QSL Configuration

The Options panel provides the ability to set default values for the Capture window's QSL requested and use bureau checkboxes, and to enable the confirmation of multiple QSLs on each QSL card or label:

Preset 'QSL Requested' checkbox	When checked, the Capture window's QSL requested checkbox will be set for each new QSO
Preset 'use bureau' checkbox	When checked, the Capture window's use bureau checkbox will be set for each new QSO
Initialize QSL Sent to 'R' for each imported QSO	When checked, each imported QSO's QSL Sent item will be set to 'R' unless the imported value is 'Y'
Outgoing QSLs request confirmation unless already confirmed	When checked, each outgoing QSL card or label will requests a confirmation by displaying 'please!' or 'pse!' respectively unless the QSO has already been confirmed; changing this setting has no affect on QSOs already present in the QSL Queue
Confirm multiple QSOs per QSL	when checked, multiple QSOs will be confirmed on each QSL card and label as long as the Operator and myQTH fields match, and as long as there is space on the card or label when unchecked, each QSL card or label will confirm exactly one QSO

Add Needed requests all with same call	when checked, the Add Needed function will request confirmation for all unconfirmed QSOs with a station for which there's a QSO whose confirmation is needed
Add Needed requests all with same mgr	when checked, the Add Needed function will request confirmation for all unconfirmed QSOs having a QSL manager from whom confirmation of a QSO requiring confirmation will be sought
Add Needed sets Sent Via to 'B' (for Bureau)	when checked, the Add Needed function sets each needed QSO's Sent Via item to B (for Bureau) before adding it to the QSL Queue
Add Needed sets Sent Via to 'D' (for Direct mail)	when checked, the Add Needed function sets each needed QSO's Sent Via item to D (for Direct mail) before adding it to the QSL Queue
Awards	the Add Needed function will populate the QSL Queue with confirmation requests needed for each award whose box in this panel is checked

Add Requested no dup band-modes	when checked, the Add Requested function won't generate a QSL Queue entry unless doing so would give the receiving station a new confirmed band or mode, or unless the QSL Via panel is set to LotW or eQSL.cc
Add Requested sets Sent Via to 'B' (for Bureau)	when checked, the Add Requested function sets each needed QSO's Sent Via item to B (for Bureau) before adding it to the QSL Queue
Add Requested sets Sent Via to 'D' (for Direct mail)	when checked, the Add Requested function sets each needed QSO's Sent Via item to D (for Direct mail) before adding it to the QSL Queue

QSL Cards Tab

If you choose 4 QSL cards per page, guides that make it easier to separate the cards will be printed if you check the Page Layout panel's print separation guides box.

If you check the print grid lines box, the generated QSL cards will include grid lines that separate the rows and columns of QSO information, as shown in the above layout.

This tab's Frequency panel allows you to specify whether generated QSL cards show a QSO's frequency or its band.

Additional panels on this tab provide control of information printed on QSL cards generated by DXKeeper. You can individually specify the font name, font metrics (bold, italic), and font color of the station callsign, confirmation statement, and information positioned in each corner of the card. Double-clicking a font name, font size, or font color control displays a dialog box that facilitates selection of the desired parameters.

If you are printing QSL cards on blank cardstock, check the Station Callsign Display box so that DXKeeper will print your callsign at the top-center of each card. Note that the callsign printed is taken from the QSO's stn call field, not the from the default station callsign; this allows you to operate with multiple callsigns within the same log -- e.g. AA6YQ and AA6YQ/1 -- and print the correct callsign on each QSO.

If you are printing QSL cards on cardstock preprinted with your callsign, then uncheck the Station Callsign Display box.

If you want the contents of the QSO's Via item to be appended to the confirmation line if those contents are a valid callsign, check the Confirmation panel's Include QSL Manager box.

If you want [x buro] (where x is the DXCC prefix for the destination QSL bureau) appended to the confirmation if the QSL is to be sent via the QSL bureau, check the Confirmation panel's Include [buro] box.

Information from the following QSL Information textboxes is printed on every QSL card using the specified font parameters and color:

Typically, these QSL Information textboxes are used to print information about your QTH -- your city, county, state, grid-square, etc. If you are printing QSL cards on cardstock preprinted with your QTH information, then simply leave the QSL Information textboxes blank. If you always operate from the same place, then you can directly enter your QTH information. But if you operate from multiple locations and want your QSL cards to accurately indicate the QTH from which you made the QSO, then you must

By using QSL substitution commands in the QSL Information textboxes, 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 textbox is replaced by the appropriate information for the QTH from which the current QSO was made.

QSL Labels Tab

Each QSL label is composed of a confirmation line and a table with a header row and one row for each confirmed QSO. You can individually control the font name, font metrics (bold, italic), and font color of each of these elements. Double-clicking a font name, font size, or font color control displays a dialog box that facilitates selection of the desired parameters.

This tab's Frequency panel allows you to specify whether generated QSL labels show a QSO's frequency or its band.

The following settings are used to specify the geometry of the QSL labels you're using.

Label model #	manufacturer's model number for the label in use (serves as a reminder to the user)
Labels per columns	the number of labels in each column
Row 1 offset	distance from the top edge of the label sheet to the top of the first row of label, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Row height	distance from the top edge of the one row of labels to the top edge of the next row of label, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Column 1 offset	distance from the left edge of the label sheet to the left edge of the first label column, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Column 2 offset	distance from the left edge of the label sheet to the left edge of the second label column, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel; if 0, only 1 column of labels per page are printed
Column 3 offset	distance from the left edge of the label sheet to the left edge of the third label column, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel; if 0, only 2 columns of labels per page are printed
Label width	the width of each label, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Include QSL Mgr in confirmation	When checked, the contents of the QSO's Via item will be appended to the confirmation line if the contents are a valid callsign (2-column labels only)
Include [buro] in confirmation	When checked, [x buro] (where x is the DXCC prefix for the destination QSL bureau) will be appended to the confirmation line if the QSL is to be sent via the QSL bureau (2-column labels only)
Include QSL Mgr & Pse/Tnx QSL	When checked places the following information along the bottom margin of each 3-wide label using the font metrics specified in the Bottom Line panel: the contents of the QSO's Via item if it is a valid callsign if all QSOs on the label have been confirmed, 'tnx QSL'; otherwise, 'pse QSL!'
Include [buro]	When checked, [x buro] (where x is the DXCC prefix for the destination QSL bureau) will be included in a 3-wide label's Bottom Line if the QSL is to be sent via the QSL bureau and Include QSL Mgr & Pse/Tnx QSL is enabled

Envelopes Tab

The following settings are used to specify the geometry of the envelopes to be addressed, and the location of the address on the envelope, and the return address to be printed.

Return address	your return address (up to 5 lines)
Top margin	distance from the printer's top of page to the top edge of the envelope, in inches
Left margin	distance from the printer's left edge to the left edge of the envelope, in inches
Address top offset	distance from the top edge of the envelope to the first address line, in inches
Address left offset	distance from the left edge of the envelope to the left edge of the address, in inches
Airmail Indicator	check to have "Airmail, Par Avion" printed on each envelope
Printer orientation	set to "portrait" or "landscape" as required to reliably print envelopes on your printer
Print DX address in upper case	check to force the DX address to be printed in upper case

If you always operate from the same place, then you can directly enter your return address; even if you operate from multiple locations, you may want all QSLs returned to the same address. But if you operate from multiple locations and want QSL cards returned to the location from which you operated, you must

By using the following substitution commands in the return address field, you can establish one return address specification that will correctly print envelopes whose return addresses are specified by the operating location. Each substitution command found in a return address field is replaced by the appropriate information for the QTH from which the current QSO was made, as shown in the following table:

Address Labels Tab

The following settings are used to specify the geometry of the address labels you're using.

