After making contact the log qso comes up with 04/01/2020 and when I change the date it still logs that date. Please help!!

Your date format looks like it may be set to dd/mm/yyyy instead of mm/dd/yyyy.

Joe

N7IHB

How do I change that

I believe it is the time/date format in your OS. If you're running W10, click on Start in lower left corner, Settings (little gear icon), Time and Language, Date time & regional formatting in upper right corner. If the format down doesn't match the mm/dd/yyyy that I mentioned earlier, click on Change data formats and adjust it there. Hope this helps.

Joe
N7IHB

I tried that but it didn't work '
Thank You

On 4 Jan 2020 at 11:05, willicott@gtmc.net wrote:

After making contact the log qso
comes up with 04/01/2020 and when I
change the date it still logs that
date. Please help!!

I use that format on my OS and my logs
from WSJT-X are read correctly in QRZ.com
and LotW ... I suggest you not worry about it.

what is the best format or default format to use?

The one you are least likely to misconstrue or enter incorrectly. Personally I always use yyyymmdd (or yyyy-mm-dd) - it is unambiguous, and not only does familiarity with it make reading Cabrillo and ADIF files easier (since they both use this order), but also when interpreted as straight text instead of as a date (e.g. in a file name), it still sorts correctly. But if this one seems too unfamiliar, you might be better off with one you are more comfortable with - preferably one that won't lead to ambiguities like the 04/01/2020 one you started with.

73,
Rich VE3KI

That is what I was using just easier for me to read and sort thanks for the quick response.

Why doesn't software intended for international use, that uses dates
itself use the international (ISO) format yyyy/mm/dd that all OS's
support and understand?

    https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html

If WSJT-x does, then users need to understand how to set/adjust their
own OS locale settings, of whatever OS they use.

73.

Dave G0WBX.

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On 05/01/2020 09:35, Dave_G0WBX via Groups.Io wrote:

Why doesn't software intended for international use, that uses dates
itself use the international (ISO) format yyyy/mm/dd that all OS's
support and understand?

https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html

If WSJT-x does, then users need to understand how to set/adjust their
own OS locale settings, of whatever OS they use.

73.

Dave G0WBX.

Hi Dave,

for date input into the graphical user interface WSJT-X uses the regional default short form as set in your operating system's localization settings. You can choose whatever you prefer.

73
Bill
G4WJS.