[Dx4win] 7.03 time problem
Paul: Apparently, yes! In all the years I have used DX4WIN, I did not know that option existed in Preferences/QSO, and never knowingly checked the box---but checked it was. Thanks for solving the mystery! Out of curiosity, who might use that option? Garry, NI6T Paul van der Eijk wrote: Gary, Are you editing the time field with seconds enabled? --Paul Garry Shapiro wrote: This afternoon, while battling a computer problem, I arrived at the FJ/OH2AM pileup on 20 SSB and managed to snare Martti. I opened DX4WIN 7.03.16 after the fact and entered the QSO as Add QSO Offline, but encountered a difficulty in the time entry I had not previously observed. I cannot change the time on that QSO. Not only that, after double-clicking on any other QSO in the log, it shows a different time in the log entry window than in the log window. When I say I cannot change the time, I mean that, when entering the last of the four digits, another colon appears and the time reverts to whatever it wanted to be in the first place. I closed and reopened DX4WIN, and even rebooted the PC. No difference. What is going on? Do I have to reinstall DX4WIN 7.03? Garry, NI6T ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Dec 18 22:01:03 2007 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Isidro_Acosta_Hern=E1ndez?=) Date: Tue Dec 18 22:14:03 2007 Subject: [Dx4win] 7.03 time problem Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Garry, and the Reflector... I cannot change the time on that QSO. Not only that, after double-clicking on any other QSO in the log, it shows a different time in the log entry window than in the log window. When I say I cannot change the time, I mean that, when entering the last of the four digits, another colon appears and the time reverts to whatever it wanted to be in the first place. Have you checked Show seconds in time? (Main menu Preferences QSO) If yes, try unchecking it. 73, DX and seasonal greetings! de Isidro, EA8NQ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the _ ) Visit the EA8NQ's web page (in Spanish): http://ea8nq.ure.es/
[Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 is running on Windows Vista
Kostas SV1DPI wrote: I tested dx4win in Vista in a portable computer no problem with the installation and as Jim suggested, dx4win only runs with right click and run as administrator. That's not quite what I said. The FIRST time, in order to copy the virtual driver for the parallel port (vichw11.sys), you have to run DX4WIN as Administrator. After this file has been copied, you can run DX4WIN using your normal user account. At least that is the way it works for me. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/0, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Sep 9 18:42:52 2007 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Sun Sep 9 18:44:59 2007 Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.TCP updated 9 September 2007 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have updated DX4WIN.TCP. The latest file can be found at: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/cluster.htm Please read the installation notes on the web page if you require the keep-alive version of the file. Here is the list of changes in this release: ED1ZAC-5 Added DX Spider node GB7BUXat address dxc.gb7bux.co.uk:7300 is back on-line JI2ZOI-9 Added CC Cluster node K3LR Added AR-Cluster node (was N3RA) K7TJ-1Added DX Spider node KA3KDLat address ka3kdl.com:7373 is back on-line KC0DJODeleted AR-Cluster node (now N0BIL) LA7Q-6at address 88.88.127.64:9000 is back on-line N0BIL Added AR-Cluster node (was KC0DJO) N3RA Deleted AR-Cluster node (now K3LR) NE3H Changed IP address to dxc.ne3h.net PA2DX-7 Added DX Spider node (was PE1M-7) PA4JJ-1 Added DX Spider node PE1M-7Deleted DX Spider node (now PA2DX-7) W4MR No longer a closed node W4NJA Deleted AR-Cluster node W9DA Deleted CLX node 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us
[Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 is running on Windows Vista
Thanks for the info, Jim. I am about to purchase a new PC and they all come with Vista pre-installed nowadays. I was wondering if DX4WIN would work on the Vista OS or if I would only be able to use it on my present WINXP based PC I am now using (and will keep using for ham applications only) ___ 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 - Original Message - From: Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 3:35 PM Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 is running on Windows Vista Hi Folks, Late last week, I received my copy of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit and I installed it this weekend. I purchased the OEM version (for installation on a new machine) instead of trying to upgrade my existing Windows XP installation. I was curious how my existing programs would work with it. Note that while Windows XP came on a CD (~ 650 MB), Vista comes on a DVD (~ 4.7 GB). But I digress... I have a homebrew computer with an Intel Core 2 Quad processor (Q6600), 4GB of RAM, an NVIDIA 8600 GTS video card and a Creative Audigy 4 sound card. Another reason for wanting to try Vista was that 32-bit operating systems can't see all of that 4GB of memory. Even though they support a 32-bit (4GB) address space, some of that address space is taken up by hardware. The motherboard/BIOS has the capability to remap that 4th GB of memory above the 32-bit address space, but older operating systems still can't see/use it. Anyway, the installation of Vista went fine, and I was fortunate that my wireless networking device, video and sound cards all had downloadable 64-bit Vista drivers. I was especially worried about the wireless networking, since everything else kind of depended on my having a network! I still have a few driver issues but no show-stoppers. As far as software, my main applications like Eudora Mail and Quicken are OK. I can no longer install my Microsoft Visual .NET software, it's too old (2002). I