Paul keep it sweet and simple. If when I printed out the countries list it told me if it was electronic or card in hand I would be real happy.
Rod WC7N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul van der Eijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 10:56 AM Subject: [Dx4win] Support for LOTW > 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 > > 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. > > 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. > > 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? > > 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
