[WT-support] PTT on COM port and WINKEY

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 5:28 AM, Satoshi Nakamura <9m6na at jsfc.org> wrote:

> When the Automatic repeating CQ is enabled:
> Hitting any key, not only ESC, interrupts CQ transmission
> and the red bar on RX stays on Radio 2.
>

For me, it only does that if I type while listening to R2.  If I wait for
the CQ to finish, then type a call, RX stays on R1/R2.  I think this may be
OK.  Win-Test assumes that if you start typing, you are doing it because you
are hearing something on Radio1 or Radio2.  So, Win-Test is trying to keep
both ears on the proper radio.

If you are too slow and start typing a callsign after the repeating CQ has
restarted, well, by then you are listening to Radio 2, so Win-Test assumes
you are typing something that you heard on Radio 2, and that is why it keeps
the receiver there (though the data entry area is incorrect).  Maybe it
should do the same thing as the Escape; I'm really not sure.

You have to switch the data entry area manually by pressing CapsLock or
Shift.  Typing on the secondary radio will not interrupt a repeating CQ on
the primary, so you can do lots of S&P on the secondary radio while the CQ
continues on the primary.

Using the "Plain Pileup" scenario, if I press Escape, RX always goes to
R1/R2, at all times, whether Automatic repeating CQ is enabled or not.  This
is correct behavior.  If Escape works differently for you, check to make
sure you don't have the Escape key assigned to a LUA script or a keyboard
redefinition.  Check this via SCRIPTS [Enter] and DEFINEKEYS [Enter].  Make
sure the Escape key is not listed in either dialog.

Is this behavior strange?
>

I suggest reviewing the SO2R
section<http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/SO2R/Advanced_SO2R>of the
Win-Test manual as well as CT1BOH's
SO2R page <http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh/so2r.htm>, to understand the philosophy
behind Win-Test's SO2R design.  But many people find it hard to use.

To swap the data entry window automatically so that it follows the receiver
you are listening to, you could try installing two new LUA scripts I just
published at http://bit.ly/wtscripts in SwapFocus.zip.  The two new scripts
are named Focus1.wts and Focus2.wts.

Then change the plane pileup scenario as follows:

     Primary                               Secondary
F1:  $R2R2 #FOCUS2 $F1 $R1R2 #FOCUS1       $R1R1 #FOCUS1 $F1 $R1R2 #FOCUS2

Now when you press F1, the data entry focus temporarily moves to the
secondary radio window.  When the CQ is finished, it moves back.  However,
if you start typing a callsign, both #FOCUS2 and #FOCUS1 do nothing.  The
focus doesn't change unless the callsign field is blank, because you won't
want the callsign you are typing to be split between two windows.  Try it.

One downside is that if you press Escape, the data entry focus doesn't move
back, because it is not clear where the focus should be.  You have still to
press CapsLock to do it yourself.

Many people who find this confusing may still prefer the TRlog style of SO2R
data entry.  I created some completely separate Win-Test scripts to make
SO2R operating with Win-Test work much more like TRlog.  See
http://bit.ly/wtscripts and download AltDScripts3.zip .

73,
Bob, N6TV
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