Re: [Dx4win] Question

2022-11-17 Thread Alan Zack
I agree. You can set up filters to download only a portion of the log. Example only your IOTA contacts or contacts to a certain country or contest only. Or you will have a huge adif file of all your QSO's with no filters.. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From

Re: [Dx4win] VK5 DX Zones

2022-09-05 Thread Alan Zack
all into what zones so assumed the zone for VK5DOC downloaded from LOTW was correct. It was not. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of John K9EL Sent: Monday, June 13, 2022 05:46 AM To: 'DX4WIN Reflector' Subject:

Re: [Dx4win] VK5 DX Zones

2022-06-12 Thread Alan Zack
to find differences between what I had logged and what LOTW had in its records. Usually the only differences are in GRID numbers. Anyway, mystery solved, not a problem with my country file. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. 73 Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message

[Dx4win] VK5 DX Zones

2022-06-12 Thread Alan Zack
. It is a mystery to me. 73 Alan K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ __ DX4WIN mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Dx4win] Counties

2022-02-23 Thread Alan Zack
of this window it will fill in the ops first name, his state, county, and grid in the QSO window. When you set up this window right click on the window then select (tic on) Automatic update. Hope this helps Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun

Re: [Dx4win] Omitting IOTA info in spots

2022-01-25 Thread Alan Zack
, the IOTA designator catches my eye. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of David Raymond Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2022 03:18 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Omitting IOTA info in spots When I go to create

Re: [Dx4win] ADIF to DX4WIN log conversion version 9.9 released 10 December 2021

2021-12-19 Thread Alan Zack
of DX4WIN and updates.. Alan Zack http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 06:14 PM To: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: [Dx4win] ADIF to DX4WIN log conversion version 9.9 released 10 December

Re: [Dx4win] Converted ADIF import sets eQSL flag

2021-12-08 Thread Alan Zack
the LOTW upload flag set then eQSL flag gets set along with it. I also import my WRITELOG adif contest files to DX4WIN. My imports set both flags. I just ignore the eQSL flag. Or use the eQSL drop down menu to uncheck the flag as Mike mentioned. KISS Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official

Re: [Dx4win] counties

2021-11-17 Thread Alan Zack
counties confirmed by LOTW only show as W or L. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Monday, November 1, 2021 02:54 PM To: j...@w9rpm.com Cc: DX4WIN Subject: Re: [Dx4win] counties On Mon, Nov 1

Re: [Dx4win] FAILURE OF MY PROGRAM

2021-09-01 Thread Alan Zack
the program on an old 7 inch floppy disc. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ <h

Re: [Dx4win] FAILURE OF MY PROGRAM

2021-08-10 Thread Alan Zack
the file (I use a thumb drive). Your .dxl file will be saved to what ever device you have chosen. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #21.7 - 23 March 2021

2021-04-06 Thread Alan Zack
, H44RY, H44MS, EM1HO, PX0Z, J8/WA2VUY, EM1KY, ZK1NJC, KC4USV, ZK1USA, 9Y4W, H40FN, These had their IOTA numbers changed from what I had logged. I will update later when I do more research. Thanks for all your hard work with this project. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG

Re: [Dx4win] Microsoft update problem (DX4WIN)

2021-04-06 Thread Alan Zack
to the crash report generated when DX4WIN failed to open. Now I know what to do. 73 Alan K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #21.7 - 23 March 2021

2021-03-31 Thread Alan Zack
they were able to confirm a match from IOTA contest files matching. Then matching via ClubLog, and now matching via LOTW (but many DX do not have their IOTA number on file in their LOTW record so sometimes there is no match). Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: d

Re: [Dx4win] Group Names??

