> I would like to get more of a confirmation on this.
>
> Reason asking is, The fonts are strictly for our eyes to interperate
> the pressing of a certain key. the computer understand the pressing of
> a key. It doesn't "Read" the font. an "OCR" program might get
> confused trying to read a slashed zero. but the computer doesn't do
> it that way. it understands the code for the pressing of a certain key.
Joe WB9SBD
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> On 8/28/2010 7:25 AM, kr2q@optimum.net wrote:
>> While a slashed zero (Ø) may look pretty, logging software does not
>> recognize Ø as a zero.
>>
>> Just as O looks like a 0, if you submit your log with noke instead of n0ke
>> (apologies to N0KE
>> for using his call as an example), you'll end up with a BAD call assignment.
>>
>> In the very old days, lower case L was used as a 1 (when using a
>> typewriter). Nobody today
>> would log klar instead of k1ar. Equally, nobody should be logging noke
>> instead of n0ke, etc.
>>
>> Forgo the appearance; use the correct letter/number when submitting your
>> logs.
>>
>> de Doug KR2Q
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