[digitalradio] free text in JT65A
Hi all, 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? 73 de LA5VNA Steinar
Re: [digitalradio] free text in JT65A
A good question Steinar. I sometimes will write some free text but not in direct response to the line that just popped up on my screen, usually I am just adding something like TU Steinar es 73 from NY . I am not asking questions like how is the weather in Norway? Last night, because of the situation you described, I did the opposite of what Chris suggested. I responded manually, waiting to see what the person said before I replied. This results in me starting the transmission 10 seconds , or so, late. The transmission ends on time, so I am not sure what real impact my 10 second late transmission has on anything. Andy k3UK On 4/6/07, Steinar Aanesland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, 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? 73 de LA5VNA Steinar -- Andy K3UK Skype Me : callto://andyobrien73 www.obriensweb.com
Re: [digitalradio] free text in JT65A
Andy, I responded manually, waiting to see what the person said before I replied. .I all sow use this work around yesterday , but then somebody start typing use Auto . If I only had this 10 sec , it had helped me a lot. Even a slow writer like me would be able print something sensible. Steinar LA5VNA Andrew O'Brien wrote: A good question Steinar. I sometimes will write some free text but not in direct response to the line that just popped up on my screen, usually I am just adding something like TU Steinar es 73 from NY . I am not asking questions like how is the weather in Norway? Last night, because of the situation you described, I did the opposite of what Chris suggested. I responded manually, waiting to see what the person said before I replied. This results in me starting the transmission 10 seconds , or so, late. The transmission ends on time, so I am not sure what real impact my 10 second late transmission has on anything. Andy k3UK On 4/6/07, Steinar Aanesland [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, 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? 73 de LA5VNA Steinar -- Andy K3UK Skype Me : callto://andyobrien73 www.obriensweb.com http://www.obriensweb.com
Re: [digitalradio] free text in JT65A
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
