You've been drinking that Californian red wine again. Chris G3SJJ
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[mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Eric Hilding
Sent: 20 July 2005 20:14
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Unlimited SSB Voice Automation Exists in WL !!!
When I went back to bed about 4AM this morning, a few seconds after my head
hit the pillow a wild idea came which I checked out at 7:30AM before
heading off to a meeting.
I discovered "Unlimited" SSB Voice Automation actually exists in WL with a
bit of clever workarounding! My previous suggestion of being able to use
ALT+K in the SSB mode will produce much better results, however, because
the workaround involves added additional time-consuming keystroke steps
which have too much of an up-front delay for contesting.
For casual QSO, Non-Contesting, it is a workable solution for Hams who
can't speak but want to do SSB (with someone else's voice files, of
course). Using multiple X-Keys devices, umpteen different typical QSO
messages (beyond the current 20 slots) can be programmed for use, to
trigger individual .wav files such as:
1. "The station here, OM, is an FT-1000MP and 3element tribander at 45
feet." (maybe named station.wav ?)
2. "73 & hope to CU on the band again when condx are better."
3. "Sorry, I don't speak Russian, Dear OM." :-)
With USB X-Key devices (Sticks, Desktop or Footswitches), the X-Keys
Macro-Recorder allows you to record multiple keyboard keystrokes, save it
to a file for future modification, & them download the sequences to the
devices via "Write To Device". The X-Keys units then operate independently
of your computer keyboard.
For the quick test, I used the F2 SSB message slot in WL, but any F-slot
can be used. However an extra "Tab" keystroke would be necessary to
"scroll" down the message slot entry lines to your choice. When you press
START on the Macro-Recorder, resume Window focus in WL and do the following
keystrokes:
1. ALT + P (Yields the "Setup" drop down list from the Main Menu at the
top)
2. Y (This selects the CW/RTTY/SSB messages option
3. filename.wav (Type the filename of the .wav file you want to have play
- different for each separate X-Keys button)
4. <ENTER> (Press the keyboard ENTER button once...this closes the
messages dialog box)
5. F2 (This ultimately triggers the F2 function key when the X-Keys
button is pushed)
Then, press STOP on Macro Recorder, Save the file, and to a "Write To
Device" to the X-Keys (making sure to 1st put the X-Keys device in
"Programming" mode BEFORE attempting to write, and then returning to
NON-Programming mode when done).
For my test, I used a SS file called<uk6vva57scv.wav>. By shortening it to
<vv1.wav>, I cut the delay a bit.
It is my firm belief that implementing ALT + K to work in SSB for these
purposes will further cut the delay because keystrokes in #2 and #4 above
would be eliminated. Also, not having to include ".wav" to the filename
would reduce the auto-typing time, if WL auto-appends .wav to whatever text
is typed in the ALT + K window and auto-triggers a Play
command. F-function keys on the keyboard would no longer be necessary,
which eliminates even more keystrokes!!!
Optionally, if perhaps an asterisk (*) is simply added to the name of the
typed filename (minus the .wav), internal WL programming could view that as
a command to "add .wav and play" :-)
The process of recording in Macro-Recorder would thus be refined to the
following keystrokes:
1. ALT + K
2. filename.wav (Type the filename of the .wav file you want to have play
- different for each separate X-Keys button), but as: filename* ... and
using only 2 or 3 digit filenames would save even more time.
WL *could* automatically do an ALT + W command at the end of "filename*",
which then closes the ALT + K window, although this could be added to the
keystrokes but not would increase delay time since the .wav file would have
already started playing. Use of % type command statements would require
some added thinking, but aren't that necessary 'cuz they can be used in the
existing F-slots.
The future of "effective" FULL Voice-Automation in contesting requires a
LOT of extra messages like:
1. Please repeat your Prefix
2. Please repeat your Suffix
3. Please give me your call PHONETICALLY
4. What's the last letter of your call?
etc., etc. - beyond all the extra ones I used in the SS test last fall.
FYI & 73...
Rick, K6VVA
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