[Dx4win] Configuring DX4WIN to work with QRZ.COM

[Alan Zack]

To each their own but I don't like the way that set up works.
Try logging V73VE for example.  If using http://www.qrz.com/callsign?qsl=
then QRZ.COM just tells you:
QSL Contact information Not Found
We're sorry but we do not have the QSL information for: V73VE

But if you set both CALLSIGN and QSL MGR to http://www.qrz.com/
and you hit enter with V73VE in the CALLSIGN window it takes you to 
V73VE's qrz.com listing where you can either get his QSL direct info 
or in this case tells you JF1OCQ is his manager, which just happens to 
agree with what is shown in the F3 QSL Mgr window.  You can now put 
the cursor behind JF1OCQ in the QSL Mgr window and gets his address 
from QRZ.COM.  Try it both ways and see which you prefer.  For my 
purposes I don't like the way http://www.qrz.com/callsign?qsl= works.
73


Isidro Acosta Hernández wrote:

> Hi Jim, and all the DX4win fellows...
> 
> 
>>Can someone please send me instructions or a screen shot showing how
>>to configure DX4WIN "F3" callbook lookup key to work with QRZ.COM?
> 
> 
> 1) In the main menu go to File > Preferences > Ext Data >
> Website callsign lookup.
> 
> 2) Mark the "Enabled" box.
> 
> 3) Put http://www.qrz.com/ in the "Callsign lookup address" box.
> 
> 4) Put http://www.qrz.com/callsign?qsl= in the "QSL manager lookup address"
> box.
> 
> 5) File > Save changes and exit.
> 
> Now, when you have a callsign in the QSO log, hit F3 (The Callsign/Mgr
> lookup windows will appear with the related info).  Hit Enter and the
> Internet browser will open with the QRZ.com page showing the QSL manager
> data.
> 
> Note:  If you invert the steps 3) and 4) (i.e. puting
> http://www.qrz.com/callsign?qsl= in the "Callsign lookup address" box" and
> vice-versa), when you hit Enter after F3, You will get the QRZ.com page
> showing the data for the callsign, not for the manager.
> 
> 73 de Isidro, EA8NQ
> E-mail:  ea8nq at hotmail.com
> 
> ---------------------------------------
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> http://www.qsl.net/ea8nq/
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