Connecting Grid Tracker to DXkeeper for automatic logging

I need some help in configuring Grid tracker to save my FT8 contacts to DXkeeper.

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Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Al KA9OUT

Re: QRZ subscription value?

One thing that the ARRL got right is that anyone can submit confirmations to LoTW at no charge, whether they are an ARRL member or not.

Charging for the ability to submit confirmations for QRZ awards limits the number of ops will submit confirmations via QRZ. One can satisfy "A QSL is the final courtesy of a QSO" by uploading confirmations to Club Log, eQSL, and LoTW - all at no charge.

? ? ? 73,

? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ

Re: QRZ subscription value?

#228330

On 3/13/2025 4:28 PM, Richard Hill via groups.io wrote:
Is QRZ relevant today and is there an advantage to buying a Premium subscription to avoid ads?

Hi Rich,

I've used DXKeeper since 2003, Spot Collector fairly regularly, and use QRZ often to look up hams and their QTH, but almost never send cards. Back when there was RTTY activity on DXpeditions, I used WinWarbler. I upload to LOTW, eQSL, and ClubLog regularly.

I'm considering getting a subscription and API to use in DXKeeper/DXLab.That's the only reason for a subscription -- I like to support ham software when it's requested, but they only accept subscriptions, so I haven't sent them anything.

73, Jim K9YC

Re: QRZ subscription value?

#228329

Is QRZ relevant today and is there an advantage to buying a Premium subscription to avoid ads?  I'm considering getting a subscription
and API to use in DXKeeper/DXLab.Unless one is pursuing QRZ.com's proprietary awards that have no
general recognition or is using QRZ Log, I have found no value in
any QRZ.com subscription.  DXLab Suite can harvest QSL address data
from the web pages for free - the only limitation is on the number
of daily lookups (~100) and some speed limiting (4 per minute)
neither of which is significant unless one is trying to lookup
data for contest QSOs in real time or trying to lookup data for
a large contest log.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV

On 2025-03-13 7:28 PM, Richard Hill via groups.io wrote:
I'm getting back into the hobby and am interested in DXing.  I currently
have little interest in QRZ awards.  I'm guessing that QRZ will help with
information useful when seeking QSL cards from ops who don't use LotW.
LotW is my primary QSL route.  More than 10 years ago I sought paper QSL
cards and expect to do so now for needed QSLs.  I just received a WAZ award
due to my old QSL card collection and LotW.
Is QRZ relevant today and is there an advantage to buying a Premium
subscription to avoid ads?  I'm considering getting a subscription and API
to use in DXKeeper/DXLab.
Thanks for your insight and experience.
Rich, NU6T

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228328

+ AA6YQ comments below

Repeated steps, Clicked on the "X" to the right of the Filter:None box, Pressed?Control and clicked on the CBA button at the same time.? I got a DXKeeper QRZ Subscriber login text box with the message, " no QRZ callsign specified."? Click OK results in a DXKeeper text box that says, "Callbook error when looking up VU2ELJ: Program Error."

+ In the "Primary Callbook" panel at the top of the Configuration window's Callbook tab, select the "None" option in the upper-left corner".?

? ? ? 73,

? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ

Re: QRZ subscription value?

#228327

+ AA6YQ comments below

I'm getting back into the hobby and am interested in DXing.? I currently have little interest in QRZ awards.? I'm guessing that QRZ will help with information useful when seeking QSL cards from ops who don't use LotW.? LotW is my primary QSL route.? More than 10 years ago I sought paper QSL cards and expect to do so now for needed QSLs.? I just received a WAZ award due to my old QSL card collection and LotW.

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Is QRZ relevant today and is there an advantage to buying a Premium subscription to avoid ads?? I'm considering getting a subscription and API to use in DXKeeper/DXLab.

+ QRZ provides two separate services: "callbook lookup", and "QRZ confirmations" which are valid for "QRZ awards".

+ "Callbook lookup" is useful because it provides your QSO partner's name - which can be helpful during interactive QSOs - and location - which can confirm that your directional antenna is pointing to the correct azimuth. With a free QRZ subscription, you can configure DXKeeper to use "QRZ via Pathfinder" at no charge; yo In 'll be limited to 4 QRZ lookups per minute, which is only relevant if you import an ADIF or tab-delimited file with DXKeeper configured to perform callbook lookups of each imported QSO. Interactive usage is somewhat slowed by the fact that Pathfinder must download and display QRZ's advertising - which is why this form of access is free. the HamQTH callbook is also free, but has significantly less coverage than QRZ. QRZ's "XML Data" callbook access eliminates the rate-limiting and advertising delays, but requires an annual paid subscription. BuckMaster HamCall is an alternative paid callbook service.

