Figure 8-1 shows the "Maintenance" menu displayed after selecting "Maintenance" from the main menu. The following paragraphs describe each of the menu items.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Maintainence Functions º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Full Candidate Database º º º º VE Database º º º º Modify VE Callsign º º º º Recalc VE Session Counts º º º º Generate VE Sign Off List º º º º Location Database º º º º Clear Current Session º º º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Enter to Select Esc to Exit º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-1 Maintenance Functions
"Full Candidate Database" provides access to the candidate history data file. This is very similar in operation to the Register and Add/Modify/Delete Candidate functions in Session Activities
"VE Database" provides access to the VE personnel information file.
"Modify VE Callsign" updates the VE database whenever a VE changes their callsign.
"Recalc VE Session Counts" Updates the "Last session attended" and "Total sessions attended" fields in the VE database.
"Generate VE Sign Off List" is used to generate a list of which VE's signed which CSCE's and 610's.
"Location Database" provides access to the City, State, and Zip Code file.
"Clear Current Session" erases the current active session without merging it into the history file. This is useful after selecting a session for examination and it is no longer desired to have it as an active session. Figure 5-15, Potential Loss of Modified Session data, may appear if any forms were completed.
Figure 8-2 shows the table displayed when "Full Candidate Database" is selected from the "Maintenance" menu. If no candidates are in the history database, the "Add/Modify/Delete Candidate History Data" form is displayed. The following paragraphs describe the fields in the table.
"Last Name", "First Name", "M", and "Suffix" are self-explanatory.
"Call" is the callsign of the candidate.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Complete Candidate Database º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ ºLast Name First Name M Call Class Session Earned º ºBurden William A WB1BRE Novice 4/08/98:A None º ºCabana Michele L KA1SOA TechPlus 4/08/98:A None º ºGaron Christopher M KA1SIE Advanced 12/09/96:A None º ºHuck Alison None 4/08/98:A None º ºJahnke Bart KB9NM Advanced 4/08/98:A None º ºLevin Joel B N1MNF TechPlus 2/09/98:A Advanced º ºSeagroves Fletcher W Jr N1MEO Advanced 12/13/97:A None º ºShuman Alan None 4/08/98:A Extra º ºSimons Al WA1TYB Advanced 4/08/98:A None º ºSimons Bethany N1ONC Tech 12/13/97:A None º ºSimons Michael None 9/12/97:A None º ºSimons Kathe P N1NYT General 9/12/98:A None º º Lookup Last Name: Total Candidate Records: 1,628 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Ins to Add Enter to Modify Del to Delete º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-2 Complete Candidate Database
"Class" is the license class as shown on the original FCC issued operator license presented at the session. This is NOT the license class granted via a previous CSCE.
"Session" is the session date and ID the candidate record
"Earned" is the license class earned or upgraded at this session. "None" means that no license upgrade occurred.
Figure 8-3 shows the "Add/Modify/Delete Candidate History Data" form. This form displays all the data contained in each candidate history record. This form is identical in layout to the "Add/Modify/Delete a Candidate" form under "Session Activities". However it only accesses the global history data file, VICTIMG. Refer to section 6.2.1, Add/Modify/Delete a Candidate for details of the individual fields.
There are two differences between this form and the "Add/Modify/Delete a Candidate" form. The first is that sequence numbers are not displayed. They are only relevant during a session and are meaningless afterwards. The second difference is that the Alt-U key to uncomplete a candidate is not available.
In addition to the usual keys valid while on this screen, the following functions are available by pressing the Alt key and the specified letter key at the same time.
Alt-L (Location), will force a lookup of location (City, State, and Zip) from the entered information.
Alt-M (Miscellaneous) will bring up the "Miscellaneous Candidate/Electronic Filing History Data" screen shown in Figure 8-4. Refer to section 6.4, Miscellaneous Candidate/Electronic Filing Information, for details.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Add/Modify/Delete Candidate History Data º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Call: N1MEO :General None Novice Tech TechPlus General Advanced º º Effective :General None Novice Tech TechPlus General Advanced Extra º º New Class :Advanced None Novice Tech TechPlus General Advanced Extra º º ÄÄÄÄÄÄLast NameÄÄÄÄÄ Suffix ÄÄÄFirst NameÄÄÄ M Date Of Birth º º Seagroves Jr Fletcher W 10/23/42 º º ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄAddressÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄCityÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ ST Zipcode º º Box 304, Seagroves Rd Wilton NH 03086-0000 º º Email:seagrove@n1meo.mv.com º º Day Phone:(000)000-0000 Element Status Night Phone:(603)654-5838 º º ÄÄÄ1AÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ1BÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ1CÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ2ÄÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ3AÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ3BÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ4AÄÄÄ ÄÄÄ4BÄÄÄ º º 9/04/93 Fail 7/24/93 Pass º º Completed:Y N Y CSCE Issued:Y N Y P 610 Required:N N Y P º º Session :12/11/93:A Fee Paid: $5.60 Identity Verified:Y N Y * º º CSCE VE's :WW1Y N1FT W1FI 610 VE's :WW1Y N1FT W1FI º º Notes: º º x 4 : º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Alt-L Lookup City Record will be Changed Alt-M for Misc º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-3 Add/Modify/Delete Candidate History Data
Figure 8-5 shows the table displayed when "VE Database" is selected from the "Maintenance" menu. If no Volunteer Examiners have ever been registered, the "Register a VE" form is displayed. The following paragraphs describe the fields in the table.
