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 > > -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
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