+ I have been pursuing ARRL DXing awards since I first began DXing back in 1990. I thus have no personal interest in obtaining QRZ confirmations. An increasing number of DXers do pursue QRZ awards, which is why I extended DXKeeper so support uploading QSOs to QRZ. Even if you're not pursuing QRZ awards, it is polite to upload your logged QSOs to QRZ for those ops who do pursue QRZ awards; unlike Club Log, eQSL, and LoTW, however, you must purchase an annual QRZ Logbook" subscription? in order to do so. If you're competing in the annual DX Marathon, a QRZ confirmation indicates that a logged QSO is likely "low risk", and can be included in your end-of-year submission without concern that you'll lose points by having submitted a busted QSO; DXLab's Realtime Award Tracking for DX Marathon can be configured to take QRZ confirmations into account when determining whether a QSO with an active station would increase your DX Marathon score.

? ? ?73,

? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228326

+ In the "Main Log QSOs options" panel on the Configuration window's General tab, uncheck the "Require Edit to modify logged QSOs" box. Then repeat steps 1 and 2 as previously posted.

? * Done

? * Repeated steps, Clicked on the "X" to the right of the Filter:None box, Pressed?Control and clicked on the CBA button at the same time.? I got a DXKeeper QRZ Subscriber login text box with the message, " no QRZ callsign specified."? Click OK results in a DXKeeper text box that says, "Callbook error when looking up VU2ELJ: Program Error."

Rich, NU6T

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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 4:32?PM Dave AA6YQ via <aa6yq=[email protected]> wrote:

+ AA6YQ comments below

Dave, sorry, but I'm getting a DXKeeper text note error box that says, "This QSO has not been unlocked for Modification: perform a callbook lookup?"
+ In the "Main Log QSOs options" panel on the Configuration window's General tab, uncheck the "Require Edit to modify logged QSOs" box. Then repeat steps 1 and 2 as previously posted.

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? ? ?73,

? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ

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Richard Hill

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228325

+ AA6YQ comments below

Dave, sorry, but I'm getting a DXKeeper text note error box that says, "This QSO has not been unlocked for Modification: perform a callbook lookup?"

+ In the "Main Log QSOs options" panel on the Configuration window's General tab, uncheck the "Require Edit to modify logged QSOs" box. Then repeat steps 1 and 2 as previously posted.

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? ? ?73,

? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ

QRZ subscription value?

#228324

I'm getting back into the hobby and am interested in DXing.? I currently have little interest in QRZ awards.? I'm guessing that QRZ will help with information useful when seeking QSL cards from ops who don't use LotW.? LotW is my primary QSL route.? More than 10 years ago I sought paper QSL cards and expect to do so now for needed QSLs.? I just received a WAZ award due to my old QSL card collection and LotW.

Is QRZ relevant today and is there an advantage to buying a Premium subscription to avoid ads?? I'm considering getting a subscription and API to use in DXKeeper/DXLab.

Thanks for your insight and experience.

Rich, NU6T

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228323

Dave, sorry, but I'm getting a DXKeeper text note error box that says, "This QSO has not been unlocked for Modification: perform a callbook lookup?"

+ OK, then direct DXKeeper to delete all the QSOs in your current log: on the Main window's Log QSOs tab,

1. at the bottom of the tab, click the Filter panel's X button so that all QSOs are present the Log Page Display

? * Done.

2. depress the CTRL button while clicking the CBA button above the Log Page Display

? *??error box says, "This QSO has not been unlocked for Modification: perform a callbook lookup?"? Yes/ No?

I assumed I should have deleted the contents of my log.? I see that one callsign entry is highlighted in pink.? If I choose No, nothing happens other than the text box closes.? If Yes, then I get a DXKeeper QRZ Subscriber login text box that says "No QRZ callsign specified.? I do not currently subscribe to QRZ. On closing this text box a new DXKeeper text box states, "Callbook error when looking up VU2ELJ: Program Error."

How do I cure this and?delete?the old log?

Thanks

Rich, NU6T

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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 3:47?PM Dave AA6YQ via <aa6yq=[email protected]> wrote:

+ AA6YQ comments below

Dave, no worries here.? I'm not blaming DXLab.? I'm not ready to blame anyone but me.? I seem to have created duplicates in my new log.? Since I'm not very far into it, starting over seemed like a good idea and might be good.