"Last Name", "First Name", "M", and "Suffix" are self-explanatory.
"Call" is the callsign of the Volunteer Examiner.
"Class" is the current class of the Volunteer Examiner. Note that the license class at the time of a session is stored in the session record along with the VE's callsign.
"Session #" is the total number of sessions that the VE has supported. Note this is only for those sessions for which VEWD was used.
"Session Last" is the session date and ID of the last session that the VE supported. Note this is only for those sessions for which VEWD was used.
Figure 8-6 shows the "Register a VE" form displayed after selecting a VE from the "Registered Volunteer Examiners" table. The following paragraphs describe each of the fields.
The "First", "M", "Last", "Suff" fields are the first name, middle initial, surname, and suffix (Jr., Sr., etc.) of the VE.
"Callsign" is the valid US callsign of the VE.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Miscellaneous Candidate/Electronic Filing History Data º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Item 4C: N N Y - Change name on license. Use OLDNAME="xxxxx" in notes.º º Item 4D: N N Y - Change mailing address º º Item 4E: N N Y - Change callsign. Must have candidate's initials. º º Item 4F: N N Y - Renewal º º Item 7B: / / - Pending application. Use PURPOSE="xxxxx" in notes. º º Item 8 : Y Y N - Applicant's signature present º º º º VE signatures present - VE 1: Y Y N VE 2: Y Y N VE 3: Y Y N º º FCC Review required : N N Y º º VEC key entry initials : VET º º º º Notes: º º x 4 : º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Record will be Changed º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-4 Miscellaneous Candidate/Electronic Filing History Data
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Registered Volunteer Examiners º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º ÄÄÄSessionÄÄÄ º º Last Name First Name M Call Class # Last º º Cabana Glenn E W1FI Extra 64 4/08/98:A º º Churbuck Kenneth E K1TCD Extra 47 12/21/97:A º º Cote Ernest L NO1V Extra 21 12/13/97:B º º Critz Rich W N1FT Extra 25 4/08/98:A º º Heedles James M WW1Y Extra 68 4/08/98:A º º Hunt Charles KC1OX Extra 24 1/16/97:A º º Simons Allen K WA1TYB Advanced 38 4/08/98:A º º Swiech Francis A N1DGQ Extra 43 10/04/97:A º º Webb Nancy J N1OEZ Extra 42 4/08/98:A º º Lookup Last Name: VE's Listed: 46 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Alt-A to Toggle Ins to Add Enter to Modify Del to Delete º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-5 Registered Volunteer Examiners List
"New Callsign" is the new valid US callsign of the VE. If this field is blank, this is the current record for this VE. This field should not normally be modified. When a VE changes their callsign, use the "Modify VE Callsign" (Section 8.3) item on the "Maintenance Functions" menu.
"Class" is a choice field specifying the license class of the VE.
"Licensed till", and "VE till" are the expiration dates (MM/DD/YY) of the VE's FCC license, and VE accreditation respectively. If either field is left blank it is ignored. If a date is entered, it must be after the session in order to register the VE.
"Nickname" is the VE's preferred casual name. If identical to the first name, leave this field blank.
"Address", "City", "State", "ZIP", "Home", and "Work" are all self-explanatory. None are actually required, but it is highly recommended to maintain this information in the event it becomes necessary to contact a VE after a session.
"Email" is the Electronic, or Internet, mail address for the VE.
"Notify" is a choice field used to indicate the "Regulars" of a VE team. It is only used in the generation of the invitation list under "Pre-session Activities".
"Show" is a choice field that filters the Registered Volunteer Examiners list under Maintenance Functions (See 8.2.1, Register A VE). This allows old VE records to be hidden while not actually deleting them. This would be done in the case of a callsign change.
