On Sat, Feb 22, 2003 at 08:48:22PM -0500, Mike Gilmer, N2MG wrote:
> What I found frustrating was the TR seemed to NOT populate the exchange
> messages with any default, while some messages (like CQ) were populated.
>
Well - the CQ messages are easy to populate - afterall you tell
TR what your callsign is but it does not ask you for your
state so it can not set your exchanges. It used to be
this way for all contests but Tree got tied of programming
his own exchanges for the SS and the Sprint so both of
those now ask you for your info. This is better than the defaults
that were in there for the exchanges for these contests - since
it was Tree and Or ...
> To those familiar with TR's start-up routine, this is apparently tolerated
> or no longer an issue (they probably use old config files). But to the new
> guy (this was my first ARRL DX with TR), it's just another hurdle!
I create a brand new config file from the prompts and such
for each contest I do each year. I do now have a std.cfg file
that has my radio / paddle / antenna switch setup in it
now that I have a station that is fairly static.
--
George Fremin III - K5TR
geoiii@kkn.net
http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr
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