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Re: [Trlog] Simulator question

To: Jim Smith <jimsmith@shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [Trlog] Simulator question
From: Ken Beals <k6mr@pacbell.net>
Reply-to: k6mr@pacbell.net
Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2004 21:00:05 -0800
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From what I've seen (and I'm over 2K Qs so far), the simulator does not use the info that is attached to the call. It just sends a section that it thinks is appropriate for the prefix. I can tell since I have my database set up with NCCC members, and I've "worked" some known calls who ended up in SDGO or LAX or ORG. You'll also notice that it gets confused with portable call signs (K5KG/7 comes to mind) by putting them in the wrong section. I've also noticed a few that are completely weird, but I'm guessing that's good practice for the real thing. My database has lots of WCF and a few NL and NT also. The simulator only "knows" about sections from the past (not sure when this stuff changed since I wasn't active).

One other cool thing I noticed which I hadn't heard before I updated my database: you'll get occasional "HI <name>" or "FB <name>" if your call has your name in the file. It's definitely as close to the real thing as can be (short of crowded band conditions). After 30 years of no cw, the practice has been great. I'll just have to wait for the real thing to get a sweep........

Ken K6MR

Jim Smith wrote:

It seems to me that if you got a copy of a local club's recent FD log or someone's recent SS log and turned it into a TRMaster.dta file using POST you'd get those abbreviations showing up, assuming that they worked anyone there.

In other words, I don't think that there is anything in Simulator which would prevent it from sending these abbreviations.

73 de Jim Smith VE7FO

Ken Beals wrote:

OK, probably an old question, but I just have to ask:

Does the simulator know about WCF, NL and NT? I've done lots of Qs and none of these. It does seem to use some older abbreviations, so maybe it was written before changes to sections?

Ken K6MR

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