Hi Dennis,

Something I do is try to work weak stations (I 95% of the time am chasing DX) What I sometimes do is write on paper what I think I hear of the call through the QSB, QRN and QRM. When I hear it pretty well for sure I enter it in logic. Sometimes I enter directly in logic what I think is the correct call and hitting tab enters the data from the database and the name, QTH & so forth gets filled in. But sometimes after doing this I'll hear the call was different than I entered and I can correct the call but the data from my original entry remains. Ie: I just worked what I thought was UX1AA and entered that by hitting tab & Logic filled in the data automatically & showed this was a first time QSO and the database imported his name "Serhiy" and his QTH.

I called him Serhiy as was filled in but when he came back it was apparent he and I had talked before but Logic showed this was our first QSO. He gave his call again when he signed over to me and I got his correct call UX1UA and with my power line QRM I missed the first dit in the U, calling it an A. I corrected the call making it UX1UA (his name is Sergei) and logic showed in the check box next to his call that we worked before but the name and the address remained from UX1AA and did not change his name to Sergei nor the different QTH. I'm guessing the other areas may not have switched over like CQZ or ITUZ & so on.

What I'd like to see is if I make a correction like that, that logic will remove all data from the incorrect first entry and update properly the data in the corrected call when I hit tab again. I've run into this issue somewhat often, especially in contests. Allowing an accurate correction without having to delete the existing entry and then enter a whole new call would allow for a smooth correction.

Thanks & 73,

Gary

G'Day,

Bob, I agree, it is annoying. I think it might be a feature of Visual Foxpro. I often also find entering "numbers" into a field a complicated mess of key strokes. Again - Visual Foxpro at work.

Until Dennis implements a solution, the cursor is actually on the "last item" of the form. In my case "The Butler", in the standard tools bar. If it is the same for you, notice that "The Butler" has a highlight to it when selected. This is normal behaviour for "what is selected" in Windows. You will see that "highlight" in any Windows dialogue.

Press tab, and the cursor will "jump" to the next field - in my case, the Call field, and one can carry on.

Peter VK4IU