Hi Eric and others, Well, it seems that our present method of sorting by country prefix is the best choice and so I think we will not tamper with this. Maybe there is something that could be done for call districts within a prefix, but on the surface that would seem to require a lot of coding and some new database changes, possibly even a new field. We will keep this issue alive but focus on some other things that have been mentioned first. If time permits we will delve into this deeper.
Thanks for the input. Regards, Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Vancraenbroeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] additional features start paying of > Jack, > > For your question number 1 : For me, it's not a problem to print the > labels with the existing mode in DXBASE2003. I have all what I need : > QSL's sorted by country (except for the US because we need to sort the > cards by call area : 0, 1, 2, and so on. And actually, dxbase sort the > QSL's by alphabetical order per country). > So, is it possible to let the choice to the user : by WPX or by country. > > It's my opinion. > > Best regards to all of you and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2003. > > 73's, > > Eric - ON7RN > > Jack a écrit: > > Thanks Phil, > > > > We're glad to know that you are beginning to understand how many of the > > features in DXbase operate. There are a lot of smart folks monitoring this > > reflector and I'm sure they can handle just about any questions that might > > come up. > > > > A couple of questions for everyone: > > > > 1. What if the label sorting used the WPX field to sort? Would that help? > > It seems to us that this might solve the issue involving bureau's? > > > > 2. In the last few days, we examined the Kenwood documentation for the > > TS2000 regarding the VFOb mode. Based on that documentation, DXbase is > > sending the correct command for setting VFOb. We can only conclude that the > > eprom for the TS2000 is broke, or there are errors in the Kenwood > > documentation. Can someone who owns a TS2000 contact Kenwood Technical > > Support and ask the following questions: > > > > A. What is the set of commands necessary to set VFOb? ( the docs only list > > the MD command and no reference to it being VFO specific. For the TS940, > > this works fine, but not in the TS2000 although the documentation is > > identical). > > > > B. Are there any commands that must be sent to the radio before attempting > > to use the MD command to set VFOb? > > > > Thanks, > > Courtney > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phil ON4VP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:12 AM > > Subject: [DXBase] additional features start paying of > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Over the last few weeks I had several issues and therefore I made my > > desision on what DXBase 2003 ment for me. > > Maybe some think that I tried to downgrade the package but nothing like that > > is true. > > > > I like to admit pubicly that I made some stupid mistakes and therefore the > > program did not function at 100 % > > But as a customer I still have the rights to be critial about things. > > > > After taking the time to digg in to the manuals, +the help from Jack and > > some users, I know can tell that DXBase is a fine piece of software > > engineering. > > Still some small issues exists and perhaps the future will solve things out > > but I would like to chair that most of the things now working like : > > > > - grid beam headings and distance calculations (error in grid setup) > > - rig QSY'ing with exact mode (error while using the auto mode) > > - QSL printing without 'via' on the label (if-then statement changed) > > - error when exiting program (com port locked) solved (first quiting > > internet window before quiting program) > > > > Minor issues not solved : > > > > - when QSX is different than RX freq, the ts2000 still uses wrong mode (but > > TX offset is set ok) > > - cw keying won't work, even after installing 'correct' drivers and followed > > website support drivers and reg entries > > - Label printing order still seems odd to me concerning all US-calls > > > > Perhaps those minor issues will be solved later on, for now, the program > > does most like I want it to. > > I still have to sort my US-labels all manually but I got it down to aprox 1 > > hour work every time. > > > > For me the things I really appreciate and what is better than most other > > programs : > > > > - Label designer is best in what I've ever seen. > > - Powerfull database reporting on awards or other reports > > - Log entry order and field selection in setup with different startup > > possibilities > > - Internet lookup station info > > - DX info summary for many categories (grids, countries, dxcc, awards, > > etc...) > > - Beam heading and rotator controlling > > - Telnet cluster info and spotting > > - automatic population of fields regarding station info from cdrom into > > logbook (depending on cdrom type) > > - Program window layout > > > > Now the things a guy like me would like in future releases (yes I'm a > > auto-freak): > > > > - second rig controlling (two or more rigs at the same time) > > - antenna offsets (if a 40 beam is 90° off on the tower, the program knows > > that rotating the beam is 90° to) > > - incorporated maps for grid visualisation (worked, needed) instead of using > > 3th party software (dxatlas) > > - setup for sorting the label printing > > - Auto population of dx manager taken from internet source (like QSL manager > > field in qrz pages) > > - easy SWL labeling (lookup the log entry, click "SWL label" and voila, > > label is set for printing) > > - visual band map (spots) a la commcat or N1MM logger > > - a demo version (limited or not) to get the feeling of DXBase before > > purchasing > > > > These ofcourse are extra personal suggestions. > > Anyway, I now start enjoying working with DxBase2003 and I like again to > > appologise for my 'negative' mood when first trowing all kinds of issues > > into this group. I also like to thank everyone that took the time to help me > > out, these help was very welcome and made me understand DXBase better now. > > > > My best wishes for 2003 > > 73 Phil ON4VP > > > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > > multipart/alternative > > text/plain (text body -- kept) > > text/html > > The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML > > or had an attachment. 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