Receiving QTCs

The QTC Series window has two tables labeled QTC Series and QTCs for Selected Series . The following discussion refers to these tables as the series table and the QTCs table, respectively. SkookumLogger extends standard tab key behavior in the two tables to facilitate data entry when receiving a QTC series:

When a cell in the series table is selected, tab selects the cell in the column on the right in the same row unless the current column is Count; in that case tab selects the Time cell for the first row in the QTCs table. Shift-tab selects the cell in the column on the left in the same row unless the current column is Sender; in that case shift-tab selects the cell of the Count column in the same row.
When a cell in the QTCs table is selected, tab or spacebar selects the cell of the column on the right in the same row unless the current column is Serial (#); in that case, if there is a next row then tab transmits the Acknowledge QTC message and selects the Time cell in the next row. Otherwise, tab deselects all table cells. Shift-tab selects the cell of the column on the left in the same row unless the current column is Time; in that case shift-tab selects the cell in the Serial column of the same row.

When you type a call in the Log window, the status line at the top of the QTC Series window shows whether or not you can receive QTCs from that station. To ask for a QTC, choose Log ► Begin QTC Series . If you were already receiving a QTC series, SkookumLogger simply changes keyboard focus to the QTC Series window. Otherwise, in the normal case, SkookumLogger adds a new series to the QTC Series table, fills in the Sender call, sets the series number to 0, sets the series count to the number of QTCs that the sender may send to you, and transmits the Do you have QTCs? message. If the sender responds no, choose End Series (F9) ; SkookumLogger will delete the new series and change focus back to the Log window. If the sender responds by asking for your call, choose My Call (F4) .

When the sender responds by transmitting his QTC number/count, the steps in receiving a series proceed as follows:

Type the series number, press tab to select the Count cell.
Type the count, press tab to transmit the Ready to receive message and select the first QTC Time cell.
Type four digits, press tab to select the Call cell.
Type the call, press tab to select the Serial cell.
Type the serial, press tab to transmit the Acknowledge QTC message and select the Time cell for the next QTC.
Repeat entry of QTC information using the three steps above until you have filled all of the QTC table rows.
Choose End Series to transmit the Acknowledge Series message and return keyboard focus to the Log window.

If the sender transmits only two time digits, SkookumLogger will prepend the hour digits from the previous QTC when you tab out of the Time field. Typing anything other than a digit into the the Time or Serial cells is ignored, except for A, E, N, or T which are converted to 1, 5, 9 and 0 respectively.

You should try to have the QTC for the current row completely filled in before you press tab in the Serial column. You can use the four Repeat buttons below the table to transmit CW messages asking for fills. To change keyboard focus to an incomplete cell:

Press shift-tab to select the cell to the left of the current cell. If the current cell is in the Time column, then the cell in the Serial column of the same row is selected.
Or, double-click on the cell to be edited.
Or, use the keyboard shortcut for the QTCs table row button ( ⌘ n) to select the Time cell in nth row, then tab to the cell to be filled.

Delete Series is always enabled. It removes the selected QTC Series from your log and returns keyboard focus to the Log window.

Also see:

QTC Series