Setting the DTA file for Super Check Partial - Page 1 of 4

The Super Check Partial feature of WriteLog is an extremely helpful tool, especially on RTTY.  Many times on RTTY only a partial callsign will be received.  By using Super Check Partial, the correct callsign can be quickly ascertained.

In order to use Super Check Partial,  you must open a Super Check Partial window.  You open the window from the Window pull-down menu on the main WriteLog screen.  The example in the following screen shot shows the Super Check Partial window between the Search & Pounce memory and Check Call windows.

As shown, if you were to receive the partial callsign AA5A and placed it in the Entry Window, WriteLog will search through whichever Super Check Partial database file you have set to determine the possible callsigns for the partial entry.

There are many database files available from different sources that can be used for Super Check Partial.  However, the file needs to be in a special format in order to work with WriteLog.  These files are designated with the file extension .dta and only .dta file types can be used for Super Check Partial.  You can use other types of files as long as they are converted to .dta type.  The best way I've found to convert .cal or .dat or .txt file lists of callsigns is by using the Master Call Maintenance program that comes with Cabrillo Tools by WT4I.  This way, database files generated for programs like CT can be converted to .dta files used by WriteLog.

I maintain a database file specifically for RTTY that includes only callsigns that have been worked during RTTY contests.  This file can be found on the Downloads Page.  I started with the original rtty.dta file that comes with WriteLog.  This file was created by Jay, WS7I, several years ago.  I then merged that file with a file obtained from a well-known log checker for several RTTY contests.  This file included calls up to the 2001 WPX RTTY Contest.  By using the Master Call Maintenance program from Cabrillo Tools by WT4I, I then imported callsigns from all the RTTY contests I operated in 2001 (over 11,000 QSO's) plus the ARRL RTTY Roundup in 2002.  Those calls that showed up at least twice were included in what became one nice large RTTY file.

Setting the Super Check Partial File

Once you have opened a Super Check Partial file, you then must tell WriteLog which .dta file to use.  To do this, go to the Setup pull-down menu on the main WriteLog screen.