Ron,
Thanks for the info, I never knew you could do that.

John  KC2QJB
 

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Dr. Ronald E. Milliman]\\`
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 3:49 PM
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Subject: Using wildcards on QRZ.COM

In case some of you are not aware of how you can use wildcards when =
looking up calls on QRZ.COM, I thought I would share these helpful tips with
all = of
you.=20

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I may be the only op that has this problem, but often when I am  working =
DX, I cannot get 100% of the other station's callsign. Often I can get most
= or all of the other information, e.g. signal strength, QTH, op name, and =
nearly all of the call, but I'm not sure of one letter, or sometimes I'm not
= 100% certain of a couple of elements of the other station's call. So, I
use wildcard characters to find it on QRZ. For example, let's say that I =
worked G0GXH on CW, and I know his name was PJ, and I am certain about the
0GXH part of his call, but because of QSB and QRM I just cannot pick out the
first letter. So, I can put a question mark to replace the missing first
letter when looking it up in QRZ.COM, e.g. ?0GXH. QRZ will display a = list
of all the calls in the world that start with one letter and end with 0gxh.
When I do this here is what I get:

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N0GXH JOHNNY R HOCHEVAR PUEBLO CO =20

G0GXH PJ Rogers NOTTINGHAM =20

M0GXH John M Hayward Barnsley =20

F0GXH TOURNIER Jean-Paul ROSENAU =20

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Obviously, the station I worked was G0GXH; that is the only person on = the
list whose name is PJ. Now, let's take another example where I worked
JH3EUJ, but this time I'm not certain about the prefix; it could be = OH3EUJ
or maybe even OS3EUJ; I know the op's name is Jin, and I only got part = of
his QTH. This time I can go to QRZ and put in *3EUJ, and QRZ will give = me
all of the calls that end with 3EUJ. When I do this here is what I get =
from
QRZ:

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Page 1 of 1, of 9 matches for: *3EUJ=20

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LU3EUJ RICARDO OSVALDO CABANELAS MADERO BA 1752 =20

WB3EUJ JONAS K LODGE Annapolis MD =20

N3EUJ DONNA M DAVIS HAMBURG PA =20

LW3EUJ EVA MARIA QUINTANA LUJAN BA 6700 =20

YV3EUJ RIVAS ALVARO SAN FELIPE =20

JH3EUJ Jin Nakano Kakogawa Hyogo, 675-0016, =20

PA3EUJ JAN VOSMEIJER DEVENTER =20

G3EUJ VHJ POTTER HANTS BH25 6NW =20

VK3EUJ PJ MOLLOY HASTINGS, VIC 3915 =20

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Once again, it is quite obvious that the only call that matches up with =
the op's name that I have is JH3EUJ whose name is Jin. Wild cards like this
= can be used to search for calls when you are missing the numbers or
letters = in the suffix as well. For example, I worked Fred, HK1ANP, but
let's say = that I am pretty certain that I have the HK1A right, but with a
high noise = level combined with QSB, I just keep missing the last letters
in his call; it could be HK1ATG or maybe HK1ANW, but I just couldn't quite
pull it out. = So, again I can go to QRZ and put in HK1A*, and here is what
I get:

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Page 1 of 1, of 15 matches for: HK1A*=20

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HK1A David J. Sourdis Atl=E1ntico =20

HK1PRA Luis Alfonso Jimenez Alarcon Barranquilla (alias match)=20

HK1APN ROBERTO ANTONIO LLINAS GRAU BOGOTA D.C. =20

HK1AMW Bolmar Aguilar Barranquilla =20

HK1AFS ALVARO EDUARDO SANCHEZ MALDONADO BARRANQUILLA ATLANTICO =20

HK1ATS JAIME GARCIA CHADID SINCELEJO =20

HK1AT Dxpedici=F3n Solidary of RASE Dx Group Mucura Island SA-078 FROM
14-19/10 =20

HK1AB OMAR EMILIO MERLANO AROCA BARRANQUILLA ATLANTICO =20

HK1AA Roberto Antonio (BOB) Grau Llin=E1s Barranquilla =20

HK1AUZ HERNANDO GARAVITO CARDENAS BARRANQUILLA ATLANTICO =20

HK1AC Alfredo Elias Chalela Rengifo Barranquilla =20

HK1ANP Freddy A Cabarcas E JUAN DE ACOSTA AT =20

HK1AZH MARGARITA MARTINLEYES DE N BARRANQUILLA ATLANTICO =20

HK1MW BOLMAR AGUILAR Juan de Acosta , ATL (alias match)=20

HK1ASL BLAS EMIRO AGUILAR VEGA BARRANQUILLA ATLANTICO =20

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Again, it is obvious that I must have worked Freddy, HK1ANP.=20

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I am sharing this with you because one of the other hams on our list = heard
me say something about this on EchoLink and suggested that I share it = with
the rest of you. Some of you may have some other ways to get the most = out
of QRZ or some other similar resource, and if you do, please share it with =
us.
Personally, I have learned so much from all of you on our Blind Hams = list,
and all of you have been so helpful. So, I like to give back when I can.

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Ron, K8HSY

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Dr. Ronald E. Milliman

Retired Professor of Marketing