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OK? best 73 Lorenzo ik1mdf ----- Original Message ----- From: <dx4win-requ...@mailman.qth.net> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:37 AM Subject: Dx4win Digest, Vol 65, Issue 28 > Send Dx4win mailing list submissions to > dx4win@mailman.qth.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > dx4win-requ...@mailman.qth.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > dx4win-ow...@mailman.qth.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Dx4win digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: How to identify serial ports on new computer? > (Jim Reisert AD1C) > 2. Re: How to identify serial ports on new computer? (Larry Alkoff) > 3. Re: Priority 1 spot keying the K3 (Doug Joyce) > 4. V8.02 County Summary Report Access Violation (Bud Governale, W3LL) > 5. Re: How to identify serial ports on new computer? (Mel) > 6. eQSL Limited QSO Upload (Bud Governale, W3LL) > 7. Re: eQSL Limited QSO Upload (Jim Reisert AD1C) > 8. Re: Dx4win - Recording Frequency (Jim Reisert AD1C) > 9. Re: Dx4win - Recording Frequency (John Shaw) > 10. DX4WIN Award Database updates? (Jim Reisert AD1C) > 11. Frequency problems with Ten-Tec Orion (I/II) (Jim Reisert AD1C) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:54:18 -0600 > From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] How to identify serial ports on new computer? > To: labrad...@mindspring.com > Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Message-ID: > <806a89db0909171254t544923f3k35f9564b69b77...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Larry Alkoff <labrad...@mindspring.com> > wrote: > >> Jim thanks for the heads up on the many more com ports in DX4Win v8. >> It would have saved me a lot of trouble but when I saw the business >> of requiring Admin mode to install (and run?) and placing DX4W in the >> root >> directory (both big nonos for me) I lost interest. > > The same issue exists for DX4WIN 7.0x and the Vista/Windows 7 > operating systems. The change in V8 is that by default, DX4WIN > installs at the root (i.e. C:\DX4W802) instead of in the Program Files > directory. Vista/Windows 7 do some strange things when data is in the > Program Files hierarchy. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:31:49 -0500 > From: Larry Alkoff <labrad...@mindspring.com> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] How to identify serial ports on new computer? > To: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Message-ID: <4ab29cb5.9090...@mindspring.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Larry Alkoff <labrad...@mindspring.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Jim thanks for the heads up on the many more com ports in DX4Win v8. >>> It would have saved me a lot of trouble but when I saw the business >>> of requiring Admin mode to install (and run?) and placing DX4W in the >>> root >>> directory (both big nonos for me) I lost interest. >> >> The same issue exists for DX4WIN 7.0x and the Vista/Windows 7 >> operating systems. The change in V8 is that by default, DX4WIN >> installs at the root (i.e. C:\DX4W802) instead of in the Program Files >> directory. Vista/Windows 7 do some strange things when data is in the >> Program Files hierarchy. >> >> 73 - Jim AD1C >> > > Hi Jim. > > Like so many others I'm going to keep running Windows XP as long as I > can. After that I'll probably just find some kind of Linux solution. > > Larry > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:02:50 -0400 > From: "Doug Joyce" <d_jo...@sympatico.ca> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Priority 1 spot keying the K3 > To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: <00bf01ca37da$376a6c00$6401a...@nodomainset.bellcanada> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I've recently installed V 8.02 and have set up FT5AG to be a priority 1 > spot > (listed in Callsign Alert in the Packet 1 tab under Preferences). > > I'm running a K3 with the microKeyer II and have noticed that when a FT5AG > spot comes in, it causes the K3 to be switched to TX for short periods > about > 5 to 7 times within about 5 to 10 seconds. > > Has anyone else seen this? Any suggestions? > > 73, Doug VE3MV > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:05:04 -0400 > From: "Bud Governale, W3LL" <w...@arrl.net> > Subject: [Dx4win] V8.02 County Summary Report Access Violation > To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: <ce7b791b0909469ab3a79bd64a4cb...@bud> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Here's what I did to see my county summary spreadsheet in Version 8.02: > > Reports>award>county>Report Action = Summary>All Modes>All Bands>Mixed, > Mode, Band checked > Click on green checked OK button and get: > > Access violation at address 00402D42 in module "dx4win.exe". Read of > address 00000000. > I then get a blank county summary page. > > What happened? What's wrong? > > It works properly for Listing, Listing Worked and Needed Listing. > I need to see the summary sheet. > > 73, > > Bud W3LL > w...@arrl.net > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:06:07 -0400 > From: Mel <ve...@videotron.ca> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] How to identify serial ports on new computer? > To: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Message-ID: <4ab2b2cf.10...@videotron.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Please don't mind me chiming in here... but > > Installing the executables in the Program Files directory is fine... but > it is a bad choice for data... always has been! > > You don't have to install in root. But there is absolutely no problem in > doing so. It is only installing one directory in root... and the > limitations on the number of files in the root directory disappeared > long long ago. There is no technical reason for it to be a "nono". > > What I have done here is create a "Programs" directory and install most > of my ham stuff there ie C:\Programs\DX... putting all the ham stuff > under one directory is tidier and I don't have to worry about write > restrictions on the "Program Files" hierarchy. > > Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Larry Alkoff <labrad...