WRITELOG RTTY STARTER

RTTY Contesting with WriteLog - Page 2 of 16

Checking for the latest WriteLog Version

If you already use WriteLog, you may skip this page and move on to Page 3.  If you are new to WriteLog, the first thing you should do is check to make sure you have the most up-to-date version of WriteLog installed on your PC.  Open WriteLog.  If you are opening WriteLog for the very first time, the opening screen looks something like this.

This is an important screen. Before going further, it's always a good idea to check which version of WriteLog you are using.  WriteLog is being updated constantly with improvements and fixes.  You should keep up with these updates and update the program on a regular basis.  The version shown above was 10.38D.  To check to see if you have the most current version available, go to the WriteLog website and check the Downloads Page.

As you can see, I did not have the latest upgrade on my PC.  Version 10.39C was the latest upgrade at the time this page was created.  So I downloaded WL1039CUPG.ZIP and installed the upgrade.  There are simple instructions on the Downloads Page on how to install the upgrade.  You can find a full revision history and what changes have been made on the Revision History page on the WriteLog website.

Once you know you have the latest version of WriteLog installed, click "Start a new log...".

Selecting the Contest

When you click on "Start a new log..." from the opening screen, WriteLog opens and a dialog box with a list of contest modules available will be shown.  (Note:  If the contest you are looking for is not shown in the list, then it may be a module that was written by a third party such as the SM6SRW RTTY modules or the DL-DX RTTY module by DL1EFD as mentioned on Page 1).

We will use the "CQ World Wide RTTY Contest" as our example. Scroll down to "CQ World Wide RTTY Contest" and either double click on the contest name or highlight it and click "OK".