Initial Setup
As with every Ham Radio software program, there is an initial setup a user does to enable base features and personalize the ham radio program for the user. WriteLog for Amateur Radio is no different. What we’ll do in this section is show you what needs to be addressed to start WriteLog working for you by showing screen shots for your personalization options.
This section assumes you can navigate in your version of Windows. If you are not familiar with navigating in Windows, most of this web site (and most other Ham Radio programs) will be very intimidating for you.
This section also assumes that you have already followed the instructions for installing WriteLog and you have placed WriteLog in the default \Ham subdirectory on your computer.
There are five areas to setup:
- How to open WriteLog
- How to save your contest files
- Telling WriteLog how many radios you are using
- Port Setup — radio type, Comm port, PTT, CW port, DVK type
- SSB WAV file location
- CW Speed Setup
- PTT
- Great Circle — identifying your location to WriteLog
- QSO Entry function
- Band Summary function
- Check Call function
- Super Check Partial function
- Search and Pounce Memories function
- Rates function
- Beam heading function
- Packet Window function
- Packet Spot window function
- CW Display function
- Skeds function
- RTTY window function
- Band Map function
NOTE: the Window Function section shows what the window looks like and what the window is used for in a contest to aid in determining which windows a person would want to have in a configuration for a contest. However, everything about the window — setup, how to use the window, etc. — is found in the WriteLog Windows category.
- How to save your default configurations settings
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