SideKar Extreme User Manual rev 2.1 Page 31 of 87
Buffered Mode
The benefit of this mode is the ability to backspace to correct
text before it is sent to the rig. While this is standard using
PSK31 and a computer, the SideKar Extreme offers this for
RTTY, PSK31 and CW…without the need of a computer.
To set the transmitting mode to Buffered:
Press
ALT-O
Enter a number between 2 and 20 for the number of
buffered characters. Press Enter when done. Then,
when the number of characters you type hits this
number, the text will automatically be sent to the rig.
To transmit text, type on the keyboard. The characters will
appear on the bottom line of the SideKar Extreme display, and
be sent to the rig when:
1. The number of buffered characters typed reaches the
number set using
ALT-O
…or…
2. Or the Enter key is pressed
If you see something on the bottom line to change, just
Backspace to correct it.
When characters are buffered and not yet sent to the rig, the
Status LED will be flashing, indicating so. So, if you are typing
and finish your sentence and the LED is flashing
, don’t forget to
press Enter so the last characters are sent to the rig.
In either mode, to stop transmitting, there are two options:
1. Hit the ESC key or hold the ESC pushbutton. By hitting
the ESC key, the rig will go back into the receive mode
right away. This is useful if you send by mistake or just
want to go back to receive faster than the built-in 4
second wait in the rig. Especially useful when
contesting.
2. [For Elecraft RTTY sending]
