Menu Commands

Menu:Commands

QSY

• Next lower band

Shortcut: ALT+F1

Moves band on active radio to first lower band.
For example, if you operate on 20m, this will make QSY to 40m.
If user is already on lowest allowed band, QSY will be on last band on the list.
This means, if you're on 160m, usually it will make QSY to 10m.

• Next higher band

Shortcut: ALT+F2

Moves band on active radio to first higher band.
For example, if you operate on 20m, this will make QSY to 15m.
If user is already on highest allowed band, QSY will be on first band on the list.
This means, if you're on 10m, usually it will make QSY to 160m.

• Jump to band by text command

Please note that user can change band using text commands written in callsign QSO field on active QSO.
This can be done on two ways:

• Write band value

For example, user is operating on 10m band. If user writes 20 in callsign qso field and press enter, this will make QSY to 20m band.

• Write exact frequency

For example, user is operating on 10m band. If user writes 14020.5 in callsign qso field and press enter, this will make QSY to 20m band and exactly on frequency of 14020,5 kHz.

Change period

For contest splitted in several time defined periods, this option is used to manually switch between periods.
Period can be change on active QSO and also on previous logged QSO.

• Period before

Shortcut: CTRL+F10

This will change period on active or edited QSO to one before.
For example, if contest is splitted in four time defined periods and period in QSO is #3, it will be changed in #2.
If period is #1, this action will change period number to last one. In previous example it will be #4.

• Period after

Shortcut: CTRL+F11

This will change period on active or edited QSO to next one.
For example, if contest is splitted in four time defined periods and period in QSO is #2, it will be changed in #3.
If period is equal to last one, this action will change period number to #1.

Change mode

• Mode before

Shortcut: CTRL+F1

• Mode after

Shortcut: CTRL+F2

Keyboard mode

Shortcut: ALT+K

This option activates CW keyboard mode.
After keyboard mode is on the screen, everything what user types in will be transmitted as CW output.
This option is usable for quick chat during the contest, if there isn't some usable messaged already defined in any of F message memory.

CW speed

Shortcut: ALT+V

This option allows user to quickly change CW keying speed on desired WPM value.
In SO2R you have 2 separate settings for each radio. To control them just do command according to radio focus

DX cluster

• Connect default
• Connect other
• Disconnect
• Talk

Shortcut: ALT+T

Spot

Shortcut: ALT+F3

This option is enabled when DXCluster is connected or network is enabled.
After menu option is chosen (or shortcut pressed), it will display predefined text which will be sent to DXCluster as a spot.
Callsign is taken from active QSO callsign field or if it is empty from last logged QSO.

CW messages

• Msg F1..F7, INS, PLUS

Shortcuts: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, INSERT, PLUS

This option will transmit predefined messages.
In CW/RTTY mode, messages are defined in textual format.

Initial content of all Fx memories are stored in contest configuration files.
This can be edited by user with shortcut: SHIFT+Fx where Fx is memory which user wants to edit.
For example, by pressing Shift+F1 content of memory F1 will be displayed and user can change it on some other value.
Contents of all memories are saved together with DXLog.net contest log file, so, when user opens existing contest file, all memories will be active with last edited state.

Operator login

Shortcuts: LOGIN/LOGOUT or OPON/OPOFF
By this command you can put operator call-sign in Multioperator entry. This allow you to change some settings according to operator. For example you can play specific audio messages or setting a different keyboard.

Station type

By this menu you can select what is the role of the position where the software is running.
It is important to discriminate if you are running the RUN position or the MULT position in M/S entry or R1/R2 in M2 entry or if it is just a SUPPORT position.
This setting allows the sotware to work properly specially managing the correct QSY timing/move (10 minutes rule or band changing).

Live score

By this menu you can send your score "real-time" to appropriate web-site cqcontest.net