Re: [Dx4win] Unique calls

2020-06-13 Thread John Shaw
: Sunday, 14 June 2020 8:50 a.m. To: John Shaw Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Unique calls John, I think you win the prize for this one. I would not have thought of that, but a clever solution! On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 2:15 PM John Shaw wrote: > > Yes there is a way to find the unique calls in DX4WI

Re: [Dx4win] Unique calls

2020-06-13 Thread John Shaw
Added using a filter selection: Yes there is a way to find the unique calls in your log or filter selection from within DX4WIN. WARNING! If you already have a master call file you want to keep copy and save it somewhere safe so you can re instate it before you do this as it will be overwrit

Re: [Dx4win] Unique calls

2020-06-13 Thread John Shaw
Yes there is a way to find the unique calls in DX4WIN from within DX4WIN. WARNING! If you already have a master call file you want to keep copy and save it somewhere safe so you can re instate it before you do this as it will be overwritten. It is the mstrcals.dat file in the DX4WIN save directory

Re: [Dx4win] Callsign Change

2020-01-25 Thread John Shaw
I may have misunderstood your question and my last message is not relevant. If so sorry. 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ricardo Navarrete Sent: Sunday, 26 January 2020 11:12 a.m. To: DX4WIN Reflec

Re: [Dx4win] Callsign Change

2020-01-25 Thread John Shaw
Use the %f character function as described under "edit function keys" Make a file using notepad with just the call you want to use in it and save it in the save directory. I called mine call and then edited the function keys to look like this: I have done this: CQ|CQ CQ %fcall% %fcall%Use %

Re: [Dx4win] Exporting SOTA references

2019-11-10 Thread John Shaw
Here is what I do. When I log a sota contact I put the sota reference in the QSO notes field. I have made a report format called sota that has Date, Time, Band, Mode, Callsign and QSO notes fields only. So I use whatever filter is practical to select the QSO's I want to export then I bring up

Re: [Dx4win] Importing FT8 to DX4WIN

2018-07-24 Thread John Shaw
Have a look at the first line in the adi file with a text editor, you may find it is blank. If so remove the blank line. Then it will process normally. John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carol Richard

Re: [Dx4win] No Fonts and sizes

2018-05-06 Thread John Shaw
Double click the font box you will get more choices 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of w3...@triad.rr.com Sent: Monday, 7 May 2018 9:15 a.m. To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] No Fonts and

Re: [Dx4win] Searching for specific RST does not work in 9.04

2018-04-22 Thread John Shaw
-Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Monday, 23 April 2018 11:43 a.m. To: John Shaw Cc: David Kozinn, K2DBK ; DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Searching for specific RST does not work in 9.04 On Sun, Apr 22, 2018 at 3:09 PM, John Shaw

Re: [Dx4win] Searching for specific RST does not work in 9.04

2018-04-22 Thread John Shaw
April 2018 9:29 a.m. To: 'John Shaw' ; 'David Kozinn, K2DBK' ; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Searching for specific RST does not work in 9.04 Hello John, Having the extra length for CW is nice because it allows you to add things like 579C for a chirpy signal for

Re: [Dx4win] Searching for specific RST does not work in 9.04

2018-04-22 Thread John Shaw
It would be nice if Paul was able to implement a RST length limit and character checking for modes that have shorter RST than what it is now opened up to. Like back to a max length of 2 for ssb, 3 for cw. I'm kind of re training my brain but the number of times I have entered both sent/rec into o

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

2018-04-01 Thread John Shaw
: Monday, 2 April 2018 1:41 p.m. To: John Shaw Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run John, I suspect you already know the answer to your question. Yes, the security is weakened. Using a 17 year old operating system connected to the Internet is

Re: [Dx4win] Check For Updates Won't Run

2018-04-01 Thread John Shaw
So how does that affect security for all of this. Have we now all been put at more risk to satisfy those who want to run obsolete systems? -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Paul Van Der Eijk Sent: Monday, 2 April

Re: [Dx4win] Announce DX

2017-11-11 Thread John Shaw
I have looked too and not found anything to do what you want. I would like all those options in the announce window to stay unchecked too. Maybe Paul could change it so if you uncheck or check the tick box it remembers your selection and stays that way until the user changes it again. Some other

Re: [Dx4win] A Minor Issue

2017-11-02 Thread John Shaw
While you can get around the impasse with F10 John's observations are correct in that V9 behaves different to V8 when changing a call and pressing enter used to work. Now it still works that way when changing other QSO information and pressing enter still works in V9 with everything but the calls

Re: [Dx4win] ver9

2017-10-26 Thread John Shaw
If you make this feature available please make it an option in the preferences so it can be enabled or disabled. Unless you can fix the way DX4WIN handles a radio not been present all the time. While it might save one keystroke it will cause many putting out fires because a radio is not always

Re: [Dx4win] The effect of the logbook set-up when updating the program.

