# Keyer window

The keyer window, available under the Tools Menu, is in fact a simple (contesting) interface for cwdaemon. You can program all of your function keys with CW messages and control your speed here. Clicking the stop button or using the 'ESC' key will abort any messages. You can also see a counter for serial numbers, a toggle box for short serial numbers and a menu for selecting either CQ or "Search & Pound" mode.

Figure: Keyer window

The bottom text entry can be used to typecharacters. The function key entries can use the following macros:

%
  - my callsign
@
  - his callsign
#
  - number counter
~
  - last exchange message

The ~ (tilde) macro is used for forwarding the last received message. For example, if we make a contest QSO we send "599ABC" and receive "599XYZ". The next QSO we will send "599XYZ" using the ~ macro. This macro would typically be used in the keyer window and defaults dialog. The initial message can be set in page 2 of the preferences dialog.

The number counter will auto-increment. The defaults dialog can be used to fill in default reports for a contest, the # and ~ macro can be used in the TX(RST) field of this dialog.

Subsections

- Running a contest in CQ mode
- Running a contest in S&P mode