[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
I suppose that's the problem with generating Cabrillo. Contesting logging programs require contant fixes und upgrades to keep up with the contests... Since DX4Win is not intended primarily as a contest logger... Adding Cabrillo would necessitate constant tweaking to get the Cabrillo correct. It's not a standard like ADIF where the format is fixed over time. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wendell Wyly W5FL Sent: January 26, 2003 12:16 AM To: Gary McConville; Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Additional Search Features Writelog is good at generating Cabrillo. If you watch the writelog reflector, it is evident that an effort is required to generate the proper cabrillo file for each contest and sponsor. I built several Cabrillo files by hand for the ARRL contests and decided that WriteLog was a good investment. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary McConville Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:26 PM To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Additional Search Features I'm setting myself for a few shots but I'm still waiting for a cabrillo format on report saves... Gary - WB4SQ --- Paul van der Eijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don, It is all there in 5.03 already. 1. File preferences | QSO | Searching | QSO Date: select 'Range' 2. In QSO Window: F8 to start a search 3. Select 80M in the band 4. Select N for confirmed 5. Select 01/01/1950 or something for QSL date (indicates card has been sent) 6. Enter 01/01/2000 in the date and press Enter Because of step 1, you get a prompt for the ending date; enter 01/01/2003 If the logbook window is open, you will see a list of all QSOs matching your criteria; PgUp and PgDn in the QSO Window will show you the different QSOs. There is a lot more you can do with searching; read the on-line help and the user's guide about filters, selections. Also check Mailed cutoff and worked cutoff in File | Preferences | Personal. Paul At 03:51 PM 1/24/03 -0500, Don Prater wrote: Paul, I was wondering if you got my post on providing additional search feature for DX4WIN? Being able to use the attributes in the country window W,M,C,S,and checked? Perhaps they could be included as options in the reports generator in the Summary Report. The ability to search a predetermined time frame. Example: Search for QSOs on 80 meters mailed but not confirmed from 1/1/00 to 1/1/03. 73...Don ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___ 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] Additional Search Features
Please understand that WriteLog is a contesting program and not a general purpose logger like DX4WIN. You can easily convert each contest in WriteLog and import it in DX4WIN with a utility called WL2DX4WIN. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary McConville Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:22 AM To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Additional Search Features Thanks for all the feedback. Looks like I'll use logconv for the past NAQP and start using writelog. Gary - WB4SQ __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
I'm setting myself for a few shots but I'm still waiting for a cabrillo format on report saves... Gary - WB4SQ --- Paul van der Eijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don, It is all there in 5.03 already. 1. File preferences | QSO | Searching | QSO Date: select 'Range' 2. In QSO Window: F8 to start a search 3. Select 80M in the band 4. Select N for confirmed 5. Select 01/01/1950 or something for QSL date (indicates card has been sent) 6. Enter 01/01/2000 in the date and press Enter Because of step 1, you get a prompt for the ending date; enter 01/01/2003 If the logbook window is open, you will see a list of all QSOs matching your criteria; PgUp and PgDn in the QSO Window will show you the different QSOs. There is a lot more you can do with searching; read the on-line help and the user's guide about filters, selections. Also check Mailed cutoff and worked cutoff in File | Preferences | Personal. Paul At 03:51 PM 1/24/03 -0500, Don Prater wrote: Paul, I was wondering if you got my post on providing additional search feature for DX4WIN? Being able to use the attributes in the country window W,M,C,S,and checked? Perhaps they could be included as options in the reports generator in the Summary Report. The ability to search a predetermined time frame. Example: Search for QSOs on 80 meters mailed but not confirmed from 1/1/00 to 1/1/03. 73...Don ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
I'm with you Gary - wish it had a cabrillo save feature - since DX4WIN is also intended for the casual contester, its unfortunate that this option is not available. 73, Joe WL7M At 01:26 PM 1/25/2003, Gary McConville wrote: I'm setting myself for a few shots but I'm still waiting for a cabrillo format on report saves... Gary - WB4SQ --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed text/plain (text body -- kept) text/plain (text body -- kept) The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
At 01:48 PM 1/25/03 -0900, Joe - WL7M wrote: I'm with you Gary - wish it had a cabrillo save feature - since DX4WIN is also intended for the casual contester, its unfortunate that this option is not available. 73, Joe WL7M At 01:26 PM 1/25/2003, Gary McConville wrote: I'm setting myself for a few shots but I'm still waiting for a cabrillo format on report saves... Gary - WB4SQ Hello all, You fellows need to understand that 'casual contesting' is geared toward the DX'er who is in a contest for new band and mode countries, with the focus on DX'ing, not contesting. It has nothing to do with contesting for the intent of contesting, at what ever level, but solely in support of the DX'er. Also, Cabrillo is not a 'one size fits all' thing. It is a contest specific format. Go to http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/qso-template.html and you will see what I am saying. At a minimum, there are 8 different formats. Although the date, time, mode, band info is stable, the rest of it is all over the place, depending upon the contest. It may be a different story if it was one specific file format, such as ADIF. But, even then, time permitting. If you need contest support from the contest perspective, get a program that's main purpose is contesting. I understand there are even one or two good ones which are freeware, which may be worth looking into. When I'm contesting, I use Writelog. 73 de Steve, NR4M
