[WriteLog] Re: issues--HOME key

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

Jim,

I presume that you are from a TR background.  Those of us who came from the=
 CT world, find your commentary about "modes" mystifying.  I've used both C=
T & TR, but I always preferred the CT approach.

With CT, all of your messages are in the F1 through F4 memories: 1=3DCQ, 2=
=3Dexch, 3=3DTU/QRZ , 4=3Dyour callsign.

Writelog can emulate CT's approach very well in CT compatibility mode.

In this mode, Enter always Enters.  There is no S&P or Run mode.  However, =
to facilitate running, the convention is to set up Auto CQ on your F1 CQ me=
mory.  Then when someone calls you, type their callsign and press the Ins (=
Insert) key.  This sends the callsign you typed, and your F2 message (his c=
all + exchange).  After logging the exchange, then press the + key to say t=
hanks and log the Q.  (Enter+F3)  If you use the Ins and + keys on the nume=
ric keypad, which are large keys, you can get quite comfortable with smacki=
ng those big keys at the appropriate time without a whole lot of care.

When you are S&P, you just type the callsigns, and hit the appropriate memo=
ry function key to send whatever you need to, and hit enter to finally log =
the QSO.

Anyway, that's the CT approach, and I know lots of people use it very effec=
tively.

73,
Bob N5NJ



> ------------Original Message------------
> From: Jim Smith <jimsmith at shaw.ca>
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Date: Wed, Dec-17-2003 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Re: issues--HOME key
> =

> Hi Eric,
> =

> I agree that there are times when automatically logging the Q before =

> you've had a chance to edit something causes a slight delay while you =

> edit the log.  However, I don't find that happens nearly as often as =

> losing the Q entirely because I forgot to hit the Enter key.
> =

> I have indeed found that you can get WL to do what I want to do for S&P =

> or for running, but not both.  I did try the menu option you describe =

> once while running.  Then I did some S&P.  I don't recall exactly what =

> happened, but somewhere during the first S&P Q a totally inappropriate =

> message was sent.  That was the end of my interest in that menu option.
> =

> I would be delighted if anyone could tell me how to get WL to =

> automatically log the Q in both S&P and Run modes.  That would be a real =

> nice Xmas present.
> =

> 73 de Jim Smith    VE7FO
> =

> Eric Scace K3NA wrote:
> =

> >Hi Jim --
> >
> >   There are many times when I am not ready to log the QSO at the time t=
he exchange or TU message is sent.  I might still be
> >correcting data, for example.  So I definitely do NOT want these memorie=
s to complete the logging of the QSO.
> >
> >   That said, you can achieve exactly what you want by using the Setup/E=
nter Sends Exchange/QRZ menu option.  When you have
> >completed the data entry for the QSO, just hit Enter to cause the "TU QR=
Z" message to be sent AND to log the QSO.
> >
> >-- Eric K3NA
> >
> =

> =

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