Still confused by yellow "needed" box. Someone told me that it only shows up if you need a country. I have DOZENS of yellow "needed"s that are all confirmed both ways, all from the same country, band and mode. It seems completely random.

I could have 2 inbox QSOs from Texas, both on 20 meters PSK and one will show needed and the other wont. Same for DX, multiple contacts confirmed from Spain on 40m PSK, some say needed, some dont. Multiple confirmed 20 meter SSB to Italy, some show needed, others dont.

Can someone explain to me EXACTLY what the system determines is a NEEDED contact? And should it even show needed if its been confirmed both ways already? How do I make it no longer NEEDED?


Thank you.

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NZ9Y

Mark,
I posted this a while back as a reply to a similar question:

"In your profile, under Advanced Features, you will see a check box that if checked, will do the following:

"Allow me to easily see new countries per mode and band in my Inbox and archive the rest
(Note: Your Inbox will load about 2-3 times slower than normal, so we limit your view to 500 instead of 2000. But try it, and if you don't like it, come back here and uncheck the box.)"

If you check the box, and you go into your archive and display an eQSL that is not AG, it will indicate in yellow that this country is needed for an award. You may have confirmed the QSO, but until both of you are AG, it will not count for an eAward."

You can also do a search for 'yellow' and 'needed' and you should find some help that way. I used the dates of 10/10/2007 and 11/09/2010.

I hope this helps.
73
Andy - n1ork

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N1ORK Orest 'Andy' Zajac