[CQ-Contest] Slashed Zero Fonts: DO NOT DO THIS!!!!

[Joe]

> I would like to get more of a confirmation on this.
>
> Reason asking is,  The fonts are strictly for our eyes to interperate  
> the pressing of a certain key. the computer understand the pressing of 
> a key.  It doesn't "Read" the font. an "OCR" program might get 
> confused trying to read a slashed zero.  but the computer doesn't do 
> it that way.  it understands the code for the pressing of a certain key.

Joe WB9SBD
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> On 8/28/2010 7:25 AM, kr2q at optimum.net wrote:
>> While a slashed zero (Ø) may look pretty, logging software does not recognize Ø as a zero.
>>
>> Just as O looks like a 0, if you submit your log with noke instead of n0ke (apologies to N0KE
>> for using his call as an example), you'll end up with a BAD call assignment.
>>
>> In the very old days, lower case L was used as a 1 (when using a typewriter).  Nobody today
>> would log klar instead of k1ar.  Equally, nobody should be logging noke instead of n0ke, etc.
>>
>> Forgo the appearance; use the correct letter/number when submitting your logs.
>>
>> de Doug KR2Q
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