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MFJ-1289 Multicom User's Manual Page 36
THE SEMICOLON KEY (;)
This key is particularly helpful in letting you remind yourself of the contents of a
particular "slot." The commands you send to the TNC can be somewhat cryptic,
so using the semicolon key allows you to enter "comment lines" to yourself.
This "comment" displays on your screen, but will not be sent to the controller.
For instance, you might want to have a "slot" for contesting that would send a
preset line of text, then allow you to add something after the text:
Example #1
Contest QUAD is 4 and county is 5 and you are number ;(send number
here)
This would send everything up to the semicolon to your controller, then allow you
to "plug in" the number after that.
Feel free to add comments to your buffer "slots" so you can remember what they
are. Just remember to place the semicolon AFTER the text to be transmitted to
the TNC, and follow it with your comment.
Example #2
^C MODE HB 75~;changes mode to HF RTTY at 75 Baud