Label model #	manufacturer's model number for the label in use (serves as a reminder to the user)
Labels per columns	the number of labels in each column
Row 1 offset	distance from the top edge of the label sheet to the top of the first row of label, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Row height	distance from the top edge of the one row of labels to the top edge of the next row of label, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Column 1 offset	distance from the left edge of the label sheet to the left edge of the first label column, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Column 2 offset	distance from the left edge of the label sheet to the left edge of the second label column, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel; if 0, only 1 column of labels per page are printed
Column 3 offset	distance from the left edge of the label sheet to the left edge of the third label column, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel; if 0, only 2 columns of labels per page are printed
Label width	the width of each label, in inches or millimeters as specified by the Units panel
Print DX address in upper case	check to force the DX address to be printed in upper case

QSL Msgs Tab

This tab provides 8 standard QSL messages, any one of which can be selected as the default QSL message via the General tab's QSL msg selector. You can also chose from among these messages using the Capture window's QSL msg selector, and make modifications there. Double-clicking one of these messages invokes a Field editor. A QSL message's label will be highlighted in red if the maximum length is exceeded).

You can use substitution commands in QSL messages to include information determined by your current location.

eQSL Tab

Username	your eQSL.cc username
Password	your eQSL.cc password, concealed by * characters; clicking the ? button reveals the password
QTH Nickname	optional eQSL.cc QTH nickname if present, limits the Sync eQSL.cc QSLs operation to QSLs from the specified QTH in your eQSL.cc profile if present and Use each QSO's myQTHID as its QTH Nickname when uploading or exporting is disabled, selects the QTH in your eQSL.cc profile for QSOs uploaded or exported to eQSL.cc
Maximum time difference...	if a downloaded QSL in consistent with a QSO's callsign, band, and mode, this parameters specifies the maximum difference in minutes between the QSL's begin time and the QSO's begin time for the QSL to be deemed a match for the QSO
Upload an eQSL...	when checked, clicking the Capture window's Log button automatically uploads an eQSL (eliminating the need to depress the Ctrl key each time)
Initialize eQSL Sent to 'R'...	when checked, logging a QSO via the Main or Capture windows, or importing a QSO records the eQSL Sent field as 'R' (for requested)
Use each QSO's myQTHID as its QTH Nickname when uploading or exporting	when checked, each QSO's myQTHID will be used as its QTH Nickname when uploading to eQSL.cc or when exporting for eQSL.cc; when not checked, the specified QTH Nickname will be used.
Don't upload QSOs whose station callsign isn't the specified Username	when checked, only QSOs whose station callsign matches the eQSL.cc Username will be uploaded to eQSL.cc by the Upload to eQSL.cc function
Prompt the user to specify a file containing the already-downloaded contents of an eQSL.cc Inbox when a Sync eQSL.cc QSLs operation is performed	when checked, the Sync eQSL.cc QSLs operation prompts you to specify a file containing the contents of an eQSL.cc Inbox that you have already downloaded
Retain eQSL images	when checked, clicking the eQSL Display button checks to see if the current QSO's eQSL image has already been downloaded into DXKeeper's eQSL image folder if not, the image is downloaded from eQSL, saved in DXKeeper's eQSL image folder, and displayed if so, the already-downloaded image is displayed -- unless the user depressed the CTRL key while clicking the eQSL Display button, in which case the already-downloaded image is replaced with a new image downloaded from eQSL.cc, and displayed
eQSL image folder pathname	the pathname of the folder into which downloaded eQSL images are stored; click the Select button to choose a folder

LotW Tab

Username	your LotW username
Password	your LotW password (use the web account password) concealed by * characters; clicking the ? button reveals the password
Initialize LotW Sent to 'R'...	when checked, logging a QSO via the Main or Capture windows, or importing a QSO records the LotW Sent field as 'R' (for requested)
Set outgoing card/label QSL? to "thanks!"...	when checked, an outgoing QSL card or label's QSL? field will be set to "thanks!" if the QSO is already confirmed in LotW; changing this setting has no affect on QSOs already present in the QSL Queue
PC has no internet connection (prompt operator to manually query LotW)	when checked, DXKeeper will prompt you to manually upload a signed .TQ8 file, and to manually query LotW and place the query results in a designated file; this option should only be selected when your PC does not have a direct connection to the internet. This option can also be used to report DXCC verification discrepancies from a PC with no internet connection.

