[Dx4win] Previously Logged FT8 QSOs and Version 9 - my experience
I’m a long time DXer but have never operated the digital modes. I did however become very active on FT8 in early September ……. and over the past two months have managed to log 961 QSOS, with emphasis on DX. I have now worked 156 different DXCC entities and confirmed 122 of them via LOTW. I received my 100th confirmation on October 1 and immediately submitted for Digital DXCC ….. which is now in the books at ARRL … I’ve been using DX4WIN for award tracking since the year 2000 … and until this week have always used version 7. I noted early on that DX4WIN did not recognize FT8 as a mode, so I contacted Paul and learned that he was working on a new version that would be able to handle FT8 … so I decided to temporarily log all FT8 QSOs as another mode (I chose “JT6M”) and I would fix things later with global editing. So all of my FT8 QSOs were logged as JT6M .. and the sent and received signal reports were all logged as “599”. Version 9’s FT8 capability is really the only reason I upgraded from Version 7 to Version 9, which I think I mentioned in my post regarding the problem I had with migrating version 7 logfiles into version 9 (that problem has been solved as noted in another post). All of my FT8 QSOs were made using WSJT-X software and have been logged and continually appended into the wsjtxlog adif file. I have been incrementally importing wsjtxlog.adi into DX4WIN (after globally editing the mode field to JT6M)…. and also for uploading to LOTW. Since upgrading to DX4WIN Version 9.01 the other day I have now finished the process of cleaning my FT8 logs and thought I would share my experience on the reflector since there may be others who might be going down a similar pathway. Here’s what I did: 1. Save current logfile to a secure location …. (Just in case something really gets screwed up!) 2. Delete all previously logged FT8 QSOs (Logged as JT6M) … So in my case, I deleted all of my “JT6M” QSOs a. Filter/Search to select all JT6M QSOs b. Multiple QSO operations/Delete QSOs to delete the selected JT6M QSOs c. Save interim logfile under an “interim” name 3. Import wsjtxlog.adi into the DX4WIN log. This is very important because this log includes all QSO info, including the numerical FT8 signal reports … which were rejected as invalid in earlier versions of DX4WIN and were logged as “599” in every case. (thanks to K9EL and W8DN for making this suggestion …. I had first decided to just leave the 599 reports alone, which is a reasonable option …. But to me the import is much better). Save the interim logfile again. 4. Update LOTW confirmation data of the newly uploaded FT8 QSOs. a. Download the adif file from LOTW as per instructions that can be found here: https://lotw.arrl.org/lotw-help/developer-query-qsos-qsls/ b. In my query I selected (1) all QSOs after the date which preceded my first FT8 QSO and (2) Confirmed QSOs only …. But any query that selects all of your confirmed FT8 QSOs will work for this situation ….. which is primarily necessary to restore LOTW confirmation status of the FT8 QSOs that had been deleted, and then replaced. c. Update LOTW status in your log with LoTW/Confirm LoTW using ADIF file d. Save logfile again. Of course I carefully checked the log and ran a few DXCC reports several times throughout the process to make sure that new problems were not being created … If that did occur I have not yet found it. In my case everything worked well EXCEPT FOR ONE THING …. Remembering that my Digital DXCC application had been approved in early October …. For my first 100 digital confirmations …. And before the FT8 QSOs were initially deleted from the log, those first 100 confirmed FT8 QSOs had been flagged as “Checked” for Mode DXCC …. All of those “Checked” flags were lost during the QSO deletion/restoration process …. And the DXCC Checked information was not contained in the imported wsjtx log adif file.. So I chose to enter the lost flagged data manually …. Which was not a problem since I had a list of those submitted QSOs from my recent LOTW submission … and it was easy to select a short list from the logfile using Filter/FT8/Confirmed …. And just go down through the list and manually edit the DXCC mode field for the appropriate QSOs … exactly 100 of them… Another option might have been to simply do a global edit and change the mode for all JT6M QSOS back to FT8 …. And leave the 599 reports as they were …. That would have preserved the Award Checked status data ….. and would obviate the need to import the wsjtxlog file and update LOTW status … So there are really two options … the option I chose restored the valid signal report data … which is really meaningless (but may be important to an OCD guy like me) …. And it took a little more time … but it worked and my logs are now exactly as they
Re: [Dx4win] license key
