Hi all, Over the last few weeks I had several issues and therefore I made my = desision on what DXBase 2003 ment for me. Maybe some think that I tried to downgrade the package but nothing like = that is true.
I like to admit pubicly that I made some stupid mistakes and therefore = the program did not function at 100 % But as a customer I still have the rights to be critial about things. After taking the time to digg in to the manuals, +the help from Jack and = some users, I know can tell that DXBase is a fine piece of software = engineering. Still some small issues exists and perhaps the future will solve things = out but I would like to chair that most of the things now working like : - grid beam headings and distance calculations (error in grid setup) - rig QSY'ing with exact mode (error while using the auto mode) - QSL printing without 'via' on the label (if-then statement changed) - error when exiting program (com port locked) solved (first quiting = internet window before quiting program) Minor issues not solved : - when QSX is different than RX freq, the ts2000 still uses wrong mode = (but TX offset is set ok) - cw keying won't work, even after installing 'correct' drivers and = followed website support drivers and reg entries - Label printing order still seems odd to me concerning all US-calls Perhaps those minor issues will be solved later on, for now, the program = does most like I want it to. I still have to sort my US-labels all manually but I got it down to = aprox 1 hour work every time. For me the things I really appreciate and what is better than most other = programs : - Label designer is best in what I've ever seen. - Powerfull database reporting on awards or other reports - Log entry order and field selection in setup with different startup = possibilities - Internet lookup station info - DX info summary for many categories (grids, countries, dxcc, awards, = etc...) - Beam heading and rotator controlling - Telnet cluster info and spotting - automatic population of fields regarding station info from cdrom into = logbook (depending on cdrom type) - Program window layout Now the things a guy like me would like in future releases (yes I'm a = auto-freak): - second rig controlling (two or more rigs at the same time) - antenna offsets (if a 40 beam is 90=B0 off on the tower, the program = knows that rotating the beam is 90=B0 to) - incorporated maps for grid visualisation (worked, needed) instead of = using 3th party software (dxatlas) - setup for sorting the label printing - Auto population of dx manager taken from internet source (like QSL = manager field in qrz pages) - easy SWL labeling (lookup the log entry, click "SWL label" and voila, = label is set for printing) - visual band map (spots) a la commcat or N1MM logger - a demo version (limited or not) to get the feeling of DXBase before = purchasing These ofcourse are extra personal suggestions. Anyway, I now start enjoying working with DxBase2003 and I like again to = appologise for my 'negative' mood when first trowing all kinds of issues = into this group. I also like to thank everyone that took the time to = help me out, these help was very welcome and made me understand DXBase = better now. My best wishes for 2003 73 Phil ON4VP --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. Please post in Plain-Text only.---
