[WT-support] ESM functionality

[Marios Nicolaou]

Dear team,

I too found the behaviour of ESM a little unpredictable during IARU and
frequently had to revert to ESC+ F keys to send repeats etc I think what Bob
says makes a whole lot of sense...

Nonetheless I found lots of the features in version 4 great (esp mp3
recording)! Thanks for your support!

73s
Marios
5B4WN/G0WWW
C4W



Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:51:15 +0000
From: Bob Henderson <bob at 5b4agn.net>
Subject: [WT-support] ESM functionality
To: support at win-test.com
Message-ID:
       <bd0bf46b0907150051i62a4e253ta9dd28c911f201f4 at mail.gmail.com>

RUN

Cursor in empty Call field - Return = F1
Cursor & Call in Call field - Return = Insert
Cursor in Exchange field  - Return = +

S&P

Cursor in empty Call field - Return = F7
Cursor & Call in Call field - Return = F4
Cursor in Exchange field  - Return = Insert

The following behaviour would result:

RUN

Call field empty - Return = CQ message
Call in Call field - Return = Exchange sent
Next Return = PLUS key terminator

If a repeat is requested the operator has the option of either hitting the
Exchange F key or Spacebar Return.


S&P

Call field empty - Return = F7 = ?
Call in Call field - Return = F4 = Mycall OR Mycall Spacebar for the Big
Guns
Exchange field - Return = Plus key terminator just as now.  (Message
adjusted by user to reflect current operation if desired)


The following illustrates the way in which I would use the functionality I
am suggesting when running

RUN Message Contents

F1 = P3F
Insert = exchange $Spacebar
+ = TU $CR

Behaviour

Pressing Return in an empty Call field sends P3F  (This is my CQ call.  If I
want a long CQ I hit an F key.)
Pressing Return with Call and cursor in Call field sends my exchange and
advances cursor to the exchange field where I am ready to amend the received
exchange where the guess proves incorrect.
If asked for a repeat of exchange I press Spacebar before Return.  The
cursor returns to the Call field and a repeat exchange is sent.
Pressing Return while the cursor is in the exchange field sends TU $CR.  If
I want to follow TU with Mycall I press Return twice.

The above takes a lot of words to describe but in essence I can make my
short CQ (mycall) and go on to complete a run of Qs using only the Return
key aside from entering the station Calls of course.  If a station asks for
a repeat I need only preceed a Return with Spacebar.  From cursor position
and field content I always know what will happen when I next press Return.
I decide exactly when I want to follow a Q with Mycall and when I don't.

Sorry about the bandwidth.  It's just, as I think you will understand by
now, I really would like WT4 to offer this flexibility in ESM.

Regards.

Bob, 5B4AGN, P3F
-- 
Marios
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