[ct-user] Problem With 5 Character HQ Abbreviations

[Doug Brandon]

I would highly recommend you examine at your .LOG file before submitting 
it.  The multiplier field looks like it's a four character field, but 
there's no checking to see if you enter more than four characters.  Strings 
are null terminated and depending on what random goodies you have in memory 
after position 5 (where the null normally goes) when you do a WRITELOG, you 
may get extra garbage after the 5 character HQ strings in your .LOG 
file.  I had a few cases of an extra 10 characters of binary junk after 
mine and it messes up the remaining fields on the line.  Use any text 
editor to search for all instances of those five letter HQ entries and make 
sure they are ok (just delete the binary junk if you find any).  Save the 
log checkers some time and check your own .LOG file before submitting.

    73 de Doug, N6RT


 >I downloaded 9.50 the day before the contest and noted the same
 >situation.  It seemed to add a machine language type of symbol after the
 >the 5th letter of the multiplier.  I was afraid that would either
 >confuse my log file or my export to my main logger so I dropped off the
 >5th letter.  Example, reported multiplier VERON, logged as VERO.  Hope
 >ARRL (IARU) accepts it that way.

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| Doug Brandon   dab@home.com |
| http://members.home.com/dab |
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