The license was mailed multiple times and to two different email addresses. The day the order was placed and yesterday. I will mail again; just the license file; maybe your provider does not like a zip attachment. —Paul Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 31, 2017, at 8:51 PM, Rick Murphywrote: > > I didn't see any replies to this, so -- > The license keys are generated by a human so you shouldn't expect an > immediate response. If it takes more than a day, and you're not seeing the > response in your "Spam" folder, assume that your ISP is blocking the > response and complain to them that they're blocking your e-mail. > > 73, >-Rick > >> On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Bob Carter wrote: >> >> /I completed the order form and submitted it last week. When should I >> receive the License Key? Bob, K5EYT >> / >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> __ >> DX4WIN mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net >> Message delivered to k1mu.nos...@gmail.com >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > > > > -- > Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to pvandere...@gmail.com > > 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] license key
I didn't see any replies to this, so -- The license keys are generated by a human so you shouldn't expect an immediate response. If it takes more than a day, and you're not seeing the response in your "Spam" folder, assume that your ISP is blocking the response and complain to them that they're blocking your e-mail. 73, -Rick On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Bob Carterwrote: > /I completed the order form and submitted it last week. When should I > receive the License Key? Bob, K5EYT > / > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > __ > DX4WIN mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net > Message delivered to k1mu.nos...@gmail.com > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] ONE QSL Card
I received many personal replies which focused on the Windows Default Printer. I replied to them individually, but my replies did not go to the reflector. Here is a summary of my replies: Yes. I should have mentioned that I already checked the Windows default printer. Additionally, other programs on this PC work correctly, and can select and use the default printer as usual. And even if the printer I want is not the default, the program should be able to select and use it, as long as it is online. Which it is. I choose File->Print Setup... I see my desired printer. It appears in the drop down list and I select it. Hit OK. Now go back, choose File->Print Setup... and the undesired printer is selected. In other words, no way to select desired printer and have it stick. If I actually print, it goes to the undesired printer. No matter which printer is the Windows default, I *should* be able to select any printer I want and use it. BTW I tried the demo version of 9 and it works correctly. -Tony __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] ONE QSL Card
Today I went to print a QSL card. ONE Card. I have printed many, many Qsl cards directly from DX4WIN to my HP Laserjet printer successfully before. I have DX4WIN v407 running on a Win7/64 machine. The problem is that when I go to select the printer, it offers me another printer on my home network. If I change the printer to the one I want, which is directly connected to this PC, the change does not remain. No matter what I do, it reverts to the other printer. Yes, I know v407 is OLD. But like many old things, it worked well 1000's of times before. I do not know what changed to make it behave in this strange manner. Yes, I could upgrade. And I might, because I have used DX4WIN for dozens of years and have been happy with it. But I should not have to upgrade to print ONE QSL card! Any help will be appreciated. -Tony, K1KP __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX Spots announce
Jim, yes all of that is done. Spots come up as RED of a few band countries. No announcement at all. 73 John On 10/31/2017 12:20 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 6:28 PM, W9RPM wrote: Hi, I just noticed that new Bands aren't announcing in DX4WIN. Speakers are working fine as I played something on You Tube. Everything is as it was in 805. Audio/Voice has Band/Call. DX Alerts has New Band or Mode. Any ideas? Are those DX spots in the DX Spots window coming up in the "needed" color (red)? If not, then go to File | Awards. The DXCC tab should be active. Under Awards, make sure there is a checkmark next to Band. Also, right-click on the DX Spots window and make sure "DXCC Colors" is selected. -- EMAIL: j...@w9rpm.com WEBPAGE: http://www.w9rpm.com/ DX CLUB: http://www.tcdxa.org/ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade
Don, Assuming you are using WSJT-X and you still have the complete WSJT-X adif log, you could delete the existing FT8 Qs (AFTER a backup) and import from the WSJT-X adif file. Mike / W8DN On 10/31/2017 2:56 PM, Don Butler wrote: Thank you for the offer John, but Paul sent me my converted logfile yesterday ……. so I am back in business. To bring the group up to date: Paul promptly responded to my initial post yesterday morning …. And asked me to send him my version 7 logfile …. It did not take him long to confirm that there is a problem (loss of award flags) when migrating a version 7 logfile directly to version 9 ….. but he discovered that the award flag data will be preserved when you first migrate from version 7 to version 8 …. And then migrate the converted version 8 log to version 9 …… Paul then returned my converted logfile …… so the problem has been solved for me. I guess I must be a member of a very small group of folks who have been happily using version 7 for seventeen years now! …. I think it’s fair to say that each of us will have different needs as far as software is concerned. Some want it to do more for them than others do. Those who know me well will tell you that I have always been very serious about ARRL DXCC. DX4WIN version 7 has done everything that I have wanted it to do to stay on top of my DXCC records ….. so I never did feel the need to upgrade to version 8….. and FWIW, in my case, the only reason that I upgraded to version 9 was for its new ability to handle FT8 QSO data. I had logged about 1000 FT8 QSOs using version 7 ….. and had been substituting the rarely used “JT6M” mode for FT8 ….. and I was fortunately able to do a global edit using the multiple QSOs edit function to get that fixed in the new version 9 logfile …. I’m not sure if I’m going to be willing to change all of those invalid 599 signal reports however Thanks to Paul for the prompt response to my dilemma… I’m a happy camper. 73, Don, N5LZ Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: John, K9EL Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 12:11 PM To: 'Don Butler' Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade If you do not have V8, send your log to me and I will do the V7 > V8 > V9 process. 73, John K9EL -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 3:41 PM To: Don ButlerCc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:43 AM, Don Butler N5LZ wrote: I have just upgraded from version 7 to version 9 (specifically version 7.07 to version 9.01) … After opening my version 7 logfile (which had been copied to the “Save” folder in the newly installed version 9) all DXCC checked status data seems to have been deleted . Paul was able to determine that this is a migration problem from a v7 log directly to a v9 log. If the log is migrated from v7 *through v8* then to v9, the award status flags are maintained. None of the beta testers noticed this because we all started from 8.05 logs when we tested 9.01! I assume this will be fixed in a future update. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://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 Message delivered to k...@comcast.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 Message delivered to w8dn.m...@gmail.com 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade
Thank you for the offer John, but Paul sent me my converted logfile yesterday ……. so I am back in business. To bring the group up to date: Paul promptly responded to my initial post yesterday morning …. And asked me to send him my version 7 logfile …. It did not take him long to confirm that there is a problem (loss of award flags) when migrating a version 7 logfile directly to version 9 ….. but he discovered that the award flag data will be preserved when you first migrate from version 7 to version 8 …. And then migrate the converted version 8 log to version 9 …… Paul then returned my converted logfile …… so the problem has been solved for me. I guess I must be a member of a very small group of folks who have been happily using version 7 for seventeen years now! …. I think it’s fair to say that each of us will have different needs as far as software is concerned. Some want it to do more for them than others do. Those who know me well will tell you that I have always been very serious about ARRL DXCC. DX4WIN version 7 has done everything that I have wanted it to do to stay on top of my DXCC records ….. so I never did feel the need to upgrade to version 8….. and FWIW, in my case, the only reason that I upgraded to version 9 was for its new ability to handle FT8 QSO data. I had logged about 1000 FT8 QSOs using version 7 ….. and had been substituting the rarely used “JT6M” mode for FT8 ….. and I was fortunately able to do a global edit using the multiple QSOs edit function to get that fixed in the new version 9 logfile …. I’m not sure if I’m going to be willing to change all of those invalid 599 signal reports however Thanks to Paul for the prompt response to my dilemma… I’m a happy camper. 73, Don, N5LZ Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: John, K9EL Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 12:11 PM To: 'Don Butler' Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade If you do not have V8, send your log to me and I will do the V7 > V8 > V9 process. 