* Crossposted in SCANRADIO
* Crossposted in SHORTWAVE
* Crossposted in RADIO_HOBBY-ALL
* Crossposted in NET202_RADIO
* Crossposted in TECH
(c) 1996 Bill Cheek   7 of 12
A hotkey can be assigned to a frequency (selected from a list of available 
ones).  To use it, simply press the function key, and the frequency 
associated with the function key will be instantly recalled!
One other way to recall a frequency, is to use memory stepping. When in 
memory stepping mode, simply step to the frequency you want to tune into.
Editing memory is very similar to storing a frequency into memory, except you 
cannot change the memory number.  To edit memory, you have to initially 
recall a frequency from memory by clicking on the R button or pressing the R 
key. Next select the item you want to edit, and click on the Edit... button.  
When finished editing, click on Ok.  To get back to the station you were 
listening to, click on Previous.  You can also modify a series of memory 
entries by clicking on the Next button.
Rosetta Labs offers an optional WinRadio World Station Database Manager and 
database of worldwide frequencies that can also be used to tune WinRadio 
instantly to a desired station!  More on this great database next issue.
BASIC  OPERATIONS
The most fundamental operating mode of WinRadio is, what else, scanning. 
There are many ways to scan, some of which we are accustomed to calling 
SEARCH.  I don't think we will be using the term, search, all that often with 
WinRadio. Scan is much more relevant, though the effect may well be the same. 
 It's just that Searches are so easy to set up and use with WinRadio in 
contrast to scanners.  Bear with me as I use the terms inter-changeably and 
alternatively.
Immediate Scanning mode most closely resembles "Direct Search" in the 
scanners we know.  This is the simplest scanning method.  Click on either the 
Scan Up or Scan Down buttons, or press [or], and WinRadio mmediately starts 
scanning from the current frequency. This scanning mode uses the current 
stepping mode too, so it can also double as a simple memory scanner. Note 
that if your stepping mode is set to Memory step and the memory contains no 
frequencies, no scanning will take place.
Memory scanning is the scan mode with which you are probably most familiar. 
Memory Scanning provides an extension to immediate scanning in Memory Step 
mode.  In addition to the basic stepping through the memory frequencies, it 
allows you to specify a subset of memory frequencies to scan by selecting a 
range of memory numbers, modes and a group.  Click on the Scan button to 
start scanning, or click on the Close button to exit the dialog box (your 
settings will be remembered).  When the scanner reaches the end of the memory 
range, it loops back and starts the range again.
A feature provided with memory scanning allows you to assign priority memory 
number.  When this is used, every second memory number scanned is the 
priority memory number.
Then, we have "Frequency Range Scanning", a mode much like Limit Search in 
scanners as you know them. Frequency Range Scanning offers an extension to 
immediate scanning in Fixed Step mode.  It allows you to specify a number of 
ranges of frequencies to scan.  You can enter the start and end frequencies 
and the step size for the scan.  You can also add this range to a list from 
which you can pick the ranges you want to scan at a later date.
CONTINUED TO WinRadio Review 8/12
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