My exchange number is also randomly abbreviated

[jr8ppg]

Description

My exchange number is also randomly abbreviated.
If the exchange type is etSerialNr, etCqZone, etItuZone, etAge, etPower, it is abbreviated by a random number.
I think my exchange number should be in a fixed format.

I am asking for your opinion please.

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Expected behavior

Actual Behavior

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Version information

• Morse Runner version: [e.g. 1.68]
• OS/Version: [e.g. Windows 10]

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[jr8ppg]

How about this as a revised proposal?
bf101ea

[w7sst]

Hi,
Yes, I agree with your proposal of my station having a fixed exchange value. Good idea. This behavior matches real contests.

Thank you and best regards.

Mike W7SST

[w7sst]

Perhaps we missed the use case. In a contest, the user will want to send abbreviated numeric exchange fields. Your original concern was the random behavior. The fix turned off abbreviated fields. What we wanted to disable was the random behavior for the user's station only.

I'm going to reopen this issue. I'll submit an alternate solution that will remove the random behavior for the user's station. In other words, the user's station will always send abbreviated calls.

[jr8ppg]

I agree with your opinion
In contests that use serial numbers, such as WPX contests, many stations will send the replacement number in abbreviated.
Exchange numbers will either always be abbreviated or always full.

This fix code is always full.
bf101ea

[jr8ppg]

@w7sst
Hi Mike san
This is the revised code proposal.
c8f691a
Thank you, Taka

[w7sst]

@jr8ppg
Taka,
I uploaded a few additional changes, including some test code for cut numbers: cfd7fc3.

Once we are satisfied, I can merge mainline into your branch and we can integrate. Or, you can give the merge a try and work through the merge issues if you want, but I'll be happy to do it. Thank you again for your contributions. Let me know what you think.

BTW, I merged two Pull Requests onto mainline today. Now the IARU HF Contest is available on main.

Thank you, Mike

[jr8ppg]

@w7sst
Hi Mike san,
I have commented here, please refer to it.
cfd7fc3#r138573464
Thank you, Taka

[w7sst]

@jr8ppg
Hi Taka, do you have time to download and verify this fix using v1.84-rc1?

Thank you, Mike

[jr8ppg]

@w7sst
Hi Mike san,
I'll test it tonight.
Thank you, Taka

[jr8ppg]

The test result was OK.

CQWW
always abbreviate
my 599 9 -> 5NN N
my 599 10 -> 5NN 1T
ok

CQWPX
randomly abbreviate
dx 599 009 -> 5NN T T N
dx 599 010 -> 5NN T 1 T
dx 599 010 -> 5NN O 1 O
ok

JARL ALLJA
dx 599 10M -> 5NN 1 T M
dx 599 10H -> 5NN 1 O H
dx 599 09M -> 5NN 0 N M
ok