[Dxbase] Rookie needs some help

chacuff chacuff at cableone.net
Sun May 20 00:34:44 EDT 2012


Greetings,

Pulling what hair I have left out...hoping you guys can help.

I have made a rookie mistake I think.  Started with DXbase a couple of years 
ago.  In the beginning I entered a few QSO's just to see how things 
worked...ended up entering my entire paper log collection over time 
finishing up tonight. (with a year and a half gap in the middle of no use) 
I'm crosseyed...

I've not made any submissions to LOTW.  Do have an account setup with both 
callsigns I've had.  (2 certificates)

When I had DXbase create an ADIF file it was for my entire log since I had 
not submitted to LOTW before.  The mistake is that all of my log is under my 
current call in one database.  Looks like I should have created two 
databases one for each call.  When I try to have LOTW (TSQ?) convert the 
ADIF file for upload it flags quite a few log entries as having Certificate 
date out of range errors.  I am assuming I am trying to have it convert 
QSO's that are outside the certificate dates for the current call.  In 
generating the ADIF file I also had it flag the database that all QSO's have 
been uploaded to LOTW.  Not sure how to fix that....

I guess what I am needing is a way to cut the database records for my first 
call sign and paste them into a database for that call sign which I have 
created within DXbase.  I really don't want to have to type all the QSO data 
for my earlier call sign again.  Were talking 1977 til 2006...several 
hundred records.

Any help for the noob?

TIA...

Cecil
K5DL (ex WB5VCE) 



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