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"David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:34:20 -0800
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Hi Tom,

If you start sending while a message is going out, it kills the 
message.  It doesn't erase it though.  I can't imagine how you could 
have erased it unless you held the memory button in too long when 
trying to send it.

73 de W7OQ, Dave


At 03:48 PM 1/13/2008, you wrote:
>     That's exactly what I thought, Dave. ... But, several times during the
>contest, I lost my recorded message.
>
>I don't think there's anything wrong with the rig here;  it's probably just
>operator error--something I'm doing that cancels the message out somehow.
>
>Will keep working on it, and look for any suggestions others might have.
>
>I'm still fairly new at the TS480 yet, but really love it.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 6:34 PM
>Subject: Re: NAQP CW contest, and TS480 question
>
>
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > To record a message, hold down keypad 1, 2, or 3 till it beeps.  Then
> > send the message with your keyer and press the star key to end
> > it.  It should be retained in memory even after you shut down the
> > rig.  Unless there is some menu function that I haven't tripped over
> > yet, that's all there is to it.
> >
> > 73 de W7OQ, Dave
> >
> >
> > At 08:08 AM 1/13/2008, you wrote:
> >>Hi, everyone.
> >>
> >>Well, I did the NAQP CW contest yesterday, and gave the new TS480 a real
> >>work-out.  I participated for about 9 out of the allowed ten hours, and
> >>made
> >>204 contacts.  I checked 10 meters, and since it was not open here,
> >>started
> >>on 15, and worked my way down through 80 meters.
> >>
> >>204 qso's is not my greatest contest effort, but it was fun nevertheless.
> >>
> >>I do have one question about the TS480, though:
> >>
> >>Does anyone know how to store recorded CW memory sequences?
> >>
> >>I figured how to record a contest CQ sequence, and put it in one of the
> >>three memories that are available for that purpose, but I found that when
> >>I
> >>turned the rig off, or did other things, my CQ contest sequence was lost.
> >>
> >>Obviously, I'm missing a memory storing step here, but can't seem to
> >>figure
> >>out what it is from the manual.
> >>
> >>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>--
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> >>Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >>Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.2/1222 - Release Date:
> >>1/13/2008 12:23 PM
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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>1/13/2008 12:23 PM

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