[Dx4win] Problems with F-keys
Hello All, I have a strange problem. It is not possible to use the F.keys in the DX4WIN log program. It is possible in all other programs and in the MMTTY window. Is it possible to turn off the F-keys? This problem started when I tried to configure RTTY and PSK. I am using Windows XP version 2002 SP3 and DX4WIN 8.04 Cheers Mel - SM0MPV 8S0C Contest call __ 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] Group question
Well Arne, I don't understand what your problem is. I was only responding to your question. I'm not having a problem, I think DX4WIN works wonderfully. 73 John ZL1BYZ. _ From: n...@comcast.net [mailto:n...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, 24 June 2010 10:17 To: John Shaw Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Group question John I have GROUPS 0, 1, 2, and 3defined. If I search for any of the 4 groups by group number I get only those QSOs for that group. When I total the number of QSOs I selected in FILTER (group) of the 4 groups I get the total number of QSOs in my log. That tells me the filter function by groups is working properly. Not sure what you mean by illogical fashion. I defined my needs for groups and the log does sort (filter) by those "needs", in otherwords, "my groups". I have my entire log for N7KA going back to June 1978 is entered into DX4WIN. Group 0 identiined as all QSOs prior to 01 JAN1983 (the date that VUCC started). I lived in Tucson, AZ in 01 JAN 1983 so have defined Group 1 by the 6 digit grid square I was living and operating from. Group 2 is defined by my current 6 digit grid square beginning 24 FEB, 1985. Group 3 is defined as the grid square I operated portable on 6M Sunday 20 June 2010. They all sort properly when I select FILTER and enter the group number. At start-up my correct group 2 is displayed in the QSO WINDOW GROUP box. (that is what I have set as default) If I change and SAVE the group number in the FILE|PREFERENCES|QSO group box, this becomes the group number displayed in the QSO WINDOW upon starting the program. You MUST do QSO|Real-time after the program is booted to set the program to begin logging for the day, otherwise you get data from the last QSO entered in your log. BTW all 4 of my groups do come up at start if I have defined a group as the default. l also keep my group number and description written on paper and stored in my manual as backup; group number description, date range, and any other info I determine is relevant. 73 de Arne N7KA - "John Shaw" wrote: > Using version 8.04. > When I set the group to "0" in the preferences and then go to real time > entry the group is "0" so I cant reproduce your result for that one. > If I set the group in preferences to a group not previously set up and go to > real time entry it does come up as the group set and will log it as such. > As a consequence after that if I go to "Filter|Edit Group Names" the new > group generated this way does not show up in the list and am not being able > to use Filter|Select to find that QSO, it can be searched for by using F8. > Since F8 search can be used it can be set to another group using > QSO|Multiple QSO Operations. > So other than being able to do something in an illogical fashion it would > seem to be function ok. If I want to have a new group of QSO's I have > always generated the new group by using the Filter|Edit Group Names function > before logging or importing a QSO to that group in my log. > As a aside note I don't log any QSO's to group "0", start from group 1 then > you will be able to do a group filter search for any and or all QSO's in the > log. "0" is a group of everything, including itself, a group of all groups > if you like. > 73 John ZL1BYZ. __ 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] Group question
John, If you want the group you added (by changing the group number in Preferences) to show up in Edit Group Names, you must add it, by doing Filter, Group Names, Add. You can change the name at this point also, but note that after you change the name, you must click on Change. Once you have done that, you can add that group to a Selection by going to the selection you want to add it to, finding the new group number, double-clicking on the new group number (this will add an "x" to the left of the group number) and then clicking Update. In my opinion, the use of Selections, in addition to the group numbering, is an extremely powerful tool within DX4Win, allowing you to separate QSOs from various locations easily. Personally, I think Arne's log groupings would be accomplished much better by using Selections - this would allow further separation (e.g. for contests) within each Selection. But it is all personal preference... 73, Bud N7CW -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n...