Re: [Dx4win] What is the future of DX4WIN?
Hi all, DX4WIN is also (almost) perfect for my needs. Sure, would love to have this or that little neat feature, but these are also not available from other logging programms. And one thing I like very much with DX4WIN that developers don't feel the need to implement EVERY feature EVERY user wants to have. So it remains a compact software with no glitches or running errors or data losses. And the UI stays the same I have adopted over the years. There is nothing worse when each second version comes in a complete new UI and you have to rearrange it as you are used to. Many thanks for the good work so far! 73s Chris DL1MGB Am 20.11.2023 um 18:04 schrieb David Perry, N4QS: > To all DX4WIN users: > > We really need Paul to do something. He promised the databases would be > available on the next update, but that was four years ago. I have been > asking for full integration with WSJT-X for years to no avail. > > This is a great program with a very active user base, but very little > commitment from Paul. I wonder if Paul would be willing to sell his > interest in the product to a group of users. We might all consider buying > him out and then forming our own development team and support group. We > could even make it open source to encourage more developers to get involved. > > Paul, I think it is about time that you let us know what your future plans > entail. It is not fair to your loyal users to keep them in the dark and not > provide any further development. We all scratch our heads and talk among > ourselves, but we just cannot figure out why you no longer want to support > your fine program. Are you bored? Have health problems? Lost interest? > > Bottom line, what would it take to buy you out? I would be happy to lead a > user group to see if we can do just that. I would not do it for any profit > motive, and my time and money would be provided for the benefit of all. > > In fact, if you were willing to talk I would suggest that we form a > 501(c)(3) to make it a non-profit venture. I personally think it would be > fun for the users to take ownership in the application. The biggest issue > is can we find users who have the technical background to support the > product? I have no idea what programming languages and database software > you use to power DX4WIN, but whatever you use is working great. Would you > want to continue to provide overall technical leadership or would you prefer > to retire? All of these questions and issues would have to be discussed. > > Can you project your future revenue streams over the next three years? Can > you provide actual revenue over the past three years? If so, I am sure we > can monetize your financial interest in DX4WIN as it stands today. You have > a great product that has stood the test of time over 25 years. I am sure > you would like to see it continue well into the future. > > I am a former partner with Deloitte & Touche and for the last 30 years have > owned and operated three family businesses. I am now retired, but I have > the background to help in such a transaction. My sole interest is to see > DX4WIN become more actively developed and supported for benefit of the > general ham radio community. > > Paul, please let me know via the reflector or privately if the time is right > for you to discuss future options. > > I would also invite any other members of the user community to express their > interest in joining me in forming a group to keep DX4WIN alive and as a > legacy to its founder. Jim, AD1C, would definitely have to be one of the > founding user group members. All if favor, say aye! > > I am sure that if we formed a user group, we would have many users who would > want to volunteer their services to help with various aspects of > distribution, user support and development of DX4WIN going forward. We > would need volunteers to upgrade and support the website. Help with new > user installations. Help with ongoing product development, etc. > > If Paul can provide us with a price, we can then determine the best way to > raise the funds to buy him out. We could ask for donations. We could also > continue to charge modest amounts for new installations and updates -- but > only until the initial buyout amount has been paid off. Thereafter, we > might explore a donation based model just to raise enough money to pay for > ongoing administrative expenses -- if any. Again, our user group could be > creative and flexible as we work together to evolve the product overtime. I > do not think this would be that big an effort to organize as long as Paul > thinks the time is right. Ultimately, it all depends on what Paul wants to > do. > > Paul, in the interest of your many devoted users, is this something that we > can begin to discuss with you? > > 73, > > Dave, N4QS > > n...@vci.net > > Cell: 270.210.9912 > > -Original Message- > From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On > Behalf Of
Re: [Dx4win] Export filters
