[WT-support] How do I get Win-Test to recognize the correct ARRL Sections for Field Day?

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Mark,

If you eliminate the new section mapping from ARRLSEC.DAT, all QSOs logged
with ????? will appear "as entered" in the Cabrillo file, so no need for
post-contest edit.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 11:38 AM MARK BAILEY <kd4d at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Bob:
>
> I can at least suppress the "????" by adding the new sections/names (GH,
> TER, NB, NS) to the arrlsec.dat file, mapped to the old names.  If I need
> the logged sections, I can get them from an ADIF export (the Cabrillo
> export does the substitution based on arrlsec.dat).
>
> Thanks!
>
> 73,
>
> Mark, KD4D
>
> On 06/20/2023 6:25 PM GMT Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:
>
>
> Assuming Laurent doesn't produce a new "Nightly" version for ARRL contests
> in time for Field Day, just use the current version (4.48) and log whatever
> you receive and ignore the ????? that appears when you press Enter.
>
> There are no multipliers in Field Day to chase or track, as sections don't
> contribute to score, so there is no need to worry about filling up the
> "Worked States/Provinces" window displayed by Alt-Z or trying to pass
> multipliers between bands.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 11:13 AM MARK BAILEY <kd4d at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Good day:
>
> I've updated the arrlsec.dat file but that doesn't seem to affect the
> Worked States/Provinces Window or the recognition of multipliers.  NB is a
> new section, GTA is renamed GH, MAR no longer exists.
>
> Thanks - Field Day is in a few days.  I should have tested this before of
> course - this Field Day is going to be our first time using Win-Test.
>
> Thanks and 73,
>
> Mark, KD4D
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