I've altered a call on the fly during the over. For instance I might send G3UNA? on the first over, then lop off the ? during the confirm transmission. Not sure if this is what you mean, tho.
David G3UNA > > From: "Julian, G4ILO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2008/09/30 Tue AM 09:38:06 BST > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software > > > > > Simon (HB9DRV) wrote: > > > > Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters are > > inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ DX ALL NIGHT > > LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option. > > > I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the context of contest > operating at all. The typical contest "over", whether it's a call or a > report or an acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of > seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between the moment of > hitting the Send key and the transmission being finished they are a hell of > a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am. > > The KY command is simply an alternative to external memory keyers or the > message memories built into radios like the K2 and K3 that are not > modifiable in any shape or form during the time-frame of a contest contact. > > ----- > Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392 K3 #222. > http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham > Directory http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 > -- > View this message in context: > http://n2.nabble.com/K3---interfacing-to-N1MM-Contest-Logging-software-tp1124874p1128369.html > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
