[WT-support] Import a cabrillo-file

[Steef PA2A]

Laurent,

I also use it as the daily log program. Downloading the development versions once in a few days I keep track of all changes in the WT versions to avoid surprises during a contest. I also miss the import ADIF feature in the DXPED mode to manipulate logfiles, and in the Merging Logfiles menu entry I would like to merge ADIF 's

Best 73 's

Steef PA2A
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Laurent HAAS - F6FVY 
  To: support at win-test.com 
  Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 6:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [WT-support] Import a cabrillo-file


  Hi Lukas

  Lukas Czeszak (DG3LCH) a écrit :

  > I just joined a lot of old logs from different logging-programs with LM
  > to one (cabrillo) file. Now I'd like to import it to a WT database,
  > using DXped.-Class, to use it as my daily log.

  Win-Test is not designed to be used as a daily log. The DXPed mode has 
  been added for convenience, and if minimal data need to be entered. But 
  most of the time, the Win-Test DXPed logs are imported in a "true" 
  logging program, via the ADIF format for post-DXPed processing (QSLing, 
  zillions of statistics, etc.).

  > But if I try to import the file WT gives me an error sounding like "WT
  > doesn't support this contest".

  The Cabrillo format is reserved for contests only. Its official 
  specifications are available on the Web 
  (http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo/). This format is not adapted, and 
  not suitable, for "daily logging", mostly because of the (too) numerous 
  various involved data.

  Despite of these warnings, I know some users keep logging their daily 
  QSOs on Win-Test. Most of the time they import it by using the RDXC 
  contest format (!), which accepts 6 band / mixed QSOs, and change the 
  "contest type" with DXPed mode, once imported. Of course, some data 
  (exchanges for example) are lost during this process. You can't have the 
  cake and eat it.

  73

  Larry - F6FVY
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