I dont think stations should be allowed to Archive my eQSL and not confirm the QSO. My card to eQSL member was archived my him - but he doesnt send an eQSL to me.
Very unfair that he can collect awards credit and deny me credit at the same time.

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WA3SEE CARL OLSON

Why don't you send him E-Mail and asked to be confirmed. There is a possibility that he (or she) is unfamiliar with how one actually confirms a eQSL.

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KE3W Nevins "Frank" Frankel
Temporary QTH: Centralia, Pennsylvania (USA)
http://www.ke3w.com

Carl,
There is, in my opinion, a flaw in the eQSL InBox. If you get an eQSL in your InBox that needs a confirmation or rejection and you display it before you confirm or reject it, it will automatically go to your Archive if you refresh the page. That might have happened to you in this case. As Frank said, you may need to email the other station and ask them to confirm the QSO. You may want to inform them that the QSO may be in their Archive and not in the InBox. Hope this helps.
73
N1ORK

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N1ORK/P Orest 'Andy' Zajac

I make a point of always confirming eQSL's. Well, I figured I would jump into my Archive Box (after reading N1ORK comments) - and guess what? You got it - I had two QSO's I didn't confirm! Thanks Andy.

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KE3W Nevins "Frank" Frankel
Temporary QTH: Centralia, Pennsylvania (USA)
http://www.ke3w.com

As Andy said they card goes into the archive when the page is refreshed.

In my case my QSO's are uploaded automatically when I add them to my DM780 logfile. I only log a QSO if it was complete, if I start a QSO then lose the station or he loses me before a signal report was exchanged I don't log it. So I have a few QSO's in my archive that I have not confirmed, because it seems that the minimum requirement for working the station is at least a signal report sent and heard from both parties. Maybe I'm wrong about that??

Maybe that was what happened in your case?

~Dave VA3KAB

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VA3KAB David Bell

I think that when you join eQSL you should commit yourself to upload ALL log-records of completed contacts that you make. Simple as that.
You can never predict if someone else would like a eQSL. So upload all you got.
(and make sure you Authenticity Guaranteed)

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VK2GWK Henk Tobbe

Good point Henk! I still think that eQSL should fix the InBox so that an eQSL is not archived after you display it and if not confirmed or rejected.
73
Andy - n1ork

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

Is there a way to move Archived QSO's back to Outbox? Tnx, K3ZL

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K3ZL Keith Campbell

Keith,
Archived eQSLs come from the InBox. When your OutBox QSO matches up with another ham's OutBox QSO, it generates an InBox eQSL for both parties. When you display it or check the Archive box, it moves to your archive and you cannot move it back to either the InBox or the OutBox. You can try to delete it from your OutBox and then do a Manual Log Entry to put it back into your OutBox. This may regenerate a new eQSL in your InBox, but I'm not sure about this, so be careful
Why would you want to move an archived eQSL back to your OutBox anyway?
73
Andy - n1ork

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N1CJG Orest 'Andy' Zajac
RARS#021

I am new to eqsl but i think thats a good point Henk made, and this is what i am currently trying to do, all though i have many logs and mostly hand written

Martin G7JWR

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G7JWR martin

When I look at my archive how would I know if any of the contacts were not confirmed? I am worried I may have been doing this also and not realized it.

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KN4GE John H. Floyd III

If the entry has a green check mark and a red 'X' beside it then it has not been confirmed. It is asking you to either manually confirm or reject the QSO. If it does not have the check mark and 'X' then it has been confirmed by you, i.e. it matches a QSO that you uploaded.

Here is an FAQ: http://www.eqsl.cc/qslcard/FAQDisplay.cfm?Topic=1018

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VA3KAB David Bell

I am new to eQSL. When I put a eQSL in my outbox does it automatically get sent out or do I have to hit a send button?

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KC2QIC Manuel Hernandez Jr.

Yes, outbox entries show eQSLs that you have already sent.

Best way to send them is by your logging program, either directly if supported, or via ADIF file.

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73, Dave - VA3KAB

Hello David,
I thought I was getting the hang of eQSL but now I am not sure. My thinking was that once I upload a log eQSL reads others logs and puts QSO matches into my and his inbox as well as my outbox. Basically automatically.
But from what I have been reading here I am now beginning to think I need to manually endorse all the QSOs with green checks in my inbox before they are sent to the outbox for the other person to see? Is this correct?
I seem to be "bubble-headed" about this whole eQSL process, sorry.

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NQ7R Thomas Kramer

Hi Tom,

You are correct in your first statement, eQSLs in your inbox are matched automatically with eQSLs from your outbox. After you have uploaded your log, when you then check your inbox you should see that most, if not all, the eQSLs in your inbox are confirmed, i.e., they do not have the green check-mark or red "X" beside them.

Any left in the inbox with the check-mark or "X" are entries that are not in your log. I usually check these against my log, often the reason is they got the mode wrong (psk31 instead of psk63, etc.) or date or time wrong, or sometime the band wrong. If so, I will reject them with an explanation, that allows the user to correct the entry in his outbox. All others I reject with the message "Not in my log".

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73, Dave - VA3KAB

Sorry if it was me, it strikes me as a thing that should be automated. Too many loggers and too many awards verification entities to spend hours confirming QSO's EQSL didnt process. Now if I could only get DXKeeper to download my archive of 168 cards without having to click the mouse 500 times! Been working on that for 2 days. Bandwidth isnt THAT expensive anymore, given the lack of resolution, 15 seconds per card is patently ridiculous and the lack of provision of a download button follows suit. If it's that big of an issue, there are plenty of users willing and able to run reflectors to ease the load on the system to improve the service.

The interface is dated and could use a rework - This would cost some money and frustrate some older users who have already adapted, but it isn't the 90's anymore and if EQSL wants to remain salient and solvent, the features users need should roll out.

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KD8ZXM David W Williams
Edited by KD8ZXM David W Williams on Jul 13, 2019 at 03:55 PM

The only thing that can be automated is matching inbox entries to outbox entries, and it already is.

You can download your entire inbox by clicking on the Download link at the bottom of the inbox.

Yes, the interface is dated and needs work. There is no money to do that, eQSL is run as non-profit, all the money received goes into keeping the servers online, there is nothing left over for a code rewrite. Only a very small fraction of eQSL users actually donate, around 8% or so.

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73, Dave - VA3KAB

Re eQSL cards, the amount of eqsl cards that have not been acknowledged is unbelievable. I have quite a few, and the amount of times I have requested an eqsl card I have lost count.

They shouldn't be allowed to archive your eqsl until they have acknowledge the qso by sending you theirs.
It@s totally unfair and in my eyes cheating. This afternoon/early evening I have been through my logbook from 2008 - 2014 again requesting acknowledgement.

I always acknowledge other members qsl cards. So can i please ask if you have receievd an email from me requesting an eqsl acknowledgement, be as kind and check your log books and either confirm or reject my log/qso with your station.

Many thanks in advance for your helpfullness in this matter.


73 and good DX to you all.

Chris
m3ozp

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M3OZP Chris Rolfe