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First thing first. So before anything else, you should finish this page.
You can reach the configuration-page by clicking " MISC" , followed by "CONFIG" . On startup for the first time, it will look like this:
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Let me just explain you part by part.
LOCATOR : this field is used to to calculate Beam and Distance via f5len's online calculator. Just fill-in your locator ( 6 digits !! If you only know the first 4 , end with "LL" ).
If you fill in : 0.0.0.0/0 it is ok : you can log into your program !
It's as giving yourself the permission to write to your own logbook. This is already provided for when there will be support for more then one user.
It must be obvious that with the configuration we use (Lamp,Wamp or Xamp), you can achieve multiple users at the same time, even at a different place.
A little bit the same story here. Fill in your own call. Your call will then be displayed in the "New QSO page".
In the future this will let us "check-in" different operators. In a certain way this works already, but it's not yet password-protected.
But if someone else uses the logbook, let him/her change the operator first. You can search on qso's, made by a specified operator.
Almost the same story here. I always use my logbook at the same place. So I let it stay to "HOME".
But maybe you have a second place where you live from time to time. Or you have a boat, a jet. Or you use your TRX while riding your horse, or whatever.
You can keep track of the place from where you logged that specific qso. And you can use it as a search-criterion.
But maybe it is also right to just fill-in your city-name. It is not yet included in this version, but I think " LOTW " needs a city-field.
You could use this field for that purpose. I would have to fill-in HERENT and not HOME. But don't worry : we'll fix this later.
There is no need to fill this in. It is a remains from the past. It will not harm your logbook if you fill in a PROXY and you select : "YES"
Press " Submit "to save your changes
It can happen that you delete a qso, wanted or not wanted or that you press "ADD" by accident and that you then delete the qso.
Your QSO_ID 's will then not be without interruption any more. You can rebuild the QSO-ID by pressing this button.
But there is a warning !
It seems that it makes a different which version of MySQL you use. Pressing this button does the following :( at MySQL Command-line)
>alter table qso drop QSO_ID
>alter table qso add QSO_ID int(10) unsigned PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT FIRST ");
Koen mentioned that on his MySQL this works perfect. I guess Koen has the latest version of MySQL.
I Use 4.0.11a-gamma ; but it doesn't act exactly the way it is supposted to act. Yes : There are no interuptions in the numbering, but my numbering DOES NOT start from 0 ; It starts from where I pussed the button.
So if you have 5314 qso's and you rebuild the QSO-ID, numbering will be continuous but will start at 5315.
Yep : this is a bit buggy. We are working on a solution for that.
You can see how many qso's you have by selecting " SEARCH & STAT " and choose then " QSO_ID " .
You see 5 colored tables. One for BAND, one for MODE etc. Here you can delete the BAND, MODE, ... that you never use.
So this is only to configure the bands, modes, etc. that you will be able to log. It does NOT delete anything from your qso's !
You will understand this better if you use your logbook for the first time. I would suggest : kill all bands, modes, .... that you don't use.
So if you are not QRV on 2190m : delete it. You are a HF-only ham : no need to be able to log 1mm. This will make things faster when you do a look-up. Not allowed to work on 60m ? Then delete that band. Not equiped for ATV => delete that mode
If at a later stage your station has the possibility to work on 2190m or your license changed, you can then restore the defaults.
Yes : restoring the defaults brings you back to the starting point : all bands/modes/... will be there again ( individual selecable).
The above counts especially for BANDS and MODE. PROPA, SAT_NAME, SAT_MODE are less important items here.
The reason we do the configuring this way is to prevent mistakes. You may, and can not, add the same item twice. If you would have e.g. a band called "40m" and one called "40M" or "40mtrs." , your dxcc-status would never be correct. The same for "CW" and "cw".
And yes : if you "kill" one band/mode/... to much, you have to start all over. But this is nothing you have to do everyday ..... I think.
Important Note : Do not delete the "blank space" in PROPA, SAT_NAME or SAT_MODE.
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