Writelog will look for DE and highlight calls. The problem is that it will
also highlight junk. I find that distracting so I usually turn this feature
off. - jeff wk6i (in the WW from W7RN)
On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Michael Haack <mikehaack@aol.com> wrote:
> I know I'm probably beating a dead horse, But doesn't some contest
> software and the Skimmer specially look for the DE to identify call-signs?
> 73
> Mike, WB9B
>
>
>
> On 2013-09-24 1:22 PM, Hank Garretson wrote:
>
>> The big one is this weekend, CQWW RTTY. http://www.cqwwrtty.com/
>>
>> Here are some tips that will make everyone's weekend more fun.
>>
>> To DE or not to DE. It depends, but mostly not. Almost all the time, who
>> is
>> sending is clear from sequence and timing. DE usually adds nothing to a
>> contest exchange, and DE can be very confusing. For instance, W6SX 599 05
>> IN DE w4xxx. Ditch the DE.
>>
>> When responding to a CQ, it is generally a waste of time to send
>>
>> W6SX DE w8xxx
>>
>> Instead, just drop your call one, two, or three times depending on
>> conditions.
>>
>> CQ TEST W6SX W6SX CQ
>>
>> w8xxx w8xxx
>>
>> w8xxx 599 03 CA
>>
>> W6SX 599 04 MI
>>
>> TU W6SX CQ ...
>>
>> CU all Saturday and Sunday. We're going to have a blast.
>>
>> Diddle Exuberantly,
>>
>> Hank, W6SX
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