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Subject: [ct-user] radio testing
From: John Bednar" <k3ct@fast.net (John Bednar)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:44:23 -0500
Please check this list of radio tests intended to verify proper operation 
with CT. What am I missing?

John
k3ct@fast.net


Type a frequency on every band. Verify that the radio is set
to that frequency. 

Log a dummy station on each band, verify that the correct 
band was logged.

Press Up Band (or the band button) on the radio through all bands 
to see if the computer tracked.

Press Down Band (or the band button) on the radio through all bands 
to see if the computer tracked.

Press Alt-F1 through all bands to see if the radio tracked.

Press Alt-F2 through all bands to see if the radio tracked.

Enter a split frequency with the minus key. Look for split operation,
correct frequency and mode in VFO2.

In a multimode contest, check the mode operation with CTRL-F1 
and CTRL-F2.

Grab and log spots with CTRL-Right Arrow. Check to see if the radio
was programmed correctly and qso logged correctly.

Grab and log spots with ALT-Right Arrow. Check to see if the radio
was programmed correctly and qso logged correctly.

Type Alt-F3 to see a packet spot is generated with the proper
radio frequency. 

Type Alt-F3 with the radio set for split operation and check the 
QSX frequency.

Turn the VFO to see if it's tracked in the band map, watch for radio
timeouts.

Enter  a callsign and press CTRL-CR to see if the call and frequency
was placed into the Band Map.


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