Re: [Tlf-devel] S&P/RUN mode confusion

[Ed]

On 12/22/2013 03:06 PM, Thomas Beierlein wrote:


> What is wrong with the  sequence below?
>
> run station             you
> ------------------------------------
> test de xy2xyz
>                         xy2xyz <enter> (sends your call)
> (if he did not here you
>                         just press <enter>  again)

No it sends the S&P TU macro, you need to use F2 until you are called. 
In S&P when you enter a call and press <enter> the cursor moves to the 
input field, and when you press <enter> the 2nd time the qso is logged 
and the TU message is sent.
        
> ha2os 5nn 123
>                         type in <123> and press <enter>
>                         (sends SP_TU_MSG and logs qso)
>
> if he does not understand
> and send <agn?>   
>                         press '_' (sends 'nr #' again)
>
>
> So minimum is: Enter call <enter> enter nr send by him <enter>

Only if he calls you the 1st time you send your call and that does not 
always happen. That's why you use F2.

> As far as I know it is handled similar by other contest programs.

It is used by N1MM and TRlog both, the others I don't know.

The only alternative I know of is to leave the call in the call field, 
keep pressing <enter> until you are called. Hit the space bar to move to 
the input field, once populated, <enter> again send TU message and logs 
qso. But tlf is not coded this way. Would be nice if it did.

Ed W3NR