"Notes" is a 256 character miscellaneous field organized as eight (8) rows of 32 characters each. It is intended for any additional information that might be useful to the VE team or team leader (e.g. "Works 3rd shift. Don't call between 8 am and 6 PM")
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Register a VE º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º ÄÄÄÄÄÄFirstÄÄÄÄÄ M ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄLastÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ Suff º º James M Heedles º º Callsign :WW1Y New Callsign : º º Class :Extra Extra Advanced General º º Licensed till: 10/15/01 VE till: 10/01/00 º º Nickname :Jim º º Address :6 Birch Drive º º City :Amherst º º State :NH ZIP : 03031-1807 º º Home :(603)673-7395 Work :(603)885-5379 º º Email :heedles@ww1y.mv.com º º Notify :N N Y Show :Y Y N º º Notes : Wrote this program º º x 8 º º Sessions Attended: 61 Last: 12/13/97:A º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Record will be Changed º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-6 Register a VE
Figure 8-7 shows the table displayed when "Modify VE Callsign" is selected from the "Maintenance" menu. The "Press Enter to Change" message does not appear until the new callsign has been entered. When a VE changes their callsign this function is used to create a new VE record. The old record is not deleted to maintain consistency with the Session and Global history databases.
The following steps occur when a callsign is changed:
For prior versions of VEWD there were two basic methods of dealing with callsign changes:
For the case one, perform the "Modify VE Callsign" function for each case. For case two, change the callsign back to the original callsign and then perform the "Modify VE Callsign" function for each case. After processing all the previous callsign changes, perform the "Recalc VE Session Counts" function. This will recompute the session counts for both the old and the new VE records.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Change a VE's Callsign º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º º º Old Callsign : º º New Callsign : º º º º Press Enter to Change º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Escape to Exit º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-7 Change a VE's Callsign
"Recalc VE Session Counts" performs a similar function to the "Recompute Session Counts" function. It goes through each session record and each VE record and updates the "Last session attended" and "Total sessions attended" fields in the VE database. While the search is in progress the message shown in Figure 8-8 is displayed. If there are many sessions, this can take some time.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º Recomputing VE Session Counts º º This may take awhile. Please wait... º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-8 Recomputing VE Session Counts
Figure 8-9 shows the session list displayed when "Generate VE Sign Off List" is selected from the "Maintenance" menu. The list is displayed in time reversed order. The most recent session appears first. The following paragraphs describe each of the columns of the table.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Generate VE signature lists º º Session List º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º * Date Location Sponsor Cand VE's D º º * 6/02/94:A Amherst, NH WW1Y - Sample 26 5 º º 5/14/94:A Manchester, NH, Amoskeag Radio Club 17 11 º º 4/21/94:A Salem, NH, KY1N Memorial Sessio 35 15 º º * 2/26/94:A Nashua, NH, Nashua Area Radio Cl 36 11 º º 2/12/94:A Manchester, NH, Amoskeag Radio Club 18 6 º º 1/20/94:A Salem, NH, KY1N Memorial Sessio 18 12 º º * 12/11/93:A Nashua, NH, Nashua Area Radio Cl 50 13 º º 11/13/93:A Manchester NH, Amoskeag Radio Club 27 11 º º 10/24/93:P Manchester, NH, NH Council of VEs 19 3 º º 10/20/93:A Salem, NH, KY1N Memorial Sessio 19 15 º º * 9/04/93:A Nashua, NH, Nashua Area Radio Cl 10 11 º º Total sessions: 20 Marked Sessions: 4 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º ALT-M to Mark/Unmark Escape to Abort Enter to Continue º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-9 Generate VE signature lists
"*" is visible to the left of the session date if the session has been marked via Alt-M. Only marked sessions are used to generate the sign off list. This allows multiple VE teams to share their data while allowing each VE Team leader to select just their sessions.
"Date" is the date of the session followed by the session ID. The purpose of session ID is to provide a unique designation for each session when multiple sessions occur on the same day.
"Location" is the location of the session
"Sponsor" is the group or club sponsoring the examination session
"Cand" is the total number of candidates served at the session
"VE's" is the total number of VE's that supported the session
"D" is the session deleted flag. If a "Y" is shown, the candidate data for this session is no longer stored in the history database (VICTIMG.DAT). A deleted session cannot be marked since there are no longer any candidate records to check against VE callsigns.
In addition to the usual keys valid while on this screen, the following functions are available by pressing the Alt key and the specified letter key at the same time.
Alt-M toggles the "*" mark for the highlighted session.
Once all desired sessions are marked pressing the return key will cause the file "SIGNLIST.TXT" to be generated in the current default directory. If the file exists, it is overwritten.
