>2) You're running and start to respond to a station who calls you >but hear him repeat his call, so you stop sending (ESC). You're >using their "Enter Sends Message" mode, so <ENTER> should send >your exchange. But because you hit escape, it now asks the other >station for a fill rather than sending your exchange. Makes you >look stupid and slows everything down, in a very common situation.
Yes, ESM is not perfect. You have to keep an eye on the screen to see what it is going to do next, because every now and then the focus is in the wrong place, causing ESM to be in the wrong state and do the wrong thing. Usually when the focus is in the wrong place a bash on the space bar will put it back where you wanted it. The other option is not to rely too heavily on the Enter key. Even with ESM on, you can use the function keys, Ins, ' and ; keys, and you can log without sending anything with Alt+Enter (or Ctrl+Alt+Enter if the program won't let you log a contact because of an apparently defective call sign or exchange). As with any complex software, it takes some experimenting to learn how to use it effectively, especially if you are coming from a different software package. 73, Rich VE3KI ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