2017-10-21 Thread John Shaw
Yes Ernie when checking for updates un-check (layouts for logbook window) or it will over write your changes every time. Not sure of the purpose of it doing this, bit of a PITA IMHO but maybe I'm missing something? 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Dx4win] Upgrade from 8.05 to 9.01 with XP Pro

2017-10-21 Thread John Shaw
I too had a scale factor of 80 and have increased it to 110 to get 16 characters in the callsign box without going into the prefix box. I also have played with the skins. While before I think they used to cause window creep? Now seem to stay put now. Nice. Migration from V8 to V9 has gone w

Re: [Dx4win] Help! Lost Packet Window

2017-07-04 Thread John Shaw
On the Screen tab in the preferences there is a check box for leave all windows in original position, tick that then see if you can find the packet window again. It will be there somewhere. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mai

Re: [Dx4win] DX4win Updater

2017-01-24 Thread John Shaw
Not sure if this might help or be a red herring but I was almost about to send a sorry it doesn't work. Win7 here. The Microsoft run-time library was not on the computer. My first attempt at installing the Microsoft run-time library failed, I knew it failed because it did not complete. It was

Re: [Dx4win] [DX4WIN] Multiple QSOs Group number

2016-03-23 Thread John Shaw
, 24 March 2016 12:02 To: John Shaw; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] [DX4WIN] Multiple QSOs Group number It looks to me (looking at the .DXL file structure) like the Group Number was increased in v8.x from the previous max of 254 to a max of 65,534! 73, Lee N7NU >>> "

Re: [Dx4win] [DX4WIN] Multiple QSOs Group number

2016-03-23 Thread John Shaw
I thought 254 groups was the limit in DX4WIN? Although having a quick look in the help I now can't find any reference to this. Any how what I have been doing, working with the maybe misguided thought that allocating groups was not limitless I have been re using the same group number for the sam

Re: [Dx4win] Print QSL Cards

2016-03-20 Thread John Shaw
I have done this. Not sure if this is the best way but here is what I did. I made a custom label the size of the card with nr across 1 nr down 1 Paper size Custom then adjusted the left and top spacing to put the printing where I wanted it. It actually worked quite well with an ink jet, BUT.

Re: [Dx4win] Re : New Computer

2016-03-11 Thread John Shaw
Correct it is as easy as that. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Rhodes Sent: Saturday, 12 March 2016 12:23 To: DX4WIN Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Re : New Computer Someone please correct me if I am wrong but, I don't bel

Re: [Dx4win] TXing with MMTTY and PSK31?

2016-02-24 Thread John Shaw
For RTTY try F11 to start and escape to stop. So long since I used PSK31 can't remember if it is the same or not. 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Eric Rosenberg Sent: Thursday, 25 February 2016 17:46 To: DX4Win Reflec

Re: [Dx4win] Group filter/selection

2016-02-17 Thread John Shaw
Kar, F6GNZ [mailto:f6...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, 18 February 2016 11:24 To: John Shaw Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Group filter/selection Hi John, This is exactly what I wanted to say: I do NOT find my previous selection at the end of the drop-down list nor anywhere in it, as if I had never made any

Re: [Dx4win] Group filter/selection

2016-02-17 Thread John Shaw
Radi. When you bring up the selection editor window, at the top it says current selection then just below that is a box which probably says All QSOs, at the right end of that box there is an arrow pointing down. If you click on that arrow a list should drop down with all your previously made sel

Re: [Dx4win] Updater

2015-03-28 Thread John Shaw
the other Win7 both said the same thing. Other than that 7.01 seems to be doing it's job just fine. Good job Jim. 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Sunday, 29 March 2015 14:04 To: John Shaw Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Updater

