[Trlog] LOG.DAT vs. LONGLOG.DAT

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Well - it's complicated.  The LONGLOG file is written when the QSO is made
- otherwise, it wouldn't have the full frequency data available.

I came up with a better way to use LONGLOG I think.  Say no to the question
when making the Cabrillo log.  Then use the POST U P command (I think
that's right) which will pull the frequencies from the LONGLOG file into
the Cabrillo log for the QSOs that it finds match up.

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On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 7:31 PM Wayne, W0ZW <w0zw at fastmail.com> wrote:

> This past weekend I used TR Log (Linux) to log my entry in the CQWW WPX CW
> contest.  Overall I found TR Log quite fun to use and discovered I could
> concentrate on operating the contest instead of on the logging software.
>
> However, when it came time to create a Cabrillo log there were many
> discrepancies found between the LOG.DAT and LONGLOG.DAT files.  These had
> to be resolved before Post would create the Cabrillo file.  In my case the
> discrepancies seemed to be mostly from having made edits to the received
> SNs by using Alt-E during the contest.  The SN would be one value in
> LONGLOG.DAT and another value in LOG.DAT.  Other edits were the occasional
> call sign or prefix difference.
>
> Why would there be differences between these two files?  Shouldn't edits
> made during the contest be consistent across the underlying files?  What
> did I do wrong or am not understanding?
>
> 73,
> Wayne, W0ZW
>
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