On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 11:33:33AM -0700, Dave Hachadorian wrote:
>
> Every now and then, someone will insist that I am not in his log,
> so I have to work him again. Naturally, the program resists
> entering the same callsign, so the call has to be changed some way.
> I usually add a portable designator, e.g. K5RX becomes K5RX/5.
> Of course I don't want that to go out over the air, so it usually
> involves a frenzy of alt-k's, paddle sending, swearing, and various
> other means to get the contact worked, and the call into the log.
>
> Is there a more graceful way to do this? Could the program perhaps
> add a character, such as asterisk, that could be typed after the
> call, which would not go out over the air, not appear in the log,
> and allow the station to be worked?
>
Maybe - there are several ways to work a dupe.
If you dont mind sending some stuff by hand or using the function keys.
I usually do it this way:
In the CQ mode - enter the callsign.
Hit TAB to move to the exchange field.
Enter the exchange then log the QSO normally.
You could also enter a broken call or partital
call int he call window and hit enter - then go
and correct the callsign and log the QSO.
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Johnson City, Texas "Experiment trumps theory."
K5TR (ex.WB5VZL) -- Dave Leeson W6NL
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