If both stations are using “special” call, You need free text of Tab2.

Keijo OG55W

From: Roeland Jansen 
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 4:55 PM
To: WSJT software development 
Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] WSJT-X defect report - Incorrect tab 2 grid message

sudo remove tab2 ....

On Wed, 29 Jul 2020, 09:36 Neil Zampella, <[email protected]> wrote:

  I have no problem with removing that for the next version.  Would save a
  lot of time by you and the other developers during contests answering
  questions about why something was not logged properly.     Tab 1 gives
  the user a full visual display of what they are sending, and should be
  receiving, which would eliminate other 'issues' about the way a QSO
  progresses.



  Neil, KN3iLZ

  On 7/28/2020 10:28 AM, Joe Taylor wrote:
  > Hi Andy,
  >
  >> Any valid call with a valid suffix will fail to generate a Tab 2 Grid
  >> message.
  >>
  >> Clear DX Call and DX Grid fields
  >> Select Message Tab 2
  >> Press Grid message button - generated message is blank.  As expected.
  >> Enter "CALL" in DX Call field and press Grid - generated message is
  >> "<CALL> {my call} {my grid}".  As expected.
  >> Enter "CALL/7" in DX Call field and press grid - generated message is
  >> "<CALL/7> {my call} {report}".  Not as expected.
  >> Select Message Tab 1 - Observe  "<CALL/7> {my call} {my grid}" was
  >> correctly generated.
  >
  > I can confirm the behavior you describe.
  >
  > Tab 2 was originally introduced as as aid to users of JT65-HF. It's
  > more or less what those users were accustomed to.
  >
  > Tab 2 is currently deprecated, at least by your developers.  We never
  > use it, seldom test it, and generally wish it would go away.  It does
  > not fit comfortably into the many ways WSJT-X has evolved since the
  > advent of FT8, FT4, and other things yet to come.
  >
  > Would there be huge howls of protest if Tab 2 were permanently
  > removed? If so, should we pay attention to them?
  >
  >     -- 73, Joe, K1JT
  >
  >

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