[WT-support] Band map and silent entry

[Clive Whelan]

Thanks Bob, certainly didn't know that!

I s'pose I didn't dream that it would be an option as I couldn't 
understand why you wouldn't want to do it ;-)      If that is indeed the 
case, perhaps there is also a " QSY wipes" function ? , where as you 
spin the dial more than x kHz ( settable) that not only is the call 
entered in the band map, but also erased from the entry filed to obviate 
the need to execute F11. I know that in Writelog I always forgot to do 
that and ended up trying to work a concatenated callsign! N1MM addresses 
this function of course.

I'd certainly be interested to hear contrary views of course, but if as 
I suspect there aren't any, than let's adopt it as default and release 
the Ctrl-Enter combo for silent logging.

73

Clive
GW3NJW

Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> Clive,
>
> I am not sure if I completely understand your request, but in the Band 
> Map Properties dialog, there are Search and Pounce options that let 
> you populate the band map "silently" by simply by entering a callsign 
> and turning the main tuning knob on the radio.  Check the "Populate 
> the band map" option.  Then you do not have to press Ctrl+Enter.  The 
> frequency change threshold is also configurable (default = 300 Hz).
>
> See http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/Menu:Windows#Band_Map_properties and 
> read the note at the bottom.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Clive Whelan 
> <clive.whelan at btinternet.com <mailto:clive.whelan at btinternet.com>> wrote:
>
>     Yes there is a connection!
>
>     I'm puzzled as to why it is necessary to explicitly enter a "logged
>     callsign" into the band map with Ctrl-Enter. All the other loggers
>     I've
>     used have done this automatically without operator intervention, and I
>     think it is the QSY operation that technically makes this
>     possible. OK,
>     sure you get a few bum spots in there when you mis-enter a call and
>     forget to correct it, but w.t.h. they are easily deleted if they
>     annoy.
>
>     So to silent entry. This is a most important feature for those of
>     us who
>     habitually use the paddle for fills and the like. WT  uses the Ctrl +
>     combo ( I think) for this which works, but in the heat of battle
>     is not
>     that easy to key accurately. Anyway logically it ought to be a variant
>     of the Enter key, and elsewhere  Ctrl-Enter and Alt-Enter  are both
>     used.  So there's the  " lousy link" , and my suggestion would be to
>     make entry into the bandmap automatic and use the Ctrl-Enter combo
>     thus
>     released  for the crucial silent entry function. Seems to be a win-win
>     situation, well except for the programmers!
>
>     73
>
>
>     Clive
>     GW3NJW
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