2021-02-15 Thread Alan Zack
Not exactly the answer you were looking for, BUT, if you go to FILTER drop down window the very last click on link is EDIT GROUP NAMES which will show a list of all your GROUP names. I don't know how to print it out if needed. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm

Re: [Dx4win] OQRSd or OQRSb

2020-12-30 Thread Alan Zack
OQRSd = DIRECT REQUESTED OQRSb = QSL via BURO REQUESTED Some DX will only reply via the BURO but most give you the choice of BURO or DIRECT. BURO is free, DIRECT requires a payment, I usually send a donation with my fee. 73 & HNY Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxil

Re: [Dx4win] IOTAs and DX4WIN

2020-12-19 Thread Alan Zack
detailed instructions but it will take me awhile to figure them out. 73 & Merry Christmas Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2020 09:22 AM To: k7...@cox.net Cc: Kostas SV1DPI ; DX4WIN Reflector Subject

Re: [Dx4win] IOTAs and DX4WIN

2020-12-15 Thread Alan Zack
-024 on many bands and modes, 117 in total, but only the very first in 1990 counts. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Kostas SV1DPI Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 10:19 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re

Re: [Dx4win] IOTA OC-298 -- Tatakoto Atoll

2020-12-15 Thread Alan Zack
=6050 What should it be? I only show TX0T for OC-298, no others. Maybe FO5RH in 2013 S/B OC-066/OC-298? New IOTA Subject: Has anyone ever received a QSL for FO0DEH, OC-057 in Oct 2000?. Op was ON4QM, now a SK. That was my one and only QSO with OC-057 Merry Christmas Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station

Re: [Dx4win] IOTAs and DX4WIN

2020-12-15 Thread Alan Zack
a LoTW upload and one of my confirmations is an IOTA? I do use REPORTS> IOTA to track my IOTA's (worked, QSL mailed, confirmed). Is that where the awards box gets its inputs? Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Jim Reis

Re: [Dx4win] Merging/changing groups

2020-12-15 Thread Alan Zack
call.dxl.files. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of Eric Rosenberg Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 01:53 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Merging/changing groups Over the years, I've operated from many QTH's

Re: [Dx4win] LoTW

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
was holding a letter from POB 88 and had me open it in front of them. They knew I was a Ham and I had to do some explaining why a Russian Ham was sending me his QSL card. I could have lost my Top Secret clearance. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las

Re: [Dx4win] Cannot start after update

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
then went to HELP> Check for updates and updated the latest country file. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast Guard, Retired h

Re: [Dx4win] How do I reset the label flag on 1600 QSOs

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
my saved .dxl file rather than using the new modified .dxl file that I made a mistake to. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Gu

Re: [Dx4win] SHOULD APPEAR THE STATES OF USA

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
) the notation AUTO UPDATE in the window that pops up. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ http

Re: [Dx4win] ADIF file

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
uld not be correct so I exited from DX4WIN without saving so the eQSL upload. I don't know what I did wrong uploading the eQSL website adi file to DX4WIN to make the eQSL CFM flag go to Y for each and every QSO. I am not concerned as I said I am not a eQSL user, I was just curious of how it would work. Alan Z

Re: [Dx4win] lotw question

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
it. GL & 73 Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ http://gocoastguard.com

Re: [Dx4win] Missing Contacts

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
will start saving my .dxl file into the LOTW folder instead of the DX4WIN/SAVE folder. You might also check your DROPBOX, if you have one. My .dxl files also get saved in my dropbox. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality

Re: [Dx4win] Comments in logbook?

2020-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
so need more actives to keep me busy on Ham Radio so I now collect IOTA's, museum ships, Bulgarian Saints, and some others. 73 Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief

Re: [Dx4win] Exporting log to LOTW

2020-03-23 Thread Alan Zack
. Remember to use a new group number to identify one contest from another. We do not pay Jim enough for all his software support. 73 Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation

Re: [Dx4win] Lost Contacts

2020-03-23 Thread Alan Zack
lubLog, eQSL, and my QRZ.COM logbook. Yes, I know DX4WIN will make an input file for eQSL but I find my way faster and easier since I already have an ADIF file to use. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The

Re: [Dx4win] Disaster

2019-11-01 Thread Alan Zack
place a thumb drive in my PC USB slot. Then I open the SAVE AS/SAVE folder. I right click on the DXL file and a drop down menu opens. I click on SEND TO and send a copy of the current DXL file to the thumb drive to keep it safe.. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm

[Dx4win] IMPORT errors

2019-10-10 Thread Alan Zack
Using Ver 9.0.6.1230 This may have already been addressed but when I updated my email from Outlook 2007 to Office 265 Outlook version my email got messed up and I can't find the info I need. I noted when I did my latest LOTW update using Jim, AD1C, excellent instructions I got some new results

