I omitted the final most important step *7 7. press F10 to save the entry.....
73 / DX Charles T Johnston Prescott, Arizona - U.S.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED] AB7SL - Ham Radio Pages Official W9INN Antennas Page www.ab7sl.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Johnston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Hess, Robert P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Fred Handscombe'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "'DXBase'" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:06 pm Subject: Re: [DXBase] South Georgia Logging Problem > Hello Bob, > Whenever I run into this callsign matter such as with the recent > VP8GEO operation I do the following. Of course one needs to be dead > certain of the callsign and qth..but with that in mind... > > 1. enter the callsign and all other pertinent data... > 2. left click the right side edge of the prefix column > 3. a list of prefixes and countries drops down > 4. select the appropriate country for the callsign > 5. confirm with an OK when DXbase asks if you want to remap that > callsign > 6. you're done - this method is simple,straightforward, and has always > worked. > > 73 / DX > > Charles T Johnston > Prescott, Arizona - U.S.A. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > AB7SL - Ham Radio Pages > Official W9INN Antennas Page > www.ab7sl.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hess, Robert P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Fred Handscombe'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "'DXBase'" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:40 pm > Subject: RE: [DXBase] South Georgia Logging Problem > > > > Thanks to everyone for the comments. I think I tried every suggestion > here > > but I did not hit F10 when saving the revised log entry (VP8G - I > might have > > said VP8H in one of my replies but meant VP8G). I should note that > the > > pull-down menu came up when I logged the first VP8GEO and I clicked on > VP8G. > > It was after that when I noticed that my numeric stats had not been > updated, > > despite reinitializing the database. I then re-entered VP8GEO into > the > > prefix mapping database, which was, obviously, after I had logged the > > contact. Obviously this is a cockpit problem. I printed out all of > your > > emails and will try it again tonight. > > > > Bob > > W1RH > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fred Handscombe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:53 PM > > To: Hess, Robert P; 'DXBase' > > Subject: Re: [DXBase] South Georgia Logging Problem > > > > > > Bob > > > > Just a point, but if you make the Prefix column slightly wider perhaps > there > > is then room to display VP8G in the column? > > > > Did you add VP8GEO to the prefix mapping table before or after logging > the > > QSO? To be accurate you should have added it to the "Call Map" tab in > the > > Prefix database. If u added it since the QSO was logged you need to > go the > > QSO in the log and change the Prefix manually from VP8 to VP8G. DXBase > does > > not act retrospectively on QSOs. If u change it manually be sure to > save > > the > > change by pushing F10 or clicking in another cell of the same or > another > > QSO. > > > > Try doing a Table Initialise? > > > > To give u hope, I worked VP8GEO on 12m, when I logged the QSO I > changed it > > to > > VP8G from VP8 that DXBase suggested, and was prompted to save that > mapping > > call. All my stats and tables are correct so it DOES work! > > > > 73 Fred > > G4BWP - K6BWP - 9G5FH - XT2WP > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hess, Robert P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "'DXBase'" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 6:46 PM > > Subject: [DXBase] South Georgia Logging Problem > > > > > > > Please ignore my previous post. > > > > > > > > > I have a problem getting DXBase 2002 to accept VP8GEO as South > Georgia. > > It > > > wants to default to Faulklands. > > > > > > I have added VP8GEO to the prefix mapping table as South Georgia. > > > > > > I verified in the raw totals that my QSOs with VP8GEO have been > recognized > > > as South Georgia. > > > > > > When I highlite the QSO in the log, it shows as South Georgia, but > the > > > prefix shows as VP8. > > > > > > When I call up the Numeric Totals, it says I have not worked South > Georgia > > > and the totals do not reflect a new country. > > > > > > What am I doing wrong? > > > > > > Bob > > > W1RH > > > _______________________________________________ > > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >
