[WT-support] Macro $CORRECT

[Iain MacDonnell - N6ML]

Franta Bendl wrote:
> I mean it's good idea to send the logged (correct) call again after sending of 
> the RST and report in case it was corrected since then. It can save time 
> spent by the other station repeating its call.
> 
> E.g. DJ1ZY 599 123 DJ0ZY when I corrected the call during the sending of the 
> RST and report. So I tried to set the INSERT string in "Standard CW messages" 
> to
> 
> $LOGGEDCALL $GUESSEXCH $F2 $CORRECT
> 
> But it doesn't work properly. Wintest checks OK that the call was changed and 
> sends it again but it doesn't send the new (corrected) call but the old one. 
> Is it a bug as at this moment an other call is sent than the one in the 
> call-field? Or is there any other solution for this?

I think you may be misunderstanding how it works. The $CORRECT symbol
will send the call if it has been corrected since you sent the exchange.
If you include it in your exchange (INSERT) message, the other station
wouldn't have been able to correct your error yet! It's usually used in
the 'TU' (PLUS) message, to confirm the corrected call...

CQ N6ML N6ML TEST
W1ABC
W1ABC 5NN 001
R 5NN 003
TU N6ML
K1XYZ
N1XYZ 5NN 002
K1XYZ K1XYZ 5NN 001
K1XYZ TU N6ML
...


So your 'PLUS' message might look like:

$CORRECT ++TU-- $MYCALL $CR


HTH,

     ~Iain / N6ML