Bruce W1CSM
Thanks!!
I have many keyboard shortcuts set up here, but didn't have those. They work
great to highly increase the efficiency of managing the selection of spots on
the bandmap instead of using a mouse.
I also set the Number 5 to key F4 (mycall). When "running" contacts, I have
the + key on the numbers pad to key F3 (TU), log the contact, and then always
had to reach to hit F4 (mycall). Now, it is much easier to hit the + key on
the numbers pad to send TU (and log the contact) and quickly hit the Number 5
nearby to send F4 (mycall) instead of reaching for the actual F4 key. You
are right, it reduces hand motion. The 5 safely sits in the center of the
numbers pad and away from the newly set bandmap keys.
However, I did not set the Number 2 to send the exchange on the F2 key. The
reason (for me at least): it is too close to the newly set Number 1 and Number
3 for the bandmap. One false move, I could select a different spot and wind
up changing the contact in the Entry window.
Again, many thanks.
Keith W3KB
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From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bruce King
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2015 12:53
To: Writelog user group; al9a@mtaonline.net
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Spots on the band map
I use my numeric keypad for this as well with shortcut keys set up as
7 for go to next mult up band
1 for go to next mult down band
9 for go to next station up
3 for go to next station down
I found that I wasted a lot of hand movement time when doing click and pounce
so I also added shortcuts for
5 for send F4 (my call)
2 for send F2 (exchange)
73 Bruce W1CSM
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Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 11:47:49 -0800
From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
To: <writelog@CONTESTING.COM>
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Spots on the band map
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George,
Yes, there is a way to do this. You set up some keyboard shortcuts in WL using
readily available shortcut commands. Below are the four shortcut keys I use.
[KeyboardShortcuts]
MULTIPLY=EntryGotoNextMultUpBandmap
Ext_DIVIDE=EntryGotoNextMultDownBandmap
SUBTRACT=EntryGotoNextStnUpBandmap
PAUSE=EntryGotoNextStnDownBandmap
My keyboard has an external numeric keypad so I use three keys from the numeric
keypad and one other unused key, the PAUSE/BREAK key. As configured if I want
to jump from mult to mult I hit the multiply key "*" which jumps to the next
mult UP in the bandmap. It ignores any good calls in the band map as well as
all dupes. To go the other direction I hit the divide key "/" on the keypad
and it jumps to the next mult DOWN the band map. Note that this key is
identified as Ext_DIVIDE, which is separate from the normal "/" next to the
SHIFT key on the keyboard.
This key is still needed for portable or mobile calls.
The other two shortcut keys also jump from call to call, either a good call or
a mult call. They too ignore dupes. As the shortcut key stops on a call WL
auto fills the CALL field in the Entry window. Jump to the next call and the
CALL field auto updates. If the spots are fairly accurate, both in the call
sign itself and in the spotted frequency you can quickly cruise up and down the
band map spots without ever touching the mouse.
73,
Gary AL9A
-----Original Message-----
From: Georgek5kg--- via WriteLog
Sent: September 05, 2015 10:03 AM
To: writelog@CONTESTING.COM
Subject: [WriteLog] Spots on the band map
Is there a keyboard command that will scroll up and down the band map to
capture a spot and put it into the call entry field?
In other words, is there a way of getting a spot on the band map without having
to grab the mouse?
73,George
George Wagner, K5KG
Bruce A. King
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Bolton, MA 01740
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