Very cool, Steve.

This is obviously somewhat different than the procedure I used last week-end 
for recording CW messages.

I'll give it a try shortly, and thanks so much.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: recording cq contest voice message on TS480


> Tom,
>
> Press the key you want to use for recording (the 1, for example) until you
> hear "BT" in CW.  Then, let go of the button.  Then press it again and 
> speak
> into the mic while holding the button down.  When you're finished, let go 
> of
> the button.  You will hear a low beep.  Wait a few seconds while your
> recording is stored.  Then, press the button again and listen to your 
> golden
> tones.  Incidentally, you can set the repeat interval for playback with 
> Menu
> 32.  Let me know how this works.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 21:42
> Subject: recording cq contest voice message on TS480
>
>
>> Hi, folks.
>>
>> Well, after about a half hour of playing around here, doing what I think
>> the
>> manual tells me to do, I can't seem to get the voice recorder to work for
>> CQ
>> contest messages in SSB.
>>
>> I am in SSB mode, and have tried recording a message by pushing the "1"
>> key
>> in, until I hear the CW BT, and then speaking.
>>
>> But, I seem to get nothing back.
>>
>> From the manual, it seems as though you can record your message, and
>> either
>> play it back for you to hear, or transmit it over the air.
>>
>> Can anyone give me a step-by-step tutorial on how to do this?
>>
>> It's a really cool feature of the TS480 that I'd like to try in the NAQP
>> tomorrow.
>>
>> 73 from a somewhat frustrated Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>