Bill --
I think we should allow @ in column 1 in any message box. For many
years this has been interpreted (in WSJT) as a request to transmit a
fixed tone at a specified frequency.
Surely the need for "@" in other messages, especially in column 1, is
negligibly small.
-- Joe
On 12/18/2015 1:29 PM, Bill Somerville wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> the JT mode messages have a limited character set which we enforce in
> the line edits where messages can be entered or amended.
>
> Igor UA3DJY has pointed out that if an '@' character is at position 1 in
> a message it will be interpreted as a short code message and generate a
> fixed tone transmission (applies to JT65, JT9 and JT4).
>
> To stop this happening accidentally I propose to change the input
> validation such that an '@' character is not allowed in position 1. This
> is not foolproof as the input logic can be defeated is some rare edge
> cases but it will make it very unlikely to happen accidentally.
>
> Any objections to this?
>
> 73
> Bill
> G4WJS.
>
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