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
Thanks for your clarification, Steve. Seems that what should be understood is that when I, as a DXer, participate in a contest, I'd just like to send in my log with as minimal fuss as possible. I've won contests for my section/state with as few as 5 QSOs. That's pretty casual. Yup - they are contest specific. Sure would be nice if there was the option to have at least a few major contests supported. My 2 centsYMMV. 73, Joe WL7M Hello all, You fellows need to understand that 'casual contesting' is geared toward the DX'er who is in a contest for new band and mode countries, with the focus on DX'ing, not contesting. It has nothing to do with contesting for the intent of contesting, at what ever level, but solely in support of the DX'er. Also, Cabrillo is not a 'one size fits all' thing. It is a contest specific format. Go to http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/qso-template.html and you will see what I am saying. At a minimum, there are 8 different formats. Although the date, time, mode, band info is stable, the rest of it is all over the place, depending upon the contest. It may be a different story if it was one specific file format, such as ADIF. But, even then, time permitting. If you need contest support from the contest perspective, get a program that's main purpose is contesting. I understand there are even one or two good ones which are freeware, which may be worth looking into. When I'm contesting, I use Writelog. 73 de Steve, NR4M --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed text/plain (text body -- kept) text/plain (text body -- kept) The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
Steve, I too am just a casual contester but would like a few cabrillo formats supported that could be modified in word/text format for the other contest parameters. DX4WIN32 fills all my logging requirements EXCEPT for the missing cabrillo output. Thanks for the clarification, Steve. Gary - WB4SQ --- Joe - WL7M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your clarification, Steve. Seems that what should be understood is that when I, as a DXer, participate in a contest, I'd just like to send in my log with as minimal fuss as possible. I've won contests for my section/state with as few as 5 QSOs. That's pretty casual. Yup - they are contest specific. Sure would be nice if there was the option to have at least a few major contests supported. My 2 centsYMMV. 73, Joe WL7M Hello all, You fellows need to understand that 'casual contesting' is geared toward the DX'er who is in a contest for new band and mode countries, with the focus on DX'ing, not contesting. It has nothing to do with contesting for the intent of contesting, at what ever level, but solely in support of the DX'er. Also, Cabrillo is not a 'one size fits all' thing. It is a contest specific format. Go to http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/qso-template.html and you will see what I am saying. At a minimum, there are 8 different formats. Although the date, time, mode, band info is stable, the rest of it is all over the place, depending upon the contest. It may be a different story if it was one specific file format, such as ADIF. But, even then, time permitting. If you need contest support from the contest perspective, get a program that's main purpose is contesting. I understand there are even one or two good ones which are freeware, which may be worth looking into. When I'm contesting, I use Writelog. 73 de Steve, NR4M --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed text/plain (text body -- kept) text/plain (text body -- kept) The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
I too use WriteLog when I am contesting. For DXing, I am extremely satisfied with DX4WIN. For casual contesting, use DX4WIN and LogConv. You can use this free log conversion program to convert an ADIF file into a Cabrillo format. The program is available at: http://www.qsl.net/ka5wss/logconv/ 73, Masa Miura, AJ3M Bethesda, MD [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://minokobo.com/je2ywy/aj3m/ - Original Message - From: Gary McConville [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Additional Search Features Steve, I too am just a casual contester but would like a few cabrillo formats supported that could be modified in word/text format for the other contest parameters. DX4WIN32 fills all my logging requirements EXCEPT for the missing cabrillo output. Thanks for the clarification, Steve. Gary - WB4SQ --- Joe - WL7M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your clarification, Steve. Seems that what should be understood is that when I, as a DXer, participate in a contest, I'd just like to send in my log with as minimal fuss as possible. I've won contests for my section/state with as few as 5 QSOs. That's pretty casual. Yup - they are contest specific. Sure would be nice if there was the option to have at least a few major contests supported. My 2 centsYMMV. 73, Joe WL7M Hello all, You fellows need to understand that 'casual contesting' is geared toward the DX'er who is in a contest for new band and mode countries, with the focus on DX'ing, not contesting. It has nothing to do with contesting for the intent of contesting, at what ever level, but solely in support of the DX'er. Also, Cabrillo is not a 'one size fits all' thing. It is a contest specific format. Go to http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/qso-template.html and you will see what I am saying. At a minimum, there are 8 different formats. Although the date, time, mode, band info is stable, the rest of it is all over the place, depending upon the contest. It may be a different story if it was one specific file format, such as ADIF. But, even then, time permitting. If you need contest support from the contest perspective, get a program that's main purpose is contesting. I understand there are even one or two good ones which are freeware, which may be worth looking into. When I'm contesting, I use Writelog. 73 de Steve, NR4M
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
