On 4/6/07, Steinar Aanesland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of you are typing long massages in a JT65A qso on HF and I wonder > how you do that. > Chris N2YYZ wrote "Always click the "Auto is OFF" button to make it so > "Auto is ON"." but when Auto is ON is on there is no way I am able to > type in a text. I simply don't have time. Few seconds after decoding a > signal the auto transmission kicks in, and my Norwegian brain is to > slow. My head will never be able to translate from Norwegian into > English, and get something understandable on the air when the time is > sow extreme limited. I hope this was understandable;) Is there a trick > here I'm missing?
Steinar, Usually when I put in a long message, I have it ready to go before my TX slot (e.g. "73 TNX! BEST-19"). However, you can turn auto off, type your message, and then turn auto back on when you are done. You will begin TXing as soon as you turn it back on, and if only 10 or so seconds have passed, the other station should still be able to get a decode. I have noticed that TXing manually sometimes makes me TX past the end of my timeslot. Haven't figured that one out yet. Auto always seems to end at the right time, though. best & 73, -chris N2YYZ
