Re: [Tlf-devel] WARC bands

[Zilvinas, AUGMA]

On 2014.02.26 15:14, Ervin Hegedüs wrote:
> 1. Nothing new - I would like to rise the Tom's question for one key
> mode switching - I miss it - that typing semicolons and 2/3 letters
> in qso mode is annoying (mix category in contests apply too)
> good idea - I miss it too.
>
> I would go further: it would be great, if some thing we could
> switch/modify from a "panel", which would be access from
> anywhere. I mean, the CW speed could be changed from call input
> field, if the callsign is empty, or - as you wrote - the mode
> switch. There would be only one "decorated" shortkey, when it
> pressed, the short-settings panel comes up, and you can use
> other, dedicated shortkeys, or explicit values...

maybe some more memory banks too in that "panel" ?

I'd like also be able to change bandmap jumping direction ctr-g forward 
and "ctr-some key"  for backward.

One more thought - somehow mark the station on bandmap (">" or even 
change color) if 'vfo freq = bandmap stn freq'.


> > 2. I saw somewhere in the code that tlf knows what are the band limits.
> > What about automatic mode switching (something like f.e.
> > ENABLE_AUTOMODE) depending in what band segment vfo is currently on?
> I think this is a little bit "dangerous", and it must be
> override. Just think about the different between FSK/AFSK modes.
> Or (a good example), recently was the ARRL DX CW, on 40m band the
> stations had worked over 7.040 kHz too, up until the 7.060 kHz -
> but that is the SSB segment.

Yes Ervin, I also was thinking about IARU regions, countries, licenses 
restrictions.
Maybe one could edit some band limit config file for itself based on 
template...

> > 3. Maybe tlf could follow mode swithching from rig's panel too ?
> > (also with ENABLE_FOLLOW_RIG_MODE)
> similar as above: if you switch to SSB, because you want to work on
> AFSK/PSK mode, Tlf how could know, in which mode you're using?
> DIGI or SSB?

(DIGI modes - this is the question for which I should start a new thread 
probably)

In rig I use (857) I must select DIG mode. I don't know if hamlib is 
capable to transfer this MODE type to tlf.... I'll check.
I use fldigi for everyday psk operation but I did not yet find the way 
how to thether/operate fldigi psk modes with tlf.
(also I must exit tlf because it interferes with fldigi while operating 
digimodes)
 I only know a bit that tlf does know what is RTTY mode, but I suspect 
it knows nothing about PSK63, PSK125 etc.
So I use tlf for CW/SSB log and fldigi log for PSK modes alias...


These are my thoughts for using tlf for couple of months...  I am a new 
operator who has 0 experience with windows based logs.
I use it in CW/SSB contests too but not very seriously (mainly S&P mode)
After using xlog (does not have contests), CQRLOG (too heavy and does 
not fit in my netbook screen)  I chose tlf (fits screen, leightweight, 
very fast, has contests!)
And all these modeswitching thoughts rised just as crazy ideas - "what I 
would like to have to feel more comfortably"

73!