[WriteLog] Request for additional small feature

[A. Sewell]

A key that will send the exchange AND log the contact will solve the
problem.  Please see Dave's original post.


----- Original Message -----
From: "ak0a" <ak0a@kc.rr.com>
To: "A. Sewell" <n5na@arrl.net>; <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 21:49 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Request for additional small feature


> If you forgot to hit the enter key, what makes you thing another key will
> solve that???
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "A. Sewell" <n5na@usaonline.net>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 6:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Request for additional small feature
>
>
> > I am in full agreement on this one.  While I was unable to participate
in
> > the RTTY RU this year due to a move I was in it last year and had this
> exact
> > same problem.  There were several times I almost forgot to hit enter to
> log
> > the contact before going to the next one.  A key to handle this would be
> > great.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Alan  N5NA
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David O Hachadorian" <k6ll@juno.com>
> > To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:06 AM
> > Subject: [WriteLog] Request for additional small feature
> >
> > >
> > > It would send the contents of the "S&P Exchange"
> > > F-key (e.g. 599 AZ), and it would put the contact in the log.
> > >
> > > What I call the "S&P Exchange" is just the exchange you
> > > send when you are in the S&P mode.
> > >
> > > Of course, you still have to watch the other guy's final
> > > transmission, to be sure that he qsl's, which happens
> > > about 95% of the time.
> > >
> > > This new key would eliminate one keystroke for everyone on
> > > every S&P QSO, and would ensure that the QSO got put in the log.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
> > > Yuma, AZ
> > > K6LL@juno.com
> > > _______________________________________________