[WriteLog] ESM - Been there for years

[Bob Crossland]

Hi Pat,

You're right about the current function of the ENTER key, but I would suggest that when nothing is in the callsign field they take away that CQ function of the ENTER key and give it the power to act just like the INSERT key.  That way, and I know this sounds so lazy, all you would have to do is hit the ENTER key for the entire exchange function.  But I would contend that the die hard contester would say the less distance they have to move their hands during the 24 to 30 hours of a contest the better.
 
Interesting topic. 

Bob, N3FR

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of "Pat Cain, KØPC"
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:50 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Cc: halken at comcast.net
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ESM - Been there for years

How would the ENTER key know if I wanted to grab a call and send the exchange -or- send CQ? I would like it if it were smart enough but I'm not sure what the logic would be. I find the use of INSERT is a reasonable solution.

73,
Pat KØPC

At 10:09 AM 3/20/2006, Bob Crossland wrote:
>I agree Jim.  If the ENTER key could be made to grab the highlighted
>call, you would simply keep hitting the ENTER key for each exchange.
>Beautifully simple.
>
>Bob, N3FR
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C
>Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:17 PM
>To: cfmorris at bellsouth.net; writelog at contesting.com
>Cc: halken at comcast.net
>Subject: Re: [WriteLog] ESM - Been there for years
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>At 01:28 PM 3/19/2006, Charles Morrison wrote:
>
> >Actually Jim, I never paid much attention to the existance of this
> >feature until the post this weekend.  I tried it in the BARTG.  With
> >nothing in the qso entry window, hit enter and it sends cq.  Assuming
> >the guy comes back to you, type in or click his call, hit enter, it
> >sends the 001 time macro, he comes back with his qso and time and hit
> >enter a third time and it logs it, sends the tu and qrz and returns to
>normal.
>
>Yes, but it could be simpler.  The INSERT key takes the highlighted call
>off the screen and enters it, then sends the exchange.  Why can't the
>ENTER key do the same thing (that's a rhetorical question)?
>
>73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
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