From: dxcoffee@alt119.net.remove-tqj-this   
      
   Earlier this year we released a report on the status of our PDXG QSL   
   Management Platform that was designed to automate the QSL manager's back end   
   processes. Developed over the past 3 years it's now at Version 4.3 and   
   installed on servers in the United    
   Kingdom and the USA. Exclusive users are Tim M0URX, Charles M0OXO, Pista HA5AO   
   and Gene K5GS.   
      
   The development goal of this collaborative effort was to eliminate, or greatly   
   reduce, a manager's manual tasks. The first large implementation was the 2015   
   TX3X Chesterfield Island DX-pedition, we learned a lot about what QSL managers   
   and users expect    
   from an OQRS platform. The application eliminates most of the manual drudgery   
   of processing confirmations for a single DX operator to the largest   
   DX-pedition.   
   2017 Year to Date 2017 Metrics:   
      
   -ÿÿÿ QSOs loaded:ÿÿ 5,018,167   
      
   -ÿÿÿ Total number of DX logs:ÿ 800 (DX-pedition, contest, active DX stations   
   handled by M0URX, M0OXO and HA5AO)   
      
   A QSL manager with one helper can process OQRS requests for the largest   
   DX-pedition in one day, an amazing 75% reduction in time and labor. Compare   
   this to the old process that took multiple people many days to handle a large   
   DX-pedition. Today the only    
   time consuming OQRS confirmation tasks are stuffing envelopes and affixing   
   labels, a bulk mail franking machine eliminated postage stamps.ÿ Other   
   automated tasks include matching donors to the log for special handling and   
   busted call management, no more    
   busted/missing call e-mails.ÿ   
      
   A new feature controls sending duplicate QSL cards to the same DXer. Many   
   DXers request a card through OQRS or Direct and also send a buro card. The   
   software will not respond to the buro request if a card was previously sent   
   for the same contact(s).   
      
   With all this extra time on their hands M0URX and M0OXO are available to   
   handle additional DX call signs and DX-peditions.   
      
   For additional information about the project please contact any of the people   
   named in the article at their QRZ.com e-mail address.   
      
   73,   
      
   Gene K5GS for PDXG   
      
   http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2017/pdxg-qsl-management-platform-update/   
      
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