BTW, for timed CQs WriteLog will accept fractional values as in 10.5
seconds. I stopped using the timed CQ feature several years ago. Why
did I stop using it? I stopped because auto CQ tended to lull me into
staying on a run frequency too long and missing out on mults. Pressing
F1 for every CQ reminds me of when I have probably been on the same
frequency too long and need to look around the band. I would hate to
guess how many times I punched F1 this weekend.
73
Larry L, W0ETC
On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 18:23:17 EDT KFIam640@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 9/27/04 9:56:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> roofus@sbcglobal.net writes:
> Thank you all that responded to my problem and setting the timer to
> 12
> seconds fixed it. Another problem than appeared, grabbing calls
> from the
> rittyrite window did not stop the timed cq function and caused more
> problems
> than it was worth so stopped using it anyway. Is this normal? If so
> is
> there a work around?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis AB8NI
> In a message dated 9/27/04 9:56:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> roofus@sbcglobal.net writes:
> Thank you all that responded to my problem and setting the timer to
> 12
> seconds fixed it. Another problem than appeared, grabbing calls
> from the
> rittyrite window did not stop the timed cq function and caused more
> problems
> than it was worth so stopped using it anyway. Is this normal? If so
> is
> there a work around?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis AB8NI
> Dennis, the recent WW RTTY Contest was my first contest in many many
> years
> and also my first time using Writelog. I found Writelog to be
> fantastic. I
> enjoyed using the timed CQ feature. I had mine set to 9 seconds. I
> would start
> the timed CQ and keep my finger on the ESC key. If I heard a
> carrier come on
> between my CQs I would press the ESC key which stopped the timed CQ.
> I
> already had the cursor on the Rttyrite window ready to click on a
> call to send my
> reply. This worked great for me.
> I have to admit that my friend, K6HGF, came to my shack and
> helped me set
> up Writelog and gave me a great lesson on RTTY contesting. The help
> with
> setup from K6HGF shortened the learning curve for me. I was amazed
> at the
> variety of DX stations to be found during the contest. During the
> contest 48 hours
> (I only operated about 12 hours) I worked more DX than I have worked
> since I
> became a ham operator in 1950. I won't be submitting a great score
> for my
> first effort but the experience was fantastic. I am very impressed
> with Writelog
> and MMTTY.
>
> Marvin Collins, W6OQI
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