OK As I see it... I don't think you need to do anything about eQsl... It isn't necessary... It stands on it's own and keeps track of it's own awards. I've been using eQsl for quite a long time... And all you need is an easy way to upload the QSOs. Batch mode ADIF is fine... In future a real-time upload could be considered, QSO by QSO... But let's see what LOtW does about this and you can kill 2 birds with 1 stone... Besides you have to save something for ver 7 ;-)
I believe ADIF needs to be fixed up for satellite QSOs (I forwarded you some info on this), as well as perhaps standardizing the modes to make life easier all around. We need a flag to indicate uploaded to LOtW and then confirmed LOtW... Perhaps we should have a separate procedure to create an ADIF file that keeps track of dates submitted, and updates the LOtW uploaded flag. We need to be able to read the ADIF output from LOtW to update award status and the LOtW confirmed flag... This will hold us until a real-time interface is defined and debugged... Which may be a while yet. And of course, you should create fields for frequency, Operator's name and QTH in the database... ( and don't forget the PTT configuration issue for Roger and others...) None of this has absolutely nothing to do with LOtW, but I thought I would remind you ;-) And, since I've broached the subject or ver 7 (Dayton `04 would be a good target), it might be time to reconsider one of the cornerstones of DX4Win`s design... The `in memory` file was a terrific idea in the days of slow hardware... I'm sure it was part of the reason that DX4Win was considerably faster than competing logging programs. But I think, with much faster hardware the norm, that the need for speed has been superseded by security concerns... Perhaps it's time to adopt a more conventional approach and read/write directly to disk... OK, I'll shut up now... > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul van der Eijk > Sent: October 25, 2003 13:57 > To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Dx4win] Support for LOTW > > > Hi, > > I have been reading most of the exchanges about this topic, > and came up the following ideas / questions. > > 1. Support for a few more 'confirm flags'; see below > > 2. Add a function to the logbook import mechanism to use the > QSOs to set the confirm flag in the existing log. The > imported QSOs will not be added to the existing log, they are > only used to change the confirmation flag. > > 3. Some small changes are needed in the ADIF export > (mode=PSK31 and one band needs a different format. (These > changes have been made already) > > 4. I have no immediate plans to integrate LOTW functionality > INSIDE DX4WIN (Key management, sending / receiving logs etc.) > Many of you have already exported a log to ADIF and used that > log to upload QSOs. The LOTW software makes the required > steps simple. > > Confirmation flags: > > Currently, we only have Yes / No, and the Yes flag implies > that you have the QSL card in your possession. With services > like the LOTW, we will need an extra status to indicate an > electronic confirmation. > > Some issues / questions: > > I assume 'Card in hand' and 'electronic confirmation' need to > co-exist, ie > all four combinations are possible. > > I'm not sure if we need more than one electronic confirmation > flag (to > distinguish between LOTW and eQSL for example) Does this really > add value or does it add confusion? To distinguish between > LOTW and eQSL for example leads to eight combinations. > > I can also see that other 'awards issuing organizations' may > establish their > own electronic logbook services. > > Do we need to distinguish what type of confirmation (card or > electronic) > can be used for an award? > > Interested in your ideas, > > Paul > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Paul van der Eijk (KK4HD) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.dx4win.com > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >
