This is a note for all SO2R users:
Right now, there is two ways to get switched to the alternate radio to make
a QSO:
1. If you've done an Alt-D search, and there is a callsign waiting on the
alternate radio, pressing F4 switches over and sends your call.
2. If you press the semi-colon key, NA switches to the alternate radio and
sends your call.
Note that #2 has been broken in NA for some time. It's already fixed for
the next version, but perhaps there is a better way.
Dave, W6NL has made the suggestion of eliminating #1 and using the
semi-colon function as the only way to get to the alternate radio. His
reasoning is that allowing #1 precludes him using it to send his call on the
main radio while the alternate radio function is enabled, perhaps as a brief
blast to hold a frequency.
IMO, this is a good idea, and furthers the "each key combination has a
single function" philosophy which leads to good human engineering. I don't
see how this curtails flexibility, but wanted to bounce it off the NA SO2R
community before deciding to change.
73,
Dave, K8CC
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