[Logic] Problems Loging Zone Data

[Skip Cameron]

Art:
You described eloquently why I have stayed with 5.3
What do I get with 6.whatever that's better?
Skip W5GAI

Bob Johnson wrote:

> Hi Art:
> I'm back to my old problem. I've tried the LOGic 6 Beta and a
> couple of the LOGic 6 DEMO's and the problem still exists.
>
> I was wondering if you ever heard anything back from Dennis
> on this problem when you CC:'d him.  I never did.
>
> Thanks for your re-statement of the problem, you did an excellent
> job and put it very clear terms that are far more understandable
> than my attempts.
>
> TNX es 73
> Bob, K1VU
>
> At 01:22 AM 02/19/02 , Arthur Tan wrote:
> >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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