SideKar / SideKar Plus User Manual rev 3.2 Page 34 of 84
was received by the rig. This allows you to take a
breath between words and still stay in the transmit
mode on the rig. Note that this is an Elecraft feature
built into the rig.
2. 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.
Note: When sending text from the rig directly, you send CW
with paddles. The rig does the translation from CW to the mode
you are in (PSK31, PSK63, RTTY, CW). As such, there is no
way to differentiate upper and lower case letters. All letters
are sent using lower case. The
SideKar
uses the same
features in the rig, and the result, as you might have guessed,
is the same. All characters are sent lower case, regardless
of whether you type upper or lower case on the keyboard.
Viewing Characters Sent
You have the option of seeing characters you are sending on
the SideKar screen or not. On the keyboard, press
ALT-E
to
toggle between seeing the characters sent and not seeing
them.
Note: the Alt-E command has no effect if connected to a K3 or
K3S. Transmitted characters are always displayed.
