>> 2. In researching this question in the help files I came across a
>> vague reference to the mysterious "C" field in the Exchange Format.
>> I know this topic has come up before, but what in the world does
>> this field do. The help files indicate that it aids in selecting
>> between countries where the callsign is ambiguous. Can someone give
>> an example?
>>
>One of the limitations of the CTY file is that different prefixes cannot
>belong to different countries. You have to almost name the callsigns
>associated with this country. Take FO as a prefix, for example, and you now
>have 2-3 countries that could be associated with FO.
>WriteLog does not have this limitation. Instead, when it does find a prefix
>associated with multiple countries, you can click on the mysterious 'C'
>(Country) field and select which multiplier the QSO should be with.
Wow, that's interesting. But could you explain exactly how this works? I
tried typing in various FO and 3D2 calls, but clicking (right or left) on
the 'C' field doesn't do anything.
73, Dick WC1M
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