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Subject: [WriteLog] Operational Characteristics of WL on CW
From: eric@k3na.org (Eric Scace K3NA)
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 23:08:57 -0500
You have the process correct.  For S&P, it's not any different than what you 
would have done with other programs such as CT.

You'll really want to have S&P work this way.  There are many situations where 
you need exact control over the number of times your
call is sent -- a machine can not assume this for you.

Try it in a contest.  You'll find it is quite painless.

-- Eric K3NA

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Gary Ferdinand W2CS
Sent: 2002 November 29 Fri 22:48
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] Operational Characteristics of WL on CW



Thanks to you all I'm now running a test setup with 2 computers (XP and 98)
each running an image of WL.  But I just ran aground on how best to use
PFkeys on CW

When contesting I'm usually either running contacts or searching and
pouncing (S&P).  It appears that the PFKey definitions are cumbersome at
best for S&P.  I'm wondering how you all set them up for most efficient
operation.

What I have right now gives me excellent CQ/run mode operation.  I hit
PF1/11 and a CQ fires off.  I enter the call sign of the station calling and
hit enter.  My exchange gets sent, cursor goes out of the call field to the
next in the exchange. For a DX contest, unless the database is out of date,
there's nothing to enter. WL fills in the most likely exchange info, I
listen, confirm it, and hit enter to end and log the QSO and sign my call,
hopefully getting another call to repeat the processs.  If not, I hit PF1/11
and call CQ again.  So far so good.

Now let's imagine S&P.  I'm tuning along and find a station I want to call.
Or, I see one on the band map. Either way, a call gets entered in the call
field.

I can't hit enter, like I do after a CQ, because that will send my exchange
data.  I need to establish contact.  So I guess I hit PF4 (defined with my
call in it). I then copy his exchange and verify what WL filled in is
correct.  I then hit PF2 (defined with my exchange in it).  When I hear the
TU or R in return I then hit CTRL-ENTER to silently log the QSO.

What am I missing here?  It seems like S&P is a lot of PF keystrokes. Not
nearly as intuitive as CQing.

Is there a better way do set this up?  S&P seems overly cumbersome; it would
be nice if it were similar to CQing.

Thanks,

Gary W2CS



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