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. <div>
<br></div><div>To reply, press Alt-T and type TALK callsign message in the DX Cluster window, then press Escape to close it.</div><div><br></div><div>e.g. TALK ZL4PW Hello<div><br></div><div>You can try this yourself. Just use wtDxTelnet to sign in to a standard DX Cluster like K3LR (<a href="http://dx.k3lr.com">dx.k3lr.com</a> 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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>ZL4PW cannot view your local gab messages, he can only see messages sent back to him through the cluster via the TALK command.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>73,</div><div>Bob, N6TV<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Dave Zeph <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zephd@indy.rr.com">zephd@indy.rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">George …. The win-Test GAB Window
will <b><span style="font-weight:bold">also show TALKS</span></b> to your
callsign. The default color is RED. GAB’s default to YELLOW –
except DIRETED GAB’s that default to GREEN.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy">73 </span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Wingdings 3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Wingdings 3";color:navy">Ú</span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"> Dave, W9ZRX</span></font></p>
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<a href="mailto:support-bounces@f5mzn.org" target="_blank">support-bounces@f5mzn.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:support-bounces@f5mzn.org" target="_blank">support-bounces@f5mzn.org</a>] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b><a href="mailto:Georgek5kg@aol.com" target="_blank">Georgek5kg@aol.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 02 June, 2011
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<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:support@win-test.com" target="_blank">support@win-test.com</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [WT-support] Surprise gab
msg at J7A</span></font></p>
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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.</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">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
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receive gab messages from an outside station, please explain how this
happens. If it isn't a feature of WT, what gives???</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black">George
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<a href="tel:941-400-1960" value="+19414001960" target="_blank">941-400-1960</a> cell</span></font></p>
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