SideKar
Decoder Edition
User Manual
rev 1.0
Page 46 of 88
Reserved Message / Macro Characters
The following characters are reserved for special purposes,
and cannot be used as normal characters in text messages or
rig macros:
! - (exclamation point) used to substitute the other
station’s
call
# - (pound sign) used to substitute a contest serial number
@ - (at symbol) used to indicate
it’s a Grab & Go
™
message.
. - (period as the first character) used to indicate the stored
data is a rig macro, not a text message.
It’s OK to use a period
elsewhere in a message.
| - (vertical bar) used at the end of an Elecraft RTTY or PSK31
message to immediately stop transmitting after the last
character is sent.
: - (colon) used to separate the name of the message or macro
from the actual message text or macro command.
Sending a Stored Text Message via Pushbuttons
You can assign
functions “Send Msg 1” and “Send Msg 2” to
the PB1 or PB2 buttons to immediately send message 1 or 2.
to learn how
to configure the buttons to do this.
