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I need to ask this of the group..........even if it is a "DUH" question, well......
maybe a couple of them............

I don't quite understand the use of the substitution commands as described below
from the Help File:
"By using substitution commands in the QSL Information fields, you can establish one QSL card style that will correctly print QSL cards for QSOs made from a variety of locations. Each substitution command found in a QSL Information field is replaced by the appropriate information for the QTH from which the current QSO was made, as shown in the following table:"

<rig>

<streetaddress>

<iota>

etc etc etc

It's not clear to me where the substitution commands are inserted into the
QSL card. Are they used in the field(s) for the QSO information line in
some fashion?

Also, between the QSO information line and the lower left and right lines
of text there's going to be a fair amount of empty space. I don't believe
I'd have multiple lines of QSO information as shown in the QSL examples.

Is there some way to insert a logo or other type of artwork to sort of dress
up the card? Or do I initially have to first print the artwork on the card
stock and THEN go to DXKeeper to print the QSL card itself?

Do any of you use pictures for the QSL card; your stations, etc??

Many Thanks....

Howard W6IDS
Richmond, IN

Referring to the "QSL Cards" tab on the QSL Configuration window,
you can place substitution commands in any of four places:

1. in the 4 textboxes in the "Upper Left Text" panel

2. in the 4 textboxes in the "Upper Right Text" panel

3. in the textbox in the "Lower Left Text" panel

4. in the textbox in the "Lower Right Text" panel

Take a look at the sample QSL card in



This was generated with the "Upper Left Text" panel containing

<city>
<state>
<country>

and the "Upper Right Text" panel containing

<grid>
<latitude>, <longitude>
<iota>

DXKeeper currently provides no means of printing a picture or
graphic on a generated QSL card. I tried adding this capability
awhile back, but couldn't make it look "right" when textual QSL
information overlapped the image. I'll return to this at some point;
until then, you'll have to start with cards that already contain the
desired image.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., "w6ids" <w6ids@...> wrote:

I need to ask this of the group..........even if it is a "DUH"

question,

well......
maybe a couple of them............

I don't quite understand the use of the substitution commands as

described

below
from the Help File:
"By using substitution commands in the QSL Information fields, you

can

establish one QSL card style that will correctly print QSL cards

for QSOs

made from a variety of locations. Each substitution command found

in a QSL

Information field is replaced by the appropriate information for

the QTH

from which the current QSO was made, as shown in the following

table:"

<rig>

<streetaddress>

<iota>

etc etc etc

It's not clear to me where the substitution commands are inserted

into the

QSL card. Are they used in the field(s) for the QSO information

line in

some fashion?

Also, between the QSO information line and the lower left and

right lines

of text there's going to be a fair amount of empty space. I don't

believe

I'd have multiple lines of QSO information as shown in the QSL

examples.

Is there some way to insert a logo or other type of artwork to

sort of dress

up the card? Or do I initially have to first print the artwork on

the card

stock and THEN go to DXKeeper to print the QSL card itself?

Do any of you use pictures for the QSL card; your stations, etc??

Many Thanks....

Howard W6IDS
Richmond, IN

I generate mine in a "2-pass" process. First I print the cards from
DXKeeper with the QSO info, then I print a graphic in the open center part
of the card that I created with a graphics program. It turns out OK.

73,
Ken
KC9GLQ
Indianapolis

Well, I sure appreciate the input from everyone. I'll play around with your own
technique and see how it develops. May I ask what graphic program are you
using to make this happen? Just curious......... I'm interested in inserting a logo
for the 10-10 Club, HFPACK, and a couple of other things maybe from time
to time.

Howard W6IDS
Richmond, IN

Sure, Howard. I used "Paint Shop Pro" to put together the image, and then I
use a labelling program, "DesignPro", to actually put the image on the
cards. It enables me to precisely put the image in the blank space of the
card, and print the desired number of cards.

I'll send you a pdf of the image I use.

Ken
KC9GLQ