[Dx4win] Silent Key - James G. Dean VE3IQ

2015-01-14 Thread Capt.(N) James G. Dean Retd
Hello, I am the son of VE3IQ, and share his name, Jim Dean. I regret to inform you that my father passed away on Sat 3 Jan, at the age of 77 after a 5-year fight with colon cancer. I am currently going through his e-mails and unsubscribing him from his different e-mail lists. Before I

Re: [Dx4win] Fw: [Dx-qsl] QUESTION ABOUT OLDIES

2011-10-09 Thread James G. Dean
QRZ.com lists VK9LV for JS Blinick, K1JS. A check of the DXCC Deleted Countries lists shows that the prefixes P2, VK9, were used for both Papua Territory and Territory of New Guinea for contacts before and up to September 15, 1975. I suggest that Bill email Joseph Blinick and ask if he can

[Dx4win] Upgrade to 8.05

2011-02-04 Thread James G. Dean
For Guy, ON4AOI and others: I have downloaded DX4WIN 8.05 from Guy's website. I could not get it from the DX4WIN website. Is there a reason for this, such as still being in Beta testing? I have found that 8.05 does not overwrite the existing DX4WIN as other updates did. Is there a reason for

[Dx4win] FT-2000 with DX4WIN 7.02. Problem Solved!

2009-11-25 Thread James G. Dean
Hello All: With the help of Jim AD1C, Paul VE7BZ, Lou N2TU and John ZL1ALZ, the problem was solved. FYI, here is what I did and the settings I used. To start, note that I have an FT-2000(PEP); it was a great experience downloading the PEP software and the radio worked splendidly without any

Re: [Dx4win] FT-2000 with DX4WIN 7.02

2009-11-24 Thread James G. Dean
Hi John: Tried that with various combinations of settings on the Radio page. Did not work. I can send CW okay, but I do not get the radio info. I get an error message saying that Radio timed out, Radio interface has been disabled. Am beginning to wonder if the FT-2000 will work with my 7.02

Re: [Dx4win] Headings

2009-10-18 Thread James G. Dean
As a former naval navigator, I have been following this discussion with interest. I agree with Jim that it makes most sense to use true north. The magnetic pole shifts each year, and the amount of shift is indicated on nautical charts as the Variation. Each bearing taken with a magnetic

[Dx4win] Moving from 7.0.2 to 8.01 to 8.02

2009-09-13 Thread James G. Dean
Hi All: Need some advice. I have downloaded DX4WIN 8.01and received my key. Before I could install 8.01, I read that 8.02 was available. So, two questions: 1. Do I need to install 8.01, ge tit working and then downlaod 8.02, or should I just downlaod 8.02 and install using my key and ignoring