Transmitting (TX)
The most important rule: RigAndLog switches off only the transmission it switched on itself. It will not interrupt your transmission from the microphone or a transmission from another program, e.g. WSJT-X.
How to transmit from RigAndLog
- The TX button in the Rig window. It works in two ways (to choose in the Menu of the Rig window):
- TX button -> TX only while the mouse button is pressed - you transmit as long as you hold the mouse button;
- without this option - the first click switches transmit on, the second one switches it off.
- A keyboard shortcut - described below.
- It is the radio of the active row that transmits (with split SUB transmits: on the same radio the MAIN radio - the radio chooses the transmit VFO, on two radios the SUB radio; see Rig window). Before the program switches transmit on, it sends “receive” to the other radios - at most one radio transmits at a time.
TX keyboard shortcut
Rig window → Menu → Configure keyboard shortcut for TX:
- Tick Enable keyboard shortcut and choose the Key (optionally with ALT, CTRL, SHIFT).
- Choose how it works: TX when pressed, RX when released (like a PTT button) or Each press toggles TX/RX.
- The Set a global hook for the shortcut option makes the shortcut work also when you are working in another program. Without it, it works only in the Rig window and in the log.
When you switch transmit on with the key in the log, a small red TX button appears in the corner of the screen - clicking it ends the transmission.
The Rig window must be open - when it is hidden, the key does not switch transmit on. If, in the “TX when pressed” mode, the program window loses focus while the key is held down, the program goes back to receive at once (it would not notice the key being released any more).
When the program switches to receive (RX) by itself
| Situation | Transmission switched on by RigAndLog | Transmission from the microphone / WSJT-X |
|---|---|---|
| you change the active row, the radio of a row, split, or you hide the lower row | RX | no change |
| you hide or close the Rig window, you close the program | RX (the program waits until the radio does it) | no change |
| the program crashes (serious error) | emergency RX | no change |
| the radio of the active row lost its connection | RX to the other radios | no change |
| the TX time limit has passed | RX, the button shows “time limit” | no change |
| you click the red TX button yourself | RX | RX - it is your decision |
TX time limit
Rig window → Menu → TX time limit: 1, 3, 5 (default) or 10 minutes, or off. When a transmission switched on from RigAndLog lasts longer, the program switches the radio to receive - in case of a stuck key or a forgotten button.
The red TX button
The TX button turns red when the radio of the active row transmits - also when it transmits from the microphone or from WSJT-X (the program reads this from the radio). The TX mark in each row shows the same for its radio.
What the program will not do: it will not switch off a transmission it did not switch on itself - not when connecting to the radio, not when closing, not after a crash. If the radio was left transmitting by another program, switch it off on the radio or click the red TX button.
The program cannot protect you against a computer freeze or a power failure. That is why you should set TOT (time-out timer) in the radio - the radio stops transmitting by itself after the set time.