[Dx4win] Updater

2015-03-28 Thread John Shaw
Hi Jim, Just a question about the updater. I just installed 7.01, I see there is 7.02. When I ran 7.01 it said a newer version would be installed next time it was run. I have run it again and it still says 7.01. Any thoughts? 73 John ZL1BYZ __

Re: [Dx4win] mmtty

2015-02-03 Thread John Shaw
If it is any consolation both these issues will be configuration problems. I have used MMTTY and WINKEY with DXWIN through a MKII for years and have 10's of thousands of QSO's in the log with this setup. I'd be the first to admit that DX4WIN could do with some improvement in this area but it does

Re: [Dx4win] K1N Logs

2015-02-03 Thread John Shaw
Patience Bill. At the moment they are still trying to get all the team and equipment on the island and set it all up, it's a big job and WX is slowing them down. The log uploads will come, we just have to be patient. It's nothing to do with leader boards been turned off. You will be able to s

Re: [Dx4win] LotW import problem

2015-01-22 Thread John Shaw
Clever! No Problems here done that way either. John ZL1BYZ. _ From: Paul van der Eijk [mailto:pvandere...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 23 January 2015 13:39 To: Art - W6KY Cc: John Shaw; John 5B4AHK; DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LotW import problem Guys, You can do

Re: [Dx4win] LotW import problem

2015-01-22 Thread John Shaw
I also import the LOTW download (with all details checked) into my 8.04 log. I did a check and couldn't find any non K Prefix QSO's with a state assigned. 194803 QSO's in the log. This was my process for checking: Do a F8 filter, K in the Prefix box and a state in the state box, say AL. Then

Re: [Dx4win] Tuning indicator with MMTTY?

2015-01-14 Thread John Shaw
:dank...@socal.rr.com] Sent: Thursday, 15 January 2015 14:52 To: 'John Shaw'; DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Tuning indicator with MMTTY? Also, there is a preference to leave it always on top. Dan KI6X -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On

Re: [Dx4win] Tuning indicator with MMTTY?

2015-01-14 Thread John Shaw
Ahh, well yes you do have to tell DX4WIN where to find MMTTY in the box at the bottom of the RTTY tab in the preferences of DX4WIN but I think if you hadn't done this you would get a message saying it couldn't find MMTTY. How you getting on Eric? 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] Tuning indicator with MMTTY?

2015-01-14 Thread John Shaw
Hi Eric, Possibly nothing wrong but the MMTTY window with the tuning indicator you are looking for has a tendency to get hidden. Have a look in your tool bar at the bottom of your screen and see if the MMTTY icon is there, click on it this should bring the window to the top. You will have to ar

Re: [Dx4win] Kenwood TS480

2015-01-11 Thread John Shaw
lto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Shaw Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 10:57 AM To: DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Kenwood TS480 Hi all, Setting up a TS480 with DX4WIN here for a friend. No problems yet, waiting for the power lead so I can fire it up. :-) I have no

[Dx4win] Kenwood TS480

2015-01-11 Thread John Shaw
Hi all, Setting up a TS480 with DX4WIN here for a friend. No problems yet, waiting for the power lead so I can fire it up. :-) I have no manual and I see there is no TS480 in the rig list so I thought I'd ask what works for those who have already done this to speed up the learning curve. Whic

Re: [Dx4win] confirmation

2014-11-06 Thread John Shaw
And C is for Checked which is the final state after Submitted. RTFM :-) I guess that is confusing C in reports is confirmed, C in the award flags is Checked. So depends where your looking, Checked in the reports shows as an *. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto

Re: [Dx4win] confirmation

2014-11-06 Thread John Shaw
And C is for Checked which is the final state after Submitted. RTFM :-) 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Friday, 7 November 2014 11:45 To: Dwayne Cc: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] confir

Re: [Dx4win] how to make ADIF file to upload to Club Log

2014-11-03 Thread John Shaw
George is wanting to upload to Club Log? I use the Import/Export under the File menu and choose ADIF to do this. Using the Export to LoTW will screw you up as doing that changes LoTW upload flags which you don't want to do if your not uploading the resulting file to LoTW. Just my 2c worth 73 Jo

Re: [Dx4win] how to make ADIF file to upload to Club Log

2014-11-03 Thread John Shaw
George is wanting to upload to Club Log? I use the Import/Export under the File menu and choose ADIF to do this. Using the Export to LoTW will screw you up as doing that changes LoTW upload flags which you don't want to do if your not uploading the resulting file to LoTW. Just my 2c worth 73 Jo

Re: [Dx4win] Weird MMTTY Problem - reversed receive characters

2014-10-16 Thread John Shaw
Ah, I have seen what you describe Ed. It must be some sort of buffer overflow problem. My solution is to do a right mouse in the receive window and chose clear, then it seems to operate normally again. I haven't had it happen when actually making QSO's, it seems to happen when on idle receive.

