In the DX4WIN logging window, between the rstS, rstR and ZONE blocks there is a window designated "Recvd". Why is it when I import a CT contest file using the excellent CT.BIN to ADIF program Jim, AD1C, produced for us there is no entry in this window. Some contests, like the recent ARRL DX CW & SSB, require an exchange of Power for DX stations or State for USA/VE stations. So I have a CT log full of the power given me by the DX I worked. Why doesn't this power number show up in the DX4WIN Recvd window block. It would be nice to have this exchange readily available. Lets say a DX station sends me a QSL card and when I look him up I see he worked me with only 5 watts. I could then write on his card something like nice signal for 5 watts. Other contests, such as the CQ WPX, use serial numbers in the exchange. These serial numbers do show up in the DX4WIN Recvd window. _______________________________________________________ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 6 01:15:09 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Thu Mar 6 01:19:45 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Re: Recvd Block In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Alan, I think DX4WIN will only put the received serial number there. In ADIF parlance, this is the SRX field (see http://www.adif.org). There is also an SRX_STRING field in ADIF which looks like it *could* work, but I don't know if DX4WIN will recognize this field as something that should be filled into the Rcvd logbook field. Exporting this field for ARRL DX would be no problem with a simple program modification. I can't just put the power in the SRX field, because that might mess up other logging programs that expect a numerical value, or have a dedicated field for serial numbers. The third option is to convert the .BIN file to .DXQ format, then I could make it truly DX4WIN-specific. However, I don't really want to spend my time doing that, as I'm pretty busy already. 73 - Jim AD1C On 3/5/2008 8:11 PM, Alan Zack wrote: > In the DX4WIN logging window, between the rstS, rstR and ZONE blocks > there is a window designated "Recvd". Why is it when I import a CT > contest file using the excellent CT.BIN to ADIF program Jim, AD1C, > produced for us there is no entry in this window. Some contests, like > the recent ARRL DX CW & SSB, require an exchange of Power for DX > stations or State for USA/VE stations. So I have a CT log full of the > power given me by the DX I worked. Why doesn't this power number show > up in the DX4WIN Recvd window block. It would be nice to have this > exchange readily available. Lets say a DX station sends me a QSL card > and when I look him up I see he worked me with only 5 watts. I could > then write on his card something like nice signal for 5 watts. Other > contests, such as the CQ WPX, use serial numbers in the exchange. These > serial numbers do show up in the DX4WIN Recvd window. > _______________________________________________________ > Alan Zack > Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ > Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station > Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- Jim Reisert AD1C/?, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 6 08:51:29 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Les Kalmus) Date: Thu Mar 6 08:56:04 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Com 1/ antenna rotator help In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am having a problem with DX4WIN controlling my rotator. I made my backup PC my primary for radio. On this PC I can't control the antenna rotator like I did on the other PC. The rotator is on COM1 which I think is in use by something since I am having the same problem with N1MM. All the DX4WIN settings are the same as they were on the other PC, etc. Can anyone tell me how I can determine what program is using COM1? I also cannot connect to it with HyperTerminal which says it's in use. Is there software available which can figure it out or are there some tricks in the registry which will point to the culprit? Les W2LK From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 6 09:45:10 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (AC0W) Date: Thu Mar 6 09:49:46 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Re: Recvd Block In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jim, The received field will only accept a number with a maximum of 4 digits. As I understand it the intend is for serial numbers. It could be power but you can not enter K or KW for power as it will generate an error. Depending on your selection for error handling on import, the normal error handling is to stop the import. What I do is generate my own import filter. With this filter I import the QSO data into the NOTES FOR QSO Field. That way no matter what the exchange information is I have it with the QSO for easy reference. Setting up custom import filters is pretty easy to do and is well documented in DX4WIN. Bill AC0W ---- Jim Reisert AD1C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi Alan, I think DX4WIN will only put the received serial number there. In ADIF parlance, this is the SRX field (see http://www.adif.org). There is also an SRX_STRING field in ADIF which looks like it *could* work, but I don't know if DX4WIN will recognize this field as something that should be filled into the Rcvd logbook field. Exporting this field for ARRL DX would be no problem with a simple program modification. I can't just put the power in the SRX field, because that might mess up other logging programs that expect a numerical value, or have a dedicated field for serial numbers. The third option is to convert the .BIN file to .DXQ format, then I could make it truly DX4WIN-specific. However, I don't really want to spend my time doing that, as I'm pretty busy already. 