Introduction
The Preset Exchange from ADI file feature in WriteLog allows the user to import an ADIF file from the previous year’s contest in order to pre-fill information such as QTH, etc. when a callsign entered into the Call field of the Exchange window was worked in the previous year’s contest and is included in the imported ADIF file.
This feature is only useful when the exchange information remains the same year after year for a particular contest, such as Name or QTH. For contests with serial numbers in the exchange, there is no advantage to using this feature.
Basic Instructions
For contests where the entire contents of the previous year’s log can be imported (such as NAQP & CQ WW RTTY), use the following instructions:
- Open previous year’s log in WriteLog.
- Use File menu Export command to ADIF file and save file to your hard drive in ADIF format.
- Create a new blank log file for this year’s contest.
- Use Tools menu command Preset Exchange to ADI file to import the previous year’s ADIF file. Click OK to the fields highlighted or select which fields to import.
- Save configuration with Setup menu Save Configuration command and Save the file.
- Type in a known callsign worked in the previous year’s contest to verify the information imported pre-fills the appropriate field.
Contests Requiring QSO Filtering
In contests where only some of the contestants send QTH information, it is advisable to filter those QSO’s from the ADIF file before selecting the file to preset the QTH or RCVD fields, whichever is applicable. If you do not filter these QSOs, serial numbers will be imported and show up in the QTH or RCVD fields when a callsign is entered into the Call field of the Entry window. This could leave to confusion on whether the serial number in the entry window is the new one or the one from the previous year’s contest.
Step-by-Step Example
The following example is used to illustrate setting the Preset Exchange to ADI file command for the 2005 ARRL RTTY Roundup contest. In this particular example, the 2005 ARRL RTTY Roundup log file will be prepared using QSO information from the 2004 log. USA and Canadian QSO’s will be filtered using DXbase 2004. The two new ADIF files created for USA and Canadian QSOs will be merged into one ADIF file. This ADIF file will be selected to preset the exchange in the new WriteLog contest log for 2005. The filenames shown are only examples, but they are good ones which describe each of the files required.
Exporting 2004 Log QSO Information in WriteLog
Open your 2004 ARRL RTTY Roundup file ARRLRU04.wl in WriteLog. Go to the File menu, Export ADIF file.
Save the ADIF file to your hard drive as ARRLRU04ALL.adi.
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