Re: [Tlf-devel] QTC support

[Fabian Kurz]

On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 10:55:08PM +0100, Ervin Hegedüs wrote:
> > > > Instead of just showing a "Q" for QTC, it'd be even more convenient to
> > > > show the number of QTCs sent/received. It often happens that only a
> > > > part of the 10 possible QTCs are exchanged at first, and if that
> > > > happens, the "Q" might suggest that one doesn't need to ask again.
> > > 
> > > just ask: why important is this? And how would useful this? (I
> > > made only one WAEDC - in last year - and I don't have any
> > > experience. But since I like QTC too, that's a very great idea!)
> > 
> > this feature (showing the number of needed or exchanged QTCs instead
> > of just a Q) is in my opinion quite important. Especially as (what I
> > like to think of) a big gun in WAE (mostly from DL1A) you often just
> > get less than 10 QTCs on the first try from a station (because they
> > simply don't have more to offer) and hunting them down later for more
> > QTCs is very important - WAE even allows to call a station later for
> > QTCs only, without making another (possibly dupe, if on same band)
> > QSO.
> 
> the second part of above is clear (a station calls an another for
> only QTC, not QSO), but - sorry, may be that's my fault - I don't
> see the real reason, why does help to show indicate the number of
> QTC in a block?
> 
> That's clear, the station doesn't offer any QSO to send as in QTC
> - but that's not, why is good for me, if I know _exactly_, how
> many QSO was sent in a QTC block.
> 
> Do you mean about if a station gives me only 5 QSO in the first
> QTC, and if I see that in worked window/bandmap, then I can call
> again, and would ask the remain other 5 QSO to complete to the 10?

That's what I had in mind, yes :)

73
Fabian

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