[WT-support] V4.0 ESM functionality

[Clive Whelan]

Bob

I hadn't realised that this was the case until I read your message and 
tried it- you are right of course.

I have to agree that this is bad practice. I am also comfortable with 
tabbing ( space works as well) to the exchange field to enter the 
received exchange, and I think this is desirable so that corrections to 
the call can easily be made. As you might know N1MM doesn't allow this, 
and one has to tab. back to the callsign field to make corrections, 
otherwise one gets out of sync. and garbage is sent! So WT is better, 
but as you highlight if a fill is requested you then have to start 
hunting for the right F key( s) to stab and this tends to negate the 
whole point of ESM. I suspect this may well be because WT users to date 
have no experience of ESM and may not be familiar with good practice in 
the mode. This is understandable of course, so let us hope that 
improvements can be mad in future releases, or at least that the option 
to do it " our way" can be added.


73

Clive
GW3NJW

Bob Henderson wrote:
> Larry  help please.
>
> I have installed V4.0 for use in the IARU test and I'm experimenting 
> with ESM.  I am a little confused by the default functionality and I 
> wonder if I have options to change ESM behaviour?
>
> My expected functionality is as follows:
>
> Cursor in empty call field .... CQ message sent
> Cursor and Call in call field.... Exchange sent
> Cursor in exchange field...Terminator sent (TU) and cursor returned to 
> now empty call field.
>
> What I find with Win-Test ESM is
>
> Cursor in empty call field....CQ message sent
> Cursor and call in call field....Exchange sent
>
> However.....
>
> The cursor never leaves the Call field unless I tab to the exchange 
> field.  This is fine but at the next press of the return key with the 
> cursor still in the Call field the terminator is sent.  This is not 
> what I would expect.  What if I am asked for a repeat?  While the 
> cursor remains in the Call field with a Call, I would expect the 
> exchange to be sent.  As many times as I press return.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bob, 5B4AGN
>
>
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