To define messages that can be sent using function keys choose Options/Packet Options and Port Select and pick the Messages tab. There are two ways these messages can be sent:
Messages can include special "#" commands that are replaced with you call, the time, etc. The following commands are replaced with:
#me Your call, set by Options/Call #him His call, set from the Packet Window using Edit/Set #him or by clicking on a call #date or #time Current date or time #tncdate Date/time for TNC "daytime" command #msg1 ... #msg8 Include text from another message #cr Carriage return, end of line #cmd The TNC command escape character
If you have rig control enabled you can also use these # commands:
#freq Frequency from rig in kHz #freqmhz Frequency from rig in mHz #mode Mode from rig
Here are some examples:
Hi, my call is #me#cr daytime #tncdate#cr Set TNC date/time line 1#crline 2#cr Sends two lines DX #freq #him Sends cluster spot
You can include data from any current log entry displayed in the Log Window with these # commands:
#logcall #logcountry #logfreq #logfreqmhz #loggrid #logmode #logname #logpower #logprefix #logqth #logstate #logzone
You can include non-printing ASCII control characters in messages using #^x where x represents the desired control character.
# Command ASCII Decimal value #^@ NULL 0 #^a SOH 1 #^b STX 2 #^c ETX 3 #^d EOT 4 #^e ENQ 5 #^f ACK 6 #^g BELL 7 #^h BS 8 #^i HT 9 #^j LF 10 #^k VT 11 #^l FF 12 #^m CR 13 #^n SO 14 #^o SI 15 #^p DLE 16 #^q DC1 (XON) 17 #^r DC2 18 #^s DC3 (XOFF) 19 #^t DC4 20 #^u NAK 21 #^v SYN 22 #^w ETB 23 #^x CAN 24 #^y EM 25 #^z SUB 26 #^[ ESC 27 #^\ FS 28 #^] GS 29 #^^ RS 30 #^_ US 31 #^? DEL 127