Re: [Dx4win] Speaking of /0
John, First time I've ever heard someone state to drop the /#. I once questioned one of the major contest sponsoring organization on this. They told me they strip the /# before doing the call checking. Reason is too many people are inconsistent in signing with the /#. I've experienced this many times myself when you can work a station on multiple bands. Generally I log what is sent. Then after the contest when I prepare the file to load into DX4WIN, if the exchange includes me a location, like NAQP, I will strip the /#. Then during the import process I will load the location info into the appropriate field. This way when I do a search I can see all the different locations I've worked you without having to include the /# or a wildcard. (I dislike wildcard characters mainly due to no two programs seem to use the same character so I am constantly trying to remember what character to use with what program). Bill AC0W -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of John Holmes Sent: Monday, July 18, 2011 12:48 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Speaking of /0 All, At the end of the NAQP I was told by a station that I was calling that I should drop the /8 from my call (W9ILY/8) as it is not used in contests. Actually, that person was not correct in that some contests specifically state that the call zone must be indicated if different from the licensed call zone. The station I was working refused to add the /8 after my call, so I guess it won't count for one of us, probably him as he won't report the correct call. As many of you know, I have operated from a number of states and have used /7, /8, /9 and /0, mainly to differentiate between the operating locations. If I were only to give my name and state (with a variety of states such as OR, IA, MT, NE, WY, ND, SD, WI, IN, OH, MI, etc. from which I have operated) I'm sure that the correct state would be questioned many times. Am I not correct in this thinking? I sure don't want to make it more difficult for the receiving station to copy the correct info the very first time. In all the operations that I have made, this is the very first time that I have been told to drop the /8 suffix. 73, John W9ILY __ 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] Set Frequency from Notes
Attempting the Multiple QSO Operation Set Frequency from Notes in v8.03. Run the routine, it properly reads 3.736 Mhz in the notes filed, puts 3.736 in the transmit frequency box. Check OK go to the QSO and in the frequency field it list 3,736,000.00 kHz. Tried to change it in the field and it won't let me. How does one get this to display correctly or convert correctly? Bill AC0W __ 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] QSO confirmed status (not) on ADIF export.
Dave, # 1 May be a Windows problem. I've had the same problem in the past with DX4WIN and other software specifically with help files after an update. Windows is not giving DX4WIN permission to open the help file. There are a couple ways to fix. Easiest is to find the help file in the v7 folder. Double click on it to open it up. A pop up box may appear asking if you want to open the file (or something like that), click yes or okay. Now you can close and it should work from DX4WIN. Bill AC0W David Gould d...@g3ueg.co.uk wrote: I have just upgraded from V6 to V7 with the V7 installed in a new folder. Question 1) The HELP menu item does not work. On clicking I get a WARNING msg Could not get help contents Error = 0 Msg = The operation completed successfully !! If I click on Search for Help On... I get nothing at all. This might help my main problem if I could get at the help... Do I need to do something to activate the Help? Question 2) I think the ADIF field that gives the QSO confirmed status is called qsl_rcvd:1 Is this correct? Question 3) I exported my log a few weeks ago with V6 and the the few QSOs that I have card confirmations for were apparently exported correctly as the receiving application shows them as confirmed. I have since upgraded to V7 I have now created a dummy log and done 4 exports a) No confirmations in DX4Win b) card confirmation c) upload confirmation d) both confirmations I have changed the QSO preferences each time accordingly The DXCC summary report shows the correct data for each case. But all four ADIF exports have the item..qsl_rcvd:1Neor So if I am looking at the correct ADIF item I am not getting any Yes confirmations exported in any of the cases. Any help to solve this would be appreciated? Has something in this area changed from V6 to V7? 73, Dave __ 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
[Dx4win] Error Message
Running DX4Win 7.03.16, periodically when exiting I get this message: An exception occurred! Thread Error: Access is denied (5) When I get this error I can not exit DX4Win. The only is to go to Task Manager and end task. Normal occurs when I am not connected to the radio, but I also have Stop Radio selected. I've tolerated it for a while but it is starting to get annoying. Any suggestions? Bill AC0W __ 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] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs
Group numbers work good as long as you have fewer than 254 contests to enter. Once you exceed that you need to find some other way of differentiating the different contest groups. I have exceeded that point and am still trying to find a way to separate out individual contests that is as easy as using the group numbers. Bill AC0W -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ON4AOI Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:11 PM To: 'Tom Brown' Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW, DX4WIN and contest logs Tom, It can be done but I think it will be hugh job to keep Everything up to date and accurate, easier is to upload All Contests and also import them into Dx4win, You can give all the contests a different groupnumber What makes filtering much easier. Guy ON4AOI __ 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] FW: LOTW d/l file
