Re: [Dx4win] Data file updates tonight
Sorry, just too many little loose ends to tie up, so the releases didn't happen. This was probably my last chance until the upcoming weekend, so please wait a couple more days. I'll try to get the release notes posted in the interim. - Jim p.s. worked two new countries from CO tonight - 3B8 and EK. That makes 229 (incl. both old and new PJs) with just 100W and a part-time multi-band vertical. Sure would be nice to have some more sunspots, although the SFI is back up to 98 after having dropped down to 83 less than a week ago. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu wrote: With a little luck, there should be some DX4WIN data updates tonight (between 00 and 06z on the 18th): - updater program - country file - award database - LoTW/eQSL member list - master calls -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ 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
[Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY #100 Release Notes
I've put up the first set of release notes for DX4WIN.CTY #100: http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/release.shtml#100 I did another study of the QSL manager database, this time looking for unique DX callsigns with unique managers. This is usually a sign that the DX call, or the QSL manager, or both are incorrect. Here is one such example: VK9W is not via DL7KVA The *real* QSL manager is 4K9W via DL6KVA. While the QSL manager program does statistical analysis to try to detect this sort of problem, it doesn't find all of them. For example, if the above had been 4K9W via DL7KVA, or VK9W via DL6KVA, either of those would have been eliminated automatically (I have not written code to detect a single error in both the DX station and manager, maybe that's next). I did *not* list all of these in the release notes. You don't want to know how many I found. Along the way, I did identify more QSL manager corrections, as well as callsign changes and a number of silent keys. I keep thinking next time is going to be less work, but it never is. Look for a release this weekend, most likely Sunday 8/21. If you have any changes that you want me to include, let me know before then. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ 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
[Dx4win] New Laptop win7
Hi, I need some help and info. I know this is an old problem for most I use DX4win 5.03. I just installed, installed 5.03 copied my newer save files to new computer. I had a tower with xp and LPT ports and serial ports. I used a home made cable we made for CT (with the transister) to key from LPT port to radio keyer Now with the new laptop, I of course neither ports. So I get errors packet failed to open, and more important could not open CW driver. So how do I set this up to send CW from DX4win via program keyboard? Also I use CT for contesting CW, (and some phone) so I will also like to set CT up to work also. I would say I need a USB port work around? I have DX4win program loaded and up to date. BTW when I started DX4win the preference window had no info in it, so I merged the ini file, and I was shocked it actually loaded all my info in blink of eye! What a blessing, that was. 2 days customizing the new laptop and not finished yet! Tnx 73 de Bernie/WO2N. __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] New Laptop win7
Bernie congratulations for your new laptop. I hope you really enjoy it. CW with new computers is a blast. Most simple solution is a usb to com converter and to rearrange your simple keying interface to a 9pin com connector. You should use pin4 for cw, pin 5 for ground and pin 7 for ptt. Ofcourse you need to setup dx4win for keying via a com port (the number depends to usb to serial converter) - DTR for CW and RTS for ptt. dx4win's help has more on this. These are the good news. The bad news are that you probably have problems because of computer multitasking. So sometimes cw is not perfect. Dx4win has less problems with this instead of other programs. I don't know for CT. A better solution is Winkey keyer but you shouls buy it. It is not very expencive and Dx4win supports it. Unfortunately i don't know if CT does it. Other solution but expencive is Microham keyers. These work just perfect and almost everything support them but are expencive. I suggest to start with rewiring your simple interface but keep in the edge of your mind that you probably need something more sooner or later. 73 Kostas sv1dpi - Original Message - From: wo2n w...@att.net To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 6:03 PM Subject: [Dx4win] New Laptop win7 Hi, I need some help and info. I know this is an old problem for most I use DX4win 5.03. I just installed, installed 5.03 copied my newer save files to new computer. I had a tower with xp and LPT ports and serial ports. I used a home made cable we made for CT (with the transister) to key from LPT port to radio keyer Now with the new laptop, I of course neither ports. So I get errors packet failed to open, and more important could not open CW driver. So how do I set this up to send CW from DX4win via program keyboard? Also I use CT for contesting CW, (and some phone) so I will also like to set CT up to work also. I would say I need a USB port work around? I have DX4win program loaded and up to date. BTW when I started DX4win the preference window had no info in it, so I merged the ini file, and I was shocked it actually loaded all my info in blink of eye! What a blessing, that was. 2 days customizing the new laptop and not finished yet! Tnx 73 de Bernie/WO2N. __ 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 __ 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
