Look up the prosign character shortcuts¶
The CWX panel includes a built-in prosigns legend that shows which keyboard characters to type in order to send common CW prosigns. Use this reference when composing a typed buffer or writing a macro.
Before you start¶
- AetherSDR must be connected to the radio.
- The CWX panel must be open. It appears automatically when the active slice is in CW, CWL, or CWU mode.
Steps¶
- In the CWX panel, click Setup in the bottom bar.
- Locate the prosigns legend displayed in the Setup view. It is a read-only indicator — no interaction is required.
- Note the character shortcuts shown (=, +, (, &, $) and use them when typing in the send text area or editing a macro.
What each control does¶
| Control | Kind | Behavior | Setting key |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosigns legend | Indicator (read-only) | Displays the keyboard shortcuts for common CW prosigns: =, +, (, &, $. |
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| Send text area | Text field | Type your CW message here, using prosign shortcuts where needed. Press Enter to send. | — |
| F1 … F12 macro editors | Text fields | Enter prosign shortcuts directly into macro text in the Setup view. | CwxMacro_F1 – CwxMacro_F12 |
How Send and Live interact¶
In v0.9.2.1 the Send button behavior changed. Its action now depends on whether Live is currently on:
- Live is off: Clicking Send submits the current buffer immediately, exactly as in previous versions.
- Live is on: Clicking Send first turns Live mode off and returns the panel to the normal send view. The buffer is not re-transmitted. This prevents characters that were already keyed one-by-one in Live mode from being sent again.
The Live button is now a toggle. Clicking it a second time turns Live mode off without navigating away from the send view. The button state stays in sync with the model — if something outside the panel changes the Live state, the button updates to match.
Clicking Setup always turns Live mode off before showing the macro editor view.
Tips¶
- Prosign shortcuts work in both the live send text area and in the F-key macro editors. Type them as you would any other character.
- To send a macro that contains a prosign, edit the macro string in the Setup view using the same shortcut characters, then trigger it with the corresponding F-key from the Send view.
- If you switch from Live mode to Send mode and want to transmit the buffer contents, turn Live off first (click Live to toggle it off), then click Send.