Hi Jim, I didn't import/export the log when changing to the new version. I just made a backup and continued working with the same DXL file. 73s Chris Am 04.09.2021 um 22:08 schrieb Jim Reisert AD1C: > It sounds like you may have exported your log, then imported it into > the new version. There is no need to do that! > > After installing the new version, simply copy your log file (i.e. > DL1MGB.dxl) from the old SAVE directory to the new SAVE directory. In > the new version of the program, click on File | Open and navigate to > the new SAVE directory, where you will find the copy of your log. Do > *not* open the log in the old SAVE directory, otherwise, you may > accidentally save it, and the old version will never be able to open > it again. > > This preserves all your groups, filters, etc. > __ 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] Export filters
In parallel, when trying to edit a new filter, the version 9.09 filter edit seems to be a bit buggy. When entering a callsign with position 1 and length 20, it creates the callsign starting with column 2. There is no way to start at 1. OK, let's start at 2. Then entering the band, starting at 23, length 3. When clikcing insert, band starts at 24 because the start of callsign was shifted to 3. Guess what when entering time...yes time starts not at 39, but at 40 and all the above field were shifted +1. and so on and so on... Unfortunately, not useable. Or do I have to do anything to get it working? I normally assume that the software is not buggy, but I am too stupid to use it :-) 73s Chris DL1MGB Am 04.09.2021 um 11:32 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB: > Hello again, > > in a very old backup, I found a NDR file which I created when printing the > filter. Can I use this anyhow to get my filter running again? > > 73s Chris DL1MGB > > > > Am 04.09.2021 um 10:01 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB: >> Hi all, >> >> it also seems that my export filters are gone after the last update to 9.09. >> Is it just my fault I didn't follow any backup procedure or is there >> anything else I can do to get them back? >> >> 73s Chris DL1MGB >> __ >> 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 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] Export filters
Hello again, in a very old backup, I found a NDR file which I created when printing the filter. Can I use this anyhow to get my filter running again? 73s Chris DL1MGB Am 04.09.2021 um 10:01 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB: > Hi all, > > it also seems that my export filters are gone after the last update to 9.09. > Is it just my fault I didn't follow any backup procedure or is there anything > else I can do to get them back? > > 73s Chris DL1MGB > __ > 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] Export filters
Hi all, it also seems that my export filters are gone after the last update to 9.09. Is it just my fault I didn't follow any backup procedure or is there anything else I can do to get them back? 73s Chris DL1MGB __ 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] DOK in version 9.09
Hi all, I wonder what happened here. In earlier versions, the DOK was saved as "DOK". Now it is saved as "DLD". See attached screenshot. The QSO of 29.01.2011 has DOK / S50. Bit nothing is shown in the QSO data window. Is there anything I have to take care of not to loose data because of this inconsistency? Many thanks. 73s Chris DL1MGB __ 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] QSO statistics
Hi Jerry, I was not talking about QSO numbers by country. That was always interpreted by others. I was just talking by plain QSO numbers. Or number of QSOs. Or how you want to call it. To make it clearer, I have added a screenshot from DXlog, a common contest logging software. 73s Chris DL1MGB Am 16.02.2021 um 19:45 schrieb Jerry N9AW: > If you know of a contest logging program that has this feature (reporting on > number of QSOs by country) I would be surprised. More importantly, that > program should be able to accept an import from an .ADI file. Perhaps the > easier resolution is to export your DX4WIN log and import it into this > logging software you mentioned and then you will have your answers. > > Personally, I can't see the value of knowing the count of QSOs by country. > DX4WIN has the summary and other information regarding counts of countries > worked in total, by mode and by band. That is extremely important to me. > > Good luck > > Jerry, N9AW > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 11:47 PM Christian Janssen <mailto:ch...@dl1mgb.com>> wrote: > > Unfortunately, Jim is correct. And it seems there is no way to get the > QSO numbers by band/mode out of DX4WIN. In my eyes a very basic feature and > regarding database query a feature very simple to realise. > > I don't know about other logbook programs if they have this feature. At > least every contest logging software has this built in. > > Maybe there is a chance to add this feature in any future version. > > 73s Chris DL1MGB > > > > Jim Reisert AD1C schrieb am 15.02.2021 22:56 (GMT +01:00): > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 2:06 PM Don Butler N5LZ wrote: > >> > >> I forgot to add in my previous post that Report/Report > Generator/Summary is > >> the mode that will get you something very close to what you're looking > for. > > > > Those are only award reports. If you have worked Germany 150 times, > > it will still only count once in the Summary report. > > > > -- > > Jim Reisert AD1C, <mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>>, https://www.ad1c.us <https://www.ad1c.us> > > > > > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net <mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > <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] QSO statistics