Re: [Dx4win] Version 9.05 available

2019-07-07 Thread Alan Zack
of the desktop somewhere? How do I find them? TU & 73 Alan K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired

[Dx4win] Callsign: RU5D/6

2019-07-07 Thread Alan Zack
from ClubLog: Callsign: RU5D/6 Date: 2019-05-19 02:28:20 Band: 40 QSL: No Your log claims UKRAINE. Overriding your choice and using EUROPEAN RUSSIA. If you logged RU5D/6 you may want to make this change. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ

Re: [Dx4win] Version 9.05 available

2019-07-07 Thread Alan Zack
menus (QSO, SORT, FILTER, etc) now have a different font. Is there any way to change these fonts to make them larger of to be bold. I am having trouble reading them. TU & 73 Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Qua

Re: [Dx4win] Version 9.05 available, window options not working

2019-06-26 Thread Alan Zack
Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 08:56 AM To: Alan Zack Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Version 9.05 available HI Alan, There used to be a preference "Leave all Windows in original position" but I can't find it in 9.05. Try this: 1. Exit Dx4win 2. rename SAVE\

Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win Import Help

2018-11-01 Thread Alan Zack
I would suggest checking out: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/adif2dxq/index.html For me this is the best way of importing contest ADIF files. Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of OZ0J Joe Sent: Monday, October

[Dx4win] DX4WIN Support

2018-07-10 Thread Alan Zack
BIG help Paul! Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ <http://gocoastguard.com/

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN and QRZ Lookups

2018-05-12 Thread Alan Zack
Correct me if I am wrong but doesn't that only work for USA Calls? If you click on UPDATE QSO in the CALLSIGN/MGR window for a DX call nothing happens. For a USA call the info is filled in. Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Dx4win] Adding fields to an ADIF file

2018-04-17 Thread Alan Zack
is printed on the bottom of the label. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of w...@starpower.net Sent: Monday, April 16, 2018 9

Re: [Dx4win] cty list

2018-04-13 Thread Alan Zack
I do NOT hit enter after typing in VERSION for the call. When you type VERSION in the call box the QSL Mgr window will fill and show the date of latest revision and the CTY window prefix will show the designation that Jim used for that revision. Once you have noted these entries simply highlight

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY country file Release #18.5 - 22 March 2018

2018-04-10 Thread Alan Zack
for the country, which it does. In the QSL Mgr box it shows 22-MAR-2018, which is the date of the release. If you see these then you know you have the latest CTY file. This update function of Ver 9.0 is so much better than the previous update methods. GL & 73 Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K

Re: [Dx4win] New DOK number

2018-02-10 Thread Alan Zack
, February 10, 2018 4:54 AM To: Jim Reisert AD1C; Alan Zack Cc: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: New DOK number Hi YLs and OMs, in Germany we have two kinds of DOKs 1: Standard DOK which have always one letter an two numbers. The format is LNN. The letter stands for the district and the numbers run

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN crash, Missing IOTA Window

2018-02-10 Thread Alan Zack
file, open the dx4win and go to preferences. Load the just saved config file and open iota window. It should appear somewhere on the left top of the screen ...73 de Kostas SV1DPI (One of SZ1A-EP6T) Στις 8/2/2018 4:16 πμ, ο Alan Zack έγραψε: > I have been using the new ver 9 since Novem

Re: [Dx4win] New DOK number

2018-02-08 Thread Alan Zack
checkers figure it out. I am at 97 DOK's cfm'd (not all my 996 DL contacts show their DOK's) so have a few to go before submitting my application. https://www.darc.de/fileadmin/filemounts/gs/SDOK/sdok_s.pdf Alan Zack K7ACZ -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater issue - IOTA

2018-02-07 Thread Alan Zack
Jim, The new IOTA website is: https://www.iota-world.org/ I don't like it as well as the old rsgb website. I can't find stuff on it as easily as before. I could not find the fulllist.xml file but do not know where to look. Maybe you will have better luck. Just curious, where does ver 9.xx get

Re: [Dx4win] Kosovo

2018-02-07 Thread Alan Zack
I had worked Z61DX in 2013 and 2015 and Z63MED in 2015. Both times the D4W country window remained blank but I typed Kosovo into the QTH window just for my info. But as far as I know they do not really count for Kosovo before it became official. Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] missing credit

