[DXBase] logging question

Mon, 1 Apr 2002 11:13:08 -0600

Steve
This is a glitch in the international rules.
It USED to be that you always sent your personal call first and then the
portable with the qth of operation.
But a few years back I think it was the IARU but not sure, ruled that it
should be the country of operation, then the portable designator and your
native callsign.
But I don't think it ever became an absolute regulation. You will see it
both ways.
In fact I've seen the same person signing his call both ways.
So log it as you want, the ARRL will accept a qsl written in either
convention.
I always log it as the guy sends it...figure it's his call, he can send it
the way he wants.
A little problem is...DXB only recognizes it one way.
Say you log it as W9OL/P5 on 160 rtty, if a cluster spot comes in for
P5/W9OL on 160 rtty it will not be detected as having been previously
worked.
Or vice versa of course.
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:43 AM
Subject: [DXBase] logging question
I work SSB Phone. I notice that I get two kinds of reports from stations
as follows:
1. HI9 slash TM2XX
2. TM2XX portable HI9
I have been logging the former as HI9/TM2XX AND THE LATTER AS TM2XX/HI9
My sense is that there is no difference between the two and I guess both
will work with DXbase. Is my assumption correct? How do others handle
this. As I'm new on the air I could still reasonable change the entries to
one style or another if that would make life easier down the road.
Thanks,
Steve Silberman
W2KN
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