[Dx4win] RDA award changes

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

My DX4WIN award file generator automatically picked up the new file from 
the RDA site.  All CT- references are GONE, you will have to make a note 
of them in your log *BEFORE* updating your award file, then translate 
them to the new names (ZK-) yourself.  There is no way for DX4WIN to do 
this for you automatically.

There are two methods for doing this:

Before updating the award file, use F8 to search for "Russian District 
Award" in the "Custom Award" field.  Then open the Logbook window. 
Using the report editor, select the fields you need to see 
(call/date/time/band/mode) as well as AwdString and/or AwdVal.  Save the 
logbook window to a .CSV file by right-clicking on the it.  You can then 
open this .CSV file in a spreadsheet program like Excel, and sort by 
award value (RDA #), to help identify the QSOs in the affected 
districts.  Finally, install the new award file and make the changes to 
your log by hand.

Perhaps a simpler method involves using export/import.  Using the old 
award file, export your log using the highest # DX4WIN# value possible 
(i.e. DX4WIN8, DX4WIN6 or DX4WIN4).  Next, exit DX4WIN and install the 
new award file.  Create a new (empty) log, and import the .DXQ file from 
the previous export into it.  Using F8, search for the word "Import" in 
the "Notes for this QSO" field.  This will help you find RDA's in your 
old log that no longer exist in the new list (i.e. all the CT- 
districts).  As above, open the Logbook window, use the Report editor to 
select the call/date/time/band/mode fields, as well as the "QSO Notes" 
field (where the import error is reported), and save it to a file.  This 
should give you only the QSOs that need to have the RDA field updated by 
hand.  Don't use this logbook again!  Discard it, and open your original 
log file.  You can use the list created above to make the RDA changes to 
those QSOs that caused import errors.

I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.  I don't make the 
rules, I just try to follow them!  :-)

Again, the list of changes (in English) is here:

     http://rdaward.org/press10.txt

I will try to release the updated award file this weekend.

73 - Jim AD1C

On 3/24/2010 4:34 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:

> For those of you tracking the [Russian Oblasts] and [Russian District]
> awards, how do you want me to implement these changes in the DX4WIN
> award database?
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
> [from the ADIF reflector]
>
> 2. Boris E73Y points out that the RDA Committee has made the following
> changes to Russian Oblast definitions:
>
> - CT oblast is merged with oblast AB and now it is called abajkal`skiy
> Kraj (code ZK).
> - EV oblast is merged with oblast KK.
> - KP oblast is merged with oblast PM.
> - KY oblast is merged with oblast KT.
> - TM oblast is merged with oblast KK.
> - UO oblast is merged with oblast IR.
>
> "So, AB, EV, KP, KY, TM and UO do not exist anymore. CT is now ZK."
>
> Relevant press releases (in Russian) are here:
>
> <http://rdaward.org/press9.txt>
> <http://rdaward.org/press10.txt>


-- 
Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us