Re: [Dx4win] ARRL Online

2014-10-10 Thread John Shaw
I contacted ARRL directly a couple days ago as I want to use the online DXCC App to do a submission before the end of the year and this was the reply I got.

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #135 - 31 July 2014

2014-08-01 Thread John Shaw
ginal Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Saturday, 2 August 2014 02:07 To: John Shaw Cc: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #135 - 31 July 2014 On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:34 PM, John Shaw wrote: > I notice the one f

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #135 - 31 July 2014

2014-07-31 Thread John Shaw
Hi Jim, Great effort by you and the updater worked well as usual. Thank you. I notice the one file that does not update is "current IOTA Islands (XML)" and it is dated 24 July 2013. Is this correct? 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Dx4win] Converting DXQ to ADIF Files

2014-02-04 Thread John Shaw
Oh I missed the kHz bit. Just do a separate edit/replace kHz to 00 should fix that. 73 John Zl1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dick Flanagan Sent: Wednesday, 5 February 2014 14:59 To: DX4WIN Reflector Subj

Re: [Dx4win] Converting DXQ to ADIF Files

2014-02-04 Thread John Shaw
You could do something like this in notepad using edit/replace. Put Rx=14, in the find what box and 14. in the replace box. If there are different bands and the number up to the comma and total number of characters changes then you will have to repeat the process with the appropriate characters

Re: [Dx4win] KH8/S and DX4WIN407

2013-11-27 Thread John Shaw
Tony in the needed listing report double click on the "W" and it will take you to the QSO's. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tony Brock-Fisher Sent: Thursday, 28 November 2013 12:48 To: dx4win@ma

Re: [Dx4win] DXCC QSL Download - New?

2013-11-08 Thread John Shaw
day, 9 November 2013 15:37 To: 'John Shaw'; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] DXCC QSL Download - New? Checkout: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/lotw.html /Dan KI6X -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On

Re: [Dx4win] DXCC QSL Download - New?

2013-11-07 Thread John Shaw
This new file has the potential to fix that. 73 John ZL1BYZ. _ From: Rick Murphy [mailto:k1mu.nos...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 8 November 2013 16:33 To: John Shaw Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DXCC QSL Download - New? On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 10:10 PM, John Shaw wrote: No one has comment

Re: [Dx4win] DXCC QSL Download - New?

2013-11-07 Thread John Shaw
No one has commented on this yet. I have looked at the ADIF file and it would be fantastic to be able to use this file to set the DXCC award flags in DX4WIN. Since most of my DXCC submissions have been done using LoTW I am unable to easily and accurately educate my DX4WIN log of QSO's DXCC award

Re: [Dx4win] Help with a small problem please

2013-06-21 Thread John Shaw
Hi Andy, The (HOLDING) feature is handy if you want to scroll back up the DX SPOTS to review them and not be bumped to the bottom when a new spot comes in. Yes the INSERT key toggles it on/off. HOLDING is also initiated if you sort the DX Spots window by frequency and is not toggled off when you

Re: [Dx4win] ARRL Announces New Version of LoTW Software

2013-05-19 Thread John Shaw
Hi Alan, Take your time. Follow this link and read the last paragraph on the page. http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-announces-new-version-of-lotw-software 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ALAN ZACK

Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win QSO confirmations and Clublog.