There's a freeware logging program called logconv (you can download it from http://www.qsl.net/ka5wss/logconv/ ) that will convert ADIF input files (which DX4WIN can generate) and many other types of input to Cabrillo and a bunch of other output types. I played around with this recently and while it doesn't do a perfect job, it gets it close enough so that for a very casual contest effort (such as some of those previously described), you'd get a log that you could submit. You'd likely have to do some relatively minor editing to the log file before sending it in, but it's certainly better than building a file by hand. At 09:56 PM 1/25/2003, Gary McConville wrote: Steve, I too am just a casual contester but would like a few cabrillo formats supported that could be modified in word/text format for the other contest parameters. DX4WIN32 fills all my logging requirements EXCEPT for the missing cabrillo output. Thanks for the clarification, Steve. Gary - WB4SQ --- Joe - WL7M [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for your clarification, Steve. Seems that what should be understood is that when I, as a DXer, participate in a contest, I'd just like to send in my log with as minimal fuss as possible. I've won contests for my section/state with as few as 5 QSOs. That's pretty casual. Yup - they are contest specific. Sure would be nice if there was the option to have at least a few major contests supported. My 2 centsYMMV. 73, Joe WL7M Hello all, You fellows need to understand that 'casual contesting' is geared toward the DX'er who is in a contest for new band and mode countries, with the focus on DX'ing, not contesting. It has nothing to do with contesting for the intent of contesting, at what ever level, but solely in support of the DX'er. Also, Cabrillo is not a 'one size fits all' thing. It is a contest specific format. Go to http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/qso-template.html and you will see what I am saying. At a minimum, there are 8 different formats. Although the date, time, mode, band info is stable, the rest of it is all over the place, depending upon the contest. It may be a different story if it was one specific file format, such as ADIF. But, even then, time permitting. If you need contest support from the contest perspective, get a program that's main purpose is contesting. I understand there are even one or two good ones which are freeware, which may be worth looking into. When I'm contesting, I use Writelog. 73 de Steve, NR4M --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003 --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/mixed text/plain (text body -- kept) text/plain (text body -- kept) The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html --- ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win 73, David - K2DBK
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
Writelog is good at generating Cabrillo. If you watch the writelog reflector, it is evident that an effort is required to generate the proper cabrillo file for each contest and sponsor. I built several Cabrillo files by hand for the ARRL contests and decided that WriteLog was a good investment. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary McConville Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 4:26 PM To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Additional Search Features I'm setting myself for a few shots but I'm still waiting for a cabrillo format on report saves... Gary - WB4SQ --- Paul van der Eijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Don, It is all there in 5.03 already. 1. File preferences | QSO | Searching | QSO Date: select 'Range' 2. In QSO Window: F8 to start a search 3. Select 80M in the band 4. Select N for confirmed 5. Select 01/01/1950 or something for QSL date (indicates card has been sent) 6. Enter 01/01/2000 in the date and press Enter Because of step 1, you get a prompt for the ending date; enter 01/01/2003 If the logbook window is open, you will see a list of all QSOs matching your criteria; PgUp and PgDn in the QSO Window will show you the different QSOs. There is a lot more you can do with searching; read the on-line help and the user's guide about filters, selections. Also check Mailed cutoff and worked cutoff in File | Preferences | Personal. Paul At 03:51 PM 1/24/03 -0500, Don Prater wrote: Paul, I was wondering if you got my post on providing additional search feature for DX4WIN? Being able to use the attributes in the country window W,M,C,S,and checked? Perhaps they could be included as options in the reports generator in the Summary Report. The ability to search a predetermined time frame. Example: Search for QSOs on 80 meters mailed but not confirmed from 1/1/00 to 1/1/03. 73...Don ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win 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 __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
Paul, I was wondering if you got my post on providing additional search feature for DX4WIN? Being able to use the attributes in the country window W,M,C,S,and checked? Perhaps they could be included as options in the reports generator in the Summary Report. The ability to search a predetermined time frame. Example: Search for QSOs on 80 meters mailed but not confirmed from 1/1/00 to 1/1/03. 73...Don
[Dx4win] Additional Search Features
Don, It is all there in 5.03 already. 1. File preferences | QSO | Searching | QSO Date: select 'Range' 2. In QSO Window: F8 to start a search 3. Select 80M in the band 4. Select N for confirmed 5. Select 01/01/1950 or something for QSL date (indicates card has been sent) 6. Enter 01/01/2000 in the date and press Enter Because of step 1, you get a prompt for the ending date; enter 01/01/2003 If the logbook window is open, you will see a list of all QSOs matching your criteria; PgUp and PgDn in the QSO Window will show you the different QSOs. There is a lot more you can do with searching; read the on-line help and the user's guide about filters, selections. Also check Mailed cutoff and worked cutoff in File | Preferences | Personal. Paul At 03:51 PM 1/24/03 -0500, Don Prater wrote: Paul, I was wondering if you got my post on providing additional search feature for DX4WIN? Being able to use the attributes in the country window W,M,C,S,and checked? Perhaps they could be included as options in the reports generator in the Summary Report. The ability to search a predetermined time frame. Example: Search for QSOs on 80 meters mailed but not confirmed from 1/1/00 to 1/1/03. 73...Don ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Paul van der Eijk (KK4HD) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dx4win.com