downloaded a free express version of Visual C++ from Microsoft, but I am having some trouble converting my existing projects (file permission problems mostly). Also, my Unix-like Cygwin environment is a little unstable, this is the environment I use to maintain the country files, etc. Having said all this, I was able to get DX4WIN 7.03 installed and running. I installed the program as a user (myself). Every time I started the program, I got a warning about the vichw11 driver. So I ran DX4WIN as an Administrator instead (right-click on the program icon and choose Run as Administrator) and it was able to copy that driver into the Vista driver directory. Now the program starts without errors (even as a user). I can manipulate my log and connect to packet (Telnet). I can't test radios or other interfaces because I am currently off-the-air. Also, I don't have any real COM ports, just a microHAM (USB) interface, which does not have Vista driver support (yet). Vista does not seem any slower or faster than Windows XP, even though I'm running the fancy Aero graphics desktop. Some things are in a different place, Add/Remove Programs is now just Programs something. User Account Control (which warns you when installing/running/uninstalling programs) is a little annoying, but no so much that I need to turn it off. I'd say the biggest problems are driver and application support. Some program icons just disappear out of the system notification area on the taskbar. It's not always obvious whether the program is still running or not. I hope most of these issues are resolved in the coming year. Intel is slowly killing off their 32-bit processors, so software developers will have to move into the 21st century sooner or later. I hope this report helps someone. I'm happy to try to answer (non-hardware-specific) Vista questions off-reflector. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 hesitation/stuttering
I have noticed some stuttering and hesitation when using WIN's message buffers for CW and RTTY. Messages being played out are sometimes delayed for a second or two before starting or messages are being broken up or hesitating when playing out. This is quite annoying, of course, in a contest situation and leads to repeats being called for. This problem was mentioned sometime back and prior to release 7.03 but I don't think there was a definitive answer given. It seems to me that WIN or Windows XP might be giving priority to other tasks but when a message is being played out that task should have relatively high priority. I realize there might be better choices for a contesting logging program but when WIN is used for contesting in a less serious way surely there must be a way to stop all of the hesitation and stuttering. Is there a solution? Jerry N8BM
[Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 hesitation/stuttering
Hi Jerry, What version are you running ? I run DX4WIN 7.0.3.16 and there is no hesitation At all, not in CW or RTTY(MMTTY) Perhaps you have a radio connected where the polling is to Quickly or the response to slow. Guy ON4AOI -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Jerry.Van Verzonden: Monday, July 30, 2007 3:04 PM Aan: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Onderwerp: [Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 hesitation/stuttering I have noticed some stuttering and hesitation when using WIN's message buffers for CW and RTTY. Messages being played out are sometimes delayed for a second or two before starting or messages are being broken up or hesitating when playing out. This is quite annoying, of course, in a contest situation and leads to repeats being called for. This problem was mentioned sometime back and prior to release 7.03 but I don't think there was a definitive answer given. It seems to me that WIN or Windows XP might be giving priority to other tasks but when a message is being played out that task should have relatively high priority. I realize there might be better choices for a contesting logging program but when WIN is used for contesting in a less serious way surely there must be a way to stop all of the hesitation and stuttering. Is there a solution? Jerry N8BM ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jul 30 13:27:33 2007 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Mon Jul 30 13:37:27 2007 Subject: [Dx4win] Re: Data file updates this weekend Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry, folks. Work kept me busy most of the weekend, so didn't get a chance to update this stuff. I'll work on it during the week. Sorry for the false promises and continued delays. 73 - Jim AD1C - Original Message From: Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 11:48:43 AM Subject: Data file updates this weekend Hi Folks, I plan to release updates to the following DX4WIN data files this weekend (probably Sunday): - DX4WIN.AWD (awards database) - DX4WIN.CTY (country file) - DX4WIN.TCP (DX cluster nodes) If you know of any changes that need to be made to the awards database, and you have not already sent them to me, please let me know as soon as possible. I don't remember what's in my queue, but there will be an update for the Canadian Islands Award (CISA). I am going to try to release two versions of the DX4WIN.TCP file: - one that has keep alive turned on - one that does not have keep alive (same as current version) 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us
[Dx4win] DX4WIN 7.03 and digital modes
Hello, I am working through setup of a DX4WIN 7.03 upgrade. In PSK31 window, messages 1 through 6 will xmit (output to radio), and messages 7 and 8 will not. Also Control key message 1 works OK , and messages 2 through 8 do not. All of the messages show in the transmit buffer screen, just nothing comes out of the radio for those particular keys. The same occurs in the MMTTY window. The same keys work, and same keys do not work. Any help is appreciated. Mark WA0MHJ
[Dx4win] 7.03 label font selection broken? Or wrong font type?
I selected Consolas as my label font (Files - Prefs - Rep/lab), but my labels are still being printed with what looks like an Arial font. The label font had previously been set to Courier New, but my labels looked like Arial even then. Did I do something wrong? 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun May 13 12:18:31 2007 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Sun May 13 12:27:08 2007 Subject: [Dx4win] 7.03 label font selection broken? Or wrong font type? In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I selected Consolas as my label font (Files - Prefs - Rep/lab), but my labels are still being printed with what looks like an Arial font. The label font had previously been set to Courier New, but my labels looked like Arial even then. I found it - it's in the label editor, the font was set to Arial. So what exactly *does* the Font selection in the Rep/lab preference do? A couple more questions: - how do I make unconfirmed QSOs print PSE QSL and confirmed QSOs print TKS QSL on the label? There are three blank lines under Greeting in the Rep/lab preferences, but they are otherwise unidentified. - how do I get rid of the Verified and printed by DX4WIN tag line on the bottom? 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun May 13 12:28:12 2007 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Sun May 13 12:37:14 2007 Subject: [Dx4win] 7.03 label font selection broken? Or wrong font type? In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I selected Consolas as my label font (Files - Prefs - Rep/lab), but my labels are still being printed with what looks like an Arial font. The label font had previously been set to Courier New, but my labels looked like Arial even then. I found it - it's in the label editor, the font was set to Arial. So what exactly *does* the Font selection in the Rep/lab preference do? It's the font for reports, not for labels. Duh! A couple more questions: - how do I make unconfirmed QSOs print PSE QSL and confirmed QSOs print TKS QSL on the label? There are three blank lines under Greeting in the Rep/lab preferences, but they are otherwise unidentified. Read the help text - @@ does it. - how do I get rid of the Verified and printed by DX4WIN tag line on the bottom? Turn off advertisement. I should learn to read better. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun May 13 12:35:41 2007 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (KR4DA) Date: Sun May 13 12:44:19 2007 Subject: [Dx4win] Dx4win and FT-2000 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Reno, and anyone else.. YOU WROTE: Neil, the rig file V8-i in the latest version of DX4WIN, V7.03 seems to work very well. It appears to correct the faults that many of us have found and lived with. It sets the correct modes now in both vfo's, sets splits and enables the VFO-B to xmit and picks up the vfo- B xmit frequency and sents it to the packetcluster when you send a spot out. I have tried it with both V7.03 and V7.02 versions of DX4Win. PLEASE DO THIS LITTLE TEST BELOW Dx4win 7.03.16 rig file V8-i Would you please try this so I won't think I am nuts. To be honest I HOPE I AM nuts. Click QSO add real time enter a call TE1ST use A=14080 qsx B=14090 and mode RTTY press split button TX on VFO B Now in DX4WIN do a ANN DX or a ALT+A Look at the FREQand QSX FREQ ARE THEY REVERSED?? My ANN DX will reverse the A and B VFO freqs. VFO A on radio is 14080 but the ANN DX window showes FREQ 14090 and the QSX freq should be VFO B on radio as 14090 but the QSX freq showes in the ANN DX window 14080. This NEW rig file is a HUGE/big improvement on setting MODES from the SPOT window. SPLIT, SETS, MODE, ETC ALL LOOK GOOD NOW. I believe they are aware of the issue I just asked you to test. -- de KR4DA Bob Middleburg, FL HK0/KR4DA J79DA FG/KR4DA
[Dx4win] 7.03 label font selection broken? Or wrong font type?
At 12:18 PM 5/13/2007, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: A couple more questions: - how do I make unconfirmed QSOs print PSE QSL and confirmed QSOs print TKS QSL on the label? There are three blank lines under Greeting in the Rep/lab preferences, but they are otherwise unidentified. On the first line, mine says: @@ 73 de K2DBK The @@ gets changed to Tnx QSL/Pse QSL automagically, and the takes the info on from the Notes for this call, so if I were to send you a reqeust for a QSL and I had Jim in the Notes for this call field, it would say: Pse QSL Jim 73 de K2DBK or Tnx QSL Jim 73 de K2DBK as appropriate. I don't recall what the 2nd line is for (mine's blank), but the third line gets printed for SWL cards, so mine says: Thanks SWL report de K2DBK - how do I get rid of the Verified and printed by DX4WIN tag line on the bottom? Uncheck the box in the label editor that says Commercial. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win 73, David - K2DBK http://k2dbk.com
[Dx4win] 7.03
I have just started to change from 7.02.to 7.03. I do not upgrade per se - I install 7.03 in parallel with 7.02, copy all relevant files over, make sure everything agrees, save what I want, and delete the rest. As yet, no changeover. But, I have one problem! 7.02 recognises CY0AA as Sable for me, but 7.03 simply will not - the net result is that I show one less country confirmed in 7.03, than I do in 7.02, with exactly the same log in both versions. And yes. I checked that the QSO is actually still in both. Can anyone advise what the problem may be? And a fix. Never ever had an upgrade problem prior to this one. Still using XP, and in no hurry to change. Thanks. Ernie Ernie Walls VK3FM [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
