I just converted the pdf file to an Excel file. If anyone has any interest in a copy, I'll try to upload it somewhere.
73, Dick, W1KSZ On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Gary AL9A <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe has indicated it would be a royal PITA to develop a good report to track > progress on the ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge and after viewing the Entity > List I would have to agree with him. However, printing out the full 12 page > pdf Entity List and trying to manually keep up with making paper entries > doesn't thrill me. Also, at some point in time, hopefully, I will have to > make a submission to ARRL for the award. This one doesn't require either > LOTW or paper cards be submitted, but rather relies upon the "honor" system > and a paper list of the contacts made in pursuit of the award. After > looking at the latest update of the Entity List released 30Dec2011 by ARRL > I've come up with the following idea that I thought I'd share for anyone > interested in tracking progress for this award. > > First, I downloaded a copy of the DXCC75 Entity List TABLE_12302011.pdf from > the ARRL web site to my computer. When I open it with Adobe Reader V10 I > notice two icons in the tool bar at the top of the page. One adds a Sticky > Note to the document, the other Highlights Text in yellow like a marker pen. > I worked 4 new countries last night in the SARTG HNY RTTY contest, US, > Canada, Japan and Norway. By using CTL+F in Adobe Reader I can Find each > country in the list quickly. Then I use the Highlight icon to mark the > little check box and the country name in the pdf document. Then I click > next to the country name and click the Sticky Note icon and add a short note > to the country name - Date, Time, Call, Freq, Mode. That's it. Now when I > move the mouse over the little sticky note symbol it pops open a little note > window that shows me the details of the contact with this country. Adobe > Reader will save these modifications to the pdf file so that next time it is > opened you can see all the mark ups you've made. > > Second, in DXB I made an entry in the Notes field for these countries - > Diamond DXCC. I then went to the List Designer in DXB and opened up the > list called "Log in ARRL Paper Format.lst". I changed the header slightly > and saved it as "ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge log.lst". I then used the > Wizard to filter my log for Notes = Diamond DXCC and QSO Date > 20111231 and > set the Output Type to Reports. When run the Wizard extracts my Diamond > DXCC contacts and the ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge log report shows the > details. The nice thing about this log is at the end after the last entry > it gives a count of the entries in the log. I may modify the column order > or add/delete some columns to the log later, but for right now it is > functional. > > So by using Adobe Reader to mark my progress on the Entity List and by using > the Notes field and a User Designed List in DXB I think I've got a pretty > good handle on keeping track of my progress toward the Diamond DXCC > Challenge award throughout the rest of the year. > > 73, > Gary AL9A > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe WA6AXE" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: December 25, 2011 7:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] ( NEW!! ) ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge -- Jan 1, 2012 > thru Dec 31, 2012 > > > > ALL: > > Sorry -- but, this one can not be done nicely enough to even be a good > report/listing. > > Since this Silver Anniversary of the DXCC is only one year and since the 227 > entities that > make up the listing are just not programmable (with any degree of > certainty) -- I am > not going to continue with my efforts to make a report for this one .. > > The ARRL has a NICE pdf webpage that you can print-out and use it as your > listing/check-off.. > This webpage is at: > > http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Diamond%20DXCC/2012%20ARRL%20Diamond%20DXCC%20Challenge%20Entity%20List%20TABLE.pdf > > > 73 Joe wa6axe > > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:54:20 -0600 >> Subject: [Dxbase] ( NEW!! ) ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge -- Jan 1, 2012 >> thru Dec 31, 2012 >> >> >> ALL: >> >> Got a heads-up from Ed AB4IQ about a brand new award from the ARRL - just >> announced >> on the ARRL website today - it is called the ARRL Diamond DXCC >> Challenge >> >> >> The Announcement webpage is at: >> >> http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-diamond-dxcc-challenge >> >> >> The Rules for this Award are at: >> >> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Diamond%20DXCC/ARRL%20Diamond%20DXCC%20Challenge%20Rules%20and%20Explanation%2023%20dec%2011.pdf >> >> >> and the Check-off List/Entity List of the 227 countries/entities for this >> award is at: >> >> http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Diamond%20DXCC/2012%20ARRL%20Diamond%20DXCC%20Challenge%20Entity%20List%20TABLE.pdf >> >> >> NOTE! :: The above URL's are very long - so pse be sure and copy/paste ALL >> of the webpage address (URL) when you want >> to visit that webpage ... >> >> >> I will TRY to make a report for this 75th anniversary of the ARRL’s DXCC >> Award called the ARRL Diamond DXCC Challenge .. >> But, this baby is going to be a tough one to program around.. 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