Rick et all
IF you use the <SPOT TABLE> what you say is exactly true, using F12 will
always bring you back to your run frequency no matter how many different
freqs. you visit
IF you use the <BANDMAP> then F12 brings you back to the LAST FREQUENCY
VISITED ...NOT necessarily the run frequency
Dave
NR1DX
t 02:19 PM 3/7/02 +0000, Ric Plummer wrote:
>Hi All,
>I am confused by the two hop description.
>In my memory, as I use it all the time, this is not the way it works.
>SOOOO, I went and tried it.
>Indeed, I can pull as many spots as I want from the spot table and F12
>always goes back to original run freq.
>Now, of course if you use the band map to grab them, and you tune the radio
>to move the map,
>you will of course have changed your run freq. Then you can go with N1LN and
>use S&P memory.
>Ric KV1W
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Henderson" <nr1dx@tellink.net>
>To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 12:09
>Subject: [WriteLog] More on Help returning to frequency
>
>
> > Don't fall into the two hop trap using F12. Suppose you are "Running" on
> > 14020. you see a packet spot on the band map for RA1DX on 14054 you click
> > on his call and the radio QSY's to 14054, you dump your call in and work
> > him. If you now press F12 you indeed will return to 14020, but if instead
> > you now see the spot XW0X on 14051 and you click on him first and work him
> > now pressing F12 returns you to RA1DX's freq on 14054 not your run freq on
> > 14020
> >
> > What would be really useful is a way to mark the run frequency in the band
> > map so that it cant be overwritten by another call perhaps even in
> > a different color would be cool. That way if you run off to work TWO
>mults
> > then clicking on RUN in the band map would bring you back to the your run
> > freq. I know you can just store the run freq in the radios memory but this
> > goes back to high speed CW contesting. I want to touch the radio as little
> > as possible and do as much from the keyboard as possible. It's faster ,
> > less confusing especially when you start talking 2RSO operating.
> >
> > Dave
> > NR1DX
> >
> >
> > At 12:52 AM 3/5/02 +0000, Scot Herrick wrote:
> > >Click on F12.
> > >
> > >K9JY's WriteLog User Support Site at:
> > >http://www.k9jy.com
> > >mailto:scot@k9jy.com
> > >
> > > When you click on a packet spot how do you get back to the frequency
> > >you moved from? I know there is a combination of keys, but can't find it
> > >now that i'm in the middle of the contest. Please help!
> > >
> > >73 Bill N8KM
> > >
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