73 - Jim AD1C On 3/5/2008 8:11 PM, Alan Zack wrote: > In the DX4WIN logging window, between the rstS, rstR and ZONE blocks > there is a window designated "Recvd". Why is it when I import a CT > contest file using the excellent CT.BIN to ADIF program Jim, AD1C, > produced for us there is no entry in this window. Some contests, like > the recent ARRL DX CW & SSB, require an exchange of Power for DX > stations or State for USA/VE stations. So I have a CT log full of the > power given me by the DX I worked. Why doesn't this power number show > up in the DX4WIN Recvd window block. It would be nice to have this > exchange readily available. Lets say a DX station sends me a QSL card > and when I look him up I see he worked me with only 5 watts. I could > then write on his card something like nice signal for 5 watts. Other > contests, such as the CQ WPX, use serial numbers in the exchange. These > serial numbers do show up in the DX4WIN Recvd window. > _______________________________________________________ > Alan Zack > Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ > Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station > Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -- Jim Reisert AD1C/?, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us _______________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 6 10:04:28 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan Sewell) Date: Thu Mar 6 10:09:18 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Re: Recvd Block In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alan, The easiest thing to do is simply open your ADIF file with a text editor. Find the field you want to import into the RCVD block and do a search & replace on that field, replacing the ADIF field name with SRX. You can put any alphanumeric up to 4 characters in that field. You can do this with any field into any block in DX4WIN. Just go to the adif.org website Jim sited below to find out the needed ADIF field names. If you don't get the expected results, just close DX4WIN without saving the log and start over. I do this with almost every log I import. 73, Alan N5NA http://www.tentecwiki.org Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: > Hi Alan, > > I think DX4WIN will only put the received serial number there. In > ADIF parlance, this is the SRX field (see http://www.adif.org). > > There is also an SRX_STRING field in ADIF which looks like it *could* > work, but I don't know if DX4WIN will recognize this field as > something that should be filled into the Rcvd logbook field. > Exporting this field for ARRL DX would be no problem with a simple > program modification. > > I can't just put the power in the SRX field, because that might mess > up other logging programs that expect a numerical value, or have a > dedicated field for serial numbers. > > The third option is to convert the .BIN file to .DXQ format, then I > could make it truly DX4WIN-specific. However, I don't really want to > spend my time doing that, as I'm pretty busy already. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > On 3/5/2008 8:11 PM, Alan Zack wrote: >> In the DX4WIN logging window, between the rstS, rstR and ZONE blocks >> there is a window designated "Recvd". Why is it when I import a CT >> contest file using the excellent CT.BIN to ADIF program Jim, AD1C, >> produced for us there is no entry in this window. Some contests, >> like the recent ARRL DX CW & SSB, require an exchange of Power for DX >> stations or State for USA/VE stations. So I have a CT log full of >> the power given me by the DX I worked. Why doesn't this power number >> show up in the DX4WIN Recvd window block. It would be nice to have >> this exchange readily available. Lets say a DX station sends me a >> QSL card and when I look him up I see he worked me with only 5 >> watts. I could then write on his card something like nice signal for >> 5 watts. Other contests, such as the CQ WPX, use serial numbers in >> the exchange. These serial numbers do show up in the DX4WIN Recvd >> window. >> _______________________________________________________ >> Alan Zack >> Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ >> Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station >> Las Vegas, Nevada, USA > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 6 10:12:55 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Thu Mar 6 10:17:40 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Re: Recvd Block In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I can enter any letters or digits in the DX4WIN "Recvd" field and the QSO will save OK. I can see about adding the received power into a note or comment ADIF field, which DX4WIN can import into the QSO notes field. I will