2018-02-07 Thread Alan Zack
When you opened the REPORT GENERATOR window did you select ALL MODES? If you have only CW or PHO selected that will be all that it will list. I have them on 5 bands and all are shown in my list. GL & 73 Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net

[Dx4win] DX4WIN crash, Missing IOTA Window

2018-02-07 Thread Alan Zack
backup? It never recovered. TIA Alan K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ <h

[Dx4win] New DOK number

2018-01-19 Thread Alan Zack
Using DX4WIN ver 9.0.4.1176 Special event station DK200MARX shows on their QRZ.COM page that they have been issued a special DOK number for their event: 200KM. 200KM is not listed in the DOK/DLD list as a custom award value for the DLD award. How can I add it or just wait for an update in the

Re: [Dx4win] Upload to Club Log

2017-12-11 Thread Alan Zack
I do the same. Also use the same adif file to keep my qrz.com log up to date. You just tell ClubLog or qrz.com where to find the adif file and click on it. Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mike Cizek

Re: [Dx4win] Minor problem with Ver 9

2017-11-18 Thread Alan Zack
Not sure if this will help but under preferences > QSO> searching> callsign do you have EXACT selected? Other selections will also find variations of the callsign. -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Carol

Re: [Dx4win] Callsign lookups.

2017-11-18 Thread Alan Zack
Yes, in Ver 9.0 you must use ALT+F3. In ver 8 only needed to hit ENTER. Why make it more difficult and slower to use? -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian Fugler Sent: Monday, October 23, 2017 6:59 AM To: 'Ernie

Re: [Dx4win] Missing DOK award in 9.01 is not missing at all!

2017-11-04 Thread Alan Zack
I have ver 8.05 on one PC and 9.0.2.1134 on another PC. I have DOK info in my NOTES window. I have 106 DOK numbers in my NOTES in both 8.05 and 9.02. When I performed the run the "Check Custom Awards" function under Multiple QSO Operation it told me CHECKING CUSTOM AWARDS FOR 106 QSO'S (correct).

Re: [Dx4win] Missing DOK award in 9.01 is not missing at all!

2017-11-04 Thread Alan Zack
I found the DOK listing but the DOK's I saved in ver 8 did not transfer over to ver 9. Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Friday, October 20, 2017 11:56 AM To: DX4WIN Reflector

Re: [Dx4win] Maintenance release DX4WIN 902

2017-11-04 Thread Alan Zack
Does the CHECK FOR UPDATE update the CTY files and all other files that the DX4WIN DATA UPDATER did in ver 8. Or do we still use DX4WIN DATA UPDATER for new CTY files, etc. TU, Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On

Re: [Dx4win] Options Callsign Update

2017-11-03 Thread Alan Zack
Ref: Ver 9.0.2.1134 I have a similar situation. In ver 8 with CALLSIGN/MGR F3 window open the logged stations call would appear in the CALLSIGN window (with auto updates clicked on). I could hit ENTER/RETURN and qrz.com would open to the stations info. Now hitting ENTER/RETURN has no effect. But

Re: [Dx4win] again: Good News ! => changing QSO IOTA award status by downloaded CSV file ?

2017-06-22 Thread Alan Zack
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:08 PM, Thomas, DL1AMQ wrote: > By using ClubLog's „paperless“procedure I got accepted nearly 400 different IOTA groups, including IOTA contest QSOs, I never had a QSL for. Changing IOTA award status in log for each accepted QSO from „---“ into „C“ is

Re: [Dx4win] [WriteLog] CTY-2702 Country Files - 14 February 2017

2017-03-08 Thread Alan Zack
Jim is the KING of the contest CTY databases. I suspect many folks missed this MULT due to the mix-up. K7ACZ -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 12:19 PM To: Alan Zack Cc: WriteLog; SCCC; DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re

Re: [Dx4win] [WriteLog] CTY-2702 Country Files - 14 February 2017

2017-03-06 Thread Alan Zack
2AA into my regular logger DX4WIN it shows up as KP2 U.S. Virgin Islands. But I have not updated my DX4WIN CTY file for awhile so maybe the latest DX4WIN CTY file also has WP2AA mapped incorrectly. Just wanted to throw this out there for anyone who worked WP2AA in the ARRL DX SSB 73 Alan Zack Amat

