SideKar Extreme User Manual rev 2.1 Page 51 of 87
If the contest exchange contains a QSO serial number, the
SideKar Extreme 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 Extreme will increment the serial number
when you log the contact. If you are not using the
SideKar Extreme log, then Press
Alt-I
(increment) to
increment
the number by one. If you’ve incremented by
mistake, press
Alt-N
to change it to the desired number.
This might happen if you thought you worked someone,
but really didn’t (busted QSO).
In addition to the
#
for the serial number you may also enter the
other station’s call and have it sent out automatically as part of
a message. See
section for details.
The other station’s call will be cleared when the QSO is logged.
