Mode; equivalent to Tools | Data Entry | Enable ESM [checked]
LEADINGZEROS (or LZ): Equivalent to Options | CW | Serial number | Leading zeros [checked]
LOADMSGS: Open the current op. directory and load CW or RTTY messages from there
NOLEADINGZEROS (or NOLZ): Equivalent to Options | CW | Serial number | Leading zeros [unchecked]
MESSAGES (or MSGS): Equivalent to Options | CW | Modify standard messages...
REPEAT (or RPT): Equivalent to Options | Automatic CQ repeat mode [checked]
RPTDELAY: Equivalent to Tools / Automatic CQ repeat, with the focus set to the repeat interval field
NOREPEAT (or NORPT): Equivalent to Options | Automatic CQ repeat mode [unchecked]
SMARTCORRECT (or SMART): Equivalent to Options | CW | Correction | Smart Correction enabled
NOSMARTCORREC (or NOSMART): Equivalent to Options | CW | Correction | Smart Correction disabled
SOUND: Equivalent to Options | CW | No sound [unchecked]
NOSOUND: Equivalent to Options | CW | No sound [checked]
SPEED (or CWSPEED) Equivalent to Commands | CW speed
TUNE: Equivalent to Commands | Carrier
VARIABLES: Equivalent to Options | CW | Custom variables...
WEIGHT (or CWWEIGHT): Equivalent to Commands | CW weight
WORKDUPE (or WORKDUPEON): Equivalent to Options | CW | Work dupes (checked). The normal exchange will be sent to all dupes; the $QSOB4 message variable will be ignored.
NOWORKDUPE (or WORKDUPEOFF): Equivalent to Options | CW | Work dupes (unchecked). Causes the $QSOB4 message to be sent to all dupes instead of the exchange, for example, when the [Insert] key is programmed as $LOGGEDCALL $QSOB4 $GUESSEXCH $F2

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

BRIDGEHEAD: Make the current station a Bridgehead station
INVENTORY (or INV): Requests all connected Stations to send their version number and status information.
- Time Master stations are indicated by a capital M character (else m)
- Bridgeheads by the capital character B (else b)
- stations which have enabled log synching are marked with a capital S, while s means log sync is disabled
MOVEINMYLOG: Equivalent to tag Edit | Move in my log only
MULT: Equivalent to Commands | Station type | Mult
NOBRIDGEHEAD: Make the current station a non Bridgehead station
NOMOVEINMYLOG: Equivalent to untag Edit | Move in my log only
NOSCROLLMYLOG: Equivalent to untag Edit | Move in my log only
NOSUPPORT (or NOPARTNER): Equivalent to Commands | Station type | Support [unchecked]
OPNAME (or MYNAME): Edit current operator name (used in NAQP M/2 only)
OPON (or LOGIN): Log in as an operator
OPOFF (or LOGOUT): Log out as an operator
RUN1: Equivalent to Commands | Station type | Run 1
RUN2: Equivalent to Commands | Station type | Run 2
RUN: Equivalent to Commands | Station type | Run
SUPPORT (or PARTNER): Equivalent to Commands | Station type | Support [checked]
SCROLLMYLOG: Equivalent to tag Edit | Move in my log only

Open/Close/Database Functions

ARCHIVE: Equivalent to File | Archive
AUTORELOAD or NOAUTORELOAD: Equivalent to Options | Load contest at startup | Enabled
BYE: Equivalent to File | Quit
CLEARLOG: Equivalent to Edit | Delete all QSO
CLEARLOGNOW: Equivalent to CLEARLOG, but doesn't ask for confirmation. Use with caution!
CLOSE: Equivalent to File | Close
COPYLOG: Save a copy of the current log file (.wt4) in the current log directory with a timestamp (to the nearest second) added to its name
COPYLOGCLEAR: Equivalent to the COPYLOG command immediately followed by a CLEARLOG command
NEW: Equivalent to File | New
NOTES: Open the notes file attached to the current log
OPEN: Equivalent to File | Open
QUIT (or EXIT): Equivalent to File | Quit
RELOAD (or REOPEN): Reopens the current opened file
RELOADNOW (or REOPENNOW): Reopens the current opened file, but does not display the contest configuration dialog.
RESTART: Restarts Win-Test
SAVELOG: Equivalent to File | Backup contest
WRITEDB: Equivalent to File | Update database
WRITELOG (or MAKELOG): Equivalent to File | Creating log files

Frequency Control Functions

PASSFREQ (or QSYFREQ): Equivalent to Commands | QSY frequency
QSX: Equivalent to Commands | Split frequency
NCDXF: Put Radio on NCDXF frequency of current band
NOQSX (or SPLITOFF): turns split operation off
RUNFREQ: Moves to last Run frequency, equivalent to Alt-F4
SPLITFREQ: Equivalent to Commands | Split frequency
NOSPLIT (or SPLITOFF): turns split operation off
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

WKSETUP: Equivalent to Options | WinKey configuration...
WKSWAP (or WKREVERSE): Equivalent to Options | WinKey configuration... | Swap paddles. Reverse the paddles attached to your WinKey. This is a toggle; paddles change every time this command is run.

Other Functions

AUTOCQ or CQAUTO: Enable automatic CQ Repeat mode
AUTOCW or CWAUTO: Enable CW Auto Send
BLOCKCARET: Change line cursor to block cursor
BLOCKCURSOR: Change line cursor to block cursor
CLEARGAB: Clear Gab window (Alt-I)
CLOSEALL: Equivalent to Windows | Close all
CTYFILES or COUNTRYFILES: Eq. to Options | Data files | Country files...
DEFINEKEYS: Equivalent to Options | Redefine keyboard keys
EZSETUP: Equivalent to Options / EZMaster configuration...
HEADERS: Equivalent to Options | Log display | Hide headers disabled
NOHEADERS: Equivalent to Options | Log display | Hide headers enabled
HELP: Open reference manual
KEYB: Change keyboard layout, append layout designator with slash, like KEYB/FRA,KEYB/DEU, KEYB/ENU; see [1] for details.
MKSETUP: Equivalent to Options / MK/MKII/MK2R configuration...
MP3SETUP: Equivalent to Options / MP3 configuration...
NOAUTOCQ or NOCQAUTO: Disable automatic CQ Repeat mode
NOAUTOCW or NOCWAUTO: Disable CW Auto Send
NOBLOCKCURSOR: Change block cursor to line cursor
NOBLOCKCARET: Change block cursor to line cursor
NOOFFSET (or NOOFFSETS or OFFSETOFF or OFFSETSOFF): Disable frequency offset
NORECORD: Stop contest recording
NOQQSL (or QQSLOFF): Disable Quick QSL Feature
NORPTESCONLY: Stop AutoCQ by any keyboard activity
NORUNSP (or RUNSPOFF): Disable RUN/S&P-Switchting
NOTEXTCMDTIP (or NOTXTCMDTIP): Don't display tooltips in Menu operations
OFFSET (or OFFSETS or OFFSETON or OFFSETSON): Enable frequency offset
OFFSETSETUP: To start frequency offset dialogue
OFFSETSSETUP: To start frequency offset dialogue
QQSL (or QQSLON): Enable Quick QSL Feature
QUICKQSL: Enable intelligent Quick QSL feature, bring up configuration menu
RECORD: Start contest recording
REMAPKEYS: Equivalent to Options | Redefine keyboard keys
REMOTE: Equivalent to Commands | Remote commands.... Opens the Remote Commands Dialog
RPTESCONLY: Stop AutoCQ by pressing the Escape key only
RTTYSETUP: Equivalent to Options | RTTY Configuration...
RUNSP (or RUNSPON): Enable RUN/S&P-Switchting
SCRIPTS: Equivalent to Tools | Scripts Manager
SETUP: Equivalent to Options | Configure Interfaces
STARTRECORD: Start contest recording
STOPRECORD: Stop contest recording
TEXTCMDTIP (or TXTCMDTIP): Display tooltips in Menu operations
VERSION: Equivalent to Help | About
WCY: Equivalent to Windows | Solar Activity | Displayed data | WCY
WWV: Equivalent to Windows | Solar Activity | Displayed data | WWV

