SideKar / SideKar Plus User Manual rev 3.2 Page 52 of 84
Sending a Stored Text Message without a
Keyboard
From version 2.1.1 on, you can assign function
s “Send Msg 1”
and
“Send Msg 2” to the buttons to immediately send message
buttons to do this.
Contesting
While the SideKar is not a substitute for a full contest logging
program, it can help with sending your contest exchange and
the general flow of many contests.
And now in version 2.2.0 and later, we have added more
contest specific features. The target contests are those that
are typically used with the KX3 and KX2 in the field, starting
with the ARRL Field Day.
There are many aspects to contest logging. The new features
focus on Duplicate (Dupe)
Checking. Here’s why: When
operating QRP, a contester is more likely to be in the Search &
Pounce (S&P) mode, looking for QSOs, as opposed to the Run
mode on one frequency, waiting for others to call.
In the S&P mode, when you hear a call, you want to know if
you’ve worked the station already. The new feature will tell you
that. If a station has already been worked and counts as a
duplicate for the contest selected, the SideKar will alert you.
You can still work and log the station again, if you like.
Here are the features in detail:
