[WriteLog] SO2R Question

[Dick Green]

Clive,

The features you describe below (%X and AUTO RESUME) work fine for me. I
suspect that there's nothing wrong with your %X function. The reason it's
not working is that AUTO RESUME isn't working. What's happening is that when
transmit focus shifts to the RIGHT radio, it is not returning to the LEFT
radio as it should (i.e., AUTO RESUME isn't working.) Since the transmit
focus is now on the RIGHT radio and re-united with the keyboard focus, %X
doesn't have any effect. In other words, it won't force the transmit focus
back to the LEFT radio -- that's what AUTO RESUME is supposed to do. The
only function of %X is to leave the transmit focus where it is. For %X to
work as desired, the transmit focus has to be on the LEFT radio and the
keyboard focus on the RIGHT radio. This would be the case if AUTO RESUME was
working.

Now, why is AUTO RESUME not working? I assume that you have properly set a
Timed CQ and have checked the AUTO RESUME box. Have you also defined the
correct CQ function key in the Timed CQ dialog box. If so, then it could be
that the AUTO RESUME feature only works in CT compatibility mode. That's
what I use: F1 is the CQ key and the message is stored in F10. How do you
have the CQ key defined?

73, Dick WC1M


> However let's say the station does not reply but in ( say) F7 I
> have programmed %X test GW1LID GW1LID test. Then if I press F7
> that message should be sent on the LEFT radio so that I am in
> less danger of losing my run frequency, and also to maximise my
> air time exposure. However it does not do that, and sends that
> message on the RIGHT radio on top of the mult, making GW1LID
> look  a bigger lid than he really is!
>
> Not to put too fine a point on it, this seems to be a *BUG*
>
> Also the interaction with the " AUTO RESUME" function being its
> raison d'etre doesn't seem to work either. i.e. I was running an
> AUTO REPEAT CQ at say 1.5 seconds interval, flip the keyboard
> focus to the RIGHT RADIO to do a dupe check as above, call using
> Fn, but am ignored. As soon as my call is over on the RIGHT
> RADIO ( doesn't really matter if successful or not) the CQ
> should "AUTO RESUME" on the LEFT RADIO. This does not seem to
> work either. I think both these changes were implemented at the
> same time ( v10.19 was it?), and I suspect that neither have
> *ever* worked.
>
> I'd be happy to be disabused of these opinions, since either or
> both would massively increase the functionality of SO2R
> operation. However if they are *BUGS*, hopefully the authors
> will respond, wot sa authors?
>
>
> 73
>
>
> Clive
> GW3NJW
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