It may be difficult to follow the following procedure
in words. It makes more sense to actually step through it
with the program running.
For SS this past weekend I put the cursor at the end
of the initial exchange, so, representing the cursor
position with ^, the initial exchange looked like:
54STx ^
Then I would just type the # and prec, and add an extra space,
so it looked like:
54STx 124B ^
(The extra space is needed in case an update is required for
the Section).
Then, while he was sending his callsign, I would move my right
hand over near the ENTER key or the
QUICK QSL (\) key, depending on whether anyone was waiting in
line. If changes were required to the check or section, I could
just ADD the correct data with my LEFT hand without hitting
any backspace, delete, or cursor movement keys. Examples:
54STx 124B 53^
or
54STx 124B NT^
or
54STx 124B 53NT^
Using this method allowed a nice snappy QSL, even when changes
were required, and I think it reminded me to review the incoming
check and section for accuracy, because the initial exchange data
was neatly set off by itself on the left side of the exchange window.
Dave Hachadorian, K6LL
Yuma, AZ
K6LL@juno.com
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