Hi Jim, I followed your instructions Go it up and running today so far so good thank you so much. 73de Bernie:WO2N.>
Sent from my iPhone X > On Sep 11, 2018, at 2:02 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > JTAlert can be used with DX4WIN. It's just not as integrated as with > the other platforms. It requires you to use an ADIF log instead of > one of the other logging programs. > > You can find JTAlert here: https://hamapps.com/ > > Make sure you have configured JTAlert first, especially your callsign > ("Station Callsign"). > > You will need to export part or all of your DX4WIN log to an ADIF > file. In my case, I export only the FT8 QSOs by using F8 and > searching for Mode=FT8. You can alternatively extract all > digital-mode QSOs using ALT-F8, then choosing "Digital" from the Mode > drop-down list. > > File | Import/Export => File | Export to save the exported log in ADIF > format. You will need to save the ADIF file in the exact place that > JTAlert expects to find it. In my case, that path is as follows (also > see the link to the PNG image below). > > C:\Users\jjrei\AppData\Local\HamApps\AD1C\logs\JTAlertX\AD1C_log.adi > > If you set up filtering using F8, DX4WIN will ask if you want to use > the filter during export. Answer Yes. > > You will then need to configure JTAlert to use ADIF file logging. See > the image here. Note path to the ADIF file at the bottom: > > http://dx4win.ad1c.us/JTAlertSettings.plugin_2018-09-11_06-38-47.png > > Finally, request that JTAlert scan the ADIF log to populate your > "Needs Lists" using the "Scan Log and Rebuild" function. New QSOs > logged by JTAlert will be added to the existing ADIF log file shown > above. > > Two things to keep in mind: > > 1. I do not import the JTAlert ADIF file (AD1C_log.adi above) into > DX4WIN after I have made new digital QSOs. Instead, I import the ADIF > log from WSJT-X. The ADIF file from JTAlert has more stuff in it that > I don't necessarily want to import, like perhaps state, grid, city > and/or name. You can decide for yourself. > > 2. As you accumulate QSO confirmations in DX4WIN (LoTW, eQSL and/or > paper), you may want to refresh the JTAlert ADIF file occasionally. > Simply export a new ADIF file from DX4WIN, save it to the same place > as shown above, then "Scan Log and Rebuild" again. > > This is a rough draft of an application note I intend to write > someday. Please post corrections to the DX4WIN reflector. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us ______________________________________________________________ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