+ OK, then direct DXKeeper to delete all the QSOs in your current log: on the Main window's Log QSOs tab,

1. at the bottom of the tab, click the Filter panel's X button so that all QSOs are present the Log Page Display

2. depress the CTRL button while clicking the CBA button above the Log Page Display

+ Then import that ADIF file again, and correct the QSO with the inconsistent DXCC Prefix and State.

+ Using ADIF Master to make changes is rarely needed when using DXKeeper.

? ? ?73,

? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ

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Richard Hill

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228322

+ AA6YQ comments below

Dave, no worries here.  I'm not blaming DXLab.  I'm not ready to blame anyone but me.  I seem to have created duplicates in my new log.  Since I'm not very far into it, starting over seemed like a good idea and might be good. 

+ OK, then direct DXKeeper to delete all the QSOs in your current log: on the Main window's Log QSOs tab,

1. at the bottom of the tab, click the Filter panel's X button so that all QSOs are present the Log Page Display

2. depress the CTRL button while clicking the CBA button above the Log Page Display

+ Then import that ADIF file again, and correct the QSO with the inconsistent DXCC Prefix and State.

+ Using ADIF Master to make changes is rarely needed when using DXKeeper. 

     73,

           Dave, AA6YQ

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228321

Dave, no worries?here.? I'm not blaming DXLab.? I'm not ready to blame anyone but me.? I seem to have created duplicates in my new log.? Since I'm not very far into it, starting over seemed like a good idea and might be good.? That QSO was one of my first and I sure could have made errors in the contest log that I uploaded to L32.? I could well be user errors.? I made another contact in that same contest on a different band with KR1STA and there were no errors in that part of the upload.

I don't understand why I could not import the ADIF Master "one contact" log.? Again, I'm trying to understand what I did wrong at this point.? Seemed like a no-brainer.

I'm getting a QRZ warning and need to step through the import process.? I was going to read the manual to find how/where I fix the QRZ issue.? A point to the right reading would be helpful.? I'm guessing I need to input my QRZ PW or something into DXLAb somewhere.

Thanks

Rich, NU6T

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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 3:13?PM Dave AA6YQ via <aa6yq=[email protected]> wrote:

+ AA6YQ comments below

I have a log started, but would like to start a fresh log.? I think I can simply rename my existing log and create a new log with the original name of my old log...Yes?

+ There is no reason to do that. In DXKeeper, simply correct the DXCC Prefix in the imported QSO by changing it from K to KH6.

+ Just to be clear, the root cause of this situation is that the logging application from which you exported the ADIF file allowed you to log a QSO with inconsistent components: a DXCC entity of "Continental US" with a State of "Hawaii". DXKeeper imported the ADIF record, and informed you of the inconsistency so that you could correct it. DXKeeper couldn't automatically perform the correction because it has no way of knowing which item is incorrect: the DXCC entity, or the State.

? ? ?73,

? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ

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Richard Hill

Re: Having problem connecting DXLab Commander with Flex 6400!

#228320

+ AA6YQ comments below

New user here. 

+ Welcome to DXLab, Roland!

Was able to install DXLab applications and had no problem connecting Commander to the Flex 6400, by specifying the IP and Port address. Upgraded to the new Commander today and I have lost the connection. 
Followed documentation to run older exe file to no avail. 

+ What happen when you run the previous version of Commander?

If I go to ports and select a port with 19200 - 8,none,2,off,on, nothing connects.

I am running Windows 11 and did not upgrade. Failed to do a restore point before upgrade of Commander.
I am at a lost! Any ideals what I can try.

+ Commander 16.0.3 successfully connects to my Flex 6500 via TCP. So that I can see what's going on, please do the following:

1. start Commander

2. on the Configuration window's General tab, check the "Log debugging info" box

3. terminate Commander

4. start Commander

5. wait 1 minute

6. on the Configuration window's General tab, uncheck the "Log debugging info" box

7. attach the errorlog.txt  file from your Commander folder to an email message, and send the email message to me via

aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com

      73,

           Dave, AA6YQ

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228319

+ AA6YQ comments below

I have a log started, but would like to start a fresh log.  I think I can simply rename my existing log and create a new log with the original name of my old log...Yes?

+ There is no reason to do that. In DXKeeper, simply correct the DXCC Prefix in the imported QSO by changing it from K to KH6.

