Firmware Version 1.21
2/2/2010
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Last Word: The /L command will send the contents of the ‘Last Word’ buffer. As
Morse characters are sent from the paddles, they are stored in a temporary word buffer.
When a delay of more than a normal Morse word space is encountered, the word is saved
until the next time the paddle is used. It is not affected by anything sent during a /P pause
in a message. The last word buffer is not affected by memory operation. This command
can, for example, be quite useful in contest or DXpedition operations to embed the call
sign of the last station called into a message.
Example:
UR RST/P= BK TO U /L DE /Y KN
Merge: The /M command will merge two Morse characters into one. As an example,
you could use /MKN to send KN at the end of an exchange as a prosign (-.--.) instead of
as two separate characters.
Pause: The
/P
command will pause playback of a message to allow you to insert text
from the paddles. This is very useful, for example, to insert information like a signal
report, weather, call sign, etc. Message playback will automatically resume after you
have finished sending (see the H setting in the “Paddle Command Mode” section), or if
you tap the button again. You can also insert text from the USB keyboard, if in keyboard
mode. Message playback will resume when you hit the ENTER key. Hitting ESC will
cancel the message.
Information sent during the pause is not stored in the ‘Last Word’ buffer, so will not
affect the /L command. It is a good idea to send the /P command immediately following
the last character before the pause – this prevents you from accidentally terminating the
message if you happen to be a little early. If you tap the paddles while the keyer is
‘sending’ a word space, it will terminate the message.
Example:
UR RST/P= WX HERE IS/P= HW CPY?
Sending QSO Numbers: The
/Qx
commands are all used to send the contents of the
auto-incrementing QSO number.
•
/QN
will send the current QSO number only, without changing it.
•
/QI
will send the number and increment it by one.
•
/QD
will not send the current number, but will only decrement it by one.
•
/QR
will re-send the previous QSO number; that is, the current number minus one.
The number is not changed. Useful (for example) to re-send a number after using
/QI.
Examples: Here are some examples of how the /Q commands might be used during a
contest:
•
/QI B /Y 92 NE
(normal exchange)
•
/QR B /Y 92
NE (re-send)
•
/QN /QI /Y /Y 92 92 NE NE
(during heavy QSB/QRM)
