[Dxbase] QSLing enhancement for DXB2008.....

[Joseph Glockner]

There already are some columns you could use right now - one is the
User1 or User2  (Checkmark) -- or -- Special1 or Special2 (Narrative
fill-in) .. and, all of the above are already "in" the selection wizard.

73,

Joe WA6AXE

Ron Stordahl wrote:

> QSLing is a chore and at times quite frustrating.  Among the most 
> annoying things is trying to get those rare ones who you have to QSL a 
> second time (or maybe a third).  In some cases it's just not worth 
> another try, but making this determination is difficult.
> 
> Once or twice a year I run a list of all my needed QSL's and try to 
> determine what should be done with some of the difficult but often much 
> needed ones.
> 
> I would like to see a flag I could set on the QSO record that would say 
> in effect "SUSPENDED".  This would mean it's not worth trying anymore, 
> yet I don't want to either delete the Q or mark it as not valid for 
> DXCC.  The reason is that a miracle might happen and and card comes in, 
> either as a real card or via LoTW.  It has happened that such a card has 
> shown up, and if I had deleted the Q I would have to re-enter it.  If 
> such a confirmation does come in, then when making it confirmed, I would 
> like the "SUSPENDED" status to be removed automatically.
> 
> When using the Tools>Selection Wizard I would like to be able to choose 
> to include or exclude suspended Q's from the selection wizard output.  
> Also in the Summary window if for example I have worked 5T on 10 Phone 
> but it's suspended then instead of a black W, perhaps a red W could 
> instead be shown.
> 
> The feature of a SUSPENDED status would reduce the work load on QSLing 
> by not presenting me again and again the same Q to sutdy which I have 
> decided before is not work working on again, yet I am not ready to 
> delete it from the log.
> 
> While my suggestion is for a new status flag, if someone has a 
> suggestion of another way to deal with this I am listening!
> 
> Ron, N5IN
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