[WriteLog] %Z

[Don Hill AA5AU]

One final comment on %Z.  I wish it would output the exact frequency down to 100 hz.  Is this possible?  When I'm on 14090.5 KHz,
"14090" is sent instead of "14090.5".

What happened last weekend in NAQP is that most of the SO2R ops were hanging right on even frequencies resulting in many of us being
on the same frequency quite often because we couldn't hear each other.

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Hill AA5AU
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:13 PM
To: 'Bob Raker'; writelog at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] %Z

Ed and I both use the two-PC method and therefore only have to use one buffer on each PC for this message - one has %ZA1, the other
%ZA2.

Bob, the real reason I'm replying, and maybe others can be helped by this advice, is that I believe it's better not to put "TU"
before putting "ALSO %ZA1" in the message for one reason.  When I'm S&P and I see "TU", I'm immediately off the frequency looking
for the next contact.  I don't wait around to see the rest of the message.  I S&P as fast as I can possibly do it.  Maybe others
aren't so fast to move away, but once I know the contact is confirmed, I'm out of there.  Instead I use:

%R QRV %ZA1 TU DE AA5AU CQ %E

OR

%R PSE %ZA1 (or %ZA2) TU DE AA5AU CQ %E

In NAQP, it may be proper just to put:

%R %ZA1 (or %ZA2) TU DE AA5AU CQ %E

Most folks already know what you are trying to do.  The %Z is SO COOL.  I just love it.  It worked well for me in last weekend's
RTTY test.  I had lots of people move, especially when ten meters was open.  Got quite a few to move from 40 to 80 as well.

73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.rttycontesting.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Raker
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 7:45 PM
To: writelog at contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] %Z

For NAQP RTTY, I have two function keys set up for:

%R TU ALSO %ZA2 W0BR NA %O%L%E

%R TU ALSO %ZA1 W0BR NA %O%L%E

What I would rather have is ONE function key set up for:

%R TU ALSO %ZA("other" radio) W0BR NA %O%L%E

Is there a way to do this or should we ask Wayne to put it on the wish list?

73,
Bob
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