[WT-support] WInTest Notes ARRL CW DX

[Olivier F5MZN]

Laurent HAAS - F6FVY wrote:
> Hi Tim
> 
> Tim Duffy K3LR a écrit :
> 
>> WinTest worked very well. All operators (including Ken, K1EA who wrote 
>> CT) were
>> impressed!
>> This was K1EA's first time to see and use WinTest!
> 
> Tnx for that. Very pleased that K1EA liked Win-Test !

And even so proud! :)

>> #1 When using the F keys to send CW, is it possible to insert a 1/2 space
>> between sending F key multiple times or multi F keys?
>>
>> For example hitting F4 twice to send MYCALL (K3LR) results in K3LR 
>> being sent
>> twice with NO space between the R and the K. So K3LRK3LR  (runs 
>> together) is
>> sent instead of K3LR K3LR.
>> Or hitting F2 and F4 results in 5NN PAK3LR instead of 5NN PA K3LR. The 
>> PA and
>> K3LR run together without a 1/2 space.
> 
> We have to check that. IIRC, it worked in previous versions. The CW 
> generator code was modified so many times to fit all the requests that 
> such a side-effect might be introduced. Tnx for pointing it out.

We have to investigate our release log, because the first versions of 
win-test was working the way you discribe, but I remember that I have 
changed this behaviour because users requested to discard that automatic 
space (with arguments which was making sense as far as I remeber).

No additional comments on the larry's ones.

73,
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Olivier / f5mzn