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2.
Now the keyer has stopped sending, but the button is still green. You send the
signal report by hand.
3.
As soon as the keyer detects that you have stopped sending, it automatically
resumes…
= HW CPY? BK TO U
and pauses again.
4.
You send the other station’s call sign.
5.
The keyer sends
DE N0XAS KN
’. Now the message is complete, and the button
LED goes out.
The message we just used as an example contains an embedded command, the
/P
or
pause
command. There are a number of commands like this that can be used in a
memory message. We’ll cover those in the “Embedded Memory Commands” section.
Remember, though, that each embedded command starts with a slant bar, or
/
character.
If you want to send a slant bar in a message – say for example as part of your call sign –
you need to enter two slant bars. So, to send DL/N0XAS, I would store it as
DL//N0XAS
. This is only needed when storing memory messages, not during normal
operation.
Tune Mode
Tune Mode is a convenient way to key your transmitter for antenna or amp tuneup. You
can send either a steady carrier or a string of dits (50% duty cycle) for as long as you
need.
To enter Tune Mode, press buttons 4 and 6 at the same time. Both buttons will illuminate
red to confirm your selection. At this point you can tap the dot paddle for a series of
dots, or the dash paddle for a continuous carrier. Tapping either paddle or any button will
cancel Tune Mode.
Note that in Tune Mode, the stuck key detection is disabled. This means that Tune Mode
can be left on for as long as it is needed. Sidetone is always ON when in tune mode, so
that you will always have an audible indication that your transmitter is being keyed even
if you cannot hear the rig’s sidetone.
