Thanks, Dick. I'll write up an application note for this when I get to the new QTH.
73 - Jim AD1C At 11:45 AM 5/26/2007, N6CKS wrote: >Great step by step info Dick! > That will do the trick, Thanks! I have left a message on the >answering machine Friday morning at RapidDan for a new key. I'm sure they >will get back to me next week. Have a nice Memorial Day weekend. > >Roy, K6CKS > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dick Flanagan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 16:22 > > To: N6CKS > > Cc: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Vanity Callsign Change... How To? > > > > Hi, Roy. > > > > At 07:51 AM 5/26/2007, N6CKS wrote: > > >I recently completed a vanity call change and have been in > > the process of >changing all the software associated with my > > old call. How do I change >DX4Win to my new call? Does it > > take a new license? I am also wondering, >should I continue > > to add QSOs to my old callsign database or start a new >one? > > Some advice from one of you that has already been through > > this would >help a lot! > > >Rory "Roy" Bowers, K6CKS > > > > I went through this a few years ago and it actually is a > > relatively painless procedure. As you probably know your d4w > > log file is <callsign>.DXL in your save/ directory. > > > > My suggestion would be to open d4w, open the "old" log file > > you have been using all along and do a "File->Save as" to > > create a new log file under your <newcallsign>. Put this new > > log file in the same save/ directory as your old one. Then > > File->Close your old log file and File->Open your new one. > > > > The only trick remaining is how to mark your new log entries > > from your old ones. What I did was use the Group feature. > > Before I changed my call, I used the Group feature to mark > > various contests and events I participated in. Group 00 was > > my default "Any QSO" group and then groups up to about 26 or > > so were my various event groups. > > > > I changed my File->Preferences->QSO to indicate a new default > > Group of 30. This became my new "Any QSO" group and I > > started numbering my new event Groups from there: 31, 32, 33 > > and so on. So any group less than 30 was under my old call, > > any group 30 or higher was under my new call. > > > > By keeping both your old and new log entries in the same log > > file, you don't lose any of your award tracking and you can > > easily search your entire log history under both calls. > > > > Now d4w will still show your old call sign at the top of the > > d4w window. This is from your <callsign>.key file in your > > d4w directory. It shouldn't affect your creating and using > > new log files, but it will always greet you at the top of > > your d4w window. This can be easily fixed, however, by > > requesting a new key file from the good d4w folks under your > > new call sign. > > > > I suggest you keep your old call sign log file in case you > > ever need to access your old records by themselves (this > > would make LOTW entries easier) and in case Murphy plays with > > your new log file. > > > > Best of luck. Lots of folks have done this and we're still here. :) > > > > 73, Dick > > -- > > Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Dx4win mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
