Ham heaven indeed! The simulator sends lots of serial numbers using the
short form, e.g. ntn is 909. I have trouble doing the translation
quickly so I tried entering ntn in the exchange window, expecting TR to
object. Well, it did the translation and entered serial # 909 in the
log. Wow. I don't recall seeing this in the manual and would never had
tried it in a real contest. I also really like how, if I get the call
wrong, I get pestered to get it right, with consequent reduction in
rate. This plus the rate meter is far more useful to me than simply a
list at the end of the practice session of how many mistakes I made.
My TRMASTER file is about 121K. I'm working the (simulated (virtual?))
world and, at 23 wpm, I can get the rate up to 124/hr. Gives me a whole
new appreciation of what it must be like to operate at one of the high
rate multi-multis.
Something for the wish list.
1. Flag errors in the exchange as well as the call.
2. Have simulator respond to more F Keys than F9 (?)
I'm going to put a few more hours into practice on Thursday (I know,
this is Thursday, but I haven't gone to bed yet) and, just maybe, in WPX
I won't keep mistaking 7L for ZL.
73 de Jim Smith VE7FO
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