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 * '''<tt>ESM</tt>''' (or '''<tt>NOESM</tt>'''): Enable/disable Enter Sends Message Mode; equivalent to <code>Tools | Data Entry | Enable ESM [checked]</code>
 * '''<tt>LEADINGZEROS</tt>''' (or '''<tt>LZ</tt>'''): Equivalent to <code>Options | CW | Serial number | Leading zeros [checked]</code>
+* '''<tt>LOADMSGS</tt>''': Open the current op. directory and load CW or RTTY messages from there
 * '''<tt>NOLEADINGZEROS</tt>''' (or '''<tt>NOLZ</tt>'''): Equivalent to <code>Options | CW | Serial number | Leading zeros [unchecked]</code>
 * '''<tt>MESSAGES</tt>''' (or '''<tt>MSGS</tt>'''): Equivalent to <code>Options | CW | Modify standard messages...</code>
@@ Line 89: / Line 90: @@
 ===Open/Close/Database Functions===
+* '''<tt>ARCHIVE</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>File | Archive</code>
 * '''<tt>AUTORELOAD</tt>''' or '''<tt>NOAUTORELOAD</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Options | Load contest at startup | Enabled</code>
 * '''<tt>BYE</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>File | Quit</code>
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 * '''<tt>CLEARLOGNOW</tt>''': Equivalent to <tt>CLEARLOG</tt>, but doesn't ask for confirmation.  '''Use with caution!'''
 * '''<tt>CLOSE</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>File | Close</code>
-* '''<tt>COPYLOG</tt>''': Save a copy of the current log file (.wt4) in the current log directory with a timestamp added to its name
+* '''<tt>COPYLOG</tt>''': Save a copy of the current log file (.wt4) in the current log directory with a timestamp (to the nearest second) added to its name
 * '''<tt>COPYLOGCLEAR</tt>''': Equivalent to the COPYLOG command immediately followed by a CLEARLOG command
 * '''<tt>NEW</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>File | New</code>
+* '''<tt>NOTES</tt>''': Open the notes file attached to the current log
 * '''<tt>OPEN</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>File | Open</code>
 * '''<tt>QUIT</tt>''' (or '''<tt>EXIT</tt>'''): Equivalent to <code>File | Quit</code>
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 * '''<tt>PASSFREQ</tt>''' (or '''<tt>QSYFREQ</tt>'''): Equivalent to <code>Commands | QSY frequency</code>
 * '''<tt>QSX</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Commands | Split frequency</code>
+* '''<tt>NCDXF</tt>''': Put Radio on NCDXF frequency of current band
 * '''<tt>NOQSX</tt>''' (or '''<tt>SPLITOFF</tt>'''): turns split operation off
 * '''<tt>RUNFREQ</tt>''': Moves to last Run frequency, equivalent to '''<tt>Alt-F4</tt>'''
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 * '''<tt>AUTOCQ</tt>''' or '''<tt>CQAUTO</tt>''': Enable automatic CQ Repeat mode
 * '''<tt>AUTOCW</tt>''' or '''<tt>CWAUTO</tt>''': Enable CW Auto Send
+* '''<tt>BLOCKCARET</tt>''': Change line cursor to block cursor
+* '''<tt>BLOCKCURSOR</tt>''': Change line cursor to block cursor
+* '''<tt>CLEARGAB</tt>''': Clear Gab window (Alt-I)
 * '''<tt>CLOSEALL</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Windows | Close all</code>
 * '''<tt>CTYFILES</tt>''' or '''<tt>COUNTRYFILES</tt>''': Eq. to <code>Options | Data files | Country files...</code>
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 * '''<tt>NOHEADERS</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Options | Log display | Hide headers enabled</code>
 * '''<tt>HELP</tt>''': Open reference manual
