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[Jeff Stai WK6I]

At 01:20 PM 10/2/2003, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
>> 4. Country files rock! I had not used one before, but decided to upgrade to 
>> the latest just before the contest and see how it worked. The best thing is 
>> that it lets you "guess better" when the print is marginal. Obviously, you 
>> should not trust only the country file and more than you should trust a 
>> spot, but being able to respond to a call based on partial data meant saving 
>> a "QRZ?" cycle on many occasions. For example, receive "KQ64239 BK", type 
>> "KQ6" into the entry, see "KQ6VQ" is the only match on super check partial, 
>> send "KQ6VQ TU 599 3 CA WK6I BK" - 9 times out of 10 you would get a 
>> response from KQ6VQ.
>
>Just to clarify, you're referring to the master call or super check partial
>database.  The country file is used to score multipliers.

oops - typed "country" when I meant to type "callsign" - I meant the master call file that K4SB had set up.

73 - jeff wk6i


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