Limit Add and Sync operations to this station callsign

When this setting specifies a callsign, and QSL Via is set to LotW,

the Add Requested and Add All operations ignore Log Page Display QSOs whose Station Callsign item doesn't match the specified callsign
the Sync LotW QSOs and Sync LotW QSLs operations download and synchronize only QSOs and QSLs whose station callsign matches the specified callsign

When this setting is empty, the Sync LotW QSOs and Sync LotW QSLs operations download and synchronize all QSOs and QSLs in your LotW account, respectively

the Add Requested and Add All consider all QSOs in the Log Page Display
the Sync LotW QSOs and Sync LotW QSLs operations download and synchronize all QSOs and QSLs independent of their station callsign

Report unmatched QSOs or QSLs as errors

when checked,

the Sync LotW QSOs operation will report any downloaded QSOs that don't match any QSO in the current log
the Sync LotW QSLs operation will report any downloaded QSLs that don't match any QSO in the current log

Exclude station callsign when matching downloaded QSOs & QSLs to logged QSOs

when checked,

the Sync LotW QSOs operation will consider a downloaded QSO to match a logged QSO if the callsigns, bands, modes, and begin times are all identical; when unchecked, the station callsigns must also be identical.
the Sync LotW QSLs operation will consider a downloaded QSL to match a logged QSO if the callsigns, bands, modes, and begin times are all identical; when unchecked, the station callsigns must also be identical.

Full pathname of TQSL.exe

specify the location of the LotW application TQSL on your PC's hard drive

TQSL is free, and available via https://www.arrl.org/lotw/getstart
if you already have TQSL installed, verify that it is version 1.1.0 or later by running it and invoking its Help:About menu item
By default, TQSL is installed in c:\Program Files\TrustedQSL\TQL.exe
If you installed TQSL in another location, use the Select button to locate and select TQSL

Note that TQSL must be installed on a drive directly attached to your PC; otherwise, DXKeeper will be unable to obtain your station locations.

TQSL station location

Select the TQSL station location to be used associated with the uploaded QSOs; if no station location is selected, TQSL will ask you to select one when it invoked by DXKeeper during the LotW upload process.

If you add, modify, or delete a station location in TQSL, click the Update button to update the station location selector.

ADIF & TDF Tab

Printer Tab

Name	the name of the printer on which QSLs will be printed
Media for QSL cards, QSL labels, and address labels	Size - selects the paper size on which QSL cards, QSL labels, and address labels will be printed Source - selects the media bin from which QSL cards, QSL labels, and address labels will be printed
Media for envelopes	Size - selects the paper size on which envelopes will be printed Source - selects the media bin from which envelopes will be printed
Print Quality	select the desired print quality
Ignore printer-imposed margins	when checked, top and left margins reported by the printer driver are ignored and reported as 0; this allows borderless printing of QSL cards and labels. Note that doing this could damage your printer, so USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Width	the width of each QSL card in inches or millimeters as specified by the Inches and Millimeters selectors
Height	the height of each QSL card in inches or millimeters as specified by the Inches and Millimeters selectors
Side border	the width of the left and right side border of each QSL card in inches or millimeters as specified by the Inches and Millimeters selectors
Top border	the width of the top border of each QSL card in inches or millimeters as specified by the Inches and Millimeters selectors

Upper Left Text	up to 4 lines of text positioned in the card's upper left corner
Upper Right Text	up to 4 lines of text positioned in the card's upper right corner
Lower Left Text	up to 1 lines of text positioned in the card's lower left corner
Lower Right Text	up to 1 lines of text positioned in the card's lower right corner

Command	Replacement
<streetaddress>	the QTH's street address
<city>	the QTH's city
<county>	the QTH's county
<state>	the QTH's state
<postalcode>	the QTH's postal code
<country>	the QTH's country