[Dxbase] making sure you get the qso you want into the worksheet

[Gary Senesac AL9A]

This sounds like WAY too much manual intervention and invites needless
opportunities for pilot error.  This from a keyboard jockey who crashes and
burns with great regularity!  It seems to me that one of great advantages of
COMPUTER LOGGING is to have the COMPUTER do the work, not me!
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
To: "DXBase List" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: May 27, 2005 9:39 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] making sure you get the qso you want into the worksheet


> A lot of the confusion about which qso should be, will be, or can be on
the worksheet and
> submission form can be avoided by this simple system.
>
> I use the Special 1 field to enter a special code for each specific qso
that I want on the
> submission form or worksheet.
>
> I frequently get a qsl that may confirm the same band, and mode on a
number of qso's.
> (contest operations usually)
> I pick which one I want to submit and place a C05-1 (c for card, date, and
first
> submission of year) or a L05-2 (l for LoTW, date, 2 LoTW submission of
year)
>
> Then I put a 'check' in the Select Marked QSO Records box
> I then enter 'C05-1' into the Only QSO's Special 1 field.
>
>
> this will quarantee that I get the specific qso I want to receive credit
for.
> Then I put a check in EVERY dxcc award type box.
> Select QSO Log
> Cards Only
>
> Run it.
>
> If ... you are asking for credit, which would result in a dupe such as
asking for phone
> credit on 40 meters and also 20 meters.
> It will not be accepted by the DXCC system.
> At worst, it will show on the bottom of your paper works as rejected as a
duplicate.
>
> Now a little tip, after you run this applet, it asks if you want to mark
these as
> receiving credit.
> I always say NO. This way, if I made a mistake, and DXCC desk catches it
and marks it as
> such, I don't have to correct my incorrect entry.
> I mark them as credited AFTER I receive the cards/paperwork back.
>
>
>
> And as you already have a unique code in the Special 1 field, you can just
search on that
> field and quickly click on the 'credit' field.
>
>
> Hope this helps. It works for me.
>
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> I finally got it all together. Now where did I put it?
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> Bill H. in Chicagoland
>
>
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