I had a similar problem with QSO's upload from WriteLog, however I my case those QSO's were also imported into DX4WIN. Discovered the problem to be the upload file WriteLog created designated the mode as PHONE, where as DX4WIN had the mode as SSB. Doing a little research discovered that SSB will be matched to PHONE but not reverse. Since then the LOTW upload file is always created by DX4WIN. This has eliminated majority of problems or issues with trying to track the LOTW confirmations. Bill AC0W -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Terry Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 2:06 PM Cc: dx4WIN Subject: Re: [Dx4win] LOTW d/l file I had the same problem when I uploaded Qs to LoTW from my contest program (N1MM) and forgot to import them into DX4WIN. 73 de Terry KK6T Mel Martin wrote: You got a message... but are the QSOs actually in the log? Do the modes match? DON'T import them. There is no reason there should be confirmed Qs on LotW that are not in your log. My guess at this point is you have encountered the Mode mismatch bug. I have this problem with Olivia contacts. F.R. Ashley wrote: Hi, I downloaded the LOTW ADIF file and imported it into my log. I got a notice saying there were 12 QSOs downloaded that were not in my log. Other than manually entering those QSO's, is there a way to import them from the ADIF file? 73 thanks Buddy WB4M __ 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 __ 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] Printing Label Directly on QSL Card
Depends on the finish of the card stock. Those with the glossy or semi-glossy finish the ink will have a tough time sticking to the finish. The cards with a flat finish or I think they call it a matte finish I've had pretty good luck with the ink sticking. Bill AC0W _ From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Larry Burke Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 11:09 AM To: 'DX4WIN POSTINGS' Subject: [Dx4win] Printing Label Directly on QSL Card I am in the process of ordering new QSL cards and I would like to be able to print the DX4WIN label directly on the card. I found a few references to this in the archives, but I am having a couple of problems. One is getting the label to print in the correct spot (which, in my case, is the center of the card). I suspect it's just a matter of me playing around with things before I find the right location. The more serious issue is that the ink from my laser printer (HP P2015d) doesn't seem to want to stick to the QSL card. I'm using an inexpensive W4MPY stock card for the trials, but have also used a sample from the QSL Shop. I am wondering if there is a coating on these cards prohibiting the ink from adhering. The card also creates a paper jam if it is placed in the printer in an orientation perpendicular to the envelope feed direction. I'm interesting in hearing from anyone who has made this work. Larry K5RK ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
Re: [Dx4win] HELP - Multiple QSOs on one QSL label
Another option is to use a taller label which will allow more lines of text to be printed. The standard 15/16 tall label doesn't end up with many lines for QSO data once Call Sign and header information is printed. Bill AC0W Pete Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 02:20 PM 11/25/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Help. I've read and re-read the User's Guide and I've diddled all theparameters I could to get two QSOs (with same station) on one QSL label. I've also searched the Archives without success. Can anyone tell me how to trigger it? I've tried MAX QSO at 0, 1 and 2, but I get the exact same results - separate labels for each QSO. I'm running version 705. What have I missed? Maybe font size? Go To File|Databases|Labels| [your label}, double-click on the call and body fonts and adjust the font size to one small enough to get more than one per label. 73, Pete N4ZR ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
Re: [Dx4win] Rotator Yaesu
I've inquired about this in the past as DX4WIN does not support the Yaesu rotors. I have provided all the information to add it into DX4WIN. The response I have received in the past is to purchase an interface box (I forget the name right now but it was roughly $400 US) at another significant investment. So my Yaesu rotor is not controlled by DX4WIN while the several other applications I have can control it. If I have to make an significant investment for DX4WIN to communicate to my Yaesu Rotor that investment will most likely be a different general purpose logger that can communicate without the special interface box. Bill AC0W Wanadoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm using the rotor control DXA from K4JRG. Is anybody use this with DX4WIN ? I did not see any Yaesu DXA rotators listed (GS-232 protocol) which is what Yaesu DXA rotor use. Many thanks for any information. 73 F8CIL Pascal ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
RE: [Dx4win] Rotator Yaesu
