Yes, Merv. Keeping your log correct is always an on going job. 90% of the errors Club log had found in my log are definitely my fault. But there is at least 2 errors I have found so far that will need to be submitted. They are a great group of people and are more than happy to look into a possible error but they do need proper documentation, such as a QSL card, to make changes and will not go on sometimes word. This is the way to do it or they would have a real mess but they are very accurate. An example is I have a QSL card from H44KR back in 1982. They were /mm at times but they were also on land. My card has the /mm but this is crossed out and "fixed station"is written in. Clublog shows it as /mm which it wasn't at that time. I will scan that card and submit it to Clublog for proper credit.
Anyhow, after a rocky start I had with Clublog, I find they are an excellent resource for sanitizing your log. 73's, Tim Herrick, KQ8M [email protected] Merv Schweigert <[email protected]> wrote: >There is no doubt that club log has errors, and they are being worked on. >But my DXbase has no known errors, if you keep your datbase up to date and >watch what you log, there is not a problem. The only errors I get are >operator errors, mainly where I start to log one station and change the >call, the >country column does not change and you have to keep an eye out for that, >but otherwise there are no errors if your database is correct. >When I upgrade DXbase I always keep a list of country / prefix etc totals >so I know there are no changes to my totals after the update, if so I >look them up and >see what they are. When prefixs change or countries are added/deleted, >change >your data base and keep it up to date. >Its the old garbage in garbage out .. and I sure do not trust other >people to >get the correct garbage in. >73 Merv K9FD/KH6 >> I understand what Jack meant. I just uploaded my log again and am now going >> through the errors. I have found 2 errors in Club Log that I will be >> submitting when I finish going through them. I am only on page 4 of 9. Hi hi >> Most of my errors seem to have happened in the conversion of DXBase V2 to >> 2007. >> >> The fact is, though, you have to really look at the errors and if something >> doesn't seem right, investigate it then send what you find to Club Log. With >> the right "documentation" they will correct their database. >> >> Tim Herrick, KQ8M >> North Coast Contesters >> [email protected] >> >> AR-Cluster V6 kq8m.no-ip.org >> User Ports: 23, 7373 with local skimmer, 7374 without local skimmer >> Server Ports: V6 3607, V4 Active 3605, V4 Passive 3606 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Jack >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 8:29 AM >> To: 'Fred Handscombe'; 'Bill Parry'; 'D. Drake'; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] : Something stupid that I have done in the past >> >> Sorry, that was not my intention. My comment was solely to offer a caution >> that users have mentioned that they found errors in clublog, thus I felt it >> was legitimate to simply point out that you cannot blindly accept reported >> errors as being gospel. It was in no way a blanket condemnation of anything >> and I'm certainly not suggesting that it shouldn't be used although a >> certain amount of caution seemed valid. >> >> If someone wants to delete my message, please do so. >> >> Regards >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Fred Handscombe [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 2:02 AM >> To: Jack; 'Bill Parry'; 'D. Drake'; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] : Something stupid that I have done in the past >> >> Jack >> >> That is a very broad and condemning statement with nothing to back it up! >> Not even first hand experience from your comment? >> >> I load my logs to Clublog and find that DXBase makes plenty of errors in >> "deciding" which country I have worked. I use the Clublog feedback to >> improve my DXBase databases. To be factual, and not just make a wild claim, >> most of the errors are in the Asiatic Russian prefixes. >> >> If I feel my DXBase is "right" I give feedback, in the correct forum, and >> the accuracy of Clublog improves, or I find out I have made an error! Making >> wild statements in the wrong forum helps no-one. >> >> Clublog's database is being updated almost daily, so something which >> happened even a few months back is probably now corrected an it is well >> worth deleting an old log and running it again. >> >> 73 >> >> Fred >> G4BWP >> >> >> >>> Message Received: Mar 15 2012, 03:14 PM >>> From: "Jack" >>> To: "'Bill Parry'" , "'D. Drake'" , [email protected] >>> Cc: >>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] : Something stupid that I have done in the past >>> >>> Just throwing out a caution that others have used clublog and >>> discovered that it's database has quite a few errors in it. So, if you >>> are using it as the gospel, you're probably creating errors rather than >>> >> fixing anything. >> >>> Just saying.... >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of Bill Parry >>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:06 AM >>> To: 'D. Drake'; [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] : Something stupid that I have done in the past >>> >>> I did exactly that some time ago. I uploaded my log sometime back and >>> Clublog "noticed" the errors (among others). I used the error file to >>> make the corrections. My point was not to try to figure out if I had >>> mistakes or a way to correct them but to mention that it is real easy >>> to make mistakes like this! (Usually if a mistake is to be made I am >>> one of the first to try it out! :-) >>> >>> Bill W5VX >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] >>> On Behalf Of D. Drake >>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:38 AM >>> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] : Something stupid that I have done in the past >>> >>> Bill, >>> >>> Try running you log through Clublog. I think the error report will >>> tell you which qso's (by call >>> sign) have the wrong prefix. >>> >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> Dale AA1QD >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> From: "Bill Parry" >>> Subject: [Dxbase] Something stupid that I have done in the past >>> To: >>> Message-ID: >>> <[email protected]> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>> >>> This is just an FYI regarding a mistake that I was making and it was >>> messing up the prefix column in my records. >>> >>> Sometimes I would hear a station and enter it into DXBase. I do this >>> to get the record of whether I have worked the station before and on which >>> >> bands. >> >>> If I accidentally entered the call wrong or copied the call wrong I >>> would correct the call in the callsign column.. If you hit enter again >>> on that line it will correct the country that is entered. >>> This unfortunately does NOT fix the prefix column and leaves the >>> original prefix entered. I suppose this is no big deal but it does >>> screw up the prefix totals for the Prefix award. >>> >>> I am probably the only person that has done this but just in case >>> there is another dummy out there you might want to be careful. >>> >>> >>> Bill W5VX >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Dxbase mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >>> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Dxbase mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >>> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Dxbase mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >>> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > >______________________________________________________________ >Dxbase mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:[email protected] > >This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
