[Dx4win] Lost power....lost QSO's
Well, it has happen again. I've been working a few cw dx contest entries today and here in midwest we are getting a big snow storm. The power has gone off a couple of times and as result DX4WIN has closed unexpectedly. I know all the supposed safeguards of the "backup files" but often when the power goes suddenly the computer fails to make a clean reboot as well. If the program comes up but locks up and I don't get a chance to say restore backup I loose the updated data. I will ask againIS there a way to make this logging program write to the hard after each contact? I don't want any buffered time delay. I just want to hit enter and when I see the Q in the log screen it is written to disk. I use an external disk drive to backup off the hard drive but I must also manually make it write to that drive. Also, I am not interested in dialog suggesting power battery backups, etc. I would just like to know if this problem has ever been solved inside the DX4WIN. Thanks, Glen K0JGH
[Dx4win] Automatic call sign lookup on QRZ, Question
I have implemented this feature in DX4Win and it works nicely with one exception. It seems that the QRZ windows stack up on my PC (XP Pro) (I have a second screen) and eventually, the system comes to an out of memory state where the mouse pointer does not follow movements of the mouse. Question is: How can I get the QRZ window to close after a lookup so that the windows do not stack up? Any experience out there with this one please. Best 73 Dave K3FT From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Feb 17 20:39:36 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alan Zack) Date: Sun Feb 17 20:44:53 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been doing the same as John, using a new group number for each contest. I wasn't thinking of running out as up to this thread I thought I could go to 999. One nice thing is that your labels will print with the contest name this way as Jim said. ___ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ --- - Original Message - From: "Dave Sharred" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "John Balsillie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 12:48 AM Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers Hi All; I maybe missed the point, but I really wonder what you guys are doing to even think about running out of Group numbers. I don't understand anyone's need really to group by year or by contest; since you would still need to do a search operation (F8) to filter by Group. You might as well do a search by date in that case. I use Groups in my main log to differentiate from G3NKC and G3NKC/P, and I think I set up GQ3NKC - so call sign variants. For my GD contest operations, I currently hold separate logs for GD0EMG, MD6V, and MD4K; even though I have been thinking about the merits of merging those logs (might be nice to see a complete DXCC achievement, for instance); but I often think these would be outweighed by the overhead when doing the QSLling chores (when someone requests a card, I normally QSL all QSO's with our particular contest call. I might end up selecting QSL's for all call's; meaning I have 3 labels that would have to go on 3 cards). ON balance I think those logs will stay separate. 73 Dave G3NKC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Balsillie Sent: 15 February 2008 23:06 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers Hi Bill, I'm not sure how you allocate your group numbers. I started giving a number to every contest, IE CQ WPX CW,2005,2006,2007 ETC and could see I would fast run out of numbers. On a suggestion from a local user I now only have one number for each contest and use the same number each year. Its a simple matter to filter by year or mode as and when you require. This has reduced my groups considerably. Cheers John ZL1ALZ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of AC0W Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2008 11:03 a.m. To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers Group numbers is a nice feature and I use it a lot. I just wish we were allowed more than 254 group numbers. At my present rate I will have all 254 numbers used by CQ WPX CW this year. When that happens I will have to look at other options to accomplish this or look at different software that will do what I want. Bill AC0W Jim Reisert AD1C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- py2xb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. How can I add a text in the QSO Notes field to the entire log ? > I > need to merge tow logs, but I want to have a writting text on the QSO > Notes > to know from what log the QSO came from. Thanks Fred PY2XB What about using group numbers - assign a different group to each imported log? 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/?, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us ___
[Dx4win] Group Numbers
