I do like Bob does, and also began with CT. Never been a TR guy.
Only difference for me is I've gotten into the habit of using the
"Enter sends exch/QRZ" option when running in the CQWW, as it saves
the extra motion of jumping all over keyboard to hit the + key. In
the ARRL contest, I have to enter the power anyway, so my hand is
already at the number pad, so then I just hit the nearby + key for
TU/QRZ.
Barry W2UP
On 31 Jan 2004 Bob Naumann - N5NJ wrote:
> I find all of this discussion interesting. I would suspect that most
> of those who are concerned about this run/s&p business may have come
> from a TR background. Those of us who used CT don't generally have
> the anxiety that some of you guys seem to have over this issue.
>
> For example, over the last nearly 20 years now of using a computer for
> CW contesting, my memories have always been set up like this:
>
> F1 CQ - Run mode (what other mode would you call CQ in?)
> F2 exchange
> F3 tu qrz
> F4 My callsign
> F5 His callsign
> F6 ?
>
> Oh, and pressing Enter always only logs the QSO.
>
> CT and Writelog (in CT compatibility mode) supports the use of the Ins
> and + keys on the numeric keypad to assist in running.
>
> The way it works in "Run Mode" is this:
>
> Press F1 call CQ
> Type the Callsign
> Press the spacebar*
> Press that big Ins key which sends F5 and F2 (his call + the exchange)
> Copy his exchange Press that big + key which sends F3 and Enter (tu
> qrz & logs the QSO)
>
> In S&P it's like this:
>
> Type a new callsign
> Press the spacebar*
> Press F4 (sends my call)
> Copy exchange
> Press Ins (or just F2 if you don't want to send his call first)
> Hear a QSL from him
> Press Enter
>
> * Pressing the space bar is a good habit to get into as it positions
> the cursor where it needs to be to copy the exchange (or like for SS,
> it moves the cursor to the next field in the exchange). It also will
> fill in the exchange for you in certain contests like CQWW (zone), or
> in most, if not all, contests if you've worked the other station
> before it will also fill in the exchange based on what you copied
> previously. If the station you are going to work is a Dupe, when you
> press the Spacbar, it also displays the Dupe message to you. The
> space bar is also the largest, easiest to find key on the keyboard.
> Use it!
>
> All of the function keys only do what they are defined to do. Their
> function does not change depending upon what the computer may "think"
> is going on. Enter only Enters. This approach seems so much simpler
> and easy to deal with especially in conditions with a lack of sleep.
> I also will confess that this simpler approach is easier to be away
> from for a while, and come back to after you've been off for a couple
> of months dealing with your normal life issues.
>
> I purchased a lifetime subscription to TR years ago, but gave up on it
> because of this "automation". Invariably, the computer would think it
> was in one mode, when I was in the other, and it was the single reason
> I left TR behind. Great software, very powerful, and Tree is a
> brilliant guy, but just not for me.
>
> The reason I mention all of this is that I suspect that there may be
> others like me, and perhaps some newcomers, who may find this
> alternate approach simpler/easier/better.
>
> To set Writelog up to do this you need the following entries in the
> respective sections of your Writelog.INI file:
>
> [Configuration]
> CtCompatibleAccel=YES
> CqFunctionKey=11
> QrzFunctionKey=3
> SendCallExchangeKey=10
>
> [ENTRY]
> SmartEnterKey=0
>
> (SmartEnterKey is the feature that makes the Enter key do different
> things.)
>
> 73,
> Bob N5NJ
>
> P.S.
> 30 years ago, my old Accukeyer's 4 memories were set up like this: 1
> CQ 2 exchange 3 tu qrz 4 My callsign
> >From what I've seen, this pattern was pretty standard for most
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Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
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