----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Gilmer - N2MG" <n2mg@contesting.com>
To: <trlog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:09 AM
Subject: [TRLog] Newbie Questions
>
> 1) How do you guys *manage* the difference between S&P
> mode and CQ mode? IOW, there seems to be no "mode"
> annunciator on the TR screen. And, it seems that an
> overzealous use of <ESCAPE> can return one to CQ mode
> as well. Is there some (perhaps subtle) difference I
> could look for?
>
> 2) I typed a call in the callsign field, then realized
> I was in CQ mode and I tried to switch out of it by
> hitting the <TAB> but all TR did was move the cursor
> to the exchange field. Not sure if I had done
> anything else, but assuming that this is as expected,
> is there anyway to switch modes at that point?
I set the "escape exits S&P" to false and the "auto S&P mode" to true. Then,
I have had to train myself to not hit the TAB or Escape as much.
I was finding in the 10m contest while calling CQ, I end up in S&P mode by
some combination of keystrokes, including the TAB key, when making a
correction to something in the call and/or exchange fields. Mostly and
inconvieninece when running phone only. More operator training required to
prevent this.
Chuck, KE4OAR
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