+ Just to be clear, the root cause of this situation is that the logging application from which you exported the ADIF file allowed you to log a QSO with inconsistent components: a DXCC entity of "Continental US" with a State of "Hawaii". DXKeeper imported the ADIF record, and informed you of the inconsistency so that you could correct it. DXKeeper couldn't automatically perform the correction because it has no way of knowing which item is incorrect: the DXCC entity, or the State.

     73,

            Dave, AA6YQ

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228318

I have a log started, but would like to start a fresh log.? I think I can simply rename my existing log and create a new log with the original name of my old log...Yes?

Thanks

Rich, NU6T

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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 2:23?PM ve3ki via <ve3iay=[email protected]> wrote:

ADIF files are text files. You can edit them with any text editor, including Notepad.

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To edit a text file whose filename does not end in .txt, start Notepad, use the File > Open menu item in Notepad, then near the bottom to the right of the filename, in the box that says "Text Documents (*.txt)", click on the down arrow at the right-hand end of the box and change it to "All Files (*.*)", then find the file and open it. When saving the file using the File > Save As menu item, in the box immediately below the file name called "Save as type:", make the same change to prevent Notepad from tacking an extraneous .txt onto the filename.

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To attach the contents of a small text file to a message here, simply open the file in Notepad, select the part you want to attach, and copy and paste it into the text of the message.

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73,

Rich VE3KI

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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 04:19 PM, Richard Hill wrote:

Well, isn't this an adventure, grin.? I've made suggested changes to this single log entry.

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First, I tried to make the changes in the error report and upload that, but it is a text file, not ADIF.

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Second, I loaded the ADIF file into ADIF Master, searched for the entry for KR1STA and saved that single entry into a new ADIF file, and made changes there and tried to import the ADIF into DXKeeper.? The result was an error text file.? Error file says:? "no valid ADIF records found"? I rechecked the ADIF Master entry and all seemed OK, and the ADIF check routine in ADIF Master did not find an error.

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I was going to attach the ADIF file for the single entry but I don't find a way to link files here, and I don't know how to convert it to a text file.

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Looking for help.

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Thanks

Rich, NU6T

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Richard Hill

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228317

If you've already imported the log, make the change in
DXKeeper's Log QSOs tab.  Select the QSO and make the
change to either: Code (set to 110), DXCC (set to KH6)
or Entity (set to Hawaii).  It could not be more simple.

73,

   ... Joe, W4TV

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On 2025-03-13 4:19 PM, Richard Hill via groups.io wrote:
Well, isn't this an adventure, grin.? I've made suggested changes to this single log entry.
First, I tried to make the changes in the error report and upload that, but it is a text file, not ADIF.
Second, I loaded the ADIF file into ADIF Master, searched for the entry for KR1STA and saved that single entry into a new ADIF file, and made changes there and tried to import the ADIF into DXKeeper.? The result was an error text file.? Error file says:? "no valid ADIF records found"? I rechecked the ADIF Master entry and all seemed OK, and the ADIF check routine in ADIF Master did not find an error.
I was going to attach the ADIF file for the single entry but I don't find a way to link files here, and I don't know how to convert it to a text file.
Looking for help.
Thanks
Rich, NU6T

Re: LOTW Last Time On

#228316

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Agree with all Joe. ?I was just alerting folks that they might want to check LOTW online to get the latest date if it is a station they are interested in. ?Ordinarily I would disregard this station based on the 2023 last upload date shown in DXView or JTAlert. ?Also these would never show up as an LOTW call in SpotCollector unless someone is using a long time frame to determine active LOTW stations.

Tom-KQ5S

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On Mar 13, 2025, at 10:30, Joe Subich, W4TV via groups.io <lists@...> wrote:

This is a case of a station that makes infrequent trips to C6.
He's only just gone back after being away for a couple of years.

Notice the last upload for C6AJB on the LotW site was just yesterday
- too soon to show in the "Users" listing (prepared on Sunday night)
that Dave downloads and updates a couple times a month for DXView
and that Laurie downloads and incorporates in the JT Alert Callsigns
Database which is updated about once a month.

Any "new" users or updated LotW "last upload" dates do not get reflected
in the "users" file until Sunday night and can not be incorporated in
user applications (DXView, JT Alert, WSJTX, etc.) until then.

