[WT-support] Meaning of XDT file?

[Juha Rantanen]

Hi Bob,

Ok. Thank you for the explanation. I can see the point now.

73,
Juha OH6XX (OF100HQ "volunteer" for SW/network support)

2017-06-30 9:41 GMT+03:00 Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>:

> It's just an extra check to display what was originally in the database,
> in case you make an error.  For example, if the first time you work J73Z,
> you log DRCI instead of DARCI, all the other QSOs with J73Z will prefill
> the wrong thing (the first QSO in the log overrides the DTB prefill), and
> if you don't notice it, you may lose all those multipliers in the log
> checking.  But maybe you'll notice DARCI in the  Extra Data Window, and
> realize you made a mistake when you logged the first QSO.
>
> Or, suppose you work some HQ station that is not in the database, so you
> enter the HQ mult manually.  The next time you work them, you may notice
> that the mult is prefilled,  but the Extra Data Window is blank.  That's a
> clue indicating something should be double-checked.  Maybe you logged the
> call wrong the first time?
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Jun 29, 2017 10:43 PM, "Juha Rantanen" <rantalaane at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have been following this itu.dtb and iaru2017.xdt discussion closely but
> still I don't understand the meaning of the .xdt file. If the itu.dtb will
> give the prefill and multiplier check for bandmap why is the .xdt file used?
>
> 73,
> Juha OH6XX
>
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