[Trlog] RTTY Wish List

[Gennett, Timothy]

If there are going to be modifications to TR to enhance RTTY support,
modifications to allow RTTY to work with the KAM Plus would be helpful.  The
documentation in the TR Manual refers to an MFJ TNC.  I have never been able
to get TR to work with my KAM Plus.  I've exchanged emails with other KAM
users who report the same lack of results.

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: K4RO Kirk Pickering [mailto:k4ro at k4ro.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:58 AM
> To: trlog at contesting.com
> Subject: [Trlog] RTTY Wish List
> 
> 
> I know that Ron is working on a lot of stuff right now,
> and that RTTY is not at the top of the priority list.
> However there are a few items which would make a world 
> of difference in RTTY contesting if they could be fixed.
> 
> Hopefully some of these might be easy cures. I took some 
> notes during the RTTY NAQP, and thought I'd post them now
> with the RTTY Sprint coming up, in case some other TR RTTY
> users have any suggestions.  The following are in order of
> importance, more or less.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> * Have Control-Enter always be "silent," as in never transmit.
> Currently, it still tries to send an EXCG when going from CALL
> to EXCG field.  It is only "silent" when logging the EXCG.
> This was a problem on CW a few years ago, and has since been
> corrected on CW.  
> 
> * A way to imbed a CR/LF sequence before every message.
> This could be a global default for RTTY, as far as I am
> concerned.  Several have said it helps to start with info on
> a new line in the QRM of a RTTY contest.  Right now, this
> can be fudged a little with ^P^M^P^J sequences, but they
> are kludgy at best, and also not stored properly in the
> LOGCFG.DAT file.  If every sent message could have a new
> line (CR/LF) in front of it, that would take care of all.
> 
> * User control over what is sent with "Enter" after a 
> call sign is entered, particularly in S&P mode.  Currently,
> in S&P mode it sends "@ DE MYCALL"  or "@ DE MYCALL MYCALL"
> if pressed the second time.  There is no way to just send
> "DE MYCALL" from what I have tried, other than programming
> a separate F-key to do it.  It would be better to be able
> to have some control over what is sent with Enter, like on CW.
> 
> * Some means to "tail-end" a RTTY QSO.  This is related to
> the Ctrl-Enter and the "@ DE MYCALL" issues, as the user has
> little control over what is or is not sent.  If the tail end
> key worked like on CW, that would be perfect.  If Control-Enter
> can be fixed, that would help a great deal.
> 
> * Somehow fit a band map for RTTY in there somewhere.  I sure
> miss the band map in RTTY contests.  But don't get rid of the
> FIGS display -- it is great, and often makes the QSO happen.
> Any possibility of swapping the mults/score display with a band 
> map in some kind of toggle?
> 
> Thanks for a great program that works well on many modes!
> 
> -Kirk  K4RO
> 
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