Jim, I like your scheme for assigning macros. I think I'll go back and set them up like that.
Something I've learned over the last year or so on PSK is if you use a fairly narrow filter (400 or less) you can often let the "Spot" function zero in signals that are of decent strength. Rick K6LE > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of W4ATK > Sent: Monday, 6 August 2012 7:11 AM > To: Elecraft Reflector > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] P3SVGA data RTTY FSK D > > I had the opportunity to spend a couple of hours on the TARA Grid > Dip contest Saturday. I choose to work RTTY with the P3SVGA and FSK D. What > a hoot! Everything worked as it should. Each new contact went better than > the previous one. I had quickly put in a couple of text messages for the > contest and they proved to be adequate. > > I have divided the 50 Text message capability into 4 groups CW (12) > PSK31(12) RTTY (12) and an auxillary group of 12. They are accessed as F1 > thru F12 (CW), <SHIFT> F1 thru <SHIFT> F12 (PSK31), <ALT> F1 thru <ALT> F12 > (RTTY), and the aux group, <CTRL> F1 thru <CTRL> F12. Each function key > carries basically the same message, just "personalized" for the particular > mode, so other than remembering the correct pre-key, F! is always "CQ". etc. > For the contest I used the aux group, <ALT> Function Keyes personalized for > the Grid Dip. > > To make a long story short, this scheme has worked well for me on CW > and RTTY. I must admit tuning PSK31 has been a bit more of a trial but I > have made a few contacts. Clicking on the browser is a lot easier. :-)) > > Jim, W4ATK > > > _________________ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
