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Macros

A macro consists of special characters which are replaced by another string during transmission. You need them to include variable information such as the current time, or the programme version number in standard textfiles.


LinKT allows the use of macros with:

Normal QSO text will not be converted. Each macro starts with % followed by an identification key. To send % itself, you have to escape it, as before; viz. send it twice (%%).

LinKT knows the following macros:
MacroFunction
%VVersion information with patchlevel (e.g. 0.5.1)
%vVersion information without Patchlevel (e.g. 0.5)
%nName of the remote station
%Dlogin date
%dcurrent date
%Tlogin time
%tcurrent time
%myour own callsign
%ccallsign of the remote station
%pport
%%the percent-sign (%)

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