Milan, Yes you are correct the RS232 is an expensive solution. However, at the time I purchased the rotor there was not any alternatives available yet, this was at least 15 years ago. Since I already have the RS232 and all the software I use except DX4WIN works with the RS232 I am not willing to spend the money on a different interface just for one software package. Bill AC0W -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK1FM Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 2:46 PM To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Rotator Yaesu Bill, Yaesu RS-232 is quite expensive solution. I think you can use http://www.ea4tx.com/ or maybe this http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/amsat-bb/200401/msg00207.html http://forums.ham-radio.ch/showthread.php?p=70515 73, Milan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AC0W Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 9:14 PM To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net; Wanadoo Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Rotator Yaesu I've inquired about this in the past as DX4WIN does not support the Yaesu rotors. I have provided all the information to add it into DX4WIN. The response I have received in the past is to purchase an interface box (I forget the name right now but it was roughly $400 US) at another significant investment. So my Yaesu rotor is not controlled by DX4WIN while the several other applications I have can control it. If I have to make an significant investment for DX4WIN to communicate to my Yaesu Rotor that investment will most likely be a different general purpose logger that can communicate without the special interface box. Bill AC0W Wanadoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm using the rotor control DXA from K4JRG. Is anybody use this with DX4WIN ? I did not see any Yaesu DXA rotators listed (GS-232 protocol) which is what Yaesu DXA rotor use. Many thanks for any information. 73 F8CIL Pascal ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Comparing Log Files
Does anyone have solution for comparing 2 DX4WIN log files to find entries that are different? Short version of the story. Somewhere along the line a lot of the state data was deleted from many of my U.S. entries. By the time I discovered it was too late to go back and use one of the back up files as they all had the same change. Plus I also have added many more entries between when the incident occurred and when I discovered it. Up until now I had been manually going through each log entry to correct. However, last night I found an older log file that is still intact with all the correct state data. Now if I can just find some way to compare the files and make notes of the differences it would help speed up the process of fixing the file. Thanks, Bill AC0W ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
Re: [Dx4win] Re: sorting QSLs by call area.
Well it must not be strictly enforced as I periodically get US QSO cards from the buro. Bill AC0W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The ARRL QSL Bureau does NOT handle US-to-US cards, unless their web page is out of date. That statement is the very first thing on the outgoing bureau page, and in bold print. -Original Message- From: STAMATIS KONSTANTINOS [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:21 pm Subject: RE: Re: [Dx4win] Re: sorting QSLs by call area. A better aproach is to set all print labels to yes, after that go to print (Labelsprint qsl labelsprint). When you are in the final stage you will see Destination=printer and pages=all. Change the destination to Preview and press ok. Then you will see all the pages in your screen. Dx4win sorts the cards in every bureau. You can see that w1 bureau is from page 1-14, w2 14-20, etc. Ofcourse it could be some qsos in page 14 from the w2 bureau but it is a minor problem, i think. So after that make this all agn. Now leav ethe destination=printer but change the Pages=range and choose pages 1-14. Now you will have w1 bureau being printed. Becareful you must not clear the labels after that because this will change the pages' numbers. Make the same procedure agn and agn. When you finish do a search with f8, clear all the labels (Labelsclear print labels) and set qsl date (QSOmultiple QSO operationsset QSL date) GL... 73 Kostas SV1DPI PS This method apply if someone wants to print cards only from one bureau, example for SV bureau... Alan Sewell N5NA [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you looked into using the BV QSL management program by DF3CB? It is free and is located at http://www.df3cb.com/bv/index.html . 73, Alan N5NA Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: Bill, I could be wrong, but I don't believe ARRL will let you do this. You might want to check with the incoming QSL bureau manager. Here is a hard way to do it. Make sure you do NOT have any label flags set for any QSOs first! F8 search for K in prefix field and 0 in callsign field (you must use substring matching). Generate labels for these QSOs only, then print them. Do the same thing for #1, #2, #3 etc. Portables will mess with this, but it's better than nothing. Or you can search for / first and print all those labels, then at the end, put those QSLs into the correct piles. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us - Original Message From: Bill Barr, N4NX [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: DX4WIN dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:57:55 PM Subject: sorting QSLs by call area. I have a large contest log ( now in DX4win ) that has only stateside calls ( about 10,000 ) . We are going to QSL to all calls in the log via the various Call area bureaus. I would like to print out QSL labels by USA call areas. This will allow me to break up the printing and at the same time group QSLs by USA call area for packaging and mailing. Is there a simple approach? Thanks Bill N4NX ___ Dx4win mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] Entry Window
Is it possible to have a second entry window for the 2nd VFO? I can create multiple entry windows for multiple radios but can find how to create a second entry window for the 2nd VFO. Thanks, Bill AC0W From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Mar 1 11:26:36 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (n4dsp) Date: Sat Mar 1 11:30:44 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] importing to dx4win Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I used n3fjp's International DX CW Contest Program for the contest and now want to export all the contacts to dx4win. How would I do this? thanks john
[Dx4win] Import/Export file problem 7.03.16
I looked through the archives and found someone that experiences