Alt-F4 still does go to the last spot - but, with the spots coming so fast
and furious, the last spot is probably not the one you want any more! It's
the last packet spot received - not necessarily the one you need and were
alerted to along the bottom of the screen.
Ctrl-> is easy to use with a bit of practice. You must remember to hit
escape to get the cursor back to the command line after scrolling around
over there, or you could end up on some frequency you didn't want to go to.
I find the ability to control what shows in that window very useful -
especially late in the contest. I usually start with mults for the band I'm
on, then qsos that band, then mults all bands, then qsos all bands near the
end.
Since there are so many ways to change your frequency now, the use of Alt-F5
before you do anything is mandatory if you expect to be able return to
whatever your run frequency "is".
NJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "alsopb" <alsopb@gloryroad.net>
To: <jjreisert@alum.mit.edu>
Cc: "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com>; <ct-user@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 6:11 AM
Subject: Re: [ct-user] Back to orig freq...how?
> Jim,
>
> What you say is how it used to work pre version 9. Many of the 9.x
> version are broken in this regard and the only reliable way to grab a
> spot is via CTRL->, scroll up and then hit enter. ALT-F4 does not do
> it reliably, if at all.
>
> I've complained about this being broken many times. However, there
> was complete denial of it. Not only was their denial but I was
> subjected to a lecture on how this was the "wrong way" to get spots.
> The CTRL -> way was deems the "correct" way. I don't agree that CTRL
> -> is the correct way for the most recent spot. It is too many
> keystrokes.
>
> I haven't upgraded to the newest version yet. Perhaps it does work
> there.
>
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
>
> Jim Reisert wrote:
> >
> > --- "Jim White, K4OJ" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > > after using the arrow to get over into the band map for a needed mult
what
> > > is the command to return the rig to the previous "run" frequency?
> >
> > ALT-F4. Think of it as a toggle:
> >
> > ALT-F4 grabs the most recent spot and goes there.
> > ALT-F4 returns you to your run freq when you work the spot.
> >
> > It's a good idea to do an ALT-F5 first (to say, "This is my run freq")
before
> > the first ALT-F4, otherwise if you're daisy-chaining spots together,
sometimes
> > the last ALT-F4 will return you to one of the spot frequencies, rather
than
> > your original run frequency.
> >
> > - Jim
> >
> > =====
> > Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
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