@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 3:17 PM To: John Shaw Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Group question John I have GROUPS 0, 1, 2, and 3defined. If I search for any of the 4 groups by group number I get only those QSOs for that group. When I total the number of QSOs I selected in FILTER (group) of the 4 groups I get the total number of QSOs in my log. That tells me the filter function by groups is working properly. Not sure what you mean by illogical fashion. I defined my needs for groups and the log does sort (filter) by those "needs", in otherwords, "my groups". I have my entire log for N7KA going back to June 1978 is entered into DX4WIN. Group 0 identiined as all QSOs prior to 01 JAN1983 (the date that VUCC started). I lived in Tucson, AZ in 01 JAN 1983 so have defined Group 1 by the 6 digit grid square I was living and operating from. Group 2 is defined by my current 6 digit grid square beginning 24 FEB, 1985. Group 3 is defined as the grid square I operated portable on 6M Sunday 20 June 2010. They all sort properly when I select FILTER and enter the group number. At start-up my correct group 2 is displayed in the QSO WINDOW GROUP box. (that is what I have set as default) If I change and SAVE the group number in the FILE|PREFERENCES|QSO group box, this becomes the group number displayed in the QSO WINDOW upon starting the program. You MUST do QSO|Real-time after the program is booted to set the program to begin logging for the day, otherwise you get data from the last QSO entered in your log. BTW all 4 of my groups do come up at start if I have defined a group as the default. l also keep my group number and description written on paper and stored in my manual as backup; group number description, date range, and any other info I determine is relevant. 73 de Arne N7KA - "John Shaw" wrote: > Using version 8.04. > When I set the group to "0" in the preferences and then go to real time > entry the group is "0" so I cant reproduce your result for that one. > If I set the group in preferences to a group not previously set up and go to > real time entry it does come up as the group set and will log it as such. > As a consequence after that if I go to "Filter|Edit Group Names" the new > group generated this way does not show up in the list and am not being able > to use Filter|Select to find that QSO, it can be searched for by using F8. > Since F8 search can be used it can be set to another group using > QSO|Multiple QSO Operations. > So other than being able to do something in an illogical fashion it would > seem to be function ok. If I want to have a new group of QSO's I have > always generated the new group by using the Filter|Edit Group Names function > before logging or importing a QSO to that group in my log. > As a aside note I don't log any QSO's to group "0", start from group 1 then > you will be able to do a group filter search for any and or all QSO's in the > log. "0" is a group of everything, including itself, a group of all groups > if you like. > 73 John ZL1BYZ. __ 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] Group question
John I have GROUPS 0, 1, 2, and 3defined. If I search for any of the 4 groups by group number I get only those QSOs for that group. When I total the number of QSOs I selected in FILTER (group) of the 4 groups I get the total number of QSOs in my log. That tells me the filter function by groups is working properly. Not sure what you mean by illogical fashion. I defined my needs for groups and the log does sort (filter) by those "needs", in otherwords, "my groups". I have my entire log for N7KA going back to June 1978 is entered into DX4WIN. Group 0 identiined as all QSOs prior to 01 JAN1983 (the date that VUCC started). I lived in Tucson, AZ in 01 JAN 1983 so have defined Group 1 by the 6 digit grid square I was living and operating from. Group 2 is defined by my current 6 digit grid square beginning 24 FEB, 1985. Group 3 is defined as the grid square I operated portable on 6M Sunday 20 June 2010. They all sort properly when I select FILTER and enter the group number. At start-up my correct group 2 is displayed in the QSO WINDOW GROUP box. (that is what I have set as default) If I change and SAVE the group number in the FILE|PREFERENCES|QSO group box, this becomes the group number displayed in the QSO WINDOW upon starting the program. You MUST do QSO|Real-time after the program is booted to set the program to begin logging for the day, otherwise you get data from the last QSO entered in your log. BTW all 4 of my groups do come up at start if I have defined a group as the default. l also keep my group number and description written on paper and stored in my manual as backup; group number description, date range, and any other info I determine is relevant. 73 de Arne N7KA - "John Shaw" wrote: > Using version 8.04. > When I set the group to "0" in the preferences and then go to real time > entry the group is "0" so I cant reproduce your result for that one. > If I set the group in preferences to a group not previously set up and go to > real time entry it does come up as the group set and will log it as such. > As a consequence after that if I go to "Filter|Edit Group Names" the new > group generated this way does not show up in the list and am not being able > to use Filter|Select to find that QSO, it can be searched for by using F8. > Since F8 search can be used it can be set to another group using > QSO|Multiple QSO Operations. > So other than being able to do something in an illogical fashion it would > seem to be function ok. If I want to have a new group of QSO's I have > always generated the new group by using the Filter|Edit Group Names function > before logging or importing a QSO to that group in my log. > As a aside note I don't log any QSO's to group "0", start from group 1 then > you will be able to do a group filter search for any and or all QSO's in the > log. "0" is a group of everything, including itself, a group of all groups > if you like. > 73 John ZL1BYZ. __ 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] Custom band decoder output
