Re: [Trlog] Idea for NAQP (fwd)

[Eric Hilding <dx35@hilding.com>]

Dale Martin, KG5U, shared several brilliant enhancement ideas:

> 1.  Would it be worthwhile to have a flag or highlighted field appear next
> to the callsign field to raise the operator's awareness that the station is
> a needed mult/qso on another band.

YES...YES...YES (Anything to minimize unnecessary eye movement around a big 
screen)

> Maybe having it appear in CQ mode rather than S&P...or maybe making it
> selectable (1-cq, 2-s&p, 3-both) through CTL-J....

A brilliant idea, Dale

> Or, maybe a command to a comport interface with wires to the selected
> sensitive locations of the operator's chair to remind him to ask the station
> to QSY.

Actually, this has some practical derivations, IMHO.  Like tied to a 
Multi-Alarm capability to:

1. Auto-wake the operator in case of dozing off in the wee hours of the morning
2. Auto-reminder to backup if not set on AutoPilot
3. Auto-check for anything imaginable that can contribute to productivity

> 2.  The Auto-Cq thing, again...  It would sure be nice to see Auto-CQ be
> selectable to (1) not work after an ALT-D QSO, or (2) continue after an
> Alt-D QSO.  That way, the big guns could select 1 and, on returning to CQ
> radio from Alt-D QSO, be answering the CQ responder and the little pistols
> could be automatically resuming the interminable CQ's.

Another great idea.

73...

Rick, K6VVA



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