Trey, N5KO, wrote:
>In my opinion, computer logging slows you down in pileup situations
>because it's so hard to put partial callsigns in the log. Maybe
>someone will come up with a killer scratch-pad capability in a logging
>program that will finally move us past this problem. N6TR has made
>the best attempt so far, but it can still be awkward under some
>circumstances.
How about having the call entry routine perform a real-time dupe
check AS the call is being entered.. say starting after the first
four characters have been entered... this would eliminate (at least
in CT) having to <Space> to the next field to see if the call's a
dupe.
Just a thought.
Tom N0SS
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