<humor>
"CQ TEST K1XYZ"
"N0AS N0AS"
"N0AS 599 05 05 N0AS"
"K1XYZ TU 599 ZONE IS A WHOLE NUMBER BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE DE N0AS"
</humor>
Ken
Amateur Radio Callsign: N0AS
Irritating nearly everyone since 1956.
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DMC: digital-modes-club.org
On Jan 16, 2012, at 5:45 PM, Tom Homewood <w1to@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Even in ESM you can use one of the DI Macros instead of hitting Enter.
> When its time to send the exchange, send it using the DI Macro. When you
> need to end the QSO you can click on Log. Then ESM starts over.
>
> If this isn't clear let me know. I have a DI macro that sends the
> exchange 3 times in place of my normal two. I click it if I think the
> receiving station may have trouble with the exchange. You could add Log
> to this Macro if you like and that would end the QSO, but I haven't
> thinking I might have to repeat.
>
> 73, Tom, W1TO
>
> On 1/16/2012 5:33 PM, Jurgen Geldhof wrote:
>> Hi Ron (and the list),
>>
>> of course I know about the 32 or so extra macros available (and even
>> more using Autohotkey) but those don't help if you're using Enter Sends
>> Message and you need to send a longer because of band conditions. The
>> only way is to change the macros used by ESM once in a while during the
>> contest.
>>
>> But maybe I could find a way with autohotkey to reprogram the macros
>> with one keystroke :-\ :-\
>>
>> Something to try out :-)
>>
>> Op 16/01/2012 16:45, Ron Kolarik schreef:
>>> Jurgen,
>>>
>>> You have a bunch of extra macros available in N1MM at the bottom
>>> of the DI window. Expand the window if you can't see them.
>>>
>>> Ron
>>> K0IDT
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jurgen Geldhof"<list@on5mf.be>
>>> To:<rtty@contesting.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 8:19 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Take Two RTTY Exchange
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> my 2 cents here: any exchange I don't see exactly the same at least
>>>> twice will result in me sending AGN? AGN?
>>>>
>>>> 599 AL can mean AL / AK / AZ / AR / FL / IL with only 1 wrong character!
>>>> And I'm not good enough at contesting to know all callsigns and their
>>>> respective states :-)
>>>>
>>>> Logging the wrong exchange costs points for 2 QSOs and maybe a mult!
>>>> Pretty 'expensive' for only a fraction of a second extra time needed
>>>> when sending 599 AL AL.
>>>>
>>>> But maybe N1MM should put a switch somewhere in his software so we can
>>>> have a second set of macros to have more repeats in the exchange when
>>>> conditions are bad? Would avoid those using ESM having to change their
>>>> macros a few times during the contest.
>>>>
>>>
>
>
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