probably make this optional. with a command-line switch or check box. 73 - Jim AD1C On 3/6/2008 7:45 AM, AC0W wrote: > Jim, > > The received field will only accept a number with a maximum of 4 digits. As I > understand it the intend is for serial numbers. It could be power but you can > not enter K or KW for power as it will generate an error. Depending on your > selection for error handling on import, the normal error handling is to stop > the import. > > What I do is generate my own import filter. With this filter I import the QSO > data into the NOTES FOR QSO Field. That way no matter what the exchange > information is I have it with the QSO for easy reference. Setting up custom > import filters is pretty easy to do and is well documented in DX4WIN. > > Bill > AC0W > > ---- Jim Reisert AD1C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Alan, > > I think DX4WIN will only put the received serial number there. In ADIF > parlance, this is the SRX field (see http://www.adif.org). > > There is also an SRX_STRING field in ADIF which looks like it *could* > work, but I don't know if DX4WIN will recognize this field as something > that should be filled into the Rcvd logbook field. Exporting this field > for ARRL DX would be no problem with a simple program modification. > > I can't just put the power in the SRX field, because that might mess up > other logging programs that expect a numerical value, or have a > dedicated field for serial numbers. > > The third option is to convert the .BIN file to .DXQ format, then I > could make it truly DX4WIN-specific. However, I don't really want to > spend my time doing that, as I'm pretty busy already. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > On 3/5/2008 8:11 PM, Alan Zack wrote: >> In the DX4WIN logging window, between the rstS, rstR and ZONE blocks >> there is a window designated "Recvd". Why is it when I import a CT >> contest file using the excellent CT.BIN to ADIF program Jim, AD1C, >> produced for us there is no entry in this window. Some contests, like >> the recent ARRL DX CW & SSB, require an exchange of Power for DX >> stations or State for USA/VE stations. So I have a CT log full of the >> power given me by the DX I worked. Why doesn't this power number show >> up in the DX4WIN Recvd window block. It would be nice to have this >> exchange readily available. Lets say a DX station sends me a QSL card >> and when I look him up I see he worked me with only 5 watts. I could >> then write on his card something like nice signal for 5 watts. Other >> contests, such as the CQ WPX, use serial numbers in the exchange. These >> serial numbers do show up in the DX4WIN Recvd window. >> _______________________________________________________ >> Alan Zack >> Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ >> Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station >> Las Vegas, Nevada, USA > -- Jim Reisert AD1C/?, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Mar 6 17:07:08 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (OZ1AXG Flam) Date: Thu Mar 6 17:10:01 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] CPU Usage References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Thanks for the tip .. I tried to order two K1EL Serial kits, but the order (credit card) was rejected by paypal (nothings wrong with the card :) "The credit card you entered cannot be used for this payment. Please enter a different credit card number." <grr> So i have e-mailed k1el ... w'll see what happens ... any alternatives ? ... im just interessted in the serial/usb interface ... since i already have (sereral) keyers ? -- OZ1AXG Flam ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Shaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 11:57 PM Subject: RE: [Dx4win] CPU Usage Winkey is the solution. I recently upgraded to using it here and it is great for relieving CPU usage issues. I can now continue to do other tasks on the computer while CW is being sent, CPU usage doesn't even register, no hiccups or stutters. Not that it was a big issue here, I found that sending CW would take priority and other operations would suffer but with Winkey everything continues as normal. Do a search and find out about it. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OZ1AXG Flam Sent: Thursday, 6 March 2008 10:57 a.m. To: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] CPU Usage Hi I have installed Dx4Win on a fresh WinXP installation, trimmed it for max performance. Hardware is a Compaq 550MHz with 640MB RAM Using Dx4win & transmitting CW, the CPU is around 80-90% of the time. If it so happens that the Dx cluster receives a spot or two you can hear that the timing of dot and dashes is messed up. Listning on the air, you can easy hear other stations where the CW has the same "funny" timing - problerly using Dx4Win :=) I would suggest that this issue be looked into, and a possible solution worked out. Regards OZ1AXG Flam ----- Original Message ----- >> Bernie, >> >> It happens here, too. If I am transmitting RTTY when the CW spot comes, >> it will slow down dramatically and possibly spoil the QSO. Otherwise I >> have not noticed any ill effects. >> >> 73 Erkki OH2BF _______________________________________________ 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
