[TRLog] Newbie Questions

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> 1) How do you guys *manage* the difference between S&P 
> mode and CQ mode?  IOW, there seems to be no "mode" 
> annunciator on the TR screen.  And, it seems that an 
> overzealous use of <ESCAPE> can return one to CQ mode 
> as well.  Is there some (perhaps subtle) difference I 
> could look for?

The presence of the exchange window.

> 2) I typed a call in the callsign field, then realized 
> I was in CQ mode and I tried to switch out of it by 
> hitting the <TAB> but all TR did was move the cursor 
> to the exchange field.  Not sure if I had done 
> anything else, but assuming that this is as expected, 
> is there anyway to switch modes at that point?

I think you did.

> 3) Has anyone found it desirable to use the <SHIFT> tuning feature regularly?  I found that my admitted 
> slowness several times in trying a <SHIFT><TAB> to 
> change CQ/S&P mode (I apparently held the SHIFT down 
> alone a bit too long) caused the radio to start to 
> tune. Yikes!  I disabled the <SHIFT> tuning feature after the second mishap.

I use it for RIT a lot.

> 4) Most importantly, does TR know how to utilize extra 
> (expanded or extended) memory for anything but DVP?  I 
> have 8Meg in my 486, but the memory count hovers near 
> 100K.

Not currently - I have the ability to make a version that uses expanded memory, but
it runs a little slow on the older machines.  I am thinking about making it the standard
however, and doing special versions of the old configuration.  This will solve low memory
issues.

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