Re: [Dx4win] Bug?
Mel, Your point #3 is by design; see the description in the on-line help. I'm not sure why you say it is an unwanted feature. --Paul, KK4HD Mel Martin wrote: > Grey means either: > > 1. You have worked them > > 2. You have the band or mode disabled > > 3. The spot is from outside the geographic area you are filtering on. > > I suspect #3 > > BTW, one unwanted feature I have noticed. If you have a colored spot and > grey spots are enabled... if a spot from outside your filter is > posted... it turns the spot grey! > > > Jack Shirley wrote: > >> Today TO2T was coming up as a GREY spot on dxspots on 28 mhz even though I >> have not worked them on 28mhz. >> >> I did a F8 for TO2T and it comes up only on 14 mhz.Why? >> >> Any other condition would cause this? >> >> 73 N8DX >> __ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.13/2001 - Release Date: 03/14/09 > 06:54:00 > > __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Bill, As I write this, I'm writing code to increase the maximum number for the groups. --73, Paul, KK4HD Bill AC0W wrote: > Group numbers work good as long as you have fewer than 254 contests to > enter. Once you exceed that you need to find some other way of > differentiating the different contest groups. > > I have exceeded that point and am still trying to find a way to separate out > individual contests that is as easy as using the group numbers. > > Bill > AC0W > > -Original Message- > From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] > On Behalf Of ON4AOI > Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:11 PM > To: 'Tom Brown' > Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs > > Tom, > It can be done but I think it will be hugh job to keep Everything up to date > and accurate, easier is to upload All Contests and also import them into > Dx4win, You can give all the contests a different groupnumber What makes > filtering much easier. > > Guy ON4AOI > > > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.13/2001 - Release Date: 03/14/09 > 06:54:00 > > __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
After posting the note below, I had a few further thoughts that I felt I should add. First, when I name groups I choose the name based on how I want it to appear on my QSL label when I have "print group names" enabled. For instance, the CQ WW group is actually named "CQ WW Contest". Second, this method gives you great flexibility in searching for contest info. For example, you can specify just "CQ WW Contest" for the group, and leave date and mode blank to list (and count) all CQ WW contacts in your log. By adding mode in to the search you can find out how many CQ WW CW QSOs you have made, etc. Or you can specify a date range, e.g. 01/01/2008 to 12/31/2008 to find out how many QSOs you made in all sections of the CQ WPX last year. And so on... I hope that this gives you some good ideas about use of groups in DX4Win. 73, Craig, KØCF -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of K0CF Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 8:33 PM To: 'Jim Reisert AD1C'; 'DX4WIN POSTINGS' Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs I would go one farther than Jim has suggested. Good data base design principles require that you do not define a field to filter a database where other fields can already do the task. Hence, I only define groups for "CQ WW", "CQ WPX", "ARRL DX", etc., since you can filter for the section (CW, SSB or RTTY) in the mode field and the year of the contest in the date field. Doing it this way I have only 18 groups defined that cover all the contests I have ever worked, and I am in NO danger of ever running out of group numbers. Note that the group will not always be able to ignore the mode, since some contests like the Makrothen are RTTY only. But most often there is no need to reference the mode in the group definition. 73, Craig, KØCF -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 5:52 PM To: DX4WIN POSTINGS Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Bill AC0W wrote: > Group numbers work good as long as you have fewer than 254 contests to > enter. Once you exceed that you need to find some other way of > differentiating the different contest groups. There is no need to assign a unique group # to each contest. I have a group number for ARRL DX CW, a different group number for CQ WPX RTTY, etc. You can separate contest logs base on the group number AND date. You'll need many fewer groups this way. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, , http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
I guess I'm convinced to import all my contest logs (going forward at least...) and define a group for each contest using mode and date for finer sorting if needed. Thanks for the responses. - Tom, W2EQ __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
I would go one farther than Jim has suggested. Good data base design principles require that you do not define a field to filter a database where other fields can already do the task. Hence, I only define groups for "CQ WW", "CQ WPX", "ARRL DX", etc., since you can filter for the section (CW, SSB or RTTY) in the mode field and the year of the contest in the date field. Doing it this way I have only 18 groups defined that cover all the contests I have ever worked, and I am in NO danger of ever running out of group numbers. Note that the group will not always be able to ignore the mode, since some contests like the Makrothen are RTTY only. But most often there is no need to reference the mode in the group definition. 73, Craig, KØCF -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 5:52 PM To: DX4WIN POSTINGS Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Bill AC0W wrote: > Group numbers work good as long as you have fewer than 254 contests to > enter. Once you exceed that you need to find some other way of > differentiating the different contest groups. There is no need to assign a unique group # to each contest. I have a group number for ARRL DX CW, a different group number for CQ WPX RTTY, etc. You can separate contest logs base on the group number AND date. You'll need many fewer groups this way. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, , http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Bug?
