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Steve Forst <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 26 Dec 2010 16:43:02 -0500
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Tom,

Sorry I can't help with your wild card question, but just curious:  Why 
did you choose to go parallel port cw?  Hasn't that  gone the way of the 
dodo bird?  What OS are you running?  Enquireing minds want to know.

73, Steve KW3A

On 12/26/2010 4:21 PM, tom behler wrote:
> Hi, again, all.
>
> With the help and encouragement of Kevin and others, I'm going to take the
> leap and try to do the upcoming NAQP CW contest this January by transmitting
> the needed CW exchanges via the computer.
>
> I am ordering a parallel port CW interface from N3FJP, which hopefully will
> get to me in time for the contest.
>
> I understand the basics of setting up the function keys for the various cW
> exchanges, but need to know what characters you use to prompt the computer
> to reply to the call you have just logged, and to end a given transmission
> sequence.
>
> Does anyone have a list of those wild card characters or computer prompts?
>
> If so, please send them to me, or tell me where to find them in Scott's
> logging software.
>
> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>

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