[Dx4win] Notes to Add to Wrong Field
I recently upgraded from release 7 to 8. I participated in the Florida QSO Party last weekend and added the QSOs from ADIF. I set the Contest Mode | Notes to Add field to FQP and loaded the records. Today I received a QSL and noticed that the FQP is appearing in the Notes for this Call, not Notes for this QSO. I searched the forum, but do not see this reported before. How can I fix this for 500 QSOs? Is it fixed in 8.4? John, K2CIB __ 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] Ver. 8.03 PF3 Not Working
I just upgraded from 7.04 and can't get any action from PF3 at all. I've gone back through the mailing list entries all the way back to the announcement of version 8, but can't find a similar post. The online QRZ works OK when I press ENTER. For many years and versions I have used a batch file to search two private text databases, concatenate the output, and copy it to MAN.RES, which I TYPE out. Then the on-disk QRZ prints out, then the QSL manager file. None of this provides any output at all now. Any clues? John, K2CIB __ 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] Pre-1975 CW QSOs
I have CW QSOs dating as far back as 1952. I always have to use a special filter and a separate run for CW, merge the results in a separate Excel file, sort, etc. or manually remove any QSOs that are picked up automatically by DXW. Very clumsy. It may be that this DXW inadequacy has been around a long time, but it burns me every time I submit for DXCC! John, K2CIB __ 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] Pre-1975 CW QSOs
Hi, Bob, Well, your reply went to me, rather than the whole group, so I will forward it on. I am afraid there is no easy fix for substituting any other character for the dot or asterisk; those characters are hard-coded into the program. They would need to be defined in the program as a variable, and a way provided for you to set that variable. Not a real difficult programming task, but not a high priority, in the scheme of things. Maybe you need new specs... I have upgraded to each new version, although not usually right when a totally new version comes out - I wait for the bugs to be fixed.. 73, John -Original Message- From: Bob [mailto:robertlar...@att.net] Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:36 PM To: k2...@arrl.net Cc: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Pre-1975 CW QSOs Amen... Well, almost my as QSO's only go back to '56.I'm still using version 5.02. Based on my usage of the program there is no incentive to update it. A fix for this bug would provide one. Another issue I have, and I'll state it is mine not a bug, is with the reports. If I do a Report/DXCC/Listing what happens is that a never worked is a dot and a fully confirmed and credited item is an asterisk. More than once these tired eyes have been confused and not seen the difference. So what I would love to see is the ability to change these. Say leave the dot out and have a blank or substitute a dash in it's place. Or make the asterisk an X or something so the difference is more easily discernible. If not to be part of an update/upgrade does anyone know how to do this? 73, Bob K2TK J.F. Samuels wrote: I have CW QSOs dating as far back as 1952. I always have to use a special filter and a separate run for CW, merge the results in a separate Excel file, sort, etc. or manually remove any QSOs that are picked up automatically by DXW. Very clumsy. It may be that this DXW inadequacy has been around a long time, but it burns me every time I submit for DXCC! John, K2CIB __ 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] XU8DX
I have JA1NUT in the QSL Manager field, but I have a note which says, Q=F2YS/W2 Checking the card is was stamped by Jacques. Use F2YS. John, K2CIB __ 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] Wish list
I might as well get on the band-wagon. Someone pointed out that it should not be so difficult to provide the mode for a contact. I do a lot of mobile work and log on a voice recorder, which I manually log into DXW every few days. I REALLY would like to be able to use a C for CW, P for PSK31, R for RTTY and S for SSB and not have to sort through a myriad of other modes, used from my home station from time-to-time. I have the same problem for band, but am not sure how it could be implemented. It would help if I could roll the mouse wheel to select the correct operating band. Thanks for the continued support, Paul and gang! John, K2CIB __ 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] Rigblaster Pro Interface
