At 09:16 AM 11/1/04 -0500, Ron Wetjen wrote:
When using the Callsign Database, is there a "wildcard" key to use to
check calls? What I mean is, if you're missing one letter of a call, can
you enter something like a ? (WD4?HZ) and have that pull up the Callsign
Database with possible choices (WD4AHZ)?
No, there is no wildcard key. Implementing such a feature would slow down
the searches, perhaps significantly, because each call pulled from the
database would have to have the wildcard applied before a comparison was made.
I have mixed feelings about such a feature. In all the contesting I've
done with call databases, only once or twice have I felt the need for a
wildcard. Usually, if I get in the scenario Ron describes, "WD4" gets the
window whittled down enough so I can figure out what's going on.
Dave/K8CC
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