ST NOALL @ ASEMSG < NN0MRQ $1318_NN0TGV
1R NOALL PACIFIC AREA
RR NOASE
DE NNN0BJC 401
T NOALL PACIFIC AREA
R 231824Z FEB 04
FM NNN0ASE FOUR NV
TO NNN0ALL PACIFIC AREA
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SUBJ: PACIFIC AREA TRAINING BROADCAST
A. EMAIL NNN0TKR/AS0 FOUR THISTA. NOTAL
1. HOW MANY OF US ARE UNABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE
ZERO AND THE CAPITAL O WHEN WE ARE TRYING TO WRITE A
MESSAGE UNDER PRESSURE. THIS LITTLE MISTAKE CAN MAKE
THE ROUTING OF A MESSAGE IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT TIME CONSUMING
CORRECTIONS BY THE SYSOPS. HOW MANY HAVE SEEN THE
FOLLOWING ERRORS:
NNNOBJC COMPARED TO THE CORRECT NNN0BJC.
0 023456Z FEB O4 COMPARED TO O 023456Z FEB 04.
2. REF A GIVES A VERY GOOD SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.
BY VISITING HTTP://WWW.QSL.NET/WA6AXE/FONTS.HTML,
STATIONS CAN MAKE A FREE DOWNLOAD OF FONTS WHERE THE
ZERO IS SLASHED. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU
EDIT YOUR MESSAGES BEFORE SENDING AND WHEN YOU ARE
TRYING TO LOCATE A PROBLEM WITH A RECEIVED MESSAGE.
3. THE DOWNLOAD PROCES IS VERY SIMPLE AND I AM SURE THAT
THERE ARE STATIONS ONBOARD THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP
THOSE LIKE ME THAT ARE SLIGHTLY COMPUTER CHALLENGED.
4. ONCE A FONT CONTAINING THE SLASH ZERO IS IMPORTED AND
INSTALLED, THAT FONT CAN BE SELECTED FOR THE DIGITAL
SOUNDCARD DISPLAYS AND EVEN FOR USE WITH E-MAIL. THE
OTHER STATION MAY NOT SEE IT IF HE/SHE HAS NOT MADE THE
CHANGE BUT YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOU ARE SENDING THE CORRECT
CHARACTER.
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