[Dxbase] Entering from paper log

Wed May 26 16:44:59 EDT 2004

Clark...
Thanks very much...this is exactly what I was looking for to help a 
friend with paper logs!!
Ron N5IN
Clark L. Stewart wrote:
> Sandy,
>> I have an answer for you and for K6KR and AL9A as well. I was 
> stumped by the same process so I wrote a spreadsheet for Microsoft 
> Excel that will allow you to enter the data 6 to 8 times faster than 
> just keying it into DXBase.
>> Once you enter the first QSO, you just have to key in the following:
>> down-arrow
> back-arrow
> TIME
> DATE
>> then repeat. As long as the DATE, BAND or MODE doesn't change, 
> that's all you have to enter. And, after you enter a couple of QSO's 
> this way, you can shorten the entries to just:
>> TIME
> CALL
> [Return]
>> After you enter 100 QSO's you save them and then the program will 
> allow you to export an ADIF file. Once you have that, you can then 
> import that file into DXBase just fine. Or, you can upload the file 
> directly to LoTW.
>> The spreadsheet does many of the things that Gary and Dick 
> mentioned and, I think, it is much faster than the WriteLog method. 
> Here is a link to my web page which describes the program, shows a 
> screen shot and has a link for downloading it:
>> <http://www.w8tn.com/software.htm>
>> Of course, it is FREEWARE - no charge for anything. But, if you 
> use it, I would like to hear from you about how it worked for you. 
> Thanks.
>>> CUL, 73, Clark, W8TN
>>> At 11:46 AM 05/26/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>>> Does anyone know a good method for entering QSOs from a paper log
>> into DXB2005? I did my own into a DOS version of DXB years ago 
>> (takes some
>> work but not too bad) then imported to DXB2004 but need to help a couple
>> people enter paper logs. It looks like entering directly into 
>> DXB2005 is
>> going to be extremely slow work unless there's some 'trick' I don't 
>> know. I
>> find it much faster to use a keyboard than a mouse. Any suggestions 
>> would
>> be appreciated.
>> Thanks, Sandy W4DUP
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