Grey means either: 1. You have worked them 2. You have the band or mode disabled 3. The spot is from outside the geographic area you are filtering on. I suspect #3 BTW, one unwanted feature I have noticed. If you have a colored spot and grey spots are enabled... if a spot from outside your filter is posted... it turns the spot grey! Jack Shirley wrote: > Today TO2T was coming up as a GREY spot on dxspots on 28 mhz even though I > have not worked them on 28mhz. > > I did a F8 for TO2T and it comes up only on 14 mhz.Why? > > Any other condition would cause this? > > 73 N8DX > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Bill AC0W wrote: > Group numbers work good as long as you have fewer than 254 contests to > enter. Once you exceed that you need to find some other way of > differentiating the different contest groups. There is no need to assign a unique group # to each contest. I have a group number for ARRL DX CW, a different group number for CQ WPX RTTY, etc. You can separate contest logs base on the group number AND date. You'll need many fewer groups this way. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, , http://www.ad1c.us __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Bug?
If your country file didn't have an exception record for them, (you can tell by entering TO2T in the qso window and looking to see if it pulls up an entity), I'm guessing that DX4WIN simply thinks it's "nothing special" so it comes up greyed out. On 3/14/2009 5:03 PM, Jack Shirley wrote: > Today TO2T was coming up as a GREY spot on dxspots on 28 mhz even though I > have not worked them on 28mhz. > > I did a F8 for TO2T and it comes up only on 14 mhz.Why? > > Any other condition would cause this? > > 73 N8DX > -- 73, David, K2DBK http://k2dbk.blogspot.com http://k2dbk.com __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Bug?
Today TO2T was coming up as a GREY spot on dxspots on 28 mhz even though I have not worked them on 28mhz. I did a F8 for TO2T and it comes up only on 14 mhz.Why? Any other condition would cause this? 73 N8DX __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Group numbers work good as long as you have fewer than 254 contests to enter. Once you exceed that you need to find some other way of differentiating the different contest groups. I have exceeded that point and am still trying to find a way to separate out individual contests that is as easy as using the group numbers. Bill AC0W -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ON4AOI Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:11 PM To: 'Tom Brown' Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs Tom, It can be done but I think it will be hugh job to keep Everything up to date and accurate, easier is to upload All Contests and also import them into Dx4win, You can give all the contests a different groupnumber What makes filtering much easier. Guy ON4AOI __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Tom, I agree wholeheartedly with Mel. I use DX4Win as my core logging program, and N1MM as my contesting software. After every contest I export/import into DX4Win using the nice ADIF2DXQ.exe utility from AD1C. Disk space is cheap. DX4Win can handle your QSO counts. Bring the contest records into DX4Win and let it be your core logging program and your ONLY point of origin for QSL'ing -- including uploads into LoTW. EDITORIAL: LoTW, despite its name, is NOT a logging program and could best be described as "eHarmony.com for QSOs, with ARRL Award credits." LoTW permits duplicate uploaded QSO records and there is no mechanism (nor plan) to offer a "delete QSO" function. I think each DXer needs a single composite view of their QSO counts, totals, awards, and QSL status. If you maintain two sources of QSO knowledge, and/or start QSLing from two applications (N1MM and DX4Win) you run the risk of eventually duplicating records on LoTW... which means your total LoTW QSO upload count will never reconcile with your local QSO count(s). As an ex-IT database guy, that scenario makes my head hurt. -larry K8UT - Original Message - From: "Mel Martin" To: "dx4WIN" Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 14:25 Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs > Hi Tom. > > I just can't think of any good reason not to import all your contacts > into DX4Win. I would seem to me to be a lot easier to keep track/backup > of one large log instead of dozens of small ones. I use Writelog. After > the contest I import everything and