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Ok.? This solves another thing for me.? In years past, when we all kept paper logs, we were asked to record station changes and other information in our logbook.? It would go in the log as a comment with none of the QSO information filled in.? I had been trying to figure out how to do that for any information I wanted to record in the DXKeeper log.? I hadn¡¯t yet gotten into mind how to make the feature request¡­

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And now I know it isn¡¯t necessary as the support is already there.

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However, I just ran into an issue.? It appears that logging a comment like this still tries to upload the ¡°QSO¡± to QRZ and possibly other logging/QSL services.? I got a couple of popups from QRZ, and both the eQSL and LoTW panels are showing ¡°R¡± for Sent.? I would guess that a QSO with a ¡°!¡± in the callsign should probably prevent the record from being uploaded to those services.? Just a guess, however.? ?

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Thanks for taking a look at this.

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73

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DE? MARK? N7YD

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:27
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DXLab] !

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+ AA6YQ comments beloew

Dave's DXKeeper manual (Logging New QSOs with the Capture window) says:

If the first letter of the callsign you enter is an exclamation point, DXKeeper assumes that you are logging a CQ, an unsuccessful call, a test, or some other transmission that you wish to record but does not represent a QSO. Such log entries are not assigned a DXCC prefix, do not initiate a Callbook database lookup, and are not included in award tracking statistics.

+ Exactly right. Click the Capture window's Begin button when you start calling CQ; when you stop calling CQ, click the Capture window's End button and log the CQ. When calling a station, initially place a ! in front of the callsign of the station you're calling (in the Capture window's Callsign box), and click the Begin button. If the station responds, remove the !. If not, log the unsuccessful call.?

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On 2025-04-18 3:16 AM, Mark N7YD wrote:

Thanks for taking a look at this.
QSL Tab -> QSL Config -> General

*UNCHECK* "Upload QSOs whose callsigns begin with !"
(last line in the"options" box at the top of the tab)

73,

... Joe, W4TV


On 2025-04-18 3:16 AM, Mark N7YD wrote:
Ok. This solves another thing for me. In years past, when we all kept paper logs, we were asked to record station changes and other information in our logbook. It would go in the log as a comment with none of the QSO information filled in. I had been trying to figure out how to do that for any information I wanted to record in the DXKeeper log. I hadn¡¯t yet gotten into mind how to make the feature request¡­
And now I know it isn¡¯t necessary as the support is already there.
However, I just ran into an issue. It appears that logging a comment like this still tries to upload the ¡°QSO¡± to QRZ and possibly other logging/QSL services. I got a couple of popups from QRZ, and both the eQSL and LoTW panels are showing ¡°R¡± for Sent. I would guess that a QSO with a ¡°!¡± in the callsign should probably prevent the record from being uploaded to those services. Just a guess, however. ?
Thanks for taking a look at this.
73
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DE MARK N7YD
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:27
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DXLab] !
+ AA6YQ comments beloew
Dave's DXKeeper manual (Logging New QSOs with the Capture window) says:
If the first letter of the callsign you enter is an exclamation point, DXKeeper assumes that you are logging a CQ, an unsuccessful call, a test, or some other transmission that you wish to record but does not represent a QSO. Such log entries are not assigned a DXCC prefix, do not initiate a Callbook database lookup, and are not included in award tracking statistics.
+ Exactly right. Click the Capture window's Begin button when you start calling CQ; when you stop calling CQ, click the Capture window's End button and log the CQ. When calling a station, initially place a ! in front of the callsign of the station you're calling (in the Capture window's Callsign box), and click the Begin button. If the station responds, remove the !. If not, log the unsuccessful call.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
 

Thanks. That will do it.


73
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DE? MARK? N7YD

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV via
groups.io
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2025 06:23
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DXLab] !

On 2025-04-18 3:16 AM, Mark N7YD wrote:

> Thanks for taking a look at this.

QSL Tab -> QSL Config -> General

*UNCHECK* "Upload QSOs whose callsigns begin with !"
(last line in the"options" box at the top of the tab)

73,

... Joe, W4TV


On 2025-04-18 3:16 AM, Mark N7YD wrote:
Ok. This solves another thing for me. In years past, when we all kept paper
logs, we were asked to record station changes and other information in our
logbook. It would go in the log as a comment with none of the QSO
information filled in. I had been trying to figure out how to do that for any
information I wanted to record in the DXKeeper log. I hadn¡¯t yet gotten into
mind how to make the feature request¡­

And now I know it isn¡¯t necessary as the support is already there.

However, I just ran into an issue. It appears that logging a comment like this
still tries to upload the ¡°QSO¡± to QRZ and possibly other logging/QSL services. I
got a couple of popups from QRZ, and both the eQSL and LoTW panels are
showing ¡°R¡± for Sent. I would guess that a QSO with a ¡°!¡± in the callsign should
probably prevent the record from being uploaded to those services. Just a
guess, however. ?

Thanks for taking a look at this.


73
-.. . / -- .- .-. -.- / -. --... -.-- -..
DE MARK N7YD

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via
groups.io
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2025 10:27
To: [email protected]
Subject: [DXLab] !

+ AA6YQ comments beloew
Dave's DXKeeper manual (Logging New QSOs with the Capture window) says:

If the first letter of the callsign you enter is an exclamation point, DXKeeper
assumes that you are logging a CQ, an unsuccessful call, a test, or some other
transmission that you wish to record but does not represent a QSO. Such log
entries are not assigned a DXCC prefix, do not initiate a Callbook database
lookup, and are not included in award tracking statistics.
+ Exactly right. Click the Capture window's Begin button when you start
calling CQ; when you stop calling CQ, click the Capture window's End button
and log the CQ. When calling a station, initially place a ! in front of the callsign
of the station you're calling (in the Capture window's Callsign box), and click the
Begin button. If the station responds, remove the !. If not, log the unsuccessful
call.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

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