Check

1. Features

• The Check window displays all the callsigns from the MASTER.DTA file and worked calls from the current log, which match the input in the callsign field of the Entry window.
• The Check window is not cleared until a character is typed in the callsign field in the Entry window, so clearing the callsign field won't clear the Check window.
• All callsigns are shown in upper case.
• In order for the Check window to be active, there must be a valid master.dta file in the program file directory. A variety of such files may be downloaded from this site. For example, master.dta files are available comprising only US and Canadian callsigns. The master.dta file used for a given contest is selected on the Associated Files tab of the Contest set-up window.

The title bar shows Mul: or Q: followed by the band.

• 2X: - This station would be a Double Multiplier on this band (this country and zone)
• Mul: - This station would be a Multiplier on this band (country, section, etc.)
• Q: - This station would be a new QSO on this band
• Example: Mul: 15 20 Q: 160 80 40 10 - This station would be a new Multiplier on 15 and 20 meters, or just a new QSO on 160, 80, 40 and 10

Note: For the title bar to operate correctly, the "Available Mults and Q's" window must be open.

The Check window is divided into two areas:

• Upper area: callsigns found in this contest log
  • QSOs made in this contest
• Lower area: callsigns found in the selected master.dta file

When the program is started and no callsign is entered the Check window will show the date, time and length of the MASTER.DTA file. When the master.dta file for the selected contest is not found or missing a warning will be given, Use 'Download latest Check partial file (Master.DTA) (Internet)' under 'Tools' to download the file from the Internet

When there are no matches found Unique will be shown in big red letters When the station entered is a dupe it will be shown in black and the text Dupe! will be added in red

On this window's right-click menu, shown above, there is the option to select "Show N+1 calls." If this option is checked, callsigns will be shown that are one letter or number different from the callsign entered in the Entry Window, as in this example. This can be very helpful when listening under difficult conditions where you are not sure of the callsign.

• When a callsign entered matches a call in the log, the callsign in the Check partial window will be set to bold and 12 point font (PA1M below).
• Entering PA1M in the callsign field will give PA1M, PA1MR, PA1MV and all others with PA1M in the callsign (picture below left). When N+1 is selected also all callsigns with one character difference will be shown (picture below right).

N+1 not selected	PA1M entered in Entry window	N+1 selected
	No QSOs match the entered call in the log so the window starts with a blank line. When a callsign matches the master.dta file or the log it will be set to bold and 12 point font (Example: PA1M) When N+1 selected,PA1K is found in the log and many more callsigns differing by only one character are found in the master.dta file. The differing character is shown bold

2. Colors of the callsigns

Blue	New contact on this band
Black	Dupe contact or a station in a non-workable location. This means that you don't need this station because he is a dupe or you are not allowed to work him by the contest rules.

3. Keyboard Assignments

• Alt+Y - will "yank" the first call from the Check window into the callsign field of the Entry Window that has the entry focus.

4. Mouse Assignments:

• Left mouse key clicking on a callsign in the listbox
  • Click on call - Enter the call into the callsign field on the Entry window replacing whatever was there.
    • When clicking on a call with spaces, only the first token will be loaded as callsign
• Right mouse key clicking, a menu will appear
  • Show N+1 Calls - show all callsigns with one character difference from the callsign entered in the Entry window callsign field. The different character will be shown bold.
  • Set Font - Set the font for the Check Partial window, a selection window will appear.
  • Help - Show the help file for this window.

5. Wildcard search

If one or more characters are not known a ? may be used in the callsign field in the Entry Window. It needs two sequential characters like N?MM or N1? to find the call. So M?M will not work!

Searching for leading wildcards is also implemented. I.e. ?1M matches KN1M as well as N1MM. N+1 will do this automatically for one ? im place of each expected character in the call.The use of two question-marks is also allowed, for example ??1M

Examples:

PA?M will match PA1M, PA7MM etc. P?1M will match PA1M, PG1M, PF1MO etc. P?3 will match no callsigns because there are no two sequential characters ?1M will match N1MM, KN1M, PA1M etc.

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