Bill, Spot filtering:
The best way to not see spots you're not interested in is at the source, meaning the node. If you connect to an AR-Cluster node, it's very easy to filter spots of no interest. You can do it with commands, which are described at http://www.ab5k.net/ArcDocs/UserManual/ArcUserManual.htm or you can do it with a Windows interface if you use VE7CC's free AR-User program. It's at http://ve7cc.net/. VE7CC's program can be used only when you want to change your filter settings or in front of DXbase or other logging programs. You can also filter by source of spot, so you block all spots from outside the US or from certain call areas or states for example. Even without filtering at the node, your DX Info window will only show what you want it to. You already selected the bands of interest in the Alerts tab of the User Options. Then in the Internet (or TNC) tab select "Save Needed DX Spots" in the DX Info Options. I have "Only for DX Spots Needed" selected in the Announce section of that tab too. I don't pay much attention to the Internet Cluster window since the needed spots are extracted into the DX Info window. Jim N7US ----- Original Message ----- From: "William H. Hein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <dxbase@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2004 8:41 AM Subject: [DXBase] DXBase 2005 LOTW, Orion rig control, VUCC award tracking, Propagation mode & spot filtering I have discovered two issues with DXB 2005, which I installed yesterday: LOTW IMPORT OVERWRITING GOOD DATA WITH BAD: I am concerned that the way DXB 2005 processes imported LOTW data may overwrite accurate data with incorrect data. The DXB help file states that DXB will update IOTA, State, County, CQ zone and ITU zone from the imported LOTW data. There is a substantial amount of inaccurate information in the LOTW database, especially zone data. Lots of people don't know the difference between ITU and CQ zones and have recorded their LOTW zone data (especially ITU) incorrectly. LOTW database does not verify zone data (not sure about grid loc/state and other potential data errors). I am also concerned about the SSB/LSB & USB point raised earlier on this reflector. I don't want the LOTW import creating duplicate QSOs in my DXB logbook because a LOTW SSB QSO doesn't match a DXB USB or LSB QSO. Ideally, users should be able to accept or reject each data field that the LOTW import process wants to change (with the exception of the LOTW confirmed data) to keep their logbook data accurate. This is the way DXKeeper (from the DX Lab suite) works and is an approach worth copying IMHO. ORION RIG CONTROL: When I set the frequency of my Ten-Tec Orion my clicking the QSY field on a cluster spot in the DX Info window, DXB resets the rig's SSB bandwidth to 3000Hz and the CW bandwidth to 100Hz (depending on the mode of the spot). I prefer that DXB not change my rig's mode bandwidth from the last BW used in any particular mode, or at least let me preset more useful values. Also, when selecting a CW spot in this manner, DXB puts the Orion into UCW mode (Upper sideband CW). UCW causes the beat tone to decrease in frequency when tuning the VFO from a lower to higher frequency. This is counter-intuitive and the opposite of the way most ham transceivers are set up. I prefer that DXB put the Orion into LCW (Lower sideband CW) mode when I select a CW spot. VUCC AWARD TRACKING: I have lived at 5 different QTHs during my amateur radio career. All of these QTHs are within the same DXCC entity, so no problems there. However, per VUCC rules, I cannot mix my Southern California, Colorado and Vermont QSOs for the awards. DXB includes QSOs from all my QTHs when calculating VUCC status yielding inflated figures. Any ideas on how to parse out correct data? Separate logbooks for each QTH is not a solution as that would screw up my DXCC and WAZ data. PROPAGATION MODE: I thought the ADIF 1.0 field PROP_MODE was going to be supported in DXB 2005? In particular, I would like to track the propagation mode of my 10,000+ 6m QSOs (ES, F2, TEP, AUR, FAI, et al). SPOT FILTERING: Is there a way to filter out 2m & up spots? On days like today, the DX Info window is full of EU 2m and up spots which are of no interest to me. I have set up the DX Spot Alerts to not alert me to any 2m or 4m spots, however this does not stop all the EU 2m and up stuff from being displayed. 73, Bill NT1Y (ex-AA6TT) _______________________________________________ DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
