[Dxbase] Grids

Sat Apr 9 10:46:05 EDT 2005

Bob,
In answer to you situation, here are a couple of webpages
that you can visit and get some help:
To convert Lat/Lon into a GRID visit:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/toys/gridconv.html
To find out more information on all of the award visit and
scrolldown the whole page at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~bfwillia/gridfield.html
FYI - I am currently working on a NEW VERSION of the application
and worksheet - which WILL "also" USE the Single Grid entities
"automatically".
ALSO, we CAN USE the LOTW for this award.. Here are the words
from the award website talking about the LOTW usage for this
award:
//quote//
8. An LoTW printout may be presented to claim credit for fields 
represented by single-field entities only. A copy of the LoTW printout 
must be sent to the Award Manager with the application. It is the 
applicants responsibility to provide this..
//unquote//
The report that they are talking about is found at the arrl lotw
website -- where you go to upload your lotw and download your lotw
adi file... The way to the report they are talking about is:
In the logbook of the world - Main Menu - AWARDS - ACCOUNT CREDITS -
All Credits/Challenge.
With ALL of this NEW info that I have rcvd from the Award manager,
I am currently working on some brand new versions of the reports.
More later on.
73 Joe wa6axe
Bob Main wrote:
> How do you determine which grid a QSL is in if the country is in more than one grid? For instance, Nepal is in 3 grids, but I know the city that the person was in. Or if they are in Antarctica, which is a BUNCH of grids, if the card shows the Lat/Long.
>> Sure wish there was an easy way to do this, especially if the country is in one grid then those could at least be filled in automatically. Luckily those are done. Actually after being a ham for 27+ yrs I only have 678 QSLs and 287 of those are pre-1980. Unfortunately most of what is left is first half of 1980s.
>> Guess this is one time that only having 1739 QSOs will pay off.
>> I ran Joe's report and at the top of the report it had something like 168 of 1739, but never did figure out what that meant. I know that I have 347 QSLs with grids listed, because I used my report and pulled them from the database.
>> Oh well back to reading, I need a break.
>> 73s
> Bob
> KB4CL
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