Change Punctuation to Text

The change "Punctuation to Text" checkbox toggles the keyboard punctuation marks to text in accordance with NTS MPG-SENDING ON VOICE.

http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Public%20Service/MPG204A.pdf

While this is an IARU based Radiogram the ARRL NTS procedures are applicable.

In an effort to keep things as simple as possible the NTS has adopted the following standards for punctuation in a formal radiogram: Period = X-Ray Question Mark = Query As these are the most common punctuations and could be easily misconstrued as something else ALL periods in a message are expressed as an "X" (spoken "X-ray") and all question marks are spoken as the word "query" at the end of the sentence. Other punctuation is permitted but in an effort to keep the check to a minimum they are discouraged.

The documents states: "Remember that punctuation, other than X for period, is always written out as a word group and may be spelled if necessary.”

Original form credits to OE3VRW, Wolfgang Ruthner

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 IARU MESSAGE   International

NUMBER

PRECEDENCE

STATION OF ORIGIN

WORD COUNT

PLACE OF ORIGIN

FILING TIME

FILING DATE
{var SeqNum} {var Priority} {var station} {var place} {var Time1} {var Date1}

TO:
{var Name}

Special Delivery Instructions  {var Delivery}
Message Text
{var Message}

FROM: {var From}
For radio operator use only:

RECEIVED FROM
{var Rfrom}
TIME
{VAR RDate}
TIME
{VAR RTime}
SENT TO
{VAR SendTo}
DATE
{VAR SendDate}
TIME
{VAR SendTime}
                                 Express Ver 43.2 (Original credits to OE3VRW)