73,

??... Joe, W4TV

On 2025-03-13 11:04 AM, TOM-KQ5S via??wrote:
Just saw C6AJB on 17M FT8. ?DXView shows the last time on s 2023-03-21. ?The drop-down menu on JTAert shows the same. ?When I go to LOTW online and look up the last on time it shows 2025-03-12.
This is just one example. I usually use 6-9 months for what I consider an active LOTW member. ?I have found out I need to check online if a call appears that I want to work. ?I've seen several calls, where DXView or JTAlert show the last upload more than 2 years ago but when I check online the last upload was within a month or so. ?I update the LOTW file with every new release.
I know this isn't a DXLab or JTAlert issue but just a heads up to folks.
Tom-KQ5S

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Tom-KQ5S

Re: SpotCollector is local spotting my FT8 decodes

#228315

Fixed!

Having problem connecting DXLab Commander with Flex 6400!

#228314

New user here. Was able to install DXLab applications and had no problem connecting Commander to the Flex 6400, by specifying the IP and Port address. Upgraded to the new Commander today and I have lost the connection.?
Followed documentation to run older exe file to no avail. If I go to ports and select a port with 19200 - 8,none,2,off,on, nothing connects.

I am running Windows 11 and did not upgrade. Failed to do a restore point before upgrade of Commander.

I am at a lost! Any ideals what I can try.

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Copied errorlog.txt below with error 9 code.

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2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > CI-V Commander version 16.0.3
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > App.Path ? ? ? ? ?: C:\DXLab\Commander
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > App.exe ? ? ? ? ? : CI-V Commander
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > Module ? ? ? ? ? ?: C:\DXLab\Commander\CI-V Commander.exe
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > Operating System ?: Windows 11 (64-bit) build 22631
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > Locale ID ? ? ? ? : 1033 (0x409)
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > ANSI CodePage ? ? : 1252
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > OEM CodePage ? ? ?: 437
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > Country ? ? ? ? ? : United States
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > Language ? ? ? ? ?: English
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > DecimalSeparator ?: . <46><0>
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > ThousandSeparator : , <44><0>
2025-03-13 19:06:43 ? ? > DXLab Apps ? ? ? ?:?
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > Monitors ? ? ? ? ?: 2
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > Monitor 1
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > ? ?width ? ? ? ? ?: 1920
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > ? ?height ? ? ? ? : 1080
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > ? ?dimensions ? ? : (0, 0)-(1920, 1080)
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > Monitor 2
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > ? ?width ? ? ? ? ?: 1920
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > ? ?height ? ? ? ? : 1080
2025-03-13 19:07:01 ? ? > ? ?dimensions ? ? : (-1920, 0)-(0, 1080)
2025-03-13 19:07:01.505 > program error 9 in module CIVModule.FilterGroupClick: Subscript out of range
2025-03-13 19:07:20.022 > Common.Terminate: CI-V Commander shutdown

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Roland NA5Q

Re: Invalid administrative subdivision errors

#228313

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if he is using Adif Master, that is much better then just a text editor for most.
its quite easy to edit a text file and miss the character count, which will cause errors.

On 3/13/2025 4:23 PM, ve3ki via groups.io wrote:

ADIF files are text files. You can edit them with any text editor, including Notepad.

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To edit a text file whose filename does not end in .txt, start Notepad, use the File > Open menu item in Notepad, then near the bottom to the right of the filename, in the box that says "Text Documents (*.txt)", click on the down arrow at the right-hand end of the box and change it to "All Files (*.*)", then find the file and open it. When saving the file using the File > Save As menu item, in the box immediately below the file name called "Save as type:", make the same change to prevent Notepad from tacking an extraneous .txt onto the filename.

?

To attach the contents of a small text file to a message here, simply open the file in Notepad, select the part you want to attach, and copy and paste it into the text of the message.

?

73,

Rich VE3KI

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On Thu, Mar 13, 2025 at 04:19 PM, Richard Hill wrote:

Well, isn't this an adventure, grin.? I've made suggested changes to this single log entry.

?

First, I tried to make the changes in the error report and upload that, but it is a text file, not ADIF.

?

Second, I loaded the ADIF file into ADIF Master, searched for the entry for KR1STA and saved that single entry into a new ADIF file, and made changes there and tried to import the ADIF into DXKeeper.? The result was an error text file.? Error file says:? "no valid ADIF records found"? I rechecked the ADIF Master entry and all seemed OK, and the ADIF check routine in ADIF Master did not find an error.

?

I was going to attach the ADIF file for the single entry but I don't find a way to link files here, and I don't know how to convert it to a text file.

?

Looking for help.

?

Thanks

Rich, NU6T

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