Peter DeNeef, AE7PD, is an Extra Class amateur radio operator in the U.S. Thanks to WA4DSP for helpful discussions and feedback. You can also enable audible tone alerts at the start and end of each transmission (Tools Menu > Preferences > Signals tab).Īudible alerts when you connect to and disconnect from a station are enabled by default. Three other options for the PTT control key are in Preferences: Tools Menu > Preferences > Connections Tab > PTT Control button. To connect without using the Favorites folder, open the "Connect To" dialog box with Control-O. To return to the Favorites folder, press Escape, which moves the keyboard focus to an item in the Station List. When in doubt about the suffix, you can check it in the main EchoLink list of stations using the Find command: Press Control-F, type the call sign without a suffix, and press Enter. If you use Method 2 and do not type the correct suffix, you will not be able to connect to the station using that entry in the Favorites list. ![]() Method 1 automatically adds the correct EchoLink suffix to the call sign: -R for a repeater, -L for a simplex transceiver, and no suffix for a computer-only station. In JAWS and Window-Eyes the keyboard command for Right Mouse-Click is NumPad-Star (the asterisk key on the number pad). DownArrow to the New Call item, press Enter, type the call sign including the EchoLink suffix, and press Enter. Right-click in the Favorites list to open the contex menu. (Tools menu > Preferences > List tab > Select "Add new QSO's to Favorites.") Automatically add call signs to Favorites. Here are two ways to add a station call sign to the Favorites folder: Press Enter to connect to a selected station.Ĥ. Move the cursor through the list with the Up/Down Arrows.ģ. Press Tab to move from the Favorites item in Station ListĢ. ![]() If you exit the program with the Favorites folder open, the focus will be on the Favorites item in the Station List directory when EchoLink restarts. This opens the folder to display your contact list in a panel to the right. Select the Favorites folder using the Down Arrow. With Explorer View, the Station List panel displays a directory tree of folders for organizing call signs: Locations, Node Types, Alarms, New, and Favorites. The command Control-PageDown toggles the view to the desired Explorer View. (At any time, the command Alt-1 returns the focus to the Station List.) If the contents of the panel is a list of stations, EchoLink is configured for Index View. The following explains how to configure EchoLink in Explorer View mode so the folder is accessible:Īt startup, the keyboard focus is in the Stations List panel on the left side of the window. It is generally easiest to save your contact list in the EchoLink Favorites folder. The EchoLink program is described in a separate article. ![]() This popular communication program has built-in keyboard shortcuts for blind and vision impaired amateur radio operators. This article is for screen reader users who want to operate EchoLink.
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