[WriteLog] Auto Cq

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

He was using F2 for CQ.  Isn't the default F11 with the ability to make it
F1 ?

How does WL know he is using F2 so that it can do the timing when he hits
F2?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carter Grabarczyk" <k8vt@ameritech.net>
To: "Ian McCloy" <ian_mccloy@telus.net>
Cc: <WriteLog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 22:43
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Auto Cq


> This seems like a fairly easy one to answer and a fairly common trap to
> fall into.
>
> I believe the time you choose STARTS running when the macro starts (not
> ends). Thus you were running out of time before you ran out of macro and
> it never stopped. For an experiment, please try setting it to 15 or 18
> seconds and let us know if that fixes it...
>
> 73/Carter/K8VT
>
> Ian McCloy wrote:
> >
> > i had a major problem trying to use the automatic cq in the contest.
> >
> > i had it setup for 4.0 seconds and on f2 for calling cq
> >
> > problem was it would never stop transmitting cq until i hit the esq key
> > any ideas what is wrong
> >
> > Ian VA7SW
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