Just for calibration, I started submitting in 1992, and it appears all my submissions have been logged as to call, band, mode, and date. For whatever it's worth . . .
73, Duane On Mon, 8 Apr 2002 00:42:16 -0500 "Wendell Wyly W5FL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I had worked with Michael off line and his question is different than > yours. > > I see no reason why marking the first card received would be > beneficial when > in fact, it is the card that was submitted and checked by ARRL that > is > important. Until recent years, they did not even keep track of the > band > that was submitted. > > In most cases that I am aware of, the cards are usually submitted > when a > little over 100 are confirmed and for most of us, this was a paper > submission, followed up by yearly submissions since that time. > > Since you have probably submitted many of the 293 cards, you > probably simply > need to mark them as checked by mode, band, and mixed, if that is > the DXCC's > that you have applied for. Since you have 5BDXCC, this implies that > you > will need to mark over 500 bands also. > > Since each time you make a submittal, ARRL now mails you a nice > printout of > each of the modes, bands, calls, etc, that they have on their > records, the > real problem usually comes down to making this OFFICIAL record, > match the > CHKD records in DX4WIN. I have not come up with a good way to do > this, but > after a little work, it is fairly easy to maintain. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of William Hinkle > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 9:22 PM > To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Fwd: Re: [Dx4win] Filtering and DXCC Award Submission > > > Is it that only Michael and I are the only ones interested in > knowing if > DX4WIN can sort confirmed cards by first or last confirmed? I > haven't seen > any replies to his or my message, did anybody see them? > > 73, Bill KV3R > > > >At 08:23 PM 04/02/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >>Hi all @ DX4win; > >> > >>I have read all the help files. I am not clear on filters and > awards. > >>I have entered all my paper logs into DX4Win. I have imported all > my > >>contest files that will import. I have also entered all the cards > >>(700+) that I have received. > >> > >>As I was entering the cards, I was using the F2 key to check on > DXCC > >>award status. I am not sure that I did that correctly in the > beginning. > >>If I reset the DXCC submission flags, can I filter or sort my log > to > >>pickup the first QSO that shows confirmed from each DX country in > my log > >>and set its award flag to Submitted? > >> > >>If this doesn't work, any tips on this area would be great. > >> > >>Thanks > >> > >>73 > >> > >>Michael Albers - KØFJ > >>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >I think Michael has something here. DX4WIN looks for the most > recent QSO's > >for submission. Well, I have a file box that I have been placing > all of my > >new DXCC countries QSL Cards in since i was licensed. That means > the box > >has the first QSO with a "new" country confirmed in it. There are > 293 > >cards in that box. I also did the same thing with 10 meter WAS when > I was > >a novice. I have never submitted for an award. So it would be nice > if you > >could make DX4WIN look both ways (either first confirmed or last > >confirmed). I'm sure I am not the only one who has sorted his DXCC > >countries this way. I also have 5BDXCC confirmed, 5BWAZ (189 worked > 185 > >confirmed) and close to 5BWAS worked,(Not really chasing this one). > All of > >these cards are just in file boxes and not in any order other than > DX and > >State side. > >So, can it be done that way? If not, how about in the next version. > What > >do the rest of you think? Sounds like a good plan to me. > > > >73, Bill KV3R > >Riverton, WV > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Dx4win mailing list > >Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Duane A. Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Day: [EMAIL PROTECTED]