[Logic] Problems Loging Zone Data

[Carl Smidt]

You always make good sense Art and you hit the nail right on the head on
this one also.

73,   Carl   VE9OV


----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Tan" <agtan@lomag.net>
To: <logic@mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "PDA" <dennis@hosenose.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 1:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Logic] Problems Loging Zone Data


> Hi Bob,
>
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 01:43:28PM -0500, Bob Johnson wrote:
>
> > Nope, didn't do a thing as far as CQZ and ITUZ went !!!
>
> > The VALID zone data simply is just not getting transferred from the
> > "Info Window" to the "Log Window", mainly for domestic QSO's.
> > Why only US, not foreign ???
>
>
> I can't speak about the guts of the program but I think this is in
> part, because there are too many unresolvable (at least from the
> software's point of view) CQ and ITU Zones when you first enter in a
> U.S. callsign.  Take at look at the Prefix Table.  Most of the CQ and
> ITU Zones for the "K" callsigns are blank (I'm not talking about the
> ones listed by state in which the zone is filled in).
>
> As an illustration: Go to Tools|Setup|Prefix Table and do a (G)et.
> Type in AB4RL.  You're going to first jump to a generic K4,N4,W4 line
> where the zones are not filled in (because amonst other things, W4 is
> one of those cases where we occupy more than one zone - it's somewhat
> indeterminate) based on callsign alone.  This is what happens when you
> try and log a U.S. call and the zone info is not automatically filled
> in from the Prefix Table (despite the presence of the expressions
> under Log|Setup|Copy from Prefix Table).
>
> Where I think LOGic should work but doesn't right now is if you have
> both Info and Callbook open.  You type in AB4RL; see that I'm from FL;
> and all the info is filled out in the logform, EXCEPT zone information
> is still not filled in even though it's listed correctly in the Info
> window.
>
> Maybe LOGic should be programmed to get the Zone not just from the
> Prefix Table but also from the Callbook info i.e. work in the same
> manner as the Info window works.
>
> > Thanks for your help.  Can you think of anthing else to try?  I have
> > CC:'d Dennis on these messages but haven't heard anything from him
> > yet.
>
> I've Cc: Dennis on this one too.  I hope what I've wrote makes some
> sense to both you and him.
>
> 73, Art AB4RL
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