Bill and All,
I also discovered this "feature" and used it this weekend. The %B%Bw1zt
does prevent my call from being sent if the log entry line shows a dupe
call. Several times in the contest I was happy to fire a "blank" after I
typed the callsign and just hit the button. When nothing happens it is nice
to know there was a reason :-)
I am keeping this in mind for future arrangement of the buffers.
(Bill, thanks for the calls in IARU !! )
73, George .. W1ZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 7:59 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] dupe automatic avoidance system
>
> Just playing a bit of s&p in the contest today. Just playing.
> I had this happen twice so far.
> As I was watching the ball game on TV also I didn't always look at the
> screen.
> But I selected a call that was a dupe.
> When I hit F4 to send my call nothing happened. I looked, saw the dupe
info
> line, and did a alt w.
> I then found a new one and it worked properly when I hit the F key.
>
> Gee it's sort of like that automatic collision avoidance system in
> airliners.
> It won't let me work a dupe.
> Now I've never experienced this before today and I'm using the same
version
> (latest) on a few contests prior to today.
>
> Boy..this software is good. HI
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> There is nothing so unbecoming on the beach as a wet kilt.
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
> w9ol@billnjudy.com
>
>
>
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