George, I'm afraid I might have mis-marketed SyncBack when I talked about its benefits here on the reflector. SyncBack is a great backup program for doing daily (or less frequent) backups, but it is NOT the right tool for mirroring two drives in real-time or at short intervals. There are some software programs out there that will do this -- as well as some hardware-only solutions -- but I don't use them and have no recommendations.
I simply back-up my DX4WIN \SAVE directory daily, and my entire collection of \HAM RADIO programs weekly. I figure that's good enough for me... stuff doesn't change that often here! -larry K8UT ----- Original Message ----- From: "George K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 08:14 Subject: [Dx4win] SyncBack_DX4WIN_BACKUPS Anyone have an idea of how to use SyncBack the free backup program to backup DX4WIN logging files at 2 or 3 min intervals to my Kingston512MB USB flash drive??? I just can't make SyncBack work and I don't know what DX4WIN file changes as the upper part of DX4WIN screen says in red, "MODIFIED (count down numbers)", to black, "Modified", to backup on a regular basis. Anyone, help. Thanks. George _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Dec 24 11:13:53 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Bartlett VE1RGB) Date: Sat Dec 24 11:14:55 2005 Subject: [Dx4win] SyncBack_DX4WIN_BACKUPS References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have SyncBack (free version) set up to back up the DX4WIN "Save" file every ten minutes and I have determined empirically that indeed it will back up an open file. I just watched SyncBack light up the memory stick that I'm using for backup, so I opened ve1rgb.dxl off my F-drive (Kingston) and, lo and behold, it reflects the latest Q I made a few minutes before. It helps to periodically use the Ctl-S feature so that the file that gets copied is right up to date. 73, Gary, VE1RGB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "George K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 8:43 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] SyncBack_DX4WIN_BACKUPS >I notice that the Syncback web page says that only the paid version will >back up open files. I presume this means the Freeware version won't. At >best this makes for an issue of timing, to make sure that you get the >absolutely last version of the DX4WIN log. > > Actually, barring a hard drive failure, DX4WIN's built-in backup process > is about as good as I have seen - in over 80,000 QSOs logged, I have never > lost one, and believe me, I've tried (;^)) > > Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > > At 08:14 AM 12/23/2005, George K wrote: >>Anyone have an idea of how to use SyncBack the free backup program to >>backup DX4WIN logging files at 2 or 3 min intervals to my Kingston512MB >>USB flash drive??? >>I just can't make SyncBack work and I don't know what DX4WIN file changes >>as the upper part of DX4WIN screen says in red, "MODIFIED (count down >>numbers)", to black, "Modified", to backup on a regular basis. >>Anyone, help. >>Thanks. >>George >>_______________________________________________ >>Dx4win mailing list >>Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Dec 24 11:36:07 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Bartlett VE1RGB) Date: Sat Dec 24 11:37:04 2005 Subject: Fw: [Dx4win] SyncBack_DX4WIN_BACKUPS Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry - that should read "Alt-S" for save. Gary, VE1RGB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Bartlett VE1RGB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 12:13 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] SyncBack_DX4WIN_BACKUPS >I have SyncBack (free version) set up to back up the DX4WIN "Save" file >every ten minutes and I have determined empirically that indeed it will >back up an open file. I just watched SyncBack light up the memory stick >that I'm using for backup, so I opened ve1rgb.dxl off my F-drive (Kingston) >and, lo and behold, it reflects the latest Q I made a few minutes before. >It helps to periodically use the Ctl-S feature so that the file that gets >copied is right up to date. > > 73, > Gary, VE1RGB > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pete Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "George K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 8:43 AM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] SyncBack_DX4WIN_BACKUPS > > >>I notice that the Syncback web page says that only the paid version will >>back up open files. I presume this means the Freeware version won't. At >>best this makes for an issue of timing, to make sure that you get the >>absolutely last version of the DX4WIN log. >> >> Actually, barring a hard drive failure, DX4WIN's built-in backup process >> is about as good as I have seen - in over 80,000 QSOs logged, I have >> never lost one, and believe me, I've tried (;^)) >> >> Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to Everyone. >> >> 73, Pete N4ZR >> >> At 08:14 AM 12/23/2005, George K wrote: >>>Anyone have an idea of how to use SyncBack the free backup program to >>>backup DX4WIN logging files at 2 or 3 min intervals to my Kingston512MB >>>USB flash drive??? >>>I just can't make SyncBack work and I don't know what DX4WIN file changes >>>as the upper part of DX4WIN screen says in red, "MODIFIED (count down >>>numbers)", to black, "Modified", to backup on a regular basis. >>>Anyone, help. >>>Thanks. >>>George >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Dx4win mailing list >>>Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >>>http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Dec 24 18:22:07 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Sat Dec 24 18:23:04 2005 Subject: [Dx4win] MMTTY IN DX4WIN In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 11:37 PM 8/25/2005, Jay Sewell wrote: >Credit goes to Bob, W5OV for the following. > >Assuming you have MMTTY running stand-alone and correctly PTT keying the >transmitter and sending FSK when your rig is in rtty mode running through >the MicroKEYER. Get that set up first and running properly and then >don't change anything in MMTTY. Then close MMTTY > >Then the following Settings: > >MicroKEYER MicroKeyer already knows about DX4WIN and can create the ports/settings automatically. I believe it's in one of the pulldown/configuration menu items. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
