HF contest setup
- add HF bands to Band defaults menu [F9] [s] [b]
- set prefered cw keying [F9] [s] [e]
- select audio recording devices and set filename template [F9] [s] [d], good for contest audio archive example http://ol5q.nagano.cz/audio.php
- set CW macro memory [F9] [s] [c]
- rig cat settings [F9] [s] [g] for CQ pileup, recommended mark 'Clear RIT on RUN's QSO save' supported with Kenwood trx's
- add HF sub window [F9] [w] [a] and move to [F4]
- create new contest [F9] [c] [w]
- set Run mode [F9] [e] [u]
- [Enter] - call CQ
- write call and [Enter] - tx EXCHANGE
- write rx exchange and [Enter] - tx TU and CQ
- repeated at least thousand times :)
Tips
- [F3] clear entry field
- [.] dot in the input field display any character in check call (example K3M.D display OK3MAD and RK3MWD)
- [CALL/] save callsign without TX cw memory, more http://tucnak.nagano.cz/wiki/Activity
- $b tu $mc in CW2 (F7) cw memory tx corrected label after repair
- $I? in CW3 (F8) cw memory tx contents of the input field with ?, more http://tucnak.nagano.cz/wiki/Setup#CQ_macros