Wendell, What does this mean? Did my message bounce? All I see is my message attached to Steve's. Then the blurb Wendell Wyly - W5FL wrote: but nothing further. If you were trying to tell me something it didn't come through.
Wendell Wyly - W5FL wrote: > > See Below.... > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alan C. Zack > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 9:11 PM > To: Steve Bookout; Jim Reisert AD1C; Paul van der Eijk; ON4AOI > Cc: DX4WIN reflector > Subject: [Dx4win] New Install ver 6.03 > > I am about to do my first install of DX4WIN. My old program, WJ2O, has > given > me good service over the years but is no longer supported and I like the > DX4WIN tracking. I am looking forward to this on the same scale as a root > canal or a colonscopy. A couple of questions please before I start: > > 1. I have ver 6.02 on a CD registered to my old call, K6ACZ. Since moving > to Las Vegas I changed my call to K7ACZ. Will my new call effect the ver > 6.03 install? > Just Install 6.03 and set it up with the dummy log. The DX4WIN website has > installation instructions, but the only thing of importance is to put your > CALL.key file in the DX4WIN directory after installation. The old call will > show up until you send an e-mail to STEVE to get you a free new key with > your new call on it. > > 2. Although I have ver 6.02 on the CD I have never installed it. First, > fear of the unknown, waiting to purchase a new PC, then awaiting the release > of 6.03.1. Should I install 6.02 from the CD first, then do an update to > 6.03.1 before importing any QSO's from my old program (WJ2O), or should I > just download 6.03.1 and start it fresh? > Yes,..See above. > > 3. My WJ2O log is divided into about 50 categories by WJ2O code numbers for > major contests, my various operations from DU1 and DU6, and contacts made > under 3 different calls, KE6UP, K6ACZ, and K7ACZ. I plan to transfer each > set of QSO's per category into DX4WIN separately using a different DX4WIN > group name for each category transfer. Is this a good idea? > It is very important and you should set up the groups as you import the > data. It is not the easiest thing to do, but definitely and absolutely the > only way to go. You will want to normally operate with all of your > stateside calls merged so your DXCC stats will be correct. > > 4. I also purchased the DX4WIN User's Guide (Ver 6.0, Jan 2003) with my ver > 6.02 CD. Are there any revisions to the manual since it's release? (Yes, I > will read it step by step during the install and set-up and hope to avoid > any > dumb questions) > There is a new manual with each release, but the help file is all you should > ever need. > > I know you guys just got back from Dayton and have a 100 other guys ahead of > me asking questions so no rush on getting back to me. I have waited this > long to do the install, I can wait a little longer for your advise before I > screw something up. I am also following all the ver 6.03 Q&A on the > reflector. > Any help will be very much appreciated. > > Good Luck. It is a fine program for a dxer. > > 73 > > Steve Bookout wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > If you have 6.02, YOU DO NOT NEED A NEW KEY FOR VERSION 6.03! > > > > Use the one I sent you with 6.02. > > > > If you are lost as to where it may be, it is in your dx4w602 directory > > (C:\program files\dx4w602) and is called 'yourcall'.key. Move it or copy > > it from that location to the dx4w603 directory (C:\program files\dx4w603) > > > > Once you move or copy it to the new location, the next time the program > > starts, it should come up fully licensed. > > > > Thanks for taking the time to read this. > > > > PS Who's going to buy me a beer at Dayton? Will be staying at the Crown > > Plaza downtown. > > > > 73 de Steve, NR4M > > > > -- > __________________________________________________________________________ > Alan Zack > Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ > Las Vegas, Nevada, USA > Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired > Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired > U.S. Coast Guard, Always Ready, Always There > Every hour, Every day, Around the Clock and Around the World > SEMPER PARATUS > http://www.gocoastguard.com/ > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon May 17 23:12:42 2004 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Rick Murphy K1MU) Date: Mon May 17 23:18:28 2004 Subject: [Dx4win] Fw: 6.03 Upgrade In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:10 PM 5/17/2004, Mike wrote: > > I am having a slight problem in upgrading from 6.02 to 6.03. The > > instructions from the web site say I am to > > edit the dx4win.ini file by deleting the line RC=xxxxxx in the [system] > > section. I have two lines in my [system]: > > > > last log=c:\program files\dx4win602\save\n4epd.dxl > > disabled=NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN > > > > Is the second line the one to delete, and why ? No, don't delete either line. I don't know what the "RC=" line does, or why it's got to be deleted, but since neither of the above provide a RC setting you should leave them alone. > > Other than that the program appears to operate correctly. It's not broke - don't try to fix it. :-) -Rick
