> >One station sent me a decimal power "0.5 watts." I couldn't get TR to
> >accept the "." character in the exchange field. Will the robot
> recognize a
> >decimal power in my Cabrillo log if I hand edit it?
>
> Gee I don't know...life is too short for QRP ;) =;-)
> Seriously I would need to know what the Cabrillo "standard" is
> for decimal
> power. Should the entry be 0.5 or 0d5 or what? I can get TRLog to
> accept or
> generate the correct value when known.
>
Isn't "R" the common designator in place of a decimal point? e.g., 2.5 =
2R5
> >The way the exchange field is parsed in this contest is a PITA
> for the few
> >people who give you either a different power on your second QSO
> with them
> >or a signal report other than the expected 579. Either case
> winds up with
> >garbage in the received power field in the log that has to be fixed with
> >Alt-E. I know this is tough but there ought to be a way at least to
> >improve it (requiring a space between, and then assuming an order, for
> >example, to tell which is which).
> >
>
In ARRL DX, could TRLog simply inhibit accepting whatever the displayed
power level is if another is typed in?
Especially if it is a "K" or "KW" -- Make TRLog smart enough to know there
are no "K K" (or "KW KW") power levels and correct it to read the last one.
I, too, had to edit the logged QSO a few times when hitting Enter without
noticing there was already a 'k' present.
Also, I found that the UP ARROW key to get to the logged QSO is more
effective than Alt-E...certainly easier to find.
73,
dale, kg5u
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