Qtel user documentation
Qtel stands for the "QT EchoLink" client. It is only a EchoLink client application. There is no "sysop mode". If it is a link you want to run, have a look at the SvxLink server application. Qtel is quite a simple application, so most things should be self explainatory. There are three windows: the main window, the configuration dialog and the communications dialog.![[Qtel main window]](http://svxlink.sourceforge.net/images/qtel-mainwindow.png)
The main window consists of four areas. The top-left is
where to choose which class of staions to view. All stations in a class is
shown to the top-right. There are four station classes: Conferences,
Links, Repeaters and (private) Stations. There also is a bookmark class
which isn't a real class. It's a collection of your favorite stations.
Just right-click on a station in any of the other views to add it to the
bookmark list.
At left-bottom is a message area that shows the messages from the
EchoLink directory server. At right-bottom is a list of incoming
connections. To accept an incoming connection, highligt the station and
press "Accept".
![[Qtel communications dialog]](http://svxlink.sourceforge.net/images/qtel-comdialog.png)
The communications dialog is used to perform a Qso to
another station. To activate it, double-click on a station line or just
press the enter key when the station is highlighted. To connect
to the station, press the Connect button. When audio is coming in
from the remote station, the green RX indicator will light up. To
transmit, press the PTT button. The red TX indicator will light up. To
lock the PTT in transmit, first press and hold the Ctrl-key and then press
the PTT button. To disconnect, press the "Disconnect" button.
In the big, white area in the middle of the window, info messages from
the remote station are shown. Chat messages from the remote station is
also shown here. In the one-line white area below, chat messages can be
typed that is sent to the remote station.
![[Qtel settings dialog]](http://svxlink.sourceforge.net/images/qtel-settings.png)
The configuration dialog is brought up the first time the
application is started. After that it can be brought up again by choosing
the Settings/Qtel settings menu. Most fields are self
explainatory. Location is the short string that is shown in the EchoLink
directory server listing. The info message is the one that is sent to the
remote station upon connection.
In the Directory Server tab are some settings for the EchoLink
directory server connection. Hover the mouse cursor above each field to
get help about it.
That is about everything there is to say about the Qtel application. It's quite simple.