I agree it takes some time to understand how the group numbers and the selection works. It pays to study them - they are a very powerful tool. I have all my QSOs from different countries/callsigns in one log. I have a group number for each of the 38 different calls I have been using. At home I have a selection "OH DXCC" with those calls which are valid for that. The statistics show what I need from OH land. When I work someone using the "OH DXCC" selection, I still get a list of all the QSOs with that particular station in the "same call" window and I can see from what countries/callsigns I have worked that station, even when it is my first QSO to that station from Finland. People are sometimes surprised when I say "hello Joe, this is our first QSO from Finland but I have worked you from France, Bosnia and East Timor". I do not have a need to separate the contest QSOs from other QSOs. With F8 I can find any QSO. Only when there is a busted call (my mistake) I need to go to that date and time to find what it might be. Yes, answering contest QSLs is sometimes time consuming when the card has another callsign (or several callsigns) printed and the actual used contest callsign is only on the label with very small print... But that has nothing to do with DX4Win. 73 Erkki OH2BF > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe Giacobello > Sent: 17. helmikuuta 2008 20:26 > To: Dave Sharred > Cc: Dx4win > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - > Group Numbers > > > Maybe it's my aging brain, but I found the instructions regarding the > use of the Selection feature in the manual difficult to > understand. It > took more than a little bit of trial and error to get it > working the way > it was intended. > > 73, Joe > K2XX > >
[Dx4win] Re: Kosovo
Looks like there?s a new-one out there, what will be the preffix..? YT8..? Any other..? Josep EA6BF From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Feb 17 13:25:48 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe Giacobello) Date: Sun Feb 17 13:31:02 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maybe it's my aging brain, but I found the instructions regarding the use of the Selection feature in the manual difficult to understand. It took more than a little bit of trial and error to get it working the way it was intended. 73, Joe K2XX Dave Sharred wrote: > Hi Thor > > Had chance to look at this; had some problems getting the SELECTION to work > though !! > > It's OK now; I seem to have lost my filters in the main log (now fixed) > > So FILTER (F8) is only a temporary filter; by pressing ESC you go back to > the full log > > SELECTION looks like a filter that applies until you decide that you are > finished, and look at the whole log; right ? > > I see the advantages in reporting DXCC status, say by SELECTION call sign, > too. It would meet my criteria for combining my GD logs, and for anyone else > who had travelled and wants to keep their logs integrated, but be able to > chase awards separately. > > For those who are setting Groups per contest; I only see it as a way to > correlate their country score; but I would use the contest logger to do > that. I see no real advantage to assigning a group to every contests, but > that's my opinion. > > Maybe by groups of contest; for instance if I wanted to see how many IOTA's > I had ever worked in IOTA contests, then that might be good to define an > IOTA CONTEST selection, same with CQWW etc... > > Has anyone found a practical limit to log size in numbers of QSO's; not that > I'm there yet, but I know that the bigger the log the longer it takes to > load (and the bigger the file size!!!) > > 73 > > Dave > G3NKC > > PS - I left Kosovo (or Kosova!) off my country list; I'll wait for a > positive indication before I even think about adding it !!! > -Original Message- > From: Thorvaldur Stefansson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 February 2008 17:35 > To: Dave Sharred > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers > > > Dave, > > > I have more than 30 groups, operations from several dxcc countries and > multiple callsigns from within TF all in the same log file (TF4M.DXL). > > > When filtering by Group the F8 search option is not used, rather you use > SELECTION which you previously define to choose between the call signs. > This way, you can create a selection which covers all your operations from a > certain dxcc entity for example your GD operations and you will then have > all DX4WINs reporting available for that group. > > > You should import your various GD operations into your main log, each into > their separate groups.You can then open the SAME CALL window and you > will see there previous contacts with a station and the call you used to > make the QSO. > > > Even if you import the GD logs into your main log, they stay separate when > you start using the SELECTION feature. > > > 73 > Thor, TF4M > > > > > > On 16/02/2008, Dave Sharred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All; > > I maybe missed the point, but I really wonder what you guys are doing to > even think about running out of Group numbers. > > I don't understand anyone's need really to group by year or by contest; > since you would still need to do a search operation (F8) to filter by Group. > You might as well do a search by date in that case. I use Groups in my > main log to differentiate from G3NKC and G3NKC/P, and I think I set up > GQ3NKC - so call sign variants. > > For my GD contest operations, I currently hold separate logs for GD0EMG, > MD6V, and MD4K; even though I have been thinking about the merits of merging > those logs (might be nice to see a complete DXCC achievement, for instance); > but I often think these would be outweighed by the overhead when doing the > QSLling chores (when someone requests a card, I normally QSL all QSO's with > our particular contest call. I might end up selecting QSL's for all call's; > meaning I have 3 labels that would have to go on 3 cards). ON balance I > think those logs will stay separate. > > 73 > > Dave > G3NKC > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Balsillie > Sent: 15 February 2008 23:06 > To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers > > > Hi Bill, > I'm not sure how you allocate your group numbers. I started giving a number > to every contest, IE CQ WPX CW,2005,2006,2007 ETC and could see I would fast > run out of numbers. On a suggestion from a local user I now only have one > number for each contest and use the same number each year. Its a simple > matter to filter by year or mode as and
[Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers
Hi Thor Had chance to look at this; had some problems getting the SELECTION to work though !! It's OK now; I seem to have lost my filters in the main log (now fixed) So FILTER (F8) is only a temporary filter; by pressing ESC you go back to the full log SELECTION looks like a filter that applies until you decide that you are finished, and look at the whole log; right ? I see the advantages in reporting DXCC status, say by SELECTION call sign, too. It would meet my criteria for combining my GD logs, and for anyone else who had travelled and wants to keep their logs integrated, but be able to chase awards separately. For those who are setting Groups per contest; I only see it as a way to correlate their country score; but I would use the contest logger to do that. I see no real advantage to assigning a group to every contests, but that's my opinion. Maybe by groups of contest; for instance if I wanted to see how many IOTA's I had ever worked in IOTA contests, then that might be good to define an IOTA CONTEST selection, same with CQWW etc... Has anyone found a practical limit to log size in numbers of QSO's; not that I'm there yet, but I know that the bigger the log the longer it takes to load (and the bigger the file size!!!) 73 Dave G3NKC PS - I left Kosovo (or Kosova!) off my country list; I'll wait for a positive indication before I even think about adding it !!! -Original Message- From: Thorvaldur Stefansson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 February 2008 17:35 To: Dave Sharred Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers Dave, I have more than 30 groups, operations from several dxcc countries and multiple callsigns from within TF all in the same log file (TF4M.DXL). When filtering by Group the F8 search option is not used, rather you use SELECTION which you previously define to choose between the call signs. This way, you can create a selection which covers all your operations from a certain dxcc entity for example your GD operations and you will then have all DX4WINs reporting available for that group. You should import your various GD operations into your main log, each into their separate groups.You can then open the SAME CALL window and you will see there previous contacts with a station and the call you used to make the QSO. Even if you import the GD logs into your main log, they stay separate when you start using the SELECTION feature. 73 Thor, TF4M On 16/02/2008, Dave Sharred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi All; I maybe missed the point, but I really wonder what you guys are doing to even think about running out of Group numbers. I don't understand anyone's need really to group by year or by contest; since you would still need to do a search operation (F8) to filter by Group. You might as well do a search by date in that case. I use Groups in my main log to differentiate from G3NKC and G3NKC/P, and I think I set up GQ3NKC - so call sign variants. For my GD contest operations, I currently hold separate logs for GD0EMG, MD6V, and MD4K; even though I have been thinking about the merits of merging those logs (might be nice to see a complete DXCC achievement, for instance); but I often think these would be outweighed by the overhead when doing the QSLling chores (when someone requests a card, I normally QSL all QSO's with our particular contest call. I might end up selecting QSL's for all call's; meaning I have 3 labels that would have to go on 3 cards). ON balance I think those logs will stay separate. 73 Dave G3NKC -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Balsillie Sent: 15 February 2008 23:06 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers Hi Bill, I'm not sure how you allocate your group numbers. I started giving a number to every contest, IE CQ WPX CW,2005,2006,2007 ETC and could see I would fast run out of numbers. On a suggestion from a local user I now only have one number for each contest and use the same number each year. Its a simple matter to filter by year or mode as and when you require. This has reduced my groups considerably. Cheers John ZL1ALZ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of AC0W Sent: Saturday, 16 February 2008 11:03 a.m. To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Multiple QSOs change on QSO NOTES - Group Numbers Group numbers is a nice feature and I use it a lot. I just wish we were allowed more than 254 group numbers. At my present rate I will have all 254 numbers used by CQ WPX CW this year. When that happens I will have to look at other options to accomplish this or look at different software that will do what I want. Bill AC0W Jim Reisert AD1C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --- py2xb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. How can I add a text in the QSO Notes field to the entire log ? I > need to merge tow logs, but I want to have a wri
