Butch,
If there's a comma inside the quotes, it becomes part of the search string. Outside of quotes, the comma becomes a delimiter.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2014 11:17
Subject: Re: Using the Google search engine more effectively
>I sort of thought that, but what confused me was the comma inside the
> quotes, I figured comma would go between the frazes that were in quotes.
>
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
>
>
> On Sat, 11 Oct 2014, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
>
>> To answer your question, in google, and some other search engines, anything
>> you place inside the quote marks will be searched for exactly as you have
>> it. For an example, if you put the phrase
>>
>> Radio wave propagation
>>
>> In quotes, the search engine will search for that exact phrase, the way it
>> is written. However, if you do not place the quote marks around the phrase,
>> the search engine will search for anything that contains all of those words,
>> no matter in what order or where or how those words appear in whatever is
>> out in cyberspace to be found.
>>
>> By using the commas between the words or phrases you place in quotes, you
>> are simply separating the various words or phrases you are searching for so
>> the search engine knows they are totally separate words and phrases.
>>
>> There are several other search engine search rules that you can use to
>> further narrow down your search, but if you learn how to use the quotes and
>> commas, you can substantially improve your odds of finding what you are
>> searching for.
>>
>> Ron, K8HSY
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Butch Bussen
>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 11:34 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Twin City Ham Club in Monroe, LA
>>
>> Could you explain how the comas and quotes work?
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 10 Oct 2014, Dr.
>> Ronald E. Milliman wrote:
>>
>>> Joe, I just looked it up using Google. If a person invests a little
>>> bit of effort to learn how to use a search engine like Google, they
>>> have the entire knowledge of the universe at their fingertips. I put
>>> the following into the search edit box of Google:
>>>
>>> "ham radio,"Monroe, LA","club"
>>>
>>> Using the quote marks and the commas just like I have it, and all of
>>> the information came forth in a manner of nanoseconds!
>>>
>>> Thousands of informational sources are just as accessible to us on
>>> such topics as Antennas of all types, radio wave propagation, basic
>>> electronic theory, and the list of subjects could go on almost
>>> infinitely! It is amazing, exciting, and at times, almost
>>> overwhelming! <Smile>
>>>
>>> Ron, K8HSY
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Joe Quinn [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2014 10:33 PM
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Subject: Re: Twin City Ham Club in Monroe, LA
>>>
>>> How'd you get all that info? Thanks!
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Oct 10, 2014, at 10:12 PM, Dr. Ronald E. Milliman
>>>> <[log in to unmask]>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Joe, here is all the information you need to contact the Twin City
>>>> Ham Club, which is the major ham club in your area, to seek their
>>>> assistance. I strongly recommend that you join that club and see if
>>>> you can also find a way of contributing to it. -- Ron, K8HSY
>>>>
>>>> *********#####*********
>>>>
>>>> Twin City Ham Club
>>>> Call Sign:W5EA
>>>> Contact:Robert A. Oehmichen N5ARM
>>>> Daytime Phone:(318) 324-8198
>>>> Evening Phone:
>>>> Email:[log in to unmask]
>>>>
>>>> Basic Information
>>>> .ARRL Special Service Club Call Sign:W5EA
>>>>
>>>> Annual Report:Mar 22nd 2013
>>>>
>>>> Meeting Time:1st Tuesday Monthly at 6:30 PM
>>>>
>>>> Meeting Place:Ouachita Parish Fire Training Ctr - 1000 New
>>>> Natchitoches, West Monroe, LA
>>>>
>>>> Section:LA
>>>> Affiliation Date:Sep 27th 1969
>>>>
>>>> Specialties:
>>>> Contest, Digital Modes, General Interest, Public Service/Emergency
>>>>
>>>> Services Offered:Club Newsletter, Entry-Level License Classes,
>>>> Hamfest, License Test Sessions, Mentor, On-The-Air Bulletins
>>>>
>>>> Links:http://www.w5ea.org
>>>>
>>>> Club Statistics
>>>> .Club Members:32
>>>> Voting Members:32
>>>> Voting Licensed Amateur Members:32
>>>> Voting ARRL Members:24 .
>>>>
>>>> Twin City Ham Club OfficersRobert A. Oehmichen N5ARM Contact
>>>>
>>>> Robert A. Oehmichen N5ARM
>>>>
>>>> 2402 Pinehurst DrMonroe, LA, 71201-2315 View Profile
>>>>
>>>> Granville G. Gill KF5IHI
>>>> President
>>>>
>>>> Granville G. Gill KF5IHI
>>>> 316 Wallace Dean RdWest Monroe, LA, 71291-7743
>>>>
>>>> Robert W. Conley KC5WA
>>>> Newsletter Editor
>>>> Robert W. Conley KC5WA
>>>> 303 Riverbend DrWest Monroe, LA, 71292-3629
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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