This must be obvious, because I have not been able to find it in the FAQs, current or original...

I upload my eqsls via an ADIF file from time to time and of course receive confirmation eqsls in return. Some of these have personalized comments on them relating to the specifics of our QSO.

I cannot figure out how these QSO-specific comments are being added by the senders. I would like to be able to do this as well. It seems like once the ADIF file is posted to the Outbox, that's it, the confirmation and e-qsling process continues apace and further input is not appropriate or available. Of course you can modify or delete an outbox item, but that is not what I think is going on here.

How do these QSO specific comments get added by the senders? Are they part of the uploaded file?


Tom
K8TOM
Monroe, WA

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K8TOM Wm. T "Tom" Singleton Jr

I don't see any way to edit this post, so I'll add the following as this reply. I know that there is a "comments" field which can be used as part of the manual "Edit" function for each individual e-qsl. The problem with that is the warning message to the effect that "Warning - This eqsl has already been retrieved". That implies that the data is now "fixed" for the eqsl card, right?

Can I do something to keep the eqsls from being retrieved until I have had a chance to add comments to some of them--and release the rest for posting?

Tnx in advance
Tom

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K8TOM Wm. T "Tom" Singleton Jr

Tom,
Depending on the logging program you use, it may or may not have a comment field entry that corresponds to the one here in eQSL. I think there is an explanation of the adif fields here somewhere and how they are set up. I use ACLog by N3FJP, but the comment field there doesn't agree with the comment field here unless you do alot of field manipulation in ACLog. I suppose you can modify your adif files manually before you upload them, but it would be nice to know just which loggers support the eQSL comment field without any modifications.
73
Andy - n1ork

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac

Thanks for your note, Andy.

Yes, I use ACLog as well, and haven't noticed that my comments are being added to the eQSLs. I wonder how we can find out how that works. Support? Support?

Perhaps I will post a new thread addressed to this topic.

Thanks,
Tom

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K8TOM Wm. T "Tom" Singleton Jr

I just noticed this, too. I see that ADIF specs specify COMMENT as the field name, but eQSL is optionally looking for QSL_COMMENT. I did a Find/Replace on my last upload in order for my COMMENT field to show up. I would think eQSL should change this....

HTH for now -
73 - Paul - N9GXA

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N9GXA Paul Kahlert

Edit: I see that eQSL considers your comment field as private info. I have another field for personal data...
Edited by N9GXA Paul Kahlert on May 3, 2009 at 04:16 AM