Time logging problem.

[EA3GCV]

Hi Reg,

Richard complains that the time stored in QSO is local time even by checking the "Store UTC in logbook". Swisslog warns you when it detects that the Time difference to UTC set in Windows differs from the one set in Swisslog. Then prompts you to change this automatically for you. Swisslog knows this for the following entries in the Swisslog SwisslogV5.INI file (these are the correct settings for UK):

TimeDifftoWindows=1
TimeDiffofQTH=0

Richard hasn't received this warning so he probably has 0 in both settings. The source of this problem may come from two ways:

- Maybe the time Zone settings in Windows are not set correctly so I told him to check this. In the date/time configuration in Windows there is an option that must be checked: Set summer time automatically.
- His operating system is Windows Vista or higher and he has not installed Swisslog with administrator rights (as clearly indicated in the first screen of the Swisslog installer) and the INI file can't be overwritten.

If he has not installed Swisslog as administrator the best solution is first to make a backup copy of his Swisslog database by means of the File | Save.. option. When Swisslog is not installed as administrator NEVER copy directly the Swisslog database from the C:\Program Files\Swisslog\DB folder to make a backup because this is not the real database Swisslog is using!! it uses another located in the Windows's VirtualStore creating a real bundle! After this uninstall Swisslog and install it again following strictly the instructions given in the first screen of the installer. Finally restore the Swisslog database from the File | Restore... function and set up Swisslog again (register with your call and set other options as transceiver control, internet databases etc).

I hope this extended reply will help.

Best 73