http://dxlog.net/docs/images/e/e4/Summary.png ... Am 16.02.2021 um 20:06 schrieb Christian Janssen DL1MGB: > Hi Jerry, > > I was not talking about QSO numbers by country. That was always interpreted > by others. I was just talking by plain QSO numbers. Or number of QSOs. Or how > you want to call it. > > To make it clearer, I have added a screenshot from DXlog, a common contest > logging software. > > 73s Chris DL1MGB > > > > Am 16.02.2021 um 19:45 schrieb Jerry N9AW: >> If you know of a contest logging program that has this feature (reporting on >> number of QSOs by country) I would be surprised. More importantly, that >> program should be able to accept an import from an .ADI file. Perhaps the >> easier resolution is to export your DX4WIN log and import it into this >> logging software you mentioned and then you will have your answers. >> >> Personally, I can't see the value of knowing the count of QSOs by country. >> DX4WIN has the summary and other information regarding counts of countries >> worked in total, by mode and by band. That is extremely important to me. >> >> Good luck >> >> Jerry, N9AW >> >> >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 11:47 PM Christian Janssen > <mailto:ch...@dl1mgb.com>> wrote: >> >> Unfortunately, Jim is correct. And it seems there is no way to get the >> QSO numbers by band/mode out of DX4WIN. In my eyes a very basic feature and >> regarding database query a feature very simple to realise. >> >> I don't know about other logbook programs if they have this feature. At >> least every contest logging software has this built in. >> >> Maybe there is a chance to add this feature in any future version. >> >> 73s Chris DL1MGB >> >> >> >> Jim Reisert AD1C schrieb am 15.02.2021 22:56 (GMT +01:00): >> >> > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 2:06 PM Don Butler N5LZ wrote: >> >> >> >> I forgot to add in my previous post that Report/Report >> Generator/Summary is >> >> the mode that will get you something very close to what you're >> looking for. >> > >> > Those are only award reports. If you have worked Germany 150 times, >> > it will still only count once in the Summary report. >> > >> > -- >> > Jim Reisert AD1C, > <mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>>, https://www.ad1c.us <https://www.ad1c.us> >> > >> > >> __ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win> >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> >> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net <mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net> >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net> >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> <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 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] QSO statistics
Hi Jerry, I was not talking about QSO numbers by country. That was always interpreted by others. I was just talking by plain QSO numbers. Or number of QSOs. Or how you want to call it. To make it clearer, I have added a screenshot from DXlog, a common contest logging software. 73s Chris DL1MGB Am 16.02.2021 um 19:45 schrieb Jerry N9AW: > If you know of a contest logging program that has this feature (reporting on > number of QSOs by country) I would be surprised. More importantly, that > program should be able to accept an import from an .ADI file. Perhaps the > easier resolution is to export your DX4WIN log and import it into this > logging software you mentioned and then you will have your answers. > > Personally, I can't see the value of knowing the count of QSOs by country. > DX4WIN has the summary and other information regarding counts of countries > worked in total, by mode and by band. That is extremely important to me. > > Good luck > > Jerry, N9AW > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 11:47 PM Christian Janssen <mailto:ch...@dl1mgb.com>> wrote: > > Unfortunately, Jim is correct. And it seems there is no way to get the > QSO numbers by band/mode out of DX4WIN. In my eyes a very basic feature and > regarding database query a feature very simple to realise. > > I don't know about other logbook programs if they have this feature. At > least every contest logging software has this built in. > > Maybe there is a chance to add this feature in any future version. > > 73s Chris DL1MGB > > > > Jim Reisert AD1C schrieb am 15.02.2021 22:56 (GMT +01:00): > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 2:06 PM Don Butler N5LZ wrote: > >> > >> I forgot to add in my previous post that Report/Report > Generator/Summary is > >> the mode that will get you something very close to what you're looking > for. > > > > Those are only award reports. If you have worked Germany 150 times, > > it will still only count once in the Summary report. > > > > -- > > Jim Reisert AD1C, <mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>>, https://www.ad1c.us <https://www.ad1c.us> > > > > > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm <http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm> > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net <mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net> > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net <http://www.qsl.net> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > <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] QSO statistics
Unfortunately, Jim is correct. And it seems there is no way to get the QSO numbers by band/mode out of DX4WIN. In my eyes a very basic feature and regarding database query a feature very simple to realise. I don't know about other logbook programs if they have this feature. At least every contest logging software has this built in. Maybe there is a chance to add this feature in any future version. 73s Chris DL1MGB Jim Reisert AD1C schrieb am 15.02.2021 22:56 (GMT +01:00): > On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 2:06 PM Don Butler N5LZ wrote: >> >> I forgot to add in my previous post that Report/Report Generator/Summary is >> the mode that will get you something very close to what you're looking for. > > Those are only award reports. If you have worked Germany 150 times, > it will still only count once in the Summary report. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, , https://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] QSO statistics
Hi John and others, many thanks for your feedback. But to be honest, after reading your description I wasn't sure if I was on the right mailing list ;-) I just can't follow your steps in DX4WIN. Maybe I was not clear enough about the QSO statistics I am looking for. What I am looking for is a table like this: CW SSB RTTY ... 160Totals per band 80 40 30 20 17 ... Totals per mode Total overall And calculated for all QSOs in the log. Not DXCC or other award programms. Just plain QSO numbers. 73s Chris DL1MGB Am 15.02.2021 um 17:30 schrieb John K9EL: > Chris, > > DX4Win allows you to look at QSOs by country, by country and band, and by > country/band/mode. > > For example, If I want to see how DL stations I have worked on 30m FT8, I > type DL in the callsign window - do not press enter or Tab or anything, just > enter DL in the callsign field. > > The country window now shows C or W or M in each of the 3 modes, for each of > the bands. > > If I double-click in the Digital box under the 30m heading, my logbook now > shows every DL station I have worked on 30m digital. > > > 73, John K9EL > > -Original Message- > From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On > Behalf Of Christian Janssen DL1MGB > Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 12:21 AM > To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Dx4win] QSO statistics > > Hi all, > > I have been using DX4WIN for quite some years now. But what I still haven't > found is an easy way to get QSO statistics like QSOs on band/mode in one > table without exporting all the log and importing it into another software. > > Is there any hidden feature I haven't found so far or is it just not there? > > Many thanks. > > 73s Chris DL1MGB > __ > 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] QSO statistics
Hi all, I have been using DX4WIN for quite some years now. But what I still haven't found is an easy way to get QSO statistics like QSOs on band/mode in one table without exporting all the log and importing it into another software. Is there any hidden feature I haven't found so far or is it just not there? Many thanks. 73s Chris DL1MGB __ 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] Filter settings V8 > V9
Hi Jim, unfortunately not. And no matter which log I opened in the version 8, it always showed the export filters. So it must be stored somewhere else. 73s Chris DL1MGB Jim Reisert AD1C schrieb am 21.09.2020 02:51 (GMT +02:00): > On Sat, Sep 19, 2020 at 12:43 AM Chris DL1MGB wrote: > >> I am pretty new to Version 9 after several years staying with V8. Is there a >> chance to copy the filter settings I created over the years from Version 8 to >> Version 9? > > Filter settings should be stored in your logbook (.DXL file). So if > you copied your logbook file from the V8 to the V9 "SAVE" directory, > you should have them. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, , https://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] Filter settings V8 > V9
Hi, I am pretty new to Version 9 after several years staying with V8. Is there a chance to copy the filter settings I created over the years from Version 8 to Version 9? 73s Chris DL1MGB __ 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