Re: [Dx4win] Call sign letters to big

2017-03-06 Thread Alan Zack
That is what I do plus I add the province as well Example: VE100VIMY/VE9 NB I am curious if this group will be using LoTW and if so how are they submitting the calls they use Alan K7ACZ -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C

[Dx4win] LoTW: QSO's Not Found

2017-01-05 Thread Alan Zack
to LoTW for AI8Z without any portable designations and had matches. 73 & HNY Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Data Updater re-write and feature request

2016-12-29 Thread Alan Zack
Many many moons ago there was a side instruction on how to save your current QSL Manager list and addresses so that the updater would not overwrite them (well, it does overwrite them but you had an option to save them in a separate file). I did save these in a separate folder in case I needed

[Dx4win] Importing my LoTW Confirmations into DX4WIN error

2016-09-08 Thread Alan Zack
then TQSL opened as usual. TIA and 73 Alan, K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ

Re: [Dx4win] Report that shows Labels to be printed?

2016-06-05 Thread Alan Zack
I always do a PRINT PREVIEW before printing labels. For one thing, it shows me if the mailing address fits on the label properly. Sometimes I will need to adjust the address spacing or number of lines in the QSL MGR window to make it fit Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original

Re: [Dx4win] Buckmaster question

2016-04-29 Thread Alan Zack
QSL MGR LOOKUP: www.qrz.com/db/ Works FB for me. I only wish I did not have to use F3 to open the CALLSIGN/MGR LOOKUP window every time I start DX4WIN. I wish it would stay open and open automatically when you start DX4WIN as all the other windows do. GL & 73 Alan Zack K7ACZ -Original Mes

Re: [Dx4win] another question export log to club log

2016-04-04 Thread Alan Zack
Not a direct answer to your question but something to consider. Do you make regular uploads to LoTW? If so, just use the same ADIF file that DX4WIN created for your upload to LoTW. I use Jim AD1C suggestion and name the LoTW ADIF file as to the date of the file. Example LOTW_04012016. I take this

Re: [Dx4win] Re : New Computer

2016-03-12 Thread Alan Zack
Yes, I actually have a copy of my DX4WIN folder on an USB thumb drive. I can plug it into a laptop and have a record of all my QSO's with me when I travel. I just move a copy the latest k7acz.dxl file to the thumb drive to keep it up to date. Alan Zack K7ACZ -Original Message- From

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN, LoTW, and the DXCC Award

2016-02-28 Thread Alan Zack
One thing to be VERY VERY careful about is when you import the file from LOTW to DX4WIN be SURE you are using the LOTWREPORT file and not reusing the file you sent to LOTW. For example I follow Jim AD1C's style of naming my files. If I was to send my latest QSO's marked LoTW=Y to ARRL today I

Re: [Dx4win] Print to File?

2016-02-28 Thread Alan Zack
I also use 5160/8160 labels. In the PRINT QSL window there is an entry for MISSING LABELS. So if you have already printed and used some labels on that sheet place that number in the MISSING LABELS box. If you have a sheet of 30 labels and you have previously printed and used 8 of them just put the

[Dx4win] Merry Christmas

2016-01-07 Thread Alan Zack
To Kostas and all the SV, UA, UT, LZ ops and others of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Καλἀ Χριστούγεννα Merry Christmas on this Christmas Day of the Orthodox Calendar. Alan, K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta

Re: [Dx4win] Missing QSOs

2016-01-04 Thread Alan Zack
: Monday, January 4, 2016 10:38 AM To: DX4WIN Reflector Cc: Alan Zack Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Missing QSOs DX4WIN has two save locations: 1. The SAVE directory 2. The Secondary Backup Directory you can specify on the QSO tab of your preferences #1 should *always* be a local hard drive, preferably

Re: [Dx4win] Missing QSOs

2016-01-03 Thread Alan Zack
A long time ago I did a SAVE AS and changed the destination from the SAVE folder to a thumb drive as a form of backup. I made some new QSO's and saved and closed DX4WIN and removed the thumb drive. Next time I opened DX4WIN it told me it couldn't find my DXL file as it expected to find the thumb

