On 03/12/2018 22:24, Jim Shorney wrote:
Not to mention that /ME would suggest that the op is in England, and would be a 
rules violation if he is not.

73

-Jim
NU0C

Hi Jim and Larry,

point taken, but ME is not a valid UK prefix. We have 2E, MM etc. but the England M prefix is just plain 'M' followed by a digit.

As far as WSJT-X is concerned, and I think Joe's point, is that if we allow 'CQ W1DYJ /ME' as a free text message (note the space before the '/') then it almost certainly will not be helpful as receivers of the message cannot double-click it to reply. OTOH 'CQ W1DYJ/ME' is a standard message but anyone double clicking it will end up logging the wrong callsign and you are probably misrepresenting your location as Jim states above.

I wasn't aware that WSJT-X filtered any valid free text messages but in this case it seems to be the best thing to do.

Larry I suggest you save a macro like '73 FROM MAINE' and use it as a Tx5 message now and again, I expect that would be much more productive as it will not trip up stations receiving it.

73
Bill
G4WJS.



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