[WT-support] Surprise gab msg at J7A

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Just as long ago, before the Internet, if you and another station are
connected to the same DX Cluster, you can send TALK messages to each other
via the cluster.  Conveniently, all TALK messages directed to your callsign
will show up in the Gab window (Alt-I), otherwise you would never notice
them.

To reply, press Alt-T and type TALK callsign message in the DX Cluster
window, then press Escape to close it.

e.g. TALK ZL4PW Hello

You can try this yourself.  Just use wtDxTelnet to sign in to a standard DX
Cluster like K3LR (dx.k3lr.com port 23), using your own callsign.  (This
will not work for Reverse Beacon servers.)  Then press Alt-T and type TALK
your-own-callsign Test and you will see the message "Test" appear in the Gab
window (Alt-I).  Press Escape to close the talk window.

ZL4PW cannot view your local gab messages, he can only see messages sent
back to him through the cluster via the TALK command.

Note:  arranging skeds or soliciting contacts through TALK messages is
usually grounds for disqualification, so it's usually not a good idea to use
this feature.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Dave Zeph <zephd at indy.rr.com> wrote:

>  George …. The win-Test GAB Window will *also show TALKS* to your
> callsign.  The default color is RED.  GAB’s default to YELLOW – except
> DIRETED GAB’s that default to GREEN.
>
>
>
>
>
> 73 Ú Dave, W9ZRX
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* support-bounces at f5mzn.org [mailto:support-bounces at f5mzn.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Georgek5kg at aol.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, 02 June, 2011 21:22
> *To:* support at win-test.com
> *Subject:* [WT-support] Surprise gab msg at J7A
>
>
>
> In WPX CW, we had three computers running WT 4.7.0 at J7A.  The machines
> were networked via a wireless router in the shack, and we were accessing
> Telnet spots on the Internet.
>
>
>
> We were also using Gab to chat among the ops during the contest.  Much to
> our surprise, we received a gab message from ZL4PW, and don't have any idea
> how he was able to send this to us.
>
>
>
> If it is a feature of WT to be able to receive gab messages from an outside
> station, please explain how this happens.  If it isn't a feature of WT, what
> gives???
>
>
>
> Tnx, George - J7A
>
>
>
> George Wagner, K5KG
> Sarasota, FL
> 941-400-1960 cell
>
> _______________________________________________
> Support mailing list
> Support at f5mzn.org
> http://lists.f5mzn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/attachments/20110602/6bc61f8f/attachment-0001.html>