My callsign and exchange fields do not change color when I change from CQ mode
to S&P mode. I also have completely customized every color on the screen, so
maybe somewhere in that process I made everything the same color all the time.
However, if you have "ESCAPE'd" yourself back out of S&P mode to CQ mode,
hitting the TAB key will put you back. You mentioned <SHIFT><TAB> - I don't
think you need to use the SHIFT key for this, and that would be why your RIT is
tuning.
My visual cue that I'm in S&P mode is that I can actually see the exchange
field. In the CQ mode you can't (uh, I guess?).
I use the SHIFT keys to tune my RIT when running a CQ frequency. VERY handy.
Tip: Memorize the following command: "Kill CW <Alt-K>"
Whatever mode you're in, even if you can't tell or you aren't sure, Kill the CW
and finish the stuff by hand. Once you have regrouped mentally, either <Alt-K>
again to unkill the CW or the computer may do it for you automatically when you
instruct it to send another CQ.
Another tip: Memorize this one: "Log it <Ctrl-Enter>"
No matter how screwed up you get, you can <Ctrl-Enter> and if you have a good
call in the callsign field and a good exchange in the exchange field, this will
log it without sending anything. You can send whatever you want by hand.
I guess it goes without saying that you must have your PADDLE wired in to TRlog
to do these things. For the record, I remember N6ZZ forgot his paddle in the
1990 CQWW at HC5K and operated the ENTIRE contest, single op, using TRlog
without a paddle. This is not recommended!
Mark, N5OT
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