I have a simple interface between my computer and my Ameritron RCS-10 antenna switch, which applies the BCD output from the LPT port through a driver IC directly to the BCD lines going out to the remote relay box. Simple and cheap, compared to a band decoder, but what it means is that I must be able to configure the band output of the logging programs I use to send the same BCD code for 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10, so that the antenna switch will select my tribander when any of those bands is active. N1MM Logger has a very configurable band data output scheme, which supports this requirement plus additional antenna choices for 40 and 80 with their own unique BCD codes. DXLab has a totally configurable scheme, but it's a little daunting, compared to N1MM's simple, English-language configuration dialog. I wonder if there is any prospect that DX4WIN might add such a feature (like N1MM's, that is) in an upcoming release. -- 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 __ 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] Group question
Using version 8.04. When I set the group to "0" in the preferences and then go to real time entry the group is "0" so I cant reproduce your result for that one. If I set the group in preferences to a group not previously set up and go to real time entry it does come up as the group set and will log it as such. As a consequence after that if I go to "Filter|Edit Group Names" the new group generated this way does not show up in the list and am not being able to use Filter|Select to find that QSO, it can be searched for by using F8. Since F8 search can be used it can be set to another group using QSO|Multiple QSO Operations. So other than being able to do something in an illogical fashion it would seem to be function ok. If I want to have a new group of QSO's I have always generated the new group by using the Filter|Edit Group Names function before logging or importing a QSO to that group in my log. As a aside note I don't log any QSO's to group "0", start from group 1 then you will be able to do a group filter search for any and or all QSO's in the log. "0" is a group of everything, including itself, a group of all groups if you like. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of n...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, 24 June 2010 06:08 To: Jim Reisert AD1C; DX4WIN Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Group question My error. I wanted to post it to reflector so others could try it.. Will try the date range filter to and try to set groups. I saw somewhere that you had to set a group prior to import. I just set the FILE|PREFERENCE QSO group to 0. Saved change on EXIT. Then clicked on QSO Real time in QSO window and group changed from 2 (what I had set as my default) to 0 (the changed I just made). Changed group to 5 and clicked real time QSO and 5 displayed in QSO WINDOW group. I do not have a group 5 established in the QSO|FILTER|EDIT GROUPS window. manual it will accept any number in the range 0-255. This is very easy to do. Save the charge made on FILE|PREFERENCES|QSO click on QSO|Real Time in QSO WINDOW and you are good to go. Sending this to reflector also this time. Arne N7KA "Jim Reisert AD1C" wrote: > Hi Arne, > Did you mean to post this to the reflector? It only went to me? > You can use F8 to make a date range filter (in your prefs, first set > date filter to Range), then use a multiple QSO operation to assign a > group number to those filtered QSOs. > 73 - Jim AD1C __ 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] Group question
My error. I wanted to post it to reflector so others could try it.. Will try the date range filter to and try to set groups. I saw somewhere that you had to set a group prior to import. I just set the FILE|PREFERENCE QSO group to 0. Saved change on EXIT. Then clicked on QSO Real time in QSO window and group changed from 2 (what I had set as my default) to 0 (the changed I just made). Changed group to 5 and clicked real time QSO and 5 displayed in QSO WINDOW group. I do not have a group 5 established in the QSO|FILTER|EDIT GROUPS window. manual it will accept any number in the range 0-255. This is very easy to do. Save the charge made on FILE|PREFERENCES|QSO click on QSO|Real Time in QSO WINDOW and you are good to go. Sending this to reflector also this time. Arne N7KA "Jim Reisert AD1C" wrote: > Hi Arne, > Did you mean to post this to the reflector? It only went to me? > You can use F8 to make a date range filter (in your prefs, first set > date filter to Range), then use a multiple QSO operation to assign a > group number to those filtered QSOs. > 73 - Jim AD1C __ 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
