[TRLog] typical QSO scenarios

David Jones kk7gw@wa.freei.net
Wed, 24 Feb 1999 13:13:35 -0800


To:             	"TRLog Reflector" <trlog@contesting.com>
Subject:        	Re: [TRLog] typical QSO scenarios 
Date sent:      	Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:01:19 -0500
From:           	Ronald D Rossi <rrossi@btv.ibm.com>

> I believe it was Lloyd, W1CX, who described the elementary function of the 
> program so well. He started by saying that the enter key is really a "smart 
> key". It always does what you would expect it to do if you were sending code. 
> The function of the key changes, so you don't have to worry about it. Type the 
> call, hit enter: the right stuff is sent. Enter the exchange, hit enter: the 
> right stuff is sent. It was a good lead in for the reason for having S&P and 
> CQ modes.

Yes, that truly describes the basic nature of TR.  I think it even 
says this in the manual, but I don't remember.  The reason I think 
many people think TR is 'harder' to use is because they have to 
unlearn CT.  Me, I never used CT before getting TR, and I caught on 
very quickly.  The other thing that is probably daunting to new TR 
users is the sheer number of configurable options.  TR in its basic 
form is quite simple, but if you say, turn right to Appendix A of the 
manual, with all the different logcfg.dat commands, you can 
become overwhelmed.

73
David Jones, KK7GW
kk7gw@wa.freei.net

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