[Dx4win] ADIF Import question

[Scott Neader KA9FOX]

Yep, guys, I'm convinced -- this will work great!  I did not realize I 
could get the group NAME to appear in the log, or in the same call 
window.  This will work nicely!!!

Having the "CONTEST_ID" import directly into the "Notes For This QSO" would 
still be nice, but Group Numbers & Names will get it done for me.  Thanks 
all !!!

73 - Scott KA9FOX

At 02:04 PM 6/15/2006 +1200, John Shaw wrote:

>Very good point Alan, and I have the SAME CALL window open all the time
>and use that very piece of information, often I will comment to a
>station when having a QSO that it is good to get there name as our other
>QSO's are all contest ones.
>
>Just to re iterate one point though, use the same group each year for
>the same contest.  Saves using all those groups and you can still tell
>at a glance which year it was by the date.  If you really need to home
>in on one year just make a selection with a date filter.
>
>This sort of thing is what attracted me to DX4WIN in the first place,
>there is hardly a task that cant be achieved with a little thought and
>observation.
>
>73 John ZL1BYZ
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dx4win-bounces+jnshaw=internet.co.nz at mailman.qth.net
>[mailto:dx4win-bounces+jnshaw=internet.co.nz at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
>Of Alan Zack
>Sent: Thursday, 15 June 2006 1:20 p.m.
>To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Dx4win] ADIF Import question
>
>This is the way I do it also.  I use a new Group number for each contest
>
>I import from CT.  If you leave the SAME CALL window open all the time
>(I do) the contest name you assigned to that Group number will show in
>that (SAME CALL) window.  So if I hear ZL1BYZ calling CQ and I type his
>call into my DX4WIN Callsign window all previous contacts with ZL1BYZ
>will be shown in the SAME CALL window showing when and in what group
>(Contest) I worked him.
>73
>
> >Scott,
> >
> >A better solution to putting the contest name in the notes is to import
> >the contest log into it's own group, the group name will show up in
>your
> >log window and you can use the same group year after year if you want
>to
> >look at one year just make a selection using a date filter.
> >
> >
> >73 John ZL1BYZ.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: dx4win-bounces+jnshaw=internet.co.nz at mailman.qth.net
> >[mailto:dx4win-bounces+jnshaw=internet.co.nz at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> >Of Scott Neader KA9FOX
> >Sent: Tuesday, 13 June 2006 4:43 p.m.
> >To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: [Dx4win] ADIF Import question
> >
> >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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