Kostas,
I think we are getting somewhere. It had not occurred to me to look at
the database!
Following your post, I opened the QSL Manager database and found about
two dozen entries for VQ9LA, many of which were identical, and some
where only the date was different, pointing not only to VQ9LA himself,
but also to the two Stateside "managers" (N0QM and WD0HSP) he does NOT
want cards sent to (these are home calls and Larry says it will delay
things over a year), and also lines for phony managers I had typed into
the manager box in the QSO entry window to try to get something to
change. This was a clue! I changed all the callsigns to VQ9LA and now
the QSO entry window QSL manager box is happy. I also tried erasing a
bunch of the redundant entries by erasing the info in them. The
now-empty lines wind up at the top of the file, but nothing else changes.
It may be that every entry in the QSL manager box that is saved gets a
line in the QSL manager database, whatever its content. But if there are
conflicts, the behavior I observed can occur. However, since I use both
RAC and qrz.com for external data, those references--including the
incorrect managers--still persist in the F3 window. That is, the QSL
manager box is now well-behaved, but pressing F3 /may/ bring up /all/
the information, including the bogus info, because the bogus info is
still in the external databases.
So it is not foolproof but it is better. Thank you for helping me think
more globally about this.
Garry, NI6T
Kostas SV1DPI wrote:
i am trying to explain this behaviour but i can't think many things.
I can change any manager i like. I don't know if the user level (mine
is set to expert) affects this. Another thing to try is this: you can
search your database managers "manually". Go to file>databases>qsl
managers. Do a search for vq9la. there is a case to have some entries
(especially some with dates) in database which make all the confusion.
For example if you have an entry like
vq9la 22/08/2008 sv1dpi
that means that after 22/08/2008 manager will be sv1dpi.
but if you have another one like
vq9la 23/08/2008 ni6t
this means that sv1dpi is the manager only at 22 Aug 2008. So if you
have a qso at this date maybe you can not change this qsl manager
entry in the qso window. But you can do this inside the database.
Kostas sv1dpi
----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry Shapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Kostas SV1DPI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "REFLECTOR dx4win" <dx4win@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] QSL mgr anomaly
Kostas,
Unfortunately, that is not the case here. In fact, the opposite
appears to be true. Here are two examples.
1. I have seven QSO's with VQ9LA. The earliest three are RTTY QSO's
and none of them will accept a change in the manager listing in the
QSL Mgr. box; the next four did accept the change. However, I can
put the same mailing address in all the address boxes (Ctl-E).
2. I have three QSO's with HB0/DA1WA. The first QSO will not accept a
change in the manager listing, but the other two did. Again, the
mailing address box is the same for all three.
I closed and reopened DX4WIN--no difference. I can change the manager
callsign until I turn blue, but it always reverts to the prior entry.
Garry, NI6T
Kostas SV1DPI wrote:
I think you musy correct the oldest qso. Then the change will take
effect in all qsos.
73 Kostas sv1dpi
----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry Shapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "DX4WIN Reflector" <dx4win@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 3:40 AM
Subject: [Dx4win] QSL mgr anomaly
Occasionally, the listed manager for a station is no longer
correct. Usually, merely replacing the callsign in the QSL Mgr. box
in the QSO window suffices. But I have had several instances where
the QSL manager entry will not "take"--when saving changes, the old
callsign reappears. This seems particularly likely when there are
multiple QSO's with the same station. Then, some of the QSO's may
accept the change, and some not. I cannot seem to break this loop
At the moment, I am trying to re-QSL VQ9LA, direct for four out of
seven QSO's. DX4WIN had it right but RAC and GoWin had later
entries suggesting Larry's home QTH in Missouri. Larry's QRZ.com
entry, however, and Larry himself, state otherwise. I want to print
new labels, including manager addresses, but am having a helluva
time trying to do so.
Is this a bug, or is there a solution out there?
Garry, NI6T
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