Larry,
You understand my intend.
When you disable certain confirmations (QSL, LoTW or eQSL) the
corresponding QSL Dates are not active. This provides more flexibility
compared to hard coding the QSL card by itself. When two or three QSL
Dates are active, I take the most recent one. I liked the idea to be
able to do all kinds of reporting for paper QSL only, LoTW only or the
two combined. Just a question of checking off the confirmation type in
the Awards.
Along the same lines, every award has a mixed/band/mode award. Even if
there is no certificate for the mode award for example, you can still do
the summaries, listing, submission etc. Previous versions were more
award specific but now you do whatever you like or want to know and for
me it made the coding a lot more structured.
Still need to do work on the Reports; I collect the statistics
correctly, it is more the presentation that is getting in the way.
--Paul, KK4HD
Larry Gauthier (K8UT) wrote:
> Dave (et al),
>
> NO! The "M" is not a bug, it is a new feature by which DX4Win reports QSLs
> that are sent by either paper, LoTW, or eQSL. This is not something Paul
> should fix.
>
> Explanation
> Start with the DXCC SUMMARY report. Note that the v7 column "QSL Mailed"
> (the origin of the letter "M") has been replaced in v8 by a column called
> "QSL sent", representing any combination of paper, LoTW, eQSL. If you then
> look at a DXCC LISTING report, entries from that "QSL sent" column are shown
> with the {old} letter "M". {Yes... M is the first letter of the word Mailed,
> but the letter S is already devoted to representing the word Submitted in
> reports. What letter should Paul use? ;-}
>
> A Workaround
> You can view your DXCC SUMMARY and LISTING information the "old way",
> without including LoTW or eQSL activities. Press the <Awards> button in the
> DXCC dialogue window and ONLY choose the Confirmation term "QSL card". With
> that selection, all of the "M"s will actually mean Mailed.
>
> IMHO
> Ham Radio has passed the point where the majority of "QSLing" is being
> confirmed with bits rather than paper. NO FLAMES, PLEASE, from those of us
> still clinging to our IRCs, labels and envelopes... it has already happened
> and you could prevent it. Logging software must accommodate these electronic
> transactions and DX4Win v8 goes a long way toward that goal. Unfortunately,
> Paul has some vestigial reminders (like the letter "M") hanging around.
>
> -larry
> K8UT
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Perry N4QS" <n...@comcast.net>
> To: "DAVID DERAIN" <k8...@sbcglobal.net>; <dx4win@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 22:13
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 8.01 REPORT GENERATOR
>
>
>
>> Has this issue been fixed by Paul? Lotw uploaded QSOs should not be
>> showing
>> as mailed (M) in the DXCC Listing.
>>
>> Dave, N4QS
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "DAVID DERAIN" <k8...@sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2009 10:30 AM
>> Subject: [Dx4win] 8.01 REPORT GENERATOR
>>
>>
>> The way that the report generator works is causing me a problem.
>>
>> Using QSL and LOTW as confirmation for DXCC when the log is up-loaded to
>> LOTW all contacts are reported as "M". I now have no easy way of knowing
>> which stations that I should send a QSL to after waiting an appropriate
>> time
>> to see if they show up on LOTW.
>>
>> QSO's that get up-loaded to LOTW should not be reported as "M", they
>> should
>> be reported with some other letter or not at all until confirmed.
>>
>> Anyway that is my opinion.
>>
>> Love the new version (except for the above)
>> 73 Dave K8ESQ
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