[UK-CONTEST] 59 reports on VHF

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Alex GM3ZBE wrote:
>I've had a play in a couple of 50MHz AC lately.  First vhf peration I 
>have participated in for years.  I was amazed how much I stumbled over 
>the "real" signal reports when keying them in - it really threw me.  I 
>didn't realise how much the "599" had become a complete reflex  action
>for me :-)

Don't know about other logging software, but N1MMlogger has a very 
simple option to handle 'real' reports. The normal procedure is to enter 
the callsign and then press the Spacebar to skip straight over the two 
report fields, which are pre-filled with 5(9)9. But if you do need to 
edit either report, simply press Tab instead; each report comes up in 
turn, with the signal strength already highlighted for overtyping.

I seem to keep a mental list of people who send 'real' reports in HF 
inter-G contests, so am mostly ready for them, but 50MHz will always 
have a mix of VHF and HF operating styles (in and out of the tourist 
season).


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73 from Ian GM3SEK