[Dx4win] Confirmed or Checked
Hello, I have just started to compile cards for IOTA award. This is one award program where QSL may not be necessary. Island worked during IOTA contest will account, if logs are sent in and match. When checking these contacts submitted (S) they may not turn up as S when examine IOTA worked but as C, M or W. It seems like QSL status overrules award status. This means that a contact could be C and it may either be confirmed or checked. I would prefer the award status overrules the QSL status for those awards accepting contacts made during contests (IOTA, RDA). It would be good if not the same letter is used. 73 de Mel – SM0MPV 8S0C Contest Call __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Tracking IOTA and RDA
Hi all, I will try to explain my self a little bit better. If I have a QSL card and mark the contact as either submitted (S) or checked (C) in the award box, it turns up in the listing as S or *, respectively. However, if the contact is just confirmed via the contest and no cards are available the program just ignores the settings in the Award box. So a contact that I have made during the IOTA contest and not have had a QSL-card from will turn up as W or M if this was the only contact or if neither of the other contacts with that island have been confirmed with a card. If I have worked another station from this Island and got a card there will be a C for confirmed in the listing. It seems like QSL status overrules Award status. This makes it difficult to track awards like IOTA and RDA where contacts made during the contests are accepted. 73 de Mel - SM0MPV 8S0C Contest Call __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Tracking IOTA and RDA
Hi Mel I understand your problem with this; but I don't see a proper solution. I can only speak from the IOTA perspective (Since I have IOTA awards, but not RDA), there can only be 3 answers to my mind: 1 - RSGB/IOTA share info with ARRL LOTW or eQSL - not very likely 2 - Paul modifies the Log window to allow for at least 2 additional fields for IOTA/RDA. Could be done, but I would have thought compared to LOTW or eQSL, this is for a minority case - there are only a few years of IOTA contests only that are available; which is not very comprehensive. I cannot speak for RDA, but that may not cover many logs too. In any case; can you download matches from the IOTA web site for affecting flags; or from the RDA web site? I suspect not. I would suspect it is not worth the effort from Paul to modify the code. 3 - Get a real QSL card from the op. I guess you are not so interested in that, since you are happy with the on line confirmation; and do not in general need the card for any other award 4 - You should modify your log, by selecting the QSL window as confirmed, with a note in the log IOTA Web site confirmation I think 4) is your best course of action? 73 Dave G3NKC -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel SM0MPV Sent: 29 August 2010 19:08 To: dx4win Subject: [Dx4win] Tracking IOTA and RDA Hi all, I will try to explain my self a little bit better. If I have a QSL card and mark the contact as either submitted (S) or checked (C) in the award box, it turns up in the listing as S or *, respectively. However, if the contact is just confirmed via the contest and no cards are available the program just ignores the settings in the Award box. So a contact that I have made during the IOTA contest and not have had a QSL-card from will turn up as W or M if this was the only contact or if neither of the other contacts with that island have been confirmed with a card. If I have worked another station from this Island and got a card there will be a C for confirmed in the listing. It seems like QSL status overrules Award status. This makes it difficult to track awards like IOTA and RDA where contacts made during the contests are accepted. 73 de Mel - SM0MPV 8S0C Contest Call __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Tracking IOTA and RDA
My personal opinion is that submitted/checked award flags should be believed whether the QSO is confirmed or not. This would certainly solve your problem. 73 - Jim AD1C On 8/29/2010 12:08 PM, Mel SM0MPV wrote: Hi all, I will try to explain my self a little bit better. If I have a QSL card and mark the contact as either submitted (S) or checked (C) in the award box, it turns up in the listing as S or *, respectively. However, if the contact is just confirmed via the contest and no cards are available the program just ignores the settings in the Award box. So a contact that I have made during the IOTA contest and not have had a QSL-card from will turn up as W or M if this was the only contact or if neither of the other contacts with that island have been confirmed with a card. If I have worked another station from this Island and got a card there will be a C for confirmed in the listing. It seems like QSL status overrules Award status. This makes it difficult to track awards like IOTA and RDA where contacts made during the contests are accepted. 73 de Mel - SM0MPV 8S0C Contest Call -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
