Any rig control/message issues with the FT-950 during the contest?
Al, N3KAE
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 4:07 PM, DickT-W0RAA <dickt@w0raa.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, Gary. BTW, I usually work you in a contest but no AK
> stations heard this one. Oh, tell Sarah Palin I said hello since you're in
> Wasilla, AK. Hi Hi!
>
> Also, thanks to Jay, WS7I for his help. I may get this figured out
> eventually. Hi Hi
>
> I just hit the Insert key when I see the highlighted call in the RTTYrite
> Receive window. It moves the call to the Data Input Window and promptly
> send the contents of my F10 Key, which I have as my key to hit when I want
> to use "And now..." when I see 2 calls and finish one then pick up the
> other. For this particular contest the F10 macro is "%R%P1 TU NOW %C 599
> 1963 1963 de W0RAA%E" (without the quotes, of course). Once I have the
> info
> from the station I hit my F3 Key and send "%R %C TU GL DE w0raa CQ%L%O%E".
> So basically my sequence if I am in Run mode is F2 for CQ, F3 for my report
> to the station calling and F4 to QSL, log him and Zero my RIT if I had to
> use it.
>
> I'm a little confused why the F10 key is chosen to send a report. I know
> I'm doing something wrong. People on here say click on the call in the
> RTTYrite receive window, the hit the Insert. I thought the Insert was
> primarily used to "Grab" a call and move it to the Data Input window
> without
> having to click on the call. Maybe my confusion, since I assumed (I guess
> incorrectly) that after the call was in the Data Entry window, hitting the
> Insert would move the cursor to the next field. Why? If I click on AL9A,
> it goes to the Data Entry window, and when you send a report, I click on
> what you send and it goes to the proper field. Why do we need an Insert
> Key? It seems to be confusing things, at least for me.
>
> Appreciate the help from you and others. (See your e-mail below and an
> e-mail from WS7I)
>
> 73,
>
> Dick - W0RAA
> CU in the Colorado QSO Party
> September 4, 2010
> _______________________________________________________
>
> >Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:58 -0800
> >From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
> >Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Insert Key
> >To: <writelog@contesting.com>
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>
> >Dick,
>
> >More info please. Do you click on the call in the Rittyrite window first
> >to
> >put it in the Entry window and then hit Insert? It sounds like you are
> >hitting Insert when the call is still in the Rittyrite receive window.
> >What
> >are the contents of your F10 key? Is that your exchange?
>
> >Normal use would be to left click on a call in the Rittyrite receive
> window
> >THEN hit Insert to dupe check it and send your exchange. As I understand
> >it
> >the new Insert key behavior allows the cursor to jump to the next field
> >without having to hit space so you're ready to copy his exchange. I
> >haven't
> >installed 10.79 yet as I didn't want to risk a problem right at the start
> >of
> >the SCC contest. I'll probably do it next week sometime.
>
> >73,
> >Gary AL9A
> _________________________________________________________
>
> >Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:10:46 -0700
> >From: WS7I <ws7ik7tj@gmail.com>
> >Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Insert Key
> >To: Gary AL9A <al9a@mtaonline.net>
> >Cc: writelog@contesting.com
> >Message-ID:
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> >See in the help file. ctrl keys, Message Short Cut Keys. Change in
> >writelog.ini the SendCallExchangeKey=2 or where ever your exchange is
> >located. This is in the [Configuration] section.
>
> >Also Gary, normal action is to use the InsertKey and then you don't
> >have to click on anything it grabs highlighted call, moves it to the
> >window and either sits at the end of the call or on to the next field
> >depending on how that is set.
>
>
> >Jay WS7I
>
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