[Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software

[d.cutter at ntlworld.com]

I've altered a call on the fly during the over.   For instance I might send G3UNA? on the first over, then lop off the ? during the confirm transmission.  Not sure if this is what you mean, tho.

David
G3UNA
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> From: "Julian, G4ILO" <julian.g4ilo at gmail.com>
> Date: 2008/09/30 Tue AM 09:38:06 BST
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 - interfacing to N1MM Contest Logging software
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> Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> > 
> > Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters are 
> > inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ DX ALL NIGHT 
> > LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option.
> > 
> I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the context of contest
> operating at all. The typical contest "over", whether it's a call or a
> report or an acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of
> seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between the moment of
> hitting the Send key and the transmission being finished they are a hell of
> a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am.
> 
> The KY command is simply an alternative to external memory keyers or the
> message memories built into radios like the K2 and K3 that are not
> modifiable in any shape or form during the time-frame of a contest contact.
> 
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