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Re: [WriteLog] Antenna Control

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Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Antenna Control
From: Mark Klocksin <mpklocksin@ameritech.net>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:36:26 -0500
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Me, too.  Thanks!

And a bit of trivia...the key isn't the the "grave" key (as in  
burial) with a long "a" sound.  It's the "grave" key--pronounced  
"grav" with a short "a."  This is an accent marking used on other  
languages.  I knew my high school French would come in handy eventually!

73, Mark WA9IVH


On Sep 11, 2007, at 9:10 PM, Dave Sublette wrote:

> Thanks to Joe and several others, I finally got thinkg working. I
> appreciate the help folks.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, K4TO
>
> K0BX wrote:
>> Dave to get to the control, go to the toolbar on the WL Logging  
>> window.
>> Click on Radio=>Antenna to 0 azimuth  to get it going.  Of course you
>> have to have a callsign in the call and the Beam Headings has to show
>> the Direction.
>>
>> Some of us have 'redefined' a shortcut key to do this.  Under 'Tools'
>> click 'Keyboard shortcuts'.
>> Click in the box that said Shortcut Keystroke.  Then press "next key
>> pressed' button.  The next key you press will be the new shortcut.  I
>> and others use the 'Graves' key for the antenna rotor.
>> The 'Graves' Key (I hope I spelled it correctly) is the key just  
>> to the
>> left of the number '1' key on the far left on the 4th row.  Press  
>> this key.
>>
>> Next select the shotcut from the menu below,  what you are looking  
>> for
>> is 'RadioAntennaToAzimuth'.  Select it, and click OK.
>> Now the Graves key will move the rotor.  Remember to click 'Setup'  
>> from
>> the toolbar and click 'Save configuration'.  Else you have to do  
>> it again.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Joe K0BX
>>
>>
>> Dave Sublette wrote:
>>
>>> Admittedly, I have not used this program much in the years that I  
>>> have
>>> owned it. I have spent most of the day reading the help files, etc.
>>> After much looking, I cannot find where to control the antenna
>>> rotator. I find where to set up the Com Port, etc, but nowhere on  
>>> the
>>> lofgging screen or on the tool bar, etc,,,do I see a place to  
>>> actually
>>> control the antenna. I am running version 10.57H.
>>>
>>> Help, please!
>>>
>>> Dave, K4TO
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