-* '''<tt>KEYB</tt>''': Change keyboard layout, append layout designator with slash, like '''<tt>KEYB/FRA</tt>''','''<tt>KEYB/DEU</tt>''', '''<tt>KEYB/ENU</tt>'''; see [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/winxp/langtla.mspx] for details.
+* '''<tt>KEYB</tt>''': Change keyboard layout, append layout designator with slash, like '''<tt>KEYB/FRA</tt>''','''<tt>KEYB/DEU</tt>''',  '''<tt>KEYB/ENU</tt>'''; see [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/reference/winxp/langtla.mspx] for details.
 * '''<tt>MKSETUP</tt>''': Equivalent to Options / MK/MKII/MK2R configuration...
 * '''<tt>MP3SETUP</tt>''': Equivalent to Options / MP3 configuration...
 * '''<tt>NOAUTOCQ</tt>'''  or '''<tt>NOCQAUTO</tt>''': Disable automatic CQ Repeat mode
 * '''<tt>NOAUTOCW</tt>''' or '''<tt>NOCWAUTO</tt>''': Disable CW Auto Send
+* '''<tt>NOBLOCKCURSOR</tt>''': Change block cursor to line cursor
+* '''<tt>NOBLOCKCARET</tt>''': Change block cursor to line cursor
+* '''<tt>NOOFFSET</tt>''' (or '''<tt>NOOFFSETS</tt>''' or '''<tt>OFFSETOFF</tt>''' or '''<tt>OFFSETSOFF</tt>'''): Disable frequency offset
+* '''<tt>NORECORD</tt>''': Stop contest recording
+* '''<tt>NOQQSL</tt>''' (or '''<tt>QQSLOFF</tt>'''): Disable Quick QSL Feature
 * '''<tt>NORPTESCONLY</tt>''': Stop AutoCQ by any keyboard activity
-* '''<tt>NORUNSP</tt>''': Disable RUN/S&P-Switchting
+* '''<tt>NORUNSP</tt>''' (or '''<tt>RUNSPOFF</tt>'''): Disable RUN/S&P-Switchting
 * '''<tt>NOTEXTCMDTIP</tt>''' (or '''<tt>NOTXTCMDTIP</tt>'''): Don't display tooltips in Menu operations
-* '''<tt>QUICKQSL</tt>''': Enable intelligent Quick QSL feature
+* '''<tt>OFFSET</tt>''' (or '''<tt>OFFSETS</tt>''' or '''<tt>OFFSETON</tt>''' or '''<tt>OFFSETSON</tt>'''): Enable frequency offset
+* '''<tt>OFFSETSETUP</tt>''': To start frequency offset dialogue
+* '''<tt>OFFSETSSETUP</tt>''': To start frequency offset dialogue
+* '''<tt>QQSL</tt>''' (or '''<tt>QQSLON</tt>'''): Enable Quick QSL Feature
+* '''<tt>QUICKQSL</tt>''': Enable intelligent Quick QSL feature, bring up configuration menu
+* '''<tt>RECORD</tt>''': Start contest recording
 * '''<tt>REMAPKEYS</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Options | Redefine keyboard keys</code>
 * '''<tt>REMOTE</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Commands | Remote commands...</code>.  Opens the [[Menu:Commands#Remote_commands...|Remote Commands Dialog]]
 * '''<tt>RPTESCONLY</tt>''': Stop AutoCQ by pressing the Escape key only
 * '''<tt>RTTYSETUP</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Options | RTTY Configuration...</code>
-* '''<tt>RUNSP</tt>''': Enable RUN/S&P-Switchting
+* '''<tt>RUNSP</tt>''' (or '''<tt>RUNSPON</tt>'''): Enable RUN/S&P-Switchting
-* '''<tt>RUNSPON</tt>''': Enable RUN/S&P-Switchting
-* '''<tt>RUNSPOFF</tt>''': DISABLE RUN/S&P-Switchting
 * '''<tt>SCRIPTS</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Tools | Scripts Manager</code>
 * '''<tt>SETUP</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Options | Configure Interfaces</code>
+* '''<tt>STARTRECORD</tt>''': Start contest recording
+* '''<tt>STOPRECORD</tt>''': Stop contest recording
 * '''<tt>TEXTCMDTIP</tt>''' (or '''<tt>TXTCMDTIP</tt>'''): Display tooltips in Menu operations
 * '''<tt>VERSION</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Help | About</code>
 * '''<tt>WCY</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Windows | Solar Activity | Displayed data | WCY</code>
 * '''<tt>WWV</tt>''': Equivalent to <code>Windows | Solar Activity | Displayed data | WWV</code>