Figure 8-10 is displayed while the list is being generated. For each VE found to have signed a CSCE or FCC Form 610 in any marked sessions, a list of all candidate's for which the VE signed either a CSCE or 610 is output to the file. The format of the output is shown in Figure 8-11. This file may then be used to provide each signing VE with a record of what pieces of paper actually contain their signature. Remember, If you don't record CSCE and 610 VE Callsigns always and accurately, this list will neither be complete nor correct.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º º º Generating VE Signature Lists º º This may take awhile. Please wait... º º º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-10 Generating VE Signature Lists
VE'S NAME AND CALLSIGN VE'S ADDRESS VE'S CITY, STATE, ZIPCODE SPONSORING-VEC-1 Session at LOCATION-1 on DATE 1(ID 1) sponsored by the SESSION-SPONSOR-1 CSCE and Form 610 - Candidate 1 name and callsign (if any) Form 610 - Candidate 2 name and callsign (if any) CSCE - Candidate 3 name and callsign (if any) SPONSORING-VEC-2 Session at LOCATION-2 on DATE 2(ID 2) sponsored by the SESSION-SPONSOR-2 CSCE and Form 610 - Candidate 1 name and callsign (if any) Form 610 - Candidate 2 name and callsign (if any) CSCE - Candidate 3 name and callsign (if any)
Figure 8-12 shows the "List of Known QTH's" table displayed after selecting a the "Location Database" item from the "Maintenance Functions" menu. This data base is used to automatically fill in the City, State, and/or Zip Code during the candidate registration process. This function is only performed if either the "Fill in City, State, Zip from City" or the "Fill in City, State, Zip from Zip" choices are set to Yes on the "Session Options" form (See 5.1.2, Session Options). This database is automatically populated with new City/State/Zip Code triplets only when the "Add New Cities from Candidate Record" is set to Yes on the "Session Options" form, and only when initially registering a candidate. The following paragraphs describe each of the fields of the table.
"City" is the name of the city or town. Spaces are considered part of the name
"State" is the state where the city or town is located.
"Zip" is the five (5) digit Zip Code for the city or town.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º List of Known QTH's º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º City State Zip º º Acton MA 01720 º º Allenstown NH 03275 º º Alton NH 03809 º º Amesbury MA 01913 º º Amherst NH 03031 º º Andover MA 01810 º º Andover NH 03231 º º Antrim NH 03440 º º Anytown UK 10000 º º Ashby MA 01431 º º Assonet MA 02702 º º Lookup City: º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Ins to Insert Del to Delete º º Enter to Modify º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-12 Location Table
No provision is made for foreign locations since the FCC requires all licensed amateurs to have a valid US mailing address.
Figure 8-13 shows the "Add/Modify/Delete a QTH" form displayed when selecting a location from the "List of Known QTH's table. The following paragraphs describe each of the fields.
"City" is the name of the city or town. Spaces are considered part of the name
"State" is the state where the city or town is located.
ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ» º Add/Modify/Delete a QTH º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º City : Amherst º º State: NH º º Zip : 03031 º ÌÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ͹ º Record will be Changed º ÈÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍͼFigure 8-13 Add/Modify/Delete a City
"Zip" is the five (5) digit Zip Code for the city or town.
The location database should be periodically examined and corrected. When location records are added automatically at candidate registration, ALL unique combinations of City/State/Zip are added. If a typographical error is made at registration and is later corrected, the erroneous location is still in the location database. If the typographical error was in the city or state field, there are now (at least) two locations with the same Zip Code. The fill in City/State/Zip Code at candidate registration feature only works if there is a unique match in the location database. For example, if "Amherst, NH 03031" is in the database as the only 03031 Zip Code, then skipping over City and State and just entering Zip Code at registration will cause "Amherst" and "NH" to be filled for City and State. If another location record with the same Zip Code is added by mistake, such as "Amhurst, NH 03031", or "Amherst, NM 03031", then the fill in will no longer occur. If there truly are two towns with the same Zip Code in the database, the actual town name must be entered.
This function is used empty the current session databases
without performing a "Merge Active Session" operation.
This is frequently desired when an older previous session has
been selected in order to examine the candidate records or to
regenerate session reports or session counts. This should
never be performed during an actual session as it will result
in the loss of all the session records. If the session
has never been merged, or if it has been changed since it was
last merged, the displays shown in Figure 5-14 and Figure 4-1
on pages 1 and 1 will appear. In general, unless the session
was recalled to specifically make corrections the "Session
has already been merged" warning can be ignored.
Last Modified: 01 January 1998
Jim Heedles: heedles@ww1y.mv.com