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Description of the procedure for award supplement - endorsement

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Make second application - supplement - endorsement for award

In order to implement the award supplement (endorsement) must perform the following basic steps:

1.Enter state approval (DATE_GRANTED) to the previously filed award - usually in 1 -st application
2.Update table database QSOs QSOS_AWARDS based of a new file .adif produced by Logger
3.Prepare a new award supplement (endorsement )
4.Print a new application for the award .

Enter state approval (DATE_GRANTED) to the previously filed award - usually in 1 -st application

After receiving award the first action we should you do,  is give for the QSO date of approval award  DATE_GRANTED . In this, choose in  the bookmark  Table award application this  award from menu

Menu for choice award what that we want to see  or upgrade

Menu for choice award

Will see award  in Review mode

DXCC_MIXED award in Review mode
before setting DATE_GRANTED

Now you need to set the date of approval, by press the button.

However, not always want  to insert the current date here. If we develop the state from the past , ie, we have already notified and approved a list of QSOs and we want to continue performing  further supplements for the award by   AWARD_SECREATARY ,  then for old QSO certainly want insert date when the real QSOs was confirmed . After pressing this button appear for you the additional window as described above . Method described there will allow us to insert DATE_GRANTED  selected manually. We would also want  in this case delete the QSO from  a table award i.e  country to obtain state of the previous application outside of AWARD_SECRETARY. It is described here

Let's suppose now that  a QSO is not approved by the publisher award - then set the cursor to the field  DATE_GRANTED and press the right mouse button which will allow you to make an entry QSO ot_Approved as shown in Figure

Inserting Not_Apprved for QSO not approved

After inserting the area will look like

Appearance after inserting Not Approved.

Now press  Write award  .

Look after writing award DXCC_MIXED

Update QSO database QSOS_AWARDS basis of a new file .adif produced by Logger

The steps should be performed here are the same as for the 1st application and are described here .n a Section 2 Steps to take if you want to load or update the data about  the QSOs . But  here we use here only this button

to update the main table  qso_awards

Prepare award supplement - endorsement
For preparation for supplement  - endorsement first you do update for award  DXCC_5_BANDS. We should remember that you have to select for ARRL award the type of confirmation Only QSL or OnlyLOTW

If you forget that you must select and made supplement for the ARRL award type, eg DXCC_MIXED we get a message on the screen

Now you can select the button No and change the type confirmation as shown in the previous picture. Selecting OK it is also possible - but it may cause some disturbances.

Here for the ARRL awards  may show a message

 

Now you can choice   Updating award by press button . You can still get this message on the screen :

Message of non-compliance dates
ie. the date of recording the main array of
QSOs is greater than the date of the
last calculation for diploma DXCC_5_BANDS

Therefore, you must first do supplement for award DXCC_5_BANDS described in point 3. Steps to perform calculations for the award DXCC_5_BANDS - the basics of cost ARRL award .

So we can do there calculations for diploma DXCC_5_BANDS after selecting this award from the menu

which will result in the appearance of the current status of this award., and next select  Updating award . Further course of action and the layout of the screens shown in the above mentioned point 3. Be sure to remember to save the new state for the award DXCC_5_BANDS by pressing  button

Now we calculate the award for what we want to be the supplement - endorsement . Maybe you still show this  message

Message about dependency between
awards ARRL

 

Except that, as previously reported to us first the current state of award and then after selecting the button updating award appear screen with the calculated award . Should be remember there  -  first for this calculation choose All QSO option - very important.

At this point, proceed as described in Section 4. The relevant steps to comply with the 1st application for a award.

Before displaying a summary of the application will proceed in the case of the performing the award supplement to action control whether in the new supplement has been included previous QSOs . Results of the control  may look like this;

1.If all QSOs from the previous calculation have been approved and no QSOs for substitution for better meet the conditions to optimize the cost of checking the QSOs will be displayed message , as shown below.

The message of completion of all QSOs
from the previous calculation - after update diploma

2. Where it will be  possible program AWARD_SECRETARY change QSO to a more optimal conditions for better satisfying the conditions for checking the cost optimization, which will display the screen

QSO control, swapping of QSO more optimal
check the countries belonging to the award
DXCC_5BANDS for update mode

This case discussed in more detail below -> more optimal QSO better performing cost optimization for checking QSO , but also show what QSO was changed , what is described here i n Section 5.

 

 

Now you can choose write award and next New QSOs -endorsement .

 

Print a new application for award

At this point, we proceed in the same way as described in the application bookmark Application sheet for print. On this screen appear  this field :

Note that now appears to us <br>
the words New QSO-s, which <br>
means that we will print <br>
supplement have only<br>
new QSO. For award ARRL<br>
there will always be a new <br>
QSO-s because already <br>
approved QSO not shall be <br>
reported

Note that now appears to us
the words New QSO-s, which
means that we will print
supplement have only
new QSO. For award ARRL
there will always be a new
QSO-s because already
approved QSO not shall be
reported

and after the preparation the form for print  award DXC_MIXED appears to us

Appearance parts to supplement the award form
(endorsement)

It should be emphasized that for award  ARRL  will get the same results regardless of whether you choose  All QSOs or New QSOs-supplement. This is true. so that the awards  ARRL is introduced condition , that  are not selected already approved QSOs ie having assigned DATE_GRANTED, which means that it has already reached a state QSO AWARDED

 

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