CW CONVENIENCE FEATURES

CONTEST MEMORY KEYER

TEXT Memory

The four channels of CW message memory (up to 50 characters total) may also be programmed using a text-entry tech- nique. This technique is somewhat slower than when you send the message directly from your keyer paddle, but accuracy of character spacing is ensured.

Example 1: CQ CQ CQ DE W6DXC K} (20 characters)

And we will utilize another powerful feature of the CW Memory Keyer, the sequential Contest Number (“Countup”) feature.

Example 2: 599 10 200 # K} (15 characters)

STORING A MESSAGE INTO MEMORY

1.Press the [MENU] button to enter the Menu mode.

2.Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the CW Memory Register into which you wish to store the message; for now, we are just selecting the message entry technique (Keyer entry).

020 tEy CW MEM1

021 tEy CW MEM2

022 tEy CW MEM3

023 tEy CW MEM4

024 tEy CW MEM5

3.Rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to set the selected Memory Register to “tyP1.” If you want to text mes- sage entry on all memories, set all five Menu items (#020 ~ 024) to “tyP1.”

4.Press and hold in the [MENU] button to save the new settings and exit.

TEXT MESSAGE PROGRAMMING

1.Press the [CW] mode button to set the operating mode to CW.

2.Be sure that Break-in is Off by pressing the [BK-IN] button, if necessary.

3.Press the [F5(MEM)] button on the front panel.

4.Press the [F1(CH1)] ~ [F4(CH-4)] button to select the desired Message Memory Register into which you wish to program the text.

5.Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to set the cursor posi- tion and use the [SUB VFO-B] knob to choose the letter/number to be programmed in each slot of the memory. In the case of the second example above, the “#” character designates the slot where the Contest Number will appear.

6.When the message is complete, add the “}” character at the end to signify the termination of the message.

7.Press and hold in the [F5(MEM)] button for 2 seconds to exit, once all characters (including “}”) have been programmed.

ADVICE:

Deleting Previously-stored Characters

Use the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the last correct letter in the message. Now rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to select the “}” character; everything after the “}” character will be deleted.

[MENU] Button

Main Tuning Dial Knob [SUB VFO-B] Knob

[BK-IN] Button

Main Tuning Dial Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[F5(MEM)] Button

 

 

[SUB VFO-B] Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[F1(CH-1)] ~ [F4(CH-4)] Button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Cursor Position

 

 

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