On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:26:29 -0500 Dick Kriss <aa5vu at att.net> wrote:
> I made a few QSO?s using fldgi-3.13AN in the Makrothen > RTTY contest where the exchange is the grid square. Fldigi > did fine but I noticed one item and I am not sure if this is > normal or an RFI issue with my setup. > > Reference: Capturing QSO data > <http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/Logbook.html> > > One of the fldigi Contest Long Menu items is the ability > right-click on the received report (in this case the grid > square) and select Exchange in and fldigi will log the > exchange. > > The item I noticed was this option would not work while > I was transmitting. I don't know if that is a limitation > of fldigi or if it was due to RFI? > > I was mostly using Search and Pounce mode and I > would sent my call Macro (hiscall DE mycall mycall K) > and he would ACK my call and send his grid twice. I > then would use my Report macro (hiscall EM10 EM10 mycall > TU) and while I was transmitting I would try to select > and log his report using the right-click/Exchnage in > option. This was when I observed I could not use the > capture data option when I was transmitting. I had > to wait until my Report macro finished sending before > I could select and log his report. I gave up trying to > use the capture data option and just typed in the > data - it was much faster. > > Is the fldigi capture QSO data option blanked (or > locked out) while fldigi is sending data? > > 73 Dick AA5VU Does not exhibit this behaviour under Linux. I tried both right click and selected exchange in as well as hi-lite and exchange in. BTW hi-lite and click with mouse wheel also works. Must be one of those OS-X things.......hi Ed W3NR
