[Logic] How to best use QRZ lookup and Log

Fri, 5 Sep 2003 20:49:53 -0400

I haven't got the program in front of me... But:

1) Just hit the escape key...
2) Just hit F6

I also prefer to have "Confirm changes" enabled... Slows things down a
bit but prevents errors... I don't use Logic for contests anyway... I
use a dedicated contesting program...

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Bill VanAlstyne
Sent: September 5, 2003 19:34
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Logic] How to best use QRZ lookup and Log

Hi guys,

I operate a lot of 6M SSB, chasing grid squares and states, so I enabled
auto-logging from QRZ. When I hear a station, I type the call into the
CALL field and hit TAB to generate a QRZ query. I get back the info,
which fills in the fields in a new database record. Then one of two
things happens:

1) I find I already have the grid or state and decide to move on.
2) He's a new grid or state, and I decide to try to work the guy.

In the case of 1), I erase the record and open a new blank record for
the next try. Ungainly, but not too bad.

In the case of 2), let's say there's a pile-up on him, and working him
takes some time. After about twenty minutes of trying, I get through and
score the QSO. But the time stamp in my log is twenty minutes ago. If I
remember in the heat of the action, I go into the log and correct the
time field, but sometimes I forget. Bad news for QSLing!

I thought from reading the Help that I could actually look up a guy in
the "Callbook from Web" window without generating a log record -- and
then if I want to log him, I just click Copy and a new log entry will be
generated with the current date/time, etc. But it doesn't seem to work
that way. If this is indeed the way it is supposed to work, I must be
doing something wrong. When I click Copy, I do get a new record started,
but the only fields that get filled in are the fields that carry over
from previous QSOs, plus the date/time stamp. (At least that works!)
None of the information in the Callbook from Web window -- no call, no
name, no QTH, etc., etc. What am I doing wrong?

Bill / W5WVO

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