[WT-support] Intelligent Quick QSL and ESM mode

John Warburton G4IRN qrz at dxdx.co.uk
Sun Sep 23 18:29:02 CEST 2012


Thanks Bob, you have hit the nail on the head. As suggested I have 
renamed the ESM.wts script in the scripts folder and it works as 
expected now.
I had noticed it there previously but since it wasn't assigned to any 
keys, I assumed it was dormant.

73, John G4IRN.

On 23/09/2012 16:47, Bob Wilson, N6TV wrote:
> John,
>
> Please take a look at the source for the ESM script, found here:
>
> http://docs.win-test.com/wiki/API#ESM_Script_.28embedded_into_Win-Test.29
>
> In the SendTu() function of the standard ESM, it clearly generates a 
> "PLUS" keystroke when you're on CW, so ESM should work OK with the 
> quick QSL feature.
>
> However, maybe you are using the "Alternate ESM" script provided by 
> F5VIH, with shortcq = true.  The TU message is hard coded in that 
> case; it doesn't used the PLUS key variables.
>
> From the logging Window, type SCRIPTS [Enter] and scroll down the 
> list.  If you see a script named ESM, use the Scripts Manager dialog 
> to RENAME it.  Then you will be using the standard ESM script.
>
> If no such script is found, try copying the one from the Wiki page 
> into your Scripts directory, save as ESM.WTS, and see if that works 
> any better.
>
> FWIW, I have found that I prefer to be in control of a long or short 
> TU message myself, since there's no way that any type of automated 
> quick QSL can accurately judge the size of the calling pileup.  But I 
> don't use ESM.  I just reprogram F3 to be "TU $CR" and I press F3 
> instead of PLUS whenever I want to log the QSO but send a short TU.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 2:18 AM, John Warburton G4IRN <qrz at dxdx.co.uk 
> <mailto:qrz at dxdx.co.uk>> wrote:
>
>
>     I've been playing with the intelligent Quick QSL mode in version
>     4.9.1 -
>
>     I've replaced the message in the Standard Messages configuration
>     for the Plus (+)  key with $QQSLC and have set a long and a short
>     message in the Intelligent Quick QSL menu option. (I have not
>     checked the adaptive QSL box).
>
>     It all works OK if I use Insert and Plus keys on my keyboard to do
>     the exchanges, however if I use ESM mode I only ever get a short
>     message. Furthermore, if I change the value of the Short Message
>     in the IQQSL configuration, it doesn't use that value.
>
>     Am I missing something? Does out-of-the-box ESM support Quick QSL?
>     It's behaving as if ESM does not refer to the user-defined
>     standard messages.
>
>     Thanks in advance.
>
>     John G4IRN.
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