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Press Enter, F2 again.
“599 CO” is then sent to complete the message.
If the contest exchange is static text, like RST and section
(“599 SFL”) or name and state (“Steve NY”), the exchange can
simply be put in one of the 20 text message locations (F1:F10,
Alt-F1:Alt-F10) and sent with a single keystroke.
If the contest exchange contains a QSO serial number, the
SideKar has a feature to help. To use the serial number
feature,
Use the “
#
” (without the quotes) in a text message
where you want to send the serial number. For the
following examples, assume the next serial number is
234.
o
Example: KF0UR 599 # # will send KF0UR 599
234 234
To set the serial number, press
Alt-N
(
n
umber). You
can then see the next serial number that will be sent, or
can change it by backspacing and typing a new
numbers. Press
Enter
to save the change or
ESC
to
exit without saving. This should be used at the
beginning of a contest or if you need to set the number
at any time. The maximum QSO number is 32000. If
you get close to that number in a contest, you
’re doing
very well!
The SideKar will increment the serial number when you
log the contact. If you are not using the SideKar log,
then Press
Alt-I
(increment) to increment the number by
one. If you’ve incremented by mistake, press
Alt-N
to