delete all contest logs after a few > months have elapsed. > > Tom Brown wrote: >> Soliciting opinions on this. I keep my everyday log in DX4WIN but also >> operate contests from time to time using N1MM logger. I'm pretty high >> with most award counts so it's rare that I work a new one during a >> contest, although a band credit here or there is possible. I do not >> import my contest logs into DX4WIN because I don't feel the need to bring >> in so many unneeded records. Lately, I've been thinking about uploading >> my contest logs to LOTW and then picking up only LOTW confirmations from >> the contest and importing them into my log when I do my normal DX4WIN >> LOTW up and down. Any opinions on this? Pros and cons? >> >> Thanks - Tom, W2EQ >> __ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > -- > Mel, VE2DC > > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Hi Tom. I just can't think of any good reason not to import all your contacts into DX4Win. I would seem to me to be a lot easier to keep track/backup of one large log instead of dozens of small ones. I use Writelog. After the contest I import everything and delete all contest logs after a few months have elapsed. Tom Brown wrote: > Soliciting opinions on this. I keep my everyday log in DX4WIN but also > operate contests from time to time using N1MM logger. I'm pretty high with > most award counts so it's rare that I work a new one during a contest, > although a band credit here or there is possible. I do not import my contest > logs into DX4WIN because I don't feel the need to bring in so many unneeded > records. Lately, I've been thinking about uploading my contest logs to LOTW > and then picking up only LOTW confirmations from the contest and importing > them into my log when I do my normal DX4WIN LOTW up and down. Any opinions > on this? Pros and cons? > > Thanks - Tom, W2EQ > __ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Mel, VE2DC __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Tom, It can be done but I think it will be hugh job to keep Everything up to date and accurate, easier is to upload All Contests and also import them into Dx4win, You can give all the contests a different groupnumber What makes filtering much easier. Guy ON4AOI -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] Namens Tom Brown Verzonden: zaterdag 14 maart 2009 19:03 Aan: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Onderwerp: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs Soliciting opinions on this. I keep my everyday log in DX4WIN but also operate contests from time to time using N1MM logger. I'm pretty high with most award counts so it's rare that I work a new one during a contest, although a band credit here or there is possible. I do not import my contest logs into DX4WIN because I don't feel the need to bring in so many unneeded records. Lately, I've been thinking about uploading my contest logs to LOTW and then picking up only LOTW confirmations from the contest and importing them into my log when I do my normal DX4WIN LOTW up and down. Any opinions on this? Pros and cons? Thanks - Tom, W2EQ __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Soliciting opinions on this. I keep my everyday log in DX4WIN but also operate contests from time to time using N1MM logger. I'm pretty high with most award counts so it's rare that I work a new one during a contest, although a band credit here or there is possible. I do not import my contest logs into DX4WIN because I don't feel the need to bring in so many unneeded records. Lately, I've been thinking about uploading my contest logs to LOTW and then picking up only LOTW confirmations from the contest and importing them into my log when I do my normal DX4WIN LOTW up and down. Any opinions on this? Pros and cons? Thanks - Tom, W2EQ __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Print Labels => Error
Problem solved. Found the answer via Google. Problem went away when I unselected 'Print Method Labels.' Wayne > > Help. I've been trying to print my QSL labels (which I have done numerous > times before) and I'm getting the following error: "An exception has > occurred! List index out of bounds (-1)" > > I'm using DX4Win V 7.07.02, XP with SP3, printing to Avery 5160 labels. > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > > > > > -- > > ___ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > End of Dx4win Digest, Vol 59, Issue 15 > ** __ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
