[WT-support] Bugs and needed features

[Tõnno Vähk]

Thanks Jose:) 

now I see there is logic. But still I think in most of the cases a user of this command would like to pull the frequency from the Inactive Radio to the Active Radio. In SO2R if you find good run frequency with the second radio you can send QRL or sth with SHIFT key and not really changing the Active Radio. I understand that this is the virtue of WT that you almost never have to change the Active Radio when you usually have one radio as CQ Radio and the other as SP radio. You can use SHIFT!

But of course, mostly I have this command in mind for WRTC - I was really glad to see it. The 2nd OP finds a station to work on his Radio and you can instantly change the frequencies (hopefully a shortcut key will be provided) and work him on the A radio. Presently you have to type SWAP+ENT+* 

This is an important SO2R feature and btw, in TR Log EXCHANGE FREQUENCIES is not working correctly so I was very glad to see it in WT. I would ask to create a user selectable option for that : SWAP FREQUENCIES ALSO SWAPS RADIOS - YES/NO

I believe there are other WRTCers and SO2Rers backing me here:)

73
tonno

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From: support-bounces at win-test.com [mailto:support-bounces at win-test.com] On Behalf Of José Nunes CT1BOH
Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 2:35 AM
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Cc: Toivo.Hallikivi at nokia.com; F5MZN
Subject: Re: [WT-support] Bugs and needed features

Hi Tonno and all

I asked F5MZN for this swap command and it is working fine.
The command swaps radios and it is suppoded to ALSO change the active radio.

This is very helpfull for changing bands. You are running on radio 1 frequency (ACTIVE RADIO) and want to move to radio2 frequency on a crowded band and not sure the frequency will be good AND AFTER MOVE want to keep radio 1 as ACTIVE radio with the new radio 2 frequency.

You are runing in radio 1 the active radio. Pick a clear frequency in radio2.  Start tx in radio2 (now the active radio for a short time), if the run gets going and the frequency is good  then it is time to swap the frequency of radio2 into radio1 and radio 1 becomes the active radio.
This is also very good for manual amplifiers. It will give you plenty of time to tune the amp for the new band when changing bands on a run
- run situation.

The SWAP command is working perfectly for what is supposed to do.

Of course you may want another functionality but please go for another command

:-))

73
José Nunes
CT1BOH


On 4/30/06, Tõnno Vähk <Tonno.Vahk at lhv.ee> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> 2. SWAP FREQUENCY command (from menu or SWAP) is also changing the Active Radio! It should not of course.
>
> 3. If your message starts with $RESET then it cancels the LATCH mode. We really need this $LATCH command or something else to use LATCH mode at all. Or is it possible for the RESET not to cancel the LATCH mode?
>
> 4. CAT Polling with MP's is generating backround noise (pulses) in SSB (this is reported before in the list). NO POLL DURING PTT feature would be needed.
>
> 5. If your F1 message is R2R2 F1 R1R2 for example and you press ESC during CQ then the Audio terminates correctly in R1R2 but if you terminate it with any other key (e.g. starting to enter callsign) then the Audio terminates at R2R2 and you have to switch manually to R1R1 or R1R2 to copy the station.
>
> 6. With WinKey disabled the beginning of the CW transmittions are being cut sometimes. A dot is missing. PTT DELAY of ca 50ms in Configure Interfaces usually cures it. It also cures the CTRL T carrier problem. With smaller or no DELAY the carrier does not always come on although the DATA led at EZM is lit.
>
> 7. When you have Automatic CQ enabled and during or after a CQ message on Primary Radio you give your call with SHIFT key on the second radio to call a multiplier then the Automatic CQ continues on 2nd Radio!! The cycle should stop of course but it does not!
>
> 8. Changing Active Radio in TX/RX Split mode back and forth swaps the 2 VFOs.
>
> 9. When your Audio is set to R1R2 and you swap Active Radio back and forth then both ears stay on Primary Radio (R1R1) although the Secondary Radio Window shows BOTH! It should stay on Both.
>
> 10. Alternate CQ does not continue in SSB after completed QSO like it does in CW mode. Also in SSB the Alternate CQ sending stops on the other radio when you start entering callsign. It should not stop. In CW it is working correctly.
>
>
> Features that I miss (first 5 are critical for WRTC):
>
> 1. ESM mode
>
> 2. Auto sending (i.e. activating the Insert Key without pressing it at 
> e.g. 3rd or 4th character of the callsign entered)
>
> 3. Shortcut for the SWAP FREQUENCIES command - menu or typing SWAP+ENT is not really possible efficiently. Any shortcut is fine as it can be remapped.
>
> 4. Band map ALL BANDS. Right now only shows the band of VFO A. In WRTC it would be important to see all bands and be able to click on the station on some other band to QSY there. Can it be added to the right-click menu on the Band Map to be able to choose Current Band - All Bands??
>
> 5. $CR working in SSB. Could create Quick QSL Messages etc. Insert and Plus are not modifiable in SSB unfortunately also.
>
> 6. Option to fill the callsign field automatically when tuning on station in the bandmap.
>
> 7. Tail end feature. PTT stays on after sending TU and you can enter call and push Insert right away without dropping PTT. It could be just some command ($KEY) to activate ALT K or keyboard mode and Insert would stop it. The same command could be used in messages to send endings like frequencies etc.
>
> 8. Ability to pick calls from Partial window. In TR you can move with keys in the Possible Calls list and select one to fill the Callsign field. This is very handy especially with long portable calls that you have worked in the contest before. Would it be possible to at least double click on the Check Partials windows to pull a callsign on the Callsign field?
>
> 9. More standard messages in CW than just 7. It is not really possible efficiently to operate the ALT-C to get Additional Messages. I propose to create shortcuts for Additional messages. CTRL 1, CTRL 2.. etc are all free! Would it be possible to use those to call the respective additional message? CTRL F1 to CTRL F12 are also free exept F1, F2, F3, F9 - those could be repositioned if this seems better. Another option would be to move F8 to F12 keys somewhere else and create 5 more messages there!?
>
> 10. Complete manual. At least an updated list of commands and shortcuts would be really needed.
>
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. I can't get WINKEY working. When I enable it the CW sending is completely messed up - all the dashes are cut short etc.. can it be settings problem? Any changes in the Configure Interfaces, WK Configuration or EZM Configuration menus do not seem to help. Can anyone help?
>
> 2. I understand it is not possible to add Exchange info to HF.DTB. Only to specific contest files. How should I update those specific contest DTB's with latest MASTER.DTA? Do the developers update the HF.DTB? Is there a way to merge HF.DTB and contest DTB?? Or should I take K5ZD master.DTA, turn it into Cabrillo log and Import to WT and then Update my Database?
>
> IF possible I would like to know if those 5 critical bugs and features are in the list for the pre-WRTC version and when do you think this might come out. We have to decide if we can use WT or not.
>
> 73
> Tonno
> ES5TV
>
>
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