[RTTY] [WriteLog] RTTY FKey Memory line for "W8XXX NOW W9AAA"

[Gary Senesac]

Clay,

I'm on the road in AZ and will miss the RTTY RU this year, but from memory here is the sequence needed for Writelog macros.  You must use two different F key memory macros to make this work.  I've never seen a way to do it with a single F key memory that works.

In my case I use the F8 and F9 keys as they are next to each other.

F8 - %R%C TU NOW %L
F9 - %C 599 AK %C %E

Note there is no %E at the end of the F8 macro, nor is there a %R at the start of the F9 macro.  The %L command Logs the current call in the CALL field and then pops the next call from the stack into the CALL field.  Since there is no %E at the end of F8 the radio stays in TX.  The lack of %R in F9 keeps the NOW message on the same line.  When the second station is worked hit F8 then F9 again to work the next station in the stack.  If there are no more in the stack and the CALL field is empty hit Enter to send your CQ message.

You need to understand how the stack works in WL to get full benefit of this procedure.  You need to modify the default stack menu that appears when you right click on a call to add it to the stack.  I think it is in the writelog.ini file.  Remove all the menu options that appear except for one.  Then when you right click on a call it is added to the stack immediately without having to select the add to stack choice from the menu.

Another useful thing to do is to identify two additional unused keys on your keyboard and setup two keyboard shortcuts to help in manipulating the stack contents.  I used the "[" and "}" keys, again because they are right next to each other.  I don't remember the exact shortcut command, but it says to Push a call to the stack, while the other says to Pop a call from the stack.  By alternately pressing each key one after the other you can quickly cycle through the stack contents one by one to find a specific call.  To remove a call from the stack Pop it into the CALL field and then hit Alt+W to wipe it out.  This is handy if the station you call with the NOW macros has QSYd and doesn't respond.  You can clear him out and then manually pop the next call from the stack into the CALL field and work him.

Good luck and have fun!  Wish I could be there this year.

Gary AL9A
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On January 2, 2015, at 12:05 PM, Clay Melhorn <n9io at hotmail.com> wrote:

I have only seen a couple of RTTY ops while working a pileup transmit
"W8XXX NOW W9AAA" I have not figured out how to be that proficient during an rtty run.

Anyone care to share the "trick memory line code" what am I not getting?
Probably simple, right?
I use Writelog currently for rtty with my Flex6300.

Thanks, looking for the fast track before RTTY RU.

Clay Melhorn N9IO Bonfield, IL
Webmaster: KARS - Kankakee Area Radio Society - W9AZ http://www.w9az.com/ 		 	   		  
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