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Subject: [WriteLog] you guys would be proud of me
From: rhodes@evertek.net (Jim Rhodes)
Date: Mon Jun 2 12:48:07 2003
Don't know if there will be a hot key, but fkey has a command to do it with 
a mouse click.

At 04:45 PM 5/26/03, Eric - VE3GSI wrote:

>Congratulation Bill,
>
>Like you I just finished my Rotor-EZ kit just a day or so before the WPX CW
>contest this past weekend.  The new preset feature is worth the upgrade
>price alone and the computer interface is well worth the few extra bucks.
>The installation project went smoothly and I had no problems with WriteLog
>being able to use beam headings via the dropdown menu.
>
>One extra bonus for my station is I can tell WriteLog to compensate for an
>error in my beam heading caused from slippage.
>
>Can Wayne or anybody tell me if there are plans to add a keyboard hotkey
>option to WriteLog? Regardless, the new rotor interface from Idiom Press
>does work well with WriteLog.
>
>A great addition to any station.
>73 de Eric
>ve3gsi@arrl.net
>
>
>-> -----Original Message-----
>-> From: FireBrick
>-> Sent: May 26, 2003 4:11 PM
>-> Subject: [WriteLog] you guys would be proud of me
>->
>->
>-> I finished putting together the Idiom Press, Tailtwister
>-> Rotor Interface.
>-> www.idiompress.com  (It also works with other rotors, and
>-> emulates a DCU-1)
>->
>-> I had a Sartek interface but that requires a ISA slot and
>-> those are getting
>-> rare.
>->
>-> And the Idiom Press has far more features.
>-> First is counteracts the well-known Tailtwister bug by first
>-> momentarily
>-> turning the rotor the wrong way and then going to the
>-> desired azimuth.
>->
>-> It has a preset feature. I turn the old Calibrate knob which
>-> turns the meter
>-> needle to a desired heading, and then just hit the brake lever and it
>-> automagically turns hands free.
>->
>-> It has jam protection,  delayed brake wedge insertion, and
>-> coast feature.
>->
>-> And even though I'm functionally illiterate, I was able to
>-> put it together,
>-> take out various parts of the control box (after writing a
>-> log sheet as to
>-> where they go back in case of disaster), install it, wire it
>-> and the best
>-> part......
>->
>-> All features worked the first time...go figure...
>->
>->
>-> (usual boring disclaimer: I have no affiliation with Idiom Press)
>
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