2013-05-16 Thread John Shaw
Hi Dave, No expert but I think your whole situation could be made much simpler if you upgrade to V8.5. I think from memory somewhere in the version history the issue of LoTW cfm's been exported from DX4WIN to Clublog was fixed so there is no longer any need to send LoTW reports to Clublog to get

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater v. 6.04 (re-release notice)

2013-04-20 Thread John Shaw
Looks good Jim, thanks again for all your good work. 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Sunday, 21 April 2013 09:36 To: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater

Re: [Dx4win] LOTW Not Found in Log

2012-12-11 Thread John Shaw
Use the last item under the LOTW menu "review QSOs not found" I can almost guarantee they are in your log but some of the information doesn't match. Probably because the other party has shifted QTH, changed their location details and re uploaded their whole log busting everything they had done pre

Re: [Dx4win] FW: ARRL Logbook of the World Log Processing is About7Days Behind

2012-12-10 Thread John Shaw
Bugger, sorry meant for another group. By the way thanks for that Jim. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Shaw Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012 12:41 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] FW: ARRL

[Dx4win] FW: ARRL Logbook of the World Log Processing is About 7Days Behind

2012-12-10 Thread John Shaw
With the current state of affairs I thought some might find this helpful. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2012 12:18 To: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] ARRL L

Re: [Dx4win] How to find what new countries I worked

2012-12-04 Thread John Shaw
Probably not the answer your looking for but join Club Log upload you log to that. Under Timeline it provides first worked dates so it's easy to see how many you new ones were worked each year. There are many other interesting tools/reports available too. Other than that running some reports in DX

Re: [Dx4win] QR-Code

2012-08-03 Thread John Shaw
Great idea, I don't know much about QR codes but have been told they can store up to 4,000 characters so why not use the already established ADIF format to store the information. Biggest limitation is it would have to become popular to be useful but it would be great for QSL managers and bureau'

Re: [Dx4win] Strange Happening

2012-07-07 Thread John Shaw
Check the top of the logbook window what does it say it is sorted by. I'm guessing some how it has been changed to something other than date. 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carol Richards Sent:

Re: [Dx4win] MKII and Router 8.14

2012-06-14 Thread John Shaw
uter. I am using Win7 x64 but there may be an issue with something left in my system from before. Strange that 7.7.1 works fine and has worked fine all along. Thanks again for the information. 73 Wayne WA1PMA On 6/14/2012 9:17 PM, John Shaw wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > Seems no one else replied

Re: [Dx4win] MKII and Router 8.14

2012-06-14 Thread John Shaw
Hi Wayne, Seems no one else replied to this so I'll add my 2 cents. Using a MKII with 8.1.4 installed on an XP machine without any issues. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Wayne M Sent: Thursd

Re: [Dx4win] Splitting a file

2012-05-22 Thread John Shaw
One way would be to export the whole log for LoTW and assign the appropriate date range option when you are using TQSL to sign it. Run it twice once with the range for you old call then again for the new one giving them a logical name so you know which is which then upload the resulting files to t

Re: [Dx4win] FSK RTTY with DX4WIN/MMTTY and microKeyer

2012-03-19 Thread John Shaw
Radi, One of the mysteries if RTTY. Mr Yaesu thinks normal RTTY is USB, this is a great RTTY debate for another day perhaps. I am guessing you RTTY signals are reversed. So either operate RTTY USB or in the FT1000MP there is a menu 6-1 that allows you to reverse the RTTY which will allow you to

Re: [Dx4win] Added Feature

2011-12-17 Thread John Shaw
ample, this is different. I believe a good way for Paul to manage it, is to make a pseudo cluster spot. Alt+A spots the station on the air. How do you think if Alt+B puts the call in dx spot window and in bandmap without to spot him really!!! 73 Kostas sv1dpi - Original Message - Fro

Re: [Dx4win] Added Feature

2011-12-17 Thread John Shaw
I agree this would be a useful addition -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bert Garcia Sent: Sunday, 18 December 2011 09:36 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Added Feature It would be useful to have a fi

Re: [Dx4win] LOTWREPORT - NOT FOUND

2011-12-14 Thread John Shaw
Hi Randy yes it's a mine field, which is the most correct information, sometimes they realise their mistake and upload again. I have also found people sometimes do the QTH change when they operated from a different location then upload their whole log and screw up everything previously loaded. T

Re: [Dx4win] LOTWREPORT - NOT FOUND

2011-12-14 Thread John Shaw
Fred, I have never had to add QSO's to my log as a result of this report. The heading "QSO NOT FOUND" is a bit miss leading. Worst case is that LoTW contains QSO information that does not match what is in your log, not that the QSO is totally absent so take you time to understand this before you m

Re: [Dx4win] QSX in Remarks column

2011-11-13 Thread John Shaw
I thought the call was familiar. 44 times representing about the right fun ratio too. :-) 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: Art - W6KY [mailto:w...@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, 14 November 2011 17:05 To: John Shaw; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] QSX in Remarks column

Re: [Dx4win] QSX in Remarks column

2011-11-13 Thread John Shaw
: John Shaw; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] QSX in Remarks column If you are the 'spotter' and using Ctrl A to spot the DX, put the QSX freq in the QSX box and it won't show up in the remarks. Otherwise DX4WIN just feeds the remarks thru from the DXcluster you are using.

[Dx4win] QSX in Remarks column

2011-11-13 Thread John Shaw
Is there a way to stop DX4WIN putting the QSX in the remark column when spotting a split frequency? Since it already puts the QSX in the QSX column it seems stupid to duplicate the information. 73 John ZL1BYZ. __ DX4WIN mailing list Hom

Re: [Dx4win] dx4win 8.05

2011-10-05 Thread John Shaw
Bob, Using 8.04 here but 8.05 probably the same in this regard. If I understand correctly what you want, one way to do it is. Under "Reports" when the window comes up click on the "Report/Action" box and an arrow will come up in the box click that and then scroll down the options the last one is

Re: [Dx4win] Using different calls

2011-09-02 Thread John Shaw
2011 21:59 To: John Shaw; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Using different calls John, Imagine that you create three subdirectories: \MACROS, \ZL1BYZmacros and \ZL9ABCmacros. In the ZL1 and ZL9 subdirectories you place identically named files: FK_F1.txt, FK_F2.txt, FK_F3.txt... If

[Dx4win] Using different calls

2011-09-01 Thread John Shaw
I want an easy way to operate DX4WIN on the same computer, operator even the same log file and be able to easily change the call I send in the keyboard macro's. The rest of a macro can stay the same just change the call. It would have been logical to be able to edit the call under the preferences

Re: [Dx4win] DX Spots Window

2011-08-13 Thread John Shaw
Re read your problem, and I'm on the wrong track here, sorry. -Original Message- From: John Shaw [mailto:jns...@compassnet.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, 14 August 2011 10:07 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] DX Spots Window I'm guessing perhaps your "DX spotting

Re: [Dx4win] DX Spots Window

2011-08-13 Thread John Shaw
I'm guessing perhaps your "DX spotting patterns" under Packet2 in the preferences have been corrupted? When in that window F1 for help and there is a link showing an example of the patterns might help? John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-b

Re: [Dx4win] splitting up my log

2011-08-06 Thread John Shaw
I might not have be clear, you do this in the TQSL program. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Shaw Sent: Sunday, 7 August 2011 09:16 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] splitting up my log

Re: [Dx4win] splitting up my log

2011-08-06 Thread John Shaw
Just use the date range when signing the adif file you exported from DX4WIN. If you set out a list on paper perhaps a range of a year for each year of your log, cross off each one as you go through the signing process for that year giving the resultant tq8 file a logical individual name, then whe

Re: [Dx4win] Bug in reports

2011-05-01 Thread John Shaw
Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Monday, 2 May 2011 04:02 To: John Shaw Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Bug in reports On Sat, Apr 30, 2011 at 11:20 PM, John Shaw wrote: > I have found that after doing a DXCC progress report that when I go > back to logging some more QSOs the ne

[Dx4win] Bug in reports

2011-04-30 Thread John Shaw
Hi all, This is not a major problem but noticed this little funny V8.04 perhaps if others can confirm it might get put on the to fix list sometime or was this fixed in V8.05?. I have found that after doing a DXCC progress report that when I go back to logging some more QSOs the new QSOs are not

Re: [Dx4win] callsign in alphabetical order

2011-03-19 Thread John Shaw
Hi Franz, Good to hear from you. If once you have bought up the logbook window if you right mouse click on it and go to the report editor then in the sort index window choose callsign. Does that give you what you want? 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.q

Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win and USB Ports

2011-03-16 Thread John Shaw
Buy a MicroHam micro KEYER II and be done with it. One USB cable to the computer, no other cables to the computer needed for sound etc, fully configurable virtual com ports, winkey, FSK, adjustable inputs/outputs, other outputs to solve amp and antenna switching/timing issues. Check it out for

Re: [Dx4win] Lotwreport.notfound file

2011-03-01 Thread John Shaw
.com] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Wednesday, 2 March 2011 13:04 To: John Shaw Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lotwreport.notfound file On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 4:20 PM, John Shaw wrote: > You are correct with the . In the left column.  Not much we can do > about that,

Re: [Dx4win] Lotwreport.notfound file

2011-03-01 Thread John Shaw
Hi Jim, if I could add a bit of what I have observed on this. You are correct with the . In the left column. Not much we can do about that, if people keep uploading their whole logs over and over they will keep showing up on this list. For those LoTW users who do this, you may not think it a pr

Re: [Dx4win] Iota

2011-01-18 Thread John Shaw
Dwayne perhaps the step in addition to what Jim has pointed out is when you have clicked on the link in the help file and your browser has opened up on the RSGB fulllist.xml page you then need to do a "save as" in the browser, navigate it to the DX4w###/save folder, click save and it should be do

Re: [Dx4win] Add an island name

2011-01-18 Thread John Shaw
L1BYZ. -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert [mailto:jjreis...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Wednesday, 19 January 2011 03:14 To: John Shaw Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Add an island name On 1/18/2011 1:40 AM, John Shaw wrote: > This had me puzzle

Re: [Dx4win] Add an island name

2011-01-18 Thread John Shaw
This had me puzzled to but after doing some reading I think Diego Ramirez is the name for an island group the actual island they were on for SA097 was Gonzalo. I'd be interested if others agree. 73 John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun..

Re: [Dx4win] Search Engine

2011-01-03 Thread John Shaw
If you don't find a way that suits within DX4WIN for this, you could sign up to Club Log http://www.clublog.org/loginform.php, upload your log to that. Amongst the many things you can amuse your self with there, they have an interesting QSL Charts tool. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message---

Re: [Dx4win] IOTA Fulllist file

2010-11-15 Thread John Shaw
Zoran what might be catching you out is you need to fill the IOTA box with the appropriate IOTA before the IOTA islands become available. Perhaps this will help. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W

Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win & CW Keyer

2010-10-13 Thread John Shaw
I think unless I'm missing something the TUNE function has not been programmed into the DX4WIN "WinKey" keyboard. It is available from the "CW" keyboard but that is no help when using WinKey. If I am correct perhaps Paul could put this on the wish list for the future. It is possible as other pr

Re: [Dx4win] LOTW functions

2010-10-07 Thread John Shaw
I'm with you Guy. Sometimes a little resistance in the process is a good thing. Certainly not a must have feature IMHO. John ZL1BYZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ON4AOI Sent: Friday, 8 October 2010 08:56 To:

Re: [Dx4win] Correcting QSL Manager entry in logbook

2010-09-11 Thread John Shaw
I'll second that. Three cheers to Jim AD1C for doing such a fine job. John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Sent: Sunday, 12 September 2010 06:11 To: Jim Reisert AD1C Cc: wb2...@roadrunner.com; dx4wi

Re: [Dx4win] ROS, Left Behind

2010-07-03 Thread John Shaw
ROS, developed by José Albert Nieto Ros, is a new digital mode. Using spread spectrum and 1 or 16 Baud signalling rates it is designed to cope with disturbances, low level signals, meteor scatter and moon bounce and claims that receiving signals down to -35 dB (!) with 1 Bd signalling rate and -30

Re: [Dx4win] INSERT > HOLDING ?

2010-07-01 Thread John Shaw
orter without larger buffers. Other than look at my "Gee Wiz" latest toy can any one see any benefit in these ROS spots. I need a ROS filter. 73 John ZL1BYZ. -Original Message- From: Vanderydt Theo [mailto:on4...@skynet.be] Sent: Friday, 2 July 2010 02:34 To: John Shaw Subje

Re: [Dx4win] INSERT > HOLDING ?

2010-06-30 Thread John Shaw
: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Shaw Sent: Thursday, 1 July 2010 08:10 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] INSERT > HOLDING ? Hmmm, not the way I see it. The way I see it is the Insert (Holding) when used in either the packet

Re: [Dx4win] INSERT > HOLDING ?

2010-06-30 Thread John Shaw
Hmmm, not the way I see it. The way I see it is the Insert (Holding) when used in either the packet or spot screen, stops the screen from automatically scrolling to the newest info. It does not stop new information from coming in but allows you to stay focused of previous info that would normally

Re: [Dx4win] Group question

2010-06-23 Thread John Shaw
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

Re: [Dx4win] Group question

2010-06-23 Thread John Shaw
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 l

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