Re: [Dx4win] Missing QSOs

2016-01-03 Thread Alan Zack
Duane, Just to avoid confusion that shud be ALT+S and ALT+B, not CTL -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Duane Calvin Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 9:16 AM To: 'David Kozinn, K2DBK'; 'Joe'; DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win]

Re: [Dx4win] AH6U QSO

2015-10-29 Thread Alan Zack
I worked AH6U in last weekends CQWWDX. The current CTY file thinks it is a US (K) call but QRZ.COM shows it is a Maui KH6 call. It appears to be a recent reissued call. The RAC CD says the call used to belong to an YL who now is W7SMP who had AH6U cancelled on 5/24/15. It looks like another ham in

Re: [Dx4win] Error

2015-08-15 Thread Alan Zack
Message- From: Alan Zack [mailto:k7...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, August 14, 2015 2:22 PM To: 'Jim Reisert AD1C' Cc: 'DX4WIN' Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Error I saved this email for my info in case it ever happened to me. IT DID happen to me today. DX4WIN has been working FB with no problems. I have

Re: [Dx4win] Error

2015-08-14 Thread Alan Zack
I saved this email for my info in case it ever happened to me. IT DID happen to me today. DX4WIN has been working FB with no problems. I have not done anything to change its configuration. I used Jim's DATA UPDATER program about a month ago to bring everything up to date (his latest revision).

Re: [Dx4win] IOTA

2015-07-27 Thread Alan Zack
Hello Jim, I remember seeing this last January and saved it hoping to be able to use the info someday. The someday is now. I just completed the IOTA contest last weekend and it made me think of tracking my IOTA credits in DX4WIN. I presently have 394 IOTA's confirmed. (They did a great job of

Re: [Dx4win] QRZ.COM Logbook

2015-05-31 Thread Alan Zack
. Thanks. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 10:44 PM To: Alan Zack Cc: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] QRZ.COM Logbook Is anyone downloading their DX4WIN log

[Dx4win] QRZ.COM Logbook

2015-05-27 Thread Alan Zack
Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ http://gocoastguard.com/ http://gocoastguard.com http

[Dx4win] DX4WIN and QRZ.COM

2015-03-22 Thread Alan Zack
, this is not a DX4WIN problem but just a matter of how to tell DX4WIN where to look for a database. Has anyone else been experiencing this problem? TIA 73, Alan, K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station

Re: [Dx4win] Features request

2015-03-15 Thread Alan Zack
How about it remembering to leave the CALLSIGN/MGR LOOKUP window open and not having to hit F3 each time you open the program. Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: Friday, March

Re: [Dx4win] Z68BH - new DXNS country file ?

2015-03-13 Thread Alan Zack
I think you worked ZF2BH. See below: CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF2BH FOR MORE CONTACTS TO PEOPLE Tuesday Mar.03 thru Mar.09,2014 The party of Leena, OH2BE and Martti, OH2BH will continue their study tour to Cayman Islands, where Martti will air ZF2BH in the ARRL SSB Contest along with Joe, ZF2AH

Re: [Dx4win] Maritime Mobile Logging

2015-02-15 Thread ALAN ZACK
Yes, I noted that DX4WIN automatically placed I in the DXCC and WAZ status slots when I logged TI9/3Z9DX/MM. He is working a lot of people. I wonder how many people are thinking the /MM contacts while enroute to TI9 will count for TI9. 73 -Original Message- From: DX4WIN

Re: [Dx4win] Saving the log

2014-12-05 Thread ALAN ZACK
-Original Message- From: ALAN ZACK [mailto:k7...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 8:57 PM To: 'Mike Parnin' Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Saving the log I believe you somehow saved your .dxl log file in a different location other than the DX4WIN/SAVE folder. This can happen if you

Re: [Dx4win] Search external data...? QRZ.COM

2014-11-03 Thread ALAN ZACK
external data...? QRZ.COM Thanks Alan! Working fine. No probs , but I thought that all info contained in respective QRZ.COM page would be showed in the External Data window , thus not covering DX4Win... Thanks de Luis, CT4NH On 3 November 2014 23:32, ALAN ZACK k7...@cox.net wrote

Re: [Dx4win] W1AW/KL7 correction

2014-10-04 Thread ALAN ZACK
Yea, Alaska is AK. But what about the Zone 4 question? Alaska is Zone 1, not 4. When you show KL7 in the prefix box the zone shud come up as Zone 1 and the state as AK. K7ACZ. -Original Message- From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dennis Petrich Sent:

