[WT-support] After CQWW CW

[Tõnno Vähk]

Thanks Olivier, will try to keep the postings short!:)

1. I think resetting the AUTOSEND counter after "/" sign is a great novel idea! I would like it this way, if nobody is against them let's do it!

2. Not sure what you mean by "checkbox somewhere?" - You mean one shortcut could be activated for different functions according to user preference? Would be fine for sure. But so far many CTRL shortcuts are still free as it seems to me..

3. TAIL ENDING. Well, this is TR feature and very handy in CW pilups when you are able to copy two callsigns at once. Actually it works in TR this way that you have one special TAIL END KEY that you can use to confirm QSO. In that case the QSO is logged and TAIL END MESSAGE defined by you is sent and the program will go to state where you can type directly from keyboard the other call in your head into the buffer and as you type this call during the TU message that is sent to confirm the QSO the typed call will be sent immidiately after TU without PTT being dropped. Once you have typed the call in you have to push Enter (in WT case INSERT now) to send the Exchange in the usual way.

So I was thinking that in WT case I would need a $ command that would activate ALT-K in the message. Only difference to usual ALT-K mode is that it drops after all entered characters are sent. I would imagine a message like: $CORRECT++++TU----$CR $KEY for example. This ALT-K mode would have to drop then after transmitting all the buffer. If INSERT is pressed during transmittion then it is sent right after the buffer.

Then we can also create message: PSE QSY $KEY for example to send QSY request to specific frequency. While the PSE QSY text is being sent you type in the frequency and this gets sent right after PSE QSY and the ALT-K mode is dropped when buffer is empty.

Sorry for long exlanation, I hope you see what I mean. It is a useful feature for pile-up operator that you really start liking after getting used to it start to try coping more than one callsign at a time from pile up.

4. Thanks for thinking about shortcuts to additional messages and $NRPLUS1 and $NRMINUS1 commands!

5. EXCHANGE FREQUENCY WITH command. I understand it is for two-computer network. Actually I have never put more than 2 computers in the WT network - do they all show up under STATUS window as different stations?? In that case maybe a station could do a frequency swap with any station as you can currently right click on any station line and select to change frequency with this particular station!?

But if not possible for more than 2 then can you activate it again for 2 station network for M/S or M/2 or SO with 2 computers? And then use CTRL-F shortcut to run that command. Maybe if even doable in larger network then shortcut could still be for changing frequencies of STN1 and STN2 (or however the order setting logic is).

73
Tonno
ES5TV

-----Original Message-----
From: support-bounces at win-test.com [mailto:support-bounces at win-test.com] On Behalf Of Olivier F5MZN
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2006 12:47 PM
To: support at win-test.com
Subject: Re: [WT-support] After CQWW CW

Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:
> Hi Tonno
> 
> Tõnno Vähk a écrit :
> 
>> It is strange that for some reason I don't seem to get very much 
>> reaction to my emails:)
> 
> Be assured we read every mail posted to this list.

The problem with long emails is the time needed to read it, to reply to it and to code the bugfixed/request.

I suggest to post shorter emails, with only 1 or 2 points in (the more important for you) rather than 15. When we have treated these points (implemented or delayed etc) you can then go again the next ones.

>> 1. AUTO SENDING issues.
> 
> The AutoSend *itself* is an issue ;-)
> 
> I let Olivier answer on this, as he has been convinced to implement it 
> ;-)

When we have a / before the 3th or 4th character, we then reset the counter and start couting again the characters from the /. OK?

>> 2. AUTOCQ also needs shortcut badly. I know text commands RPT and 
>> NORPT but those are not for serious contester. I would recommend 
>> CTRL-C (I guess the same as TR uses and very logical and well 
>> positioned). It should not be difficult to introduce but would be 
>> very useful!
> 
> Noted. Shortcuts become a rare resource... We have to carefully choose 
> how to spend them.

A checkbox somewhere?

>> 5. Tail end feature. PTT would stay on after sending TU and you can 
>> enter call and push Insert right away without dropping PTT. It could 
>> be just some command ($KEY) to activate ALT-K or keyboard mode in the 
>> message and Insert would stop it. The same command could be used in 
>> messages to send endings like frequencies etc. In TR the PTT drops 
>> right after the buffer is empty (all the entered signs have been 
>> transmitted).

Not understood sri.

>> 6. Shortcuts to additional messages or new messages. It is not really 
>> possible efficiently to operate the ALT-C to get Additional Messages.
>> I propose to create shortcuts for Additional messages. CTRL-F1 to
>> CTRL-F12 are free exept F1, F2, F3, F9 - those could be repositioned 
>> or let's use only the free ones! Another option would be to move F8 
>> to
>> F12 keys somewhere else and create 5 more messages there!? Do we 
>> really need to have F8-F10 and F11 used for activating windows, how 
>> many times do you do it during the contest?? Please consider maybe 
>> reallocating at least F8-F10 and create 3 more messages. Is it possible?

I'll see if it is possible to use CTRL+NUM keys or ALT+NUM keys for that. If it is possible, it will then possible to redefine these keys by yourself.

>> 7. Can you introduce $NRPLUS1 and $NRMINUS1 (for example) commands? 
>> Those could be put in the message and would be very helpful in M/S 
>> for example to send previous or next serial number.

Looks possible.

>> 8. Why EXCHANGE FREQUENCY WITH command is greyed out now although two 
>> computers are networked? Can you enable it and create shortcut for it 
>> like we had in WRTC? Now I guess CTRL-S shortcut is used to swap 
>> frequency of two radios not between stations so the shortcut could be 
>> CTRL-F!

Because it can work only with 2 computers in the network, like in WRTC.

>> 15. And finally another crazy idea. FOOTSWITCH MODE. Like TR has. If 
>> it is NORMAL then everything works normally but in CW contest where 
>> FOOTSWITCH is not needed for PTT it could be used for other very 
>> useful purposes. For example ALT-K (send CW from keyboard) or CTRL-V 
>> (hopefully to be shortcut for AUTOSEND ON/OFF:) or CTRL-ENTER or 
>> ALT-C or... User could select the command itself from dropdown or 
>> direct entry. Right now we use second footswitch for binding to 
>> secondary Radio. Well, if this option is not used then second 
>> footswitch could also be used for activating other commands.
> 
> Noted but having a footswitch input becomes more difficult everyday as 
> the parallel ports are less used. It then requires other forms of 
> hardware interfacing.

I like this idea. Will be limited to existing hardwares, like EZMaster and MK2R. Anyway, not a priority devel.

73 de Olivier / f5mzn
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