On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 13:56:38 -0400, Paul van der Eijk wrote: >Hi, > >I have been reading most of the exchanges about this topic, and >came up the following ideas / questions. > >1. Support for a few more 'confirm flags'; see below
Absolutely. Probably only LOTW to begin with since eQSL's are not accepted by ARRL. >2. Add a function to the logbook import mechanism to use the QSOs to set >the confirm flag in the existing log. The imported QSOs will not be added to >the >existing log, they are only used to change the confirmation flag. Yes. >3. Some small changes are needed in the ADIF export (mode=PSK31 and one >band needs a different format. (These changes have been made already) > >4. I have no immediate plans to integrate LOTW functionality INSIDE DX4WIN >(Key management, sending / receiving logs etc.) Many of you have already >exported a log to ADIF and used that log to upload QSOs. The LOTW software >makes the required steps simple. As long as we can export and import and set the LOTW confirm flag by hand where necessary I don't see any need for additional support. >Confirmation flags: > >Currently, we only have Yes / No, and the Yes flag implies that you have >the QSL card in your possession. With services like the LOTW, we will >need an extra status to indicate an electronic confirmation. > >Some issues / questions: > >I assume 'Card in hand' and 'electronic confirmation' need to co-exist, ie >all four combinations are possible. > >I'm not sure if we need more than one electronic confirmation flag (to >distinguish between LOTW and eQSL for example) Does this really >add value or does it add confusion? To distinguish between LOTW >and eQSL for example leads to eight combinations. > >I can also see that other 'awards issuing organizations' may establish their >own electronic logbook services. > >Do we need to distinguish what type of confirmation (card or electronic) >can be used for an award? It's going to be a real can of worms. >Interested in your ideas, > >Paul > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Paul van der Eijk (KK4HD) >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.dx4win.com > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