@mindspring.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Jim thanks for the heads up on the many more com ports in DX4Win v8. >>> It would have saved me a lot of trouble but when I saw the business >>> of requiring Admin mode to install (and run?) and placing DX4W in the >>> root >>> directory (both big nonos for me) I lost interest. >> >> The same issue exists for DX4WIN 7.0x and the Vista/Windows 7 >> operating systems. The change in V8 is that by default, DX4WIN >> installs at the root (i.e. C:\DX4W802) instead of in the Program Files >> directory. Vista/Windows 7 do some strange things when data is in the >> Program Files hierarchy. >> >> 73 - Jim AD1C >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:18:18 -0400 > From: "Bud Governale, W3LL" <w...@arrl.net> > Subject: [Dx4win] eQSL Limited QSO Upload > To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: <6bd60e48d4ab44eabbaebe85da7d3...@bud> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I want to upload to eQSL. > > When I select Set Upload Flag, I'm asked if I want to upload 65,409 QSL's. > I don't. I only want to upload less than 10K at a time. > > I activate an F8 filter and put 01/01/1901 into the eQSL upload date and > see 65409 QSO's listed as expected. > When I try to limit this to a date giving less than 10K QSO's I get "No > Matching QSO Found" for any date other than > 01/01/1901. > Why? > > How do I accomplish limiting the upload to less than 10K QSO's? > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:34:48 -0600 > From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] eQSL Limited QSO Upload > To: "Bud Governale, W3LL" <w...@arrl.net> > Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net > Message-ID: > <806a89db0909171534x5b3f362ft9d862b0b867fd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > What is your date search preference set to? Try setting it to a > range, and do one year at a time. > > Remember, you should be searching on the QSO date, since all eQSL > dates are empty. > > - Jim > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Bud Governale, W3LL <w...@arrl.net> > wrote: > >> I want to upload to eQSL. >> >> When I select Set Upload Flag, I'm asked if I want to upload 65,409 >> QSL's. >> I don't. I only want to upload less than 10K at a time. >> >> I activate an F8 filter and put 01/01/1901 into the eQSL upload date and >> see 65409 QSO's listed as expected. >> When I try to limit this to a date giving less than 10K QSO's I get "No >> Matching QSO Found" for any date other than >> 01/01/1901. >> Why? > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:54:47 -0600 > From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Dx4win - Recording Frequency > To: "Larry Gauthier (K8UT)" <k...@k8ut.com> > Cc: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: > <806a89db0909171554k45127de9y4eeeafff43aef...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Larry, the fix you describe was included in 8.02. > > John can certainly download 8.02 and try it in demo mode to see if the > frequency problems go away for him. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Larry Gauthier (K8UT) <k...@k8ut.com> > wrote: > >> The issue with DX4Win improperly (or more accurately, inconsistently) >> reading an Icom VFO is not a new problem - has been around since v7.x. >> The >> fix is not mine, credit to Rick, K1MU. >> >> " >> Use "File/Databases/Radios" to edit the radio model. >> Click on the "Cmds/Fields" tab and pick the "Read Mode" command from >> the pulldown menu. >> Change the "Bytes read" from 7 to 8. >> "File/Save changes and exit". Now you'll have to re-select the rig in >> the DX4WIN preferences. >> Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA >> " >> >> I do not know if Rick suggested that it be included in the DX4Win >> distribution. >> >> -larry >> K8UT >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Shaw" <jns...@internet.co.nz> >> To: "'Larry Gauthier (K8UT)'" <k...@k8ut.com> >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 14:38 >> Subject: RE: Dx4win - Recording Frequency >> >> >>> Hi Larry, >>> >>> Thank you for the offer. ?I haven't gone to version 8 yet but I would be >>> interested in your fix for the future. ?Have you offered it to be >>> implemented in the distributed radio file? >>> >>> 73 John ZL1BYZ. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Larry Gauthier (K8UT) [mailto:k...@k8ut.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2009 11:08 p.m. >>> To: zl1...@nzart.org.nz >>> Subject: re: Dx4win - Recording Frequency >>> >>> John, >>> >>> I don't think there is a way to disable the frequency entry... as long >>> as >>> you say you have a radio it tries to put something there. >>> >>> HOWEVER - By any chance are you using an Icom radio? I had trouble with >>> erroneous readings of my Icoms but there is a simple fix involving an >>> edit >>> to the radio file. >>> >>> -larry >>> K8UT >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "John Shaw" <jns...@internet.co.nz> >>> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> >>> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 23:01 >>> Subject: [Dx4win] Recording Frequency >>> >>> >>>> I need to ask a question. >>>> >>>> Can the recording of the Frequency that is a new feature in version >>>> 8.xx >>>> be >>>> turned off so that if your radio does not provide good information then >>>> you >>>> are not recording rubbish in the log? >>>> >>>> It seems that there are issues with some radio's and setups outside of >>>> the >>>> control of the program itself and in these cases to turn the feature >>>> off >>>> and >>>> get back to enjoying the hobby and program would be a logical solution. >>>> >>>> 73 John ZL1BYZ. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:06:31 +1200 > From: "John Shaw" <jns...@internet.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Dx4win - Recording Frequency > To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: <866eb875ce8a4c4991254212708e9...@john8c10> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Thanks for the info Larry/Jim, > > Hopefully the recording of Frequencies is all under control. I just > thought > since IMHO this is un necessary feature the option to turn it off would be > available. > > Sounds like V8 is starting to settle down, well done. > > 73 John ZL1BYZ. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jjreis...@gmail.com [mailto:jjreis...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Jim > Reisert AD1C > Sent: Friday, 18 September 2009 10:55 a.m. > To: Larry Gauthier (K8UT) > Cc: John Shaw; DX4WIN Reflector > Subject: Re: Dx4win - Recording Frequency > > Larry, the fix you describe was included in 8.02. > > John can certainly download 8.02 and try it in demo mode to see if the > frequency problems go away for him. > > 73 - Jim AD1C > > On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Larry Gauthier (K8UT) <k...@k8ut.com> > wrote: > >> The issue with DX4Win improperly (or more accurately, inconsistently) >> reading an Icom VFO is not a new problem - has been around since v7.x. >> The fix is not mine, credit to Rick, K1MU. >> >> " >> Use "File/Databases/Radios" to edit the radio model. >> Click on the "Cmds/Fields" tab and pick the "Read Mode" command from >> the pulldown menu. >> Change the "Bytes read" from 7 to 8. >> "File/Save changes and exit". Now you'll have to re-select the rig in >> the DX4WIN preferences. >> Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA " >> >> I do not know if Rick suggested that it be included in the DX4Win >> distribution. >> >> -larry >> K8UT >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Shaw" <jns...@internet.co.nz> >> To: "'Larry Gauthier (K8UT)'" <k...@k8ut.com> >> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 14:38 >> Subject: RE: Dx4win - Recording Frequency >> >> >>> Hi Larry, >>> >>> Thank you for the offer. ?I haven't gone to version 8 yet but I would >>> be interested in your fix for the future. ?Have you offered it to be >>> implemented in the distributed radio file? >>> >>> 73 John ZL1BYZ. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Larry Gauthier (K8UT) [mailto:k...@k8ut.com] >>> Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2009 11:08 p.m. >>> To: zl1...@nzart.org.nz >>> Subject: re: Dx4win - Recording Frequency >>> >>> John, >>> >>> I don't think there is a way to disable the frequency entry... as >>> long as you say you have a radio it tries to put something there. >>> >>> HOWEVER - By any chance are you using an Icom radio? I had trouble >>> with erroneous readings of my Icoms but there is a simple fix >>> involving an edit to the radio file. >>> >>> -larry >>> K8UT >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "John Shaw" <jns...@internet.co.nz> >>> To: <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> >>> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 23:01 >>> Subject: [Dx4win] Recording Frequency >>> >>> >>>> I need to ask a question. >>>> >>>> Can the recording of the Frequency that is a new feature in version >>>> 8.xx be turned off so that if your radio does not provide good >>>> information then you are not recording rubbish in the log? >>>> >>>> It seems that there are issues with some radio's and setups outside >>>> of the control of the program itself and in these cases to turn the >>>> feature off and get back to enjoying the hobby and program would be >>>> a logical solution. >>>> >>>> 73 John ZL1BYZ. > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:14:26 -0600 > From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Award Database updates? > To: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: > <806a89db0909171614r4d7c4935gb18ffa95fa9f6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I'm planning to update the DX4WIN Awards database this weekend to fix > a few problems and add one new "award" (ILLW). See: > > http://dx4win.ad1c.us/awards/index.htm#2.4 > > Is there anything that needs adding/fixing? > > Thanks - Jim > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:37:33 -0600 > From: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu> > Subject: [Dx4win] Frequency problems with Ten-Tec Orion (I/II) > To: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win@mailman.qth.net> > Message-ID: > <806a89db0909171637l4f1f7acdw8537649678f40...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I was working on converting my father's log to DX4WIN8 format. I found > some strange frequencies in his log in the "Notes for this QSO" field: > > 80m: 0/24KHz > 15m: 0/22KHz > 15m: 0/34KHz > > The last one of the above "flavor" seems to have been made on 2007/03/05: > > 40m: 0/6KHz > > Then they start with a different syndrome on 2007/09/22, the first one is: > > 40m: 0/7,009KHz > 60m: 0/404KHz (probably should be 5404KHz) > 17m: 0/18,103KHz > > The 1st and 3rd definitely look like they should have been split > frequency QSOs, but "VFO-A" (or whatever it's called in Ten-Tec > parlance) read back as 0. > > Has anyone running a Ten-Tec Orion seen this problem? It looks to be > sporadic, so it's probably hard to debug. And he upgraded to an Orion > II, which may have happened some time in 2007, based on the way the > error syndrome changed. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreis...@alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > End of Dx4win Digest, Vol 65, Issue 28 > ************************************** > ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
