Love it and you are right Dusty... I do notice that if I click on enter twice it will bring up the cluster I monitor which is VE7CC. Oh it is fun!
Rod WC7N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dusty Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Dick Flanagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DX4WIN List Server" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 12:52 PM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] feature need > "There is truly humor in ham radio" It is quite evident that > I can't follow directions: "Three "Returns" & connected" > > I booted my computer & my opening screen came up. > Down in the lower left hand corner is my DX4WIN icon. > I hit Return(enter key), nothing happens > I type "RETURN", nothing happens > I single click on the DX4WIN icon, nothing happens > I hit enter & DX4WIN opens. > Normally I put my cursor on the DX4WIN icon, > double click and DX4WIN opens. > AHA, part 1 success > I then hit return(enter key), nothing happens > I then type "return", nothing happens > So, I hit the return(enter key) and it says "Do you want to > save these changes? - yes or no - I hit no". Hummmmmm > > Let's try the old way. - I expand my RTTY window and low and behold, I get > a blank screen. > I hit the return(enter key) & a screen says "Telnet failed, no connection > active - OK? > I click on "OK" and I'm back to the blank screen. > I try to type "return" but as soon as I type the "R", that > same screen pops up that says "Telnet failed - etc" > I click on "OK" & I'm back to the blank screen. > Again, let's try it the old way - right click on the blank > screen & pick "Internet connection" from the list of > choices and single click on it. > Again, AHA! There is the list of stations for me to > choose to whom I would like to connect. - This is great! > (my favorite had been on top for 5 years.) > I hit return(enter key) and another screen comes up > that says "connected to the station selected" > "Please enter your call" - I hit return(enter key) & > "Invalid call" appears - connection closed. > Whoops, I must have to type "RETURN". I do so > & nothing happens until I hit the (enter key) and again, > I get "Invalid call" - connection closed. > What an exercise... > I try it again, but type in my call sign, then hit return and > guess what? > I'm connected. I then shrink the screen & I'm ready to > go DXing. > > JIM, where did I go wrong? > > I have often thought how confusing it would be if someone wanted to > operate my station, & I tried to explain "How to open DX4WIN & connect to > an internet node". I just sit here and chuckle to myself. > > Now, if someone would tell me how to set up a macro so that hitting one > key would enter "K3WC"....(with no "RETURN") > > No flames please, this was just for fun. Thanks for all the help Jim. > 73, Dusty > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Dick Flanagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DX4WIN List Server" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:33 AM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] feature need > > >> At 10:24 AM 6/5/2005, Dick Flanagan wrote: >> >>>An alternative is to edit the dx4win.tcp file to move your favored site >>>to the top of the list. Then all you have to do bring up the site list >>>and click Connect; the first site is automatically selected. >> >> And it's even easier than that. At least in later versions of 6.0x (and >> of course 7.01), if you are not connected and type return, DX4WIN will >> tell you that you are not connected, then type return again (at the OK >> prompt) and the node list comes up. >> >> So three returns and you are connected. >> >> 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 >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Jun 5 20:48:34 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Sun Jun 5 21:01:00 2005 Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY Release #21 - second call Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Richard, K5NA sent me his country file and this resulted in even more new callsign exceptions. The latest list of changes is at: http://www.ad1c.us/dx4win/history.htm#21 I still have messages into K5NA and K2MFY about some of their exceptions. New release still a week or two away. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
