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Add to User Guide a caution about using nonstandard callsigns.

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Joe Taylor 2018-12-14 14:13:19 -05:00
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@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ Either callsign (or both) may have /P appended.
K1ABC W9XYZ RR73
[[COMP-CALL]]
=== Compound Callsigns
=== Nonstandard Callsigns
*FT8 and MSK144*
Compound callsigns like xx/K1ABC or K1ABC/x and nonstandard callsigns
like YW18FIFA are supported for normal QSOs but not for the special
Compound callsigns like xx/K1ABC or K1ABC/x and special event
callsigns like YW18FIFA are supported for normal QSOs but not for
contest-style messages. Model QSOs look something like this:
CQ PJ4/K1ABC
@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ Except for the special cases involving /P or /R used in VHF
contesting, _WSJT-X {VERSION_MAJOR}.{VERSION_MINOR}_ offers no support
for two nonstandard callsigns to work each other.
TIP: Using a nonstandard callsign has definite costs. It restricts
the types of information that can be included in a message. It
prevents including your locator in standard messages, which
necessarily impairs the usefulness of tools like PSK Reporter.
*JT4, JT9, JT65, and QRA64*
In the 72-bit modes, compound callsigns are handled in one of two