I spent some time to download and check again how other sw manage qsling.
The major give you a chance in the option to set:
A) qsl EACH qso
B) qsl ONCE per qso
This is the key!
Option A is easy to understand. Let me try to evaluate case B.
Now, others are "poor" because they usually only have 2 conditions:
QSL SENT = Y or N (where Yes may also be: B(uro), E(lectronic), L(otw) and so on, but B,E,L are in any case the same as Y).
The same for QSL RECEIVED (By)
So if I set option B (qsl once per qso) the previous status (Y,B,E,L...) will be suggested if the station has already been worked. By this way when I qso for the second time with IW3HMH the qsl status is suggested (example) to B and I immediately know that QSL was already sent by Buro to Daniele and will not lose time, paper to write one more o to check whether or not it has been sent, this is also because I am used to write the card while qso.
Of course, qso with IW3HMH is not the same as 9M/IW3HMH.
This is also very usefull with their own "qsl management" or qsl report.
But...Log4om has 5 different status, and a different way of managing.
I suppose the field in the db refering to this 5 different status is the same one, well I am quite sure abt that so the status to be checked is not the status HI...but the field.
By this way I suppose the following:
Previous QSL Sent = NO -> Current QSL Sent = NO (not already qsled, don't want to? will do later for this one?.......)
Previous QSL Sent = YES -> Current QSL Sent = YES (already qsled, QSL Management will thanks)
Previous QSL Sent = QUEUED -> Current QSL Sent = YES (as I want to qsl once x station)
Previous QSL Sent = INVALID -> Current QSL Sent = INVALID (qsl invalid? lid operator? pirate?)
Previous QSL Sent = REQUESTED -> Current QSL Sent = YES (as I want to qsl once x station)
That only means that you immediately know the status of the previous qso and than decide whether or not to do something more or not and in all cases I will be able to set different if needed.
I think the key of anything is giving the chance to decide in the option if you want to qsl:
ONCE x QSO or ONCE per STATION ?
Beleave me, I will appreciate, but do not want to overcharge all of the team for something that will be usefull to only one person!
It is a great product and I will continue to use and suggest even without this chance!!
