[Dx4win] MMTTY xmit & rcv keys

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:49:37 -0400

Roy,

I just want to make sure I understand your complaint...

DX4WIN, when used with MMTTY, has a type-ahead buffer. I can begin composing
my reply to the other station "off-line", so that when he turns the qso over
to me, I then hit <ctrl-T> and begin sending the contents of that type-ahead
buffer. I even have a keyboard macro that begins filling the buffer for my
next reply, with callsigns and his name in there - all going into the
buffer. This allows me get a head-start on my reply and prevents me from
revealing what a lousy typist I am ;-).

HOWEVER, what I have not figured out how to do is to <backspace>, so that
when I make a mistake [which happens often] while typing in the type-ahead
buffer I can backspace, correct, and continue.

Are you complaining about this first problem? or the second problem? or both
;-)

-larry
K8UT

NOTE TO PAWEL (SP9PS): Yes, the serial port emulator works! That's great
news, thanks for your notes. I will add them to my instructions and pass
them to John to place on his web site. This will allow lots more DX4WIN
users to get on RTTY without buying new hardware. If anyone has tried this
on Windows ME or 98 [which the README file says will not work] please let me
know. (I run strictly Win2K, so cannot perform the experiment)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Dancy" <[email protected]>
To: "Floyd Sense" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; "Dave"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY xmit & rcv keys

> All caps on purpose!
>
> I WANT A RTTY PROGRAM THAT HAS A TRUE TYPE AHEAD BUFFER.  You know, like
> punching tape.  A buffer that will hold the data until it is told to send
> it.  The only one I have is the old TRTY   None of the new stuff has such
a
> thing.  I know   they all say their progrms have a type ahead buffer but
it
> is NOT a holding buffer andf I do not type that fast.  (Would like to have
> back the money wasted)
>
> 73 y'all
>
> RoY  N4AN
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Floyd Sense" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>; "Dave" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 1:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY xmit & rcv keys
>
>
> > Yes, you are correct and that's certainly good information.  However,
I'm
> > one of those old-time RTTY guys who sometimes actually carries on a
> two-way
> > conversation in RTTY mode!  That makes the canned macros not always very
> > useful.  I find that I have 7 of the 8 function keys already populated
> with
> > canned messages.  If I had a couple of spares, then I could put just a
"\"
> > in one string (switch to receive) and "%T" in the other (switch to
> > transmit).  The alternate function keys selected by pressing CTRL, of
> > course, defeats my goal of a single keystroke to switch.  Now if we just
> had
> > 12 function keys we could set up instead of the 8, that might be a
> > reasonable alternative.
> >
> > K8AC
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY xmit & rcv keys
> >
> >
> > > Floyd et all
> > >
> > > For most of the standard  messages the transmit and receive commands
can
> > be
> > > embedded in the DX4WIN pre-programmed RTTY message function keys using
> "/"
> > > and "%T" at the end of the line.The most useful info I have seen on
this
> > > was sent to me a few weeks ago by Larry K8UT and John WA9ALS. The info
> is
> > > on John's WEB page at....
> > >
> > > http://www.qsl.net/wa9als/dx4win-mmtty-macros.rtf .
> > >
> > <snip>
> >
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