[Dx4win] ADIF Import question

Scott Neader KA9FOX ka9fox at qth.com
Tue Jun 13 00:43:15 EDT 2006


Maybe this has been asked a 100 times before, but I can't find it... my 
apologies if this is a dupe...

I am trying to import contest logs into DX4WIN, using the ADIF format.  I 
want the name of the contest imported, to be displayed as a "Notes For This 
QSO".  The ADIF file has the name of the contest listed with the standard 
field name "CONTEST_ID" but I can't get DX4WIN to do anything with this 
field... it seems to ignores this field, and instead creates its own 
COMMENT field by taking the frequency of the QSO and the QSO Number and 
putting that in the Notes For This QSO field.

I've been able to circumvent this, sort of, by manually editing the ADIF 
file and changing the CONTEST_ID field name to COMMENT.  DX4WIN then DOES 
bring in the Contest Name into the Notes For This QSO field, and then 
appends the Frequency (I really don't want this -- who cares?) and the QSO 
number (this is OK)... making a big Notes field of "Contest Name + 
Frequency + QSO Number" -- but it fits.

Is there a better way?

- Scott KA9FOX 



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