73, John K9EL -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 3:41 PM To: Don ButlerCc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:43 AM, Don Butler N5LZ wrote: > I have just upgraded from version 7 to version 9 (specifically version > 7.07 to version 9.01) … After opening my version 7 logfile (which had > been copied to the “Save” folder in the newly installed version 9) all DXCC > checked status data seems to have been deleted . Paul was able to determine that this is a migration problem from a v7 log directly to a v9 log. If the log is migrated from v7 *through v8* then to v9, the award status flags are maintained. None of the beta testers noticed this because we all started from 8.05 logs when we tested 9.01! I assume this will be fixed in a future update. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://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 Message delivered to k...@comcast.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade
If you do not have V8, send your log to me and I will do the V7 > V8 > V9 process. 73, John K9EL -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Monday, October 30, 2017 3:41 PM To: Don ButlerCc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DXCC Deleted Checked status data following upgrade On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:43 AM, Don Butler N5LZ wrote: > I have just upgraded from version 7 to version 9 (specifically version > 7.07 to version 9.01) … After opening my version 7 logfile (which had > been copied to the “Save” folder in the newly installed version 9) all DXCC > checked status data seems to have been deleted . Paul was able to determine that this is a migration problem from a v7 log directly to a v9 log. If the log is migrated from v7 *through v8* then to v9, the award status flags are maintained. None of the beta testers noticed this because we all started from 8.05 logs when we tested 9.01! I assume this will be fixed in a future update. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, , http://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 Message delivered to k...@comcast.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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Callsign to IOTA mapping
Yesterday, I wrote: > This means that DX4WIN has the potential to assign a unique IOTA for > many individual callsigns, like ZL9A in January 2016 (Antipodes). > However, that would take quite a bit of work which I do not have time > for. If someone wants to accumulate such a list and send it to me, I > would consider it -- contact me off-line and I'll tell you what I > need. So far, no volunteers. Please contact me off-reflector if you want to or can help. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C,, http://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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] DX Spots announce
On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 6:28 PM, W9RPM wrote: > Hi, I just noticed that new Bands aren't announcing in DX4WIN. Speakers are > working fine as I played something on You Tube. Everything is as it was in > 805. Audio/Voice has Band/Call. DX Alerts has New Band or Mode. Any ideas? Are those DX spots in the DX Spots window coming up in the "needed" color (red)? If not, then go to File | Awards. The DXCC tab should be active. Under Awards, make sure there is a checkmark next to Band. Also, right-click on the DX Spots window and make sure "DXCC Colors" is selected. -- Jim Reisert AD1C,, http://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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Lost logbook window
On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 2:36 AM, Mel SM0MPV asked: > Where can I find a safe download of version 8.05? http://www.dx4win.com/files/dx4w805.exe -- Jim Reisert AD1C,, http://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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Dx4win] Lost logbook window
Now fixed thanks to Chris DL5NAM. However, the question regarding v8.5 remains Were can I find a safe download of version 8.5? 73 de Mel 2017-10-31 9:36 GMT+01:00 Mel SM0MPV: > Hello, > > I have lost my logbook window in v8.5. I can see the windowbar with the > DX4WIN logo and Report: Logbook but nothing under it, i.e. no QSOs listed. > > Any sugestions how to restor the logbook window? > > Were can I find a safe download of version 8.5? > > 73 de Mel - SM0MPV > 8S0C - Contest Call > __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Dx4win] Lost logbook window
Hello, I have lost my logbook window in v8.5. I can see the windowbar with the DX4WIN logo and Report: Logbook but nothing under it, i.e. no QSOs listed. Any sugestions how to restor the logbook window? Were can I find a safe download of version 8.5? 73 de Mel - SM0MPV 8S0C - Contest Call __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html