I'm putting together a DXCC application for field checking. I won't elaborate on the problems I'm having with non-repeatiblity in the selection process but I do note one problem that probably could be easily fixed.
While giving cards with multiple QSOs a QSL number does put them on the bottom of the list, it doesn't group the QSOs for a given call together, which I believe is the idea. Instead with multiple cards with multiple QSOs, it sorts them by band and mode so that they are spread out all over the place. I'm not too sure the field checker is going to be happy about this. Certainly there is no way to sort the cards to satisfy this list order. I think I'll have to resort to filling out the list by hand, which, considering the other problems, might have been quicker in the first place. Wes From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Aug 13 11:19:57 2004 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (FireBrick) Date: Fri Aug 13 11:23:53 2004 Subject: [Dxbase] DXCC QSL Sorting References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> funny you bring this up. I saw that a while ago and I think it goes to an interpretation of the rules. and also funny is that I was talking to a field checker this very morning about it. and his answer was.... "The field checker has some leeway to accept the cards in a way he feels is easier for him". but... the field checker said....he PREFERS them to be in callsign order, at the end of the form. BS7H 10MHZ CW BS7H 14MHZ SSB 7O1AA 15MHZ CW 7O1AA 28MHZ CW ETC. instead of having to spread the cards out, and jump back and forth from the form to the cards. presently DXBase interprets the rules differently. or at least the person who explained the rules to DXB interpreted them that way. now remember, the form is only needed for Field Checking, so here is how I got around it...my workaround I gave each of the multiple qso cards a special code in the Special1 field. (remember to jot down each of these 'special codes', I use the callsign) and ran separate awards sheets for all the single qso cards, and then ran each of those 'special code' forms individually then just attached all the forms together with a paper clip. sort of a mixed 'machine/manual' method when I presented it to the field checker...he had no problems, and accepted them promptly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes (N7WS) and Linda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 7:59 AM Subject: [Dxbase] DXCC QSL Sorting > I'm putting together a DXCC application for field checking. I won't > elaborate on the problems I'm having with non-repeatiblity in the selection > process but I do note one problem that probably could be easily fixed. > > While giving cards with multiple QSOs a QSL number does put them on the > bottom of the list, it doesn't group the QSOs for a given call together, > which I believe is the idea. Instead with multiple cards with multiple > QSOs, it sorts them by band and mode so that they are spread out all over > the place. > > I'm not too sure the field checker is going to be happy about this. > Certainly there is no way to sort the cards to satisfy this list order. I > think I'll have to resort to filling out the list by hand, which, > considering the other problems, might have been quicker in the first place. > > Wes > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > >
