[Dx4win] Rf
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[Dx4win] Lost QSO's
I have now the model Mark described earlier, APC BE350R, in the Staples ad. It does contain a CD/DVD with software and an interconnect cable (USB) for automatic shutdown for both PC and Mac. I have not tested it yet, but I assume it will work fine. Another APC I had did great with a PC. Bill W3QB = On Feb 18, 2008, at 11:36 PM, wo2n wrote: Will that UPS shut down your computer for you, if your not there, and the battery is getting weak? Tnx, Bernie/WO2N. - Original Message - From: Mark [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX4WIN List Server DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's staples has an APC 200w, 350VA UPS on sale this week for $20 AR, with free shipping... I even use them on the answering machine to avoid having to reenter the time - Original Message - From: David, K2DBK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: W5LT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's My 2 cents is that an overall better solution is to keep your computer on a small interruptible power supply (UPS). You don't need one that will last that long (5 or 10 minutes is fine), and there are plenty of small ones available from companies like APC (www.apc.com ), Belkin (www.belkin.com) and Ultra (www.ultraproducts.com) for well under $100. (I personally have at least one from each of those companies at home, with a somewhat larger Ultra that powers a couple of computers, most of my network gear, and a few other things.) The advantage of this is that in the event of a power outage, you will not only have the time to save the QSO, but you can also shut your computer down in an orderly fashion. Many of these products will connect to your computer and will shut it down after a specified set of conditions are met (e.g., backup battery has been running and has 'x'% power left, etc.), meaning that even if you're not there, your computer will still shut down properly. Even with a system that writes to disk upon save, there is still a small window where a QSO could be lost, although I can understand the frustration at loosing any data for any reason. As for your specific suggestion, there are utility programs that will make a key sequence to any arbitrarily complex set of other key sequences (and some will get a lot more complicated, simulating mouse movement and mouse button clicks), though personally I don't use them so I can't give a recommendation. W5LT wrote: I am not a computer wizard, but is it possible to program an unused function key (say F12) to execute: enter alt s sequence ?? That way you could enter QSO (from a spot) and write to disk with one button. That would be a neat solution. Just a thought. Bob, W5LT -- 73, David, K2DBK http://k2dbk.com http://k2dbk.blogspot.com ___ 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 mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Lost QSO's
Mark: Help me here if you will; I like the brice, but . . . . All I see on Staples web site is APC's 210w 350VA at $80 and larger more expensive units. How did you find your $20 unit? What did you mean by AR? Bill, W3QB == On Feb 18, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Mark wrote: staples has an APC 200w, 350VA UPS on sale this week for $20 AR, with free shipping... I even use them on the answering machine to avoid having to reenter the time - Original Message - From: David, K2DBK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: W5LT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's My 2 cents is that an overall better solution is to keep your computer on a small interruptible power supply (UPS). You don't need one that will last that long (5 or 10 minutes is fine), and there are plenty of small ones available from companies like APC (www.apc.com ), Belkin (www.belkin.com) and Ultra (www.ultraproducts.com) for well under $100. (I personally have at least one from each of those companies at home, with a somewhat larger Ultra that powers a couple of computers, most of my network gear, and a few other things.) The advantage of this is that in the event of a power outage, you will not only have the time to save the QSO, but you can also shut your computer down in an orderly fashion. Many of these products will connect to your computer and will shut it down after a specified set of conditions are met (e.g., backup battery has been running and has 'x'% power left, etc.), meaning that even if you're not there, your computer will still shut down properly. Even with a system that writes to disk upon save, there is still a small window where a QSO could be lost, although I can understand the frustration at loosing any data for any reason. As for your specific suggestion, there are utility programs that will make a key sequence to any arbitrarily complex set of other key sequences (and some will get a lot more complicated, simulating mouse movement and mouse button clicks), though personally I don't use them so I can't give a recommendation. W5LT wrote: I am not a computer wizard, but is it possible to program an unused function key (say F12) to execute: enter alt s sequence ?? That way you could enter QSO (from a spot) and write to disk with one button. That would be a neat solution. Just a thought. Bob, W5LT -- 73, David, K2DBK http://k2dbk.com http://k2dbk.blogspot.com ___ 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] Lost QSO's
Mark: Many thanks for the tip; and you to Jim, AD1C. I ordered two. And now I know what AR means; you learn something new every day. I don't know why the special doesn't come up when I go to the Staples site directly. I even tried the weekly specials and the Presidents, Day specials, but no UPS. Maybe the offers are keyed to certain regions. Anyway thanks for the lead. Bill == On Feb 18, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Mark wrote: AR is after rebate (which is $15, and which you can do directly on line so nothing to mail, unless you want to) here's the direct link http://staples.shoplocal.com/staples/default.aspx?action=searchstoreid=2278461searchtext=apcsubmit.x=18submit.y=14 Mark
[Dx4win] YAESU G800DXA ROTOR CONTROL
Rod: Yes, I use DX4WIN, latest version. Go to preferences/control and under the rotor control section select: Type: Hygn DCV1 Handshake: Thunderform|ARSWIN I don't have the slightest idea what that last declaration does, but that is what the manual says and it works FB for me. Good Luck. Bill W3QB = On Feb 4, 2008, at 11:51 PM, k4rwh wrote: are you using it in DX4WIN? what rotor setup did you use? i have the rotor card on it's way, but not happy with the program LP rotor. suggestions? tnx fer info rod K4RWH - Original Message - From: Bill Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: k4rwh [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] YAESU G800DXA ROTOR CONTROL Rod: I have the Yaesu G800-SDX with a RotorCard SDX from Idiom Press and it works like a charm. It does require a serial port. I have not tested it with a serial/USB converter. See: www.idiompress.com email me if you have further questions. Bill W3QB === On Feb 4, 2008, at 10:17 PM, k4rwh wrote: Anybody have expierience using a yaesu rotor with DX4WIN? Is there an updated file for rotor drivers? Will one of the included choices operate my rotor? stumped, rod k4rwh ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Second Sound Card for PSK31
Jim Paul: Thanks for the comeback. . . I read the F1 help before my first post; I find the F1 help often gives more information than the Manual. But this time both left me confused. I don't see anything in Windows (XP - SP2) that designates the audio cards as 0 or 1 or -1 or anything else except their names as listed in the Device Manager - Creative Soundblaster Audio PCI . . . . and Creative Audio PCI . . . .. So no matter what I designate(I have tried all 5 possibilities) in Preferences | Control | PSK Sound Card, DX4Win always seems to be linked to the original card in my computer - Creative Soundblaster Audio PCI . . . . where PSK seems to be working fine. I just seem unable to get DX4Win to link to the second audio card. Bill, W3QB = On Sep 11, 2007, at 9:24 PM, Paul van der Eijk wrote: Bill, File | Preferences | Control | PSK Sound Card (and press F1 for a little more info) --Paul Bill Walker wrote: Jim: I am not understanding what you mean by -1, 0, -1, . . . Where are you seeing or designating these numbers? Bill W3QB == On Sep 11, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: My understanding is that: -1 = default Windows soundcard 0 = first soundcard 1 = second soundcard ... etc. I know one can do exactly what you want to do, because I did it. That computer is still in the box since moving, however. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/0, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us ___ 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 -- Paul van der Eijk -- Photography 4900 Bradford Drive, Annandale, VA 22003 (703) 750-9744 Cell: (703) 919-2182 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.cox.net/pvandereijk
[Dx4win] Second Sound Card for PSK31
Kurt: That sounds like a good test to see what is happening. I'll try tomorrow. Many Thanks, Bill, W3QB === On Sep 11, 2007, at 11:41 PM, Kurt Zimmerman wrote: Bill; I'm sure you might have answered this before, but have you tried just the second sound card and disabling the old one? Keep us posted. 73 Kurt - W2MW --- Bill Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jim Paul: Thanks for the comeback. . . I read the F1 help before my first post; I find the F1 help often gives more information than the Manual. But this time both left me confused. I don't see anything in Windows (XP - SP2) that designates the audio cards as 0 or 1 or -1 or anything else except their names as listed in the Device Manager - Creative Soundblaster Audio PCI . . . . and Creative Audio PCI . . . .. So no matter what I designate(I have tried all 5 possibilities) in Preferences | Control | PSK Sound Card, DX4Win always seems to be linked to the original card in my computer - Creative Soundblaster Audio PCI . . . . where PSK seems to be working fine. I just seem unable to get DX4Win to link to the second audio card. Bill, W3QB = On Sep 11, 2007, at 9:24 PM, Paul van der Eijk wrote: Bill, File | Preferences | Control | PSK Sound Card (and press F1 for a little more info) --Paul Bill Walker wrote: Jim: I am not understanding what you mean by -1, 0, -1, . . . Where are you seeing or designating these numbers? Bill W3QB == On Sep 11, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: My understanding is that: -1 = default Windows soundcard 0 = first soundcard 1 = second soundcard ... etc. I know one can do exactly what you want to do, because I did it. That computer is still in the box since moving, however. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/0, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us ___ 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 -- Paul van der Eijk -- Photography 4900 Bradford Drive, Annandale, VA 22003 (703) 750-9744 Cell: (703) 919-2182 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.cox.net/pvandereijk ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Kurt W. Zimmerman __ __ Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html