I do not have everything set up right now, but when I did I ended up using a cable directly from a serial port to my rig, not through the RigBlaster Pro - this worked for me, but needed an extra serial port. The ports going to the RigBlaster Pro were SER A for PTT/CW and SER B for MixW, MMTTY FSK. I had to modify the internal jumpering in the RigBlaster Pro a bit to allow FSK on Serial B. The Serial B port has only three connections: Receive Data, Transmit Data and Ground. This is not enough to communicate with a radio! I do not know why they did not pass the connections through from Serial A. John, K2CIB in sunny Florida From: Charles Ristorcelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, December 5, 2008 11:42:39 AM Subject: [Dx4win] Rigblaster Pro Interface Hi everyone. I am using a Rig Blaster Pro with a Yaesu FT-950. All functions of the Rig Blaster work as expected. But in setting up the Rig Blaster pro as described in the manuals, the ability of having DX4WIN follow the band and mode changes of the radio has been lost. Is anyone out there using a Rig Blaster Pro with any radio and STILL have DX4WIN automated response to the radio's mode? By that I mean that when using the Rig Blaster for digital modes, the DX4WIN software tracks band, mode, etc. 73 de NN3V Charlie ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] HELP - Multiple QSOs on one QSL label
Try turning off the DX4WIN advertisement. John, K2CIB _ Help. I've read and re-read the User's Guide and I've diddled all the parameters I could to get two QSOs (with same station) on one QSL label. I've also searched the Archives without success. Can anyone tell me how to trigger it? I've tried MAX QSO at 0, 1 and 2, but I get the exact same results - separate labels for each QSO. I'm running version 705. What have I missed? Regards, Dick N4RA ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
RE: [Dx4win] HELP - Multiple QSOs on one QSL label
File | Database | Labels - options: uncheck commercial This is also the place to change your font and sizes. Double-click on the font name and you will see. John, K2CIB From: Roy Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Dx4win] HELP - Multiple QSOs on one QSL label I have followed this exchange of email on this subject as I have had the same problem. I am not familiar how to turn off the DX4Win advertisement. Can you explain this please. Thanks, Roy Davis - WK4Y - Original Message - From: J.F. Samuels mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX4WIN mailto:DX4WIN@MAILMAN.QTH.NET Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:44 AM Subject: [Dx4win] HELP - Multiple QSOs on one QSL label Try turning off the DX4WIN advertisement. John, K2CIB _ Help. I've read and re-read the User's Guide and I've diddled all the parameters I could to get two QSOs (with same station) on one QSL label. I've also searched the Archives without success. Can anyone tell me how to trigger it? I've tried MAX QSO at 0, 1 and 2, but I get the exact same results - separate labels for each QSO. I'm running version 705. What have I missed? Regards, Dick N4RA _ ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] DX4WIN v7.05.04 with Icom 7800 interface problem
Make sure that in Main Menu | Radio that Ignore Mode in Real Time is NOT checked. John, K2CIB All, I am helping a new DX4WIN user install, configure, and connect the CI-V interface between his radio and his computer. He purchased the www.cqpal.com CI-V interface on e-Bay and we've selected the Icom 7800 v210 500 radio with an address of 6A and baud rate of 6400. Some DX4Win interface functions are working, but one doesn't work. (?) Here's what works: - Clicking on a Packet Spot changes the 7800 VFO frequency and mode to match the spot's frequency and mode. - The QSO - Contest Mode - Text to QSO Note -- $$ logs the correct VFO frequency to a new QSO record. BUT... DX4Win does not read the correct band (frequency) when logging. Pressing F9 puts 20m (the default QSO band) into the Band field for a new QSO, and after logging a QSO (despite the fact that the QSO Notes $$ read the frequency properly) the band field reads 20m. What am I doing wrong here? (his 7800 is a firmware 210 release) -larry K8UT ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Re: Country File Correction
David, the starting date is OK, but the mappings for the new St. Barts do not include any calls with the TO prefix. Best thing to do is edit those contacts, change the prefix field to FJ and hit PF10 to save it. Jim will include your observation in the next country file update. John, K2CIB David wrote: Hello Jim Jim I just upgraded from version 7.03 to the latest version The only thing I have noticed so far is one country was not picked up FJ St Barts I have a few qso's from FJ with TO5FJ the qsos I have are dated 8 jan 2008 40mx ssb and cwand are not found by dx4win the country is blank yet i have qsos with the same station on 10 jan and 14 jan 2008 and these are ok So looks like the starting date needs to be adjusted.? 73 David VK3EW ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Re: Updated DX4WIN Release Notes
For those who need to start DX4WIN with administrative privileges every time, since they are using the parallel port under Vista, there is a permanent fix: Locate the DX4WIN.EXE program file in the root of the DX4W7xx directory and right click on it. Click on Properties and the Compatibility tab. Under Privilege Level check the Run this program as an administrator box and click on OK. John, K2CIB ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Re: Version 7.05 Problems
Re my last post, I find that the QSO entry mode follows the last spot mode, even though I am not connected. Only if I clear all spots do I get the default mode. John, K2CIB ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Version 7.05 Problems
(Resending) I've just installed it, from 7.03, and find the following problems: 1. The QSO Mode does not default to that set in Preferences. It comes up as CW, not SSB. 2. QSO Modes are not sorted. 3. DX4WIN.MAS is not found, no matter where I put it. Error, File not found, no calls loaded, whenever I start DX4WIN and box does not show anything. John, K2CIB ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Re: Version 7.05 Problems
I wrote: I've just installed it, from 7.03, and find the following problems: 1. The QSO Mode does not default to that set in Preferences. It comes up as CW, not SSB. 2. QSO Modes are not sorted. 3. DX4WIN.MAS is not found, no matter where I put it. Error, File not found, no calls loaded, whenever I start DX4WIN and box does not show anything. John, K2CIB Thanks, Jim, for setting me straight on numbers 1 and 2. I still have a problem with DX4WIN.MAS, which works fine in 7.03 and does not in 7.05 (same file, same computer). I did follow all the directions in finding, downloading and installing it. 73, John ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] RE: QSLing Direct
Jim, I like your tongue-in-cheek query! Really, everyone has slightly different ways of preparing to QSL. Some do it right away, some infrequently, some use a service, others use a combination of ARRL Outgoing service and direct. I am of the latter, and I don't QSL very frequently. When I do, I want to make sure that I have the best address possible, particularly for the direct ones; now each overseas QSL costs me over $3.00. I start by searching for Label=Y and Method=Direct. When I hit F3 in the CALL field, I get a window that is the result of searching the following: 1. QRZ! on my disk 2. ON6DP Manager List 3. World-wide IBM Hams list 4. Current GO-List By inspecting the above, I can (usually) make a quick determination of the best route. I trust the GOLIST most and they will supply a route too. Whatever route I select, I highlight it and copy it (Ctrl-C or right-click and use the options there) to the clipboard. For mailing direct to a call, I put the station's call in the Manager field. If the QSO Manager call is right, I just click in the QSO Manager field and use Ctrl-E to bring up the manager address. If the address is right, I close the box and go on. If not, I highlight the incorrect address, and paste in the correct one (Ctrl-V). Sometimes I have to shorten the name or address fields to fit properly on labels. Then I save the address, and go on to the next call using PF10. Sometimes I change a direct routing to Bureau or Other. It sounds complicated, but QSLing is an art, not a science! And, it goes quickly once you've started. I use a special .BAT file in the EXTDATA folder to call a free program called QGREP. That program searches the ON6DP and IBM Hams lists, or any other lists you have, and makes the output available for display. Send me an Email if you want a copy of the .BAT file. John, K2CIB -Original Message- I have a bunch of QSOs with USA stations and are marked for labels (QSL method = Direct). There is nothing in the QSL Manager box for any of those QSOs. How do I make DX4WIN print both the QSO *and* the address labels together for all those QSOs (which it can look up from the local RAC callbook database)? Thanks 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Label Questions
Hmmm, maybe It's been too long since I QSLed, but I have a few questions. Maybe someone knows the answers: 1. I wanted to only print those labels which meet the selection of Confirmed=Y and Label=Y. When I tried to print labels, it would not take the selection - it wanted to print all of them. So, I created a new file using DX4WIN export version 6.01 and later, the latest export filter I have (I'm running V7.03). The file it created had a DXQ extension, not DXL, so couldn't be opened. Or, should I have used the import function? 2. So, I created an ADIF file instead, created a new DXL file and imported that. I had my 144 QSOs OK, although the Label field lost the Y's. I used that file to print the labels I needed OK. 3. Now I need to use the Multiple QSO function to place today's date in the 144 selected ones in the real file. Whoops, it uses the QSO date.??? What did I do wrong there? I guess I'll have no trouble resetting the print flag, but I need a good date. And, I could import them, replacing the originals, but I think that ADIF fails to carry along much needed fields, like Checked, etc., so can't do that. I just went back and created a new blank file, and imported the Version 6 file. Now I see all of the fields OK, but every record now says, Invalid(DX). The preferences are OK and I re-imported them just in case. Where do I go from here? John, K2CIB ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] QRZ CD?!!
Hamad, my QRZ always shows the countries. It is the newest, Summer 2006 and it is stored on disk. The DLL hasn't been changed since 2003. When I searched on QRZ32.DLL, I found many versions, and most were out-of-date. I have copied the newest one from QRZ to all the libraries. There is only one other variable - I execute a small CMD file after calling QRZ and before looking up the manager on GOLIST - but, I don't see how that should matter. I wonder if you are reading from the CD? John, K2CIB --- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 02:37:47 -0700 From: 9K2HN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Dx4win] QRZ CD?!! To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] server.net Content-Type: TEXT/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Hi, I'm wondering why does not the QRZ CD show the county name when F3 is pressed? although the RAC does this perfectly But as every one know that the RAC CD is not updated often same as QRZ CD. who to blame here QRZ CD or dx4win? and is this can be corrected? de 9k2hn Hamad
[Dx4win] vichw11.sys
Message: 3 Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 19:13:00 +0200 I haven't seen much light on this problem. Let me guess what is going on: Obviously, seen from previous posts, DX4WIN checks the operating system identifier during installation to determine which CW driver to use or what library to put it in. If you have copied DX4WIN from another computer, you need to copy the VICHW11.SYS file into the new computer. I suspect that your new operating system, Win XP Pro x64, is not known to DX4WIN, so it does not copy the file, or copies it to the wrong library. Conventional wisdom would suggest that manually copying the file to the drivers directory would solve the problem. But, it is possible that the new operating system requires an entry in the registry in order to load drivers, or a different library is being used. Are there any other DX4WINners out there who are using DX4WIN with Win XP Pro x64 successfully? John, K2CIB -- From: Anders Janis SM4RNA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Re: Re:vichw11.sys --- Now after re-install To: C?sar Rodrigues [EMAIL PROTECTED], dx4win@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response I have now done a coplete re-install of Win XP PRO x64. Before I installed any other software or created any user acounts I installed DX4Win and copied the file. But NO! It do not work now either. I rebooted and tried again. No luck. I copied the file to Dx4Win's map and also to c:\Windows, rebooted and tried again. No, no no! It do not work. What can I do? /Anders
[Dx4win] VICH11.SYS and Win XP Pro x64
Sorry, please ignore my previous post - I missed the entries for 6/8 and 6/9 which pinpointed the problem and the solution of recompiling the driver with an x64 capable compiler. John, K2CIB
[Dx4win] ADIF Specs in DX4WIN
Can anybody direct me to the above? I need to change some ADIF tags to get State, and RCVD to be filled in. Where can I find the DX4WIN tag names? 73, John, K2CIB
[Dx4win] RE: Dx4win Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23
It seems to me that I had that problem once, and it was because I had it sorted in some fashion, not by the default, Arrival. Take a look at that. John, K2CIB -Original Message- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 09:15:19 -0800 From: Rick Borken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Dx4win] can't delete old spots? To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original I have been using DX4WIN 7.01 since it was released, and recently it seems I can't delete all the old spots any more. I click the command delete old spots (2 hrs) and some spots older than that clearly remain. Some are deleted and some are not deleted. In the past, it seems to me that command worked fine, so I wonder if anyone else has seen this behavior? It's not a big thing, but it's handy to be able to remove old spots. 73, Rick K0XB -- ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win End of Dx4win Digest, Vol 23, Issue 23 **
[Dx4win] FGREP
Dear Roger, At some point (DX4WIN Ver 6.04?) FGREP stopped working. I searched around and came up with a more modern search program. Here is the bat file I call QSL.CMD (in DX4W604\EXTDATA) that is called by F3 in DX4WIN: ECHO OFF; Don't print this qgrep.exe -y -e %1 QSL.TXTTMPQSL1.TXT ; Search for this call in QSL.TXT and add it to TMPQSL1.TXT qgrep.exe -y -e %1 WWHAM.TXTTMPQSL2.TXT; Also search WWHAM.TXT and add it to TMPQSL2.TXT COPY /A /Y TMPQSL1.TXT + TMPQSL2.TXT MAN.RES; Copy both results to MAN.RES TYPE MAN.RES; And type out MAN.RES QGREP.EXE is available on the Internet. John, K2CIB You wrote: Message: 5 Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:04:47 -0500 From: Roger D Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Dx4win] QSL Lookups To: DX4Win Reflector dx4win@mailman.qth.net Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed A while back there was some info about using FGREP to search a text file and display the result when using F3. At one time I had it working with a version of DX4Win but I can't seem to get it to work now. I've gone back through the archives with no luck. The batch file I'm using extracts the info from the text file but doesn't seem to copy it to manager.res. Any ideas? 73, Roger
