[Ham-Mac] CQWW DX RTTY Contest Template for cocoaModem 2

[Dick Kriss]

I have received a few email inquiries from Mac users about using cocoaModem
for the upcoming CQ Worldwide DX RTTY contest.  Sorry, the short answer is
the CQWW DX RTTY contest is not one of the cocoaModem 2 version 0.36
supported contests.

In preparation for the upcoming CQWW DX RTTY contest, I took Chen's advice
and have the Windows MMTTY RTTY application running on this 24-inch Intel
powered iMac under Parallels using a SignaLink USB sound card. MMTTY works
okay; however, I still prefer the FB RTTY decoder and contest interface of
W7AY's cocoaModem 2.

The CQWW contest is summarized on

<http://www.hornucopia.com/contestcal/weeklycont.php>

and the critical item is logging the required exchange.

Exchange:  48 States/Canada: RST + (state/VE area) + CQ Zone
                 All Others: RST + CQ Zone

The standard cocoaModem templates I have tried will log RST, States/VE Areas
or zones but not both (states and zones). Please comment if you have
programmed a cocoaModem template that meets the CQWW DX logging
requirements.

The CQ Worldwide DX RTTY is a fun contest with many stations on the air on
all bands. If you want to join the fun without submitting a formal contest
log, use the cocoaModem "RST + QSO Number" template.  Sending the correct
exchange is no problem - just adjust the exchange macros.  You will be able
to log the zones in the QSO number box. You can upload the log to LoTW;
however, the CQWW robot will barf on your Cabrillo .log file due to the lack
of logged States/VE areas.  Yes, I know you can log them on paper and
manually add them with a text editor.  Not fun and too hard!

Please do not bother Chen W7AY on this topic.  He has made it very clear to
me he has no interest in expanding the contest interface.

73 Dick AA5VU

Ps: I am not a MacLoggerDX user; however, it may offer a logging solution
for registered users.