[Dx4win] JT alert and DX4win Version 9.04

[wo2n at att.net]

Hi Jim, I followed your instructions
Go it up and running today so far so good thank you so much. 
73de Bernie:WO2N.>

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> On Sep 11, 2018, at 2:02 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> 
> JTAlert can be used with DX4WIN.  It's just not as integrated as with
> the other platforms.  It requires you to use an ADIF log instead of
> one of the other logging programs.
> 
> You can find JTAlert here:    https://hamapps.com/
> 
> Make sure you have configured JTAlert first, especially your callsign
> ("Station Callsign").
> 
> You will need to export part or all of your DX4WIN log to an ADIF
> file.  In my case, I export only the FT8 QSOs by using F8 and
> searching for Mode=FT8.   You can alternatively extract all
> digital-mode QSOs using ALT-F8, then choosing "Digital" from the Mode
> drop-down list.
> 
> File | Import/Export => File | Export to save the exported log in ADIF
> format.  You will need to save the ADIF file in the exact place that
> JTAlert expects to find it.  In my case, that path is as follows (also
> see the link to the PNG image below).
> 
>    C:\Users\jjrei\AppData\Local\HamApps\AD1C\logs\JTAlertX\AD1C_log.adi
> 
> If you set up filtering using F8, DX4WIN will ask if you want to use
> the filter during export.  Answer Yes.
> 
> You will then need to configure JTAlert to use ADIF file logging.  See
> the image here.  Note path to the ADIF file at the bottom:
> 
>    http://dx4win.ad1c.us/JTAlertSettings.plugin_2018-09-11_06-38-47.png
> 
> Finally, request that JTAlert scan the ADIF log to populate your
> "Needs Lists" using the "Scan Log and Rebuild" function.  New QSOs
> logged by JTAlert will be added to the existing ADIF log file shown
> above.
> 
> Two things to keep in mind:
> 
> 1.  I do not import the JTAlert ADIF file (AD1C_log.adi above) into
> DX4WIN after I have made new digital QSOs.  Instead, I import the ADIF
> log from WSJT-X.  The ADIF file from JTAlert has more stuff in it that
> I don't necessarily want to import, like perhaps state, grid, city
> and/or name.  You can decide for yourself.
> 
> 2.  As you accumulate QSO confirmations in DX4WIN (LoTW, eQSL and/or
> paper), you may want to refresh the JTAlert ADIF file occasionally.
> Simply export a new ADIF file from DX4WIN, save it to the same place
> as shown above, then "Scan Log and Rebuild" again.
> 
> This is a rough draft of an application note I intend to write
> someday.  Please post corrections to the DX4WIN reflector.
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
> 
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us