Re: [Dx4win] ADIF

2014-10-04 Thread ALAN ZACK
Dwayne, I would highly recommend you go to: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/lotw.html and follow Jim, AD1C's excellent instructions for downloading your DX4WIN log entries to LOTW. If you have not done so in the past I suppose you could download your complete log. But remember the contacts you

Re: [Dx4win] Help wanted to import all my logs into new computer

2014-10-01 Thread ALAN ZACK
I have DX4WIN on two separate PC's. When I want to update my log on the second PC I just copy my DXL file and paste it into the seconds PC DX4WIN SAVE folder. But I have always wondered. When I do a SAVE besides the DXL file the CTY and CFG files also show the date/time of my most recent SAVE. I

Re: [Dx4win] Possible log corruption

2014-09-28 Thread ALAN ZACK
I don't know what you mean by QSO's in the previously worked window. If you mean the OTHER QSO's window here is an explanation: Go to FILE: PREFERENCES. Then open the QSO tab. Check what setting you have for SEARCHING CALLSIGN. If it is anything other than EXACT then calls close to the one in the

Re: [Dx4win] Ideas for Additional Features

2014-09-14 Thread ALAN ZACK
As regards to your item number 2 how will you control all the false spots for DX such as NO COPY HERE, PLSE TRY 10 MTRS, WHERE ARE THEY, PLSE BEAM SA, etc, etc. Some people just don't know how to use the clusters, they post all kinds of crap when the DX is nowhere to be heard. -Original

Re: [Dx4win] QRZ.COM xml files

2014-08-18 Thread ALAN ZACK
Thanks for the info Jim 73 -Original Message- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:jjreis...@alum.mit.edu] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:22 PM To: k7...@cox.net Cc: DX4WIN Group Subject: Re: [Dx4win] QRZ.COM xml files On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 7:10 PM, ALAN ZACK k7...@cox.net wrote: I

[Dx4win] QRZ.COM xml files

2014-08-17 Thread ALAN ZACK
to Work with your logging program. Is anyone using this with DX4WIN? Does it work? TIA 73, Alan, K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant

[Dx4win] Program shortcut

2014-08-14 Thread ALAN ZACK
to have it show the DX4WIN icon. I have turned off and started the PC several times but each time the bad icon comes back. Any suggestion please? TIA 73, Alan, K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality

Re: [Dx4win] Label print problem

2014-06-20 Thread ALAN ZACK
Are all the QSO's you wish to print in the same GROUP? For example I assign each contest I enter a separate GROUP name and number. So if I worked you in the 2014 ARRL DX CW contest and also in the 2013 CQWWDX SSB contest and wanted to send you a QSL it would print 2 separate labels. Hope this

Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN to LOTW

2014-05-16 Thread ALAN ZACK
identify these kinds of problems. 73 - Jim AD1C On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 3:10 PM, ALAN ZACK k7acz wrote: I recently made a submission to LOTW using the instruction by Jim AD1C: WORKING WITH LOTW and DX4WIN I got many error messages tagged as ERROR: FREQUENCY 0.01431 (and other such freq

[Dx4win] DX4WIN to LOTW

2014-05-15 Thread ALAN ZACK
QSO entries I had left the Freq (khz) block blank but LOTW seems to have accepted those QSO's. I am guessing it just accepted the entries in the BAND box as the frequency. Any help and or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you, Alan, K7ACZ Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station

Re: [Dx4win] Can't edit a call

2014-04-17 Thread ALAN ZACK
There is a little quirk to DX4WIN that when you change a callsign you must hit F10 or scan down the QSO tab to UPDATE QSO. Hitting ENTER or RETURN won't save the new callsign like it will for other changes. Like you I made mistakes in my WriteLog CQWWDX SSB log. Think I copied OK but typed call

Re: [Dx4win] U.S Counties VA

2014-04-17 Thread ALAN ZACK
I was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. It is confusing because the actual city of St. Louis is the County of St. Louis. The suburbs are St. Louis County. At least that is how the tax structure is set up and the City Stickers a sort of additional registration fee for city residents is set up. If

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