[DXBase] Georgia on My Mind

Tue, 2 Apr 2002 14:44:40 -0600

Wes, you also need to mark the "Select Marked QSO Records" in the Awards
window. This is the same problem I had. You should also make sure you do
not have any QSO's for the same country marked in the Select field. If you
do have one marked that also meets the Awards criteria on which you are
working, then the Selected cards will be pick over the card for which you
have DXCC credit. QSO's marked Select take preference over all other QSO's!
If you do not mark the "Select Marked QSO Records", DXBase thinks you are
creating a new award for scratch!
73....Stewart, W0SHL
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[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Wes (N7WS) and Linda
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 11:47 AM
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Subject: [DXBase] Georgia on My Mind
A coupla things.
I have a QSL from UF6DF for a QSO on 11-20-1979 for which I have DXCC
credit.
In doing some record checking I noted that when performing a "Mixed DXCC
Award", UF6DL did not appear in the listing, but a QSO with 4L8A did.
In snooping around, I discovered that UF6D was not correctly mapped to 4L.
So I did the mapping in the Prefix database and changed the log entry
manually to set the logged prefix to 4L. In the award column, DXCC is
checked and "Exclude Past Submissions" is unchecked in the DXCC Award
window.
I figured this would correct the award listing accordingly. Wrong.
Nothing changed; 4L8A is still my Georgia selection.
So I took a look at some other "old" QSOs for which I have DXCC credit and
find a similar problem.
Reading the help file I see:
"If a QSO has been marked as "credited" under the ARRL field, then this QSO
is considered to be already on record at the ARRL. Therefore, DXbase will
NOT select another QSO for award submission for the same criteria that was
already satisfied by the previous submission."
Since there is no "ARRL Field" I assume this means "Award" field and a
check in the "DXCC" box means "credited".
The help file goes on:
"Some award categories only accept QSOs that were made after a certain
date. DXbase has internal logic that knows about these and it will not
select a QSO does not meet this rule."
In the case of all-band, mixed mode, these two statements seem to conflict.
So I'm guessing that this logic is figuring (incorrectly) that I am trying
to create a single-band award, for which these old QSOs are ineligible.
How can I correct this and have a complete printout of actual QSOs credited
and QSOs confirmed that are awaiting submission?
I vaguely remember something along this line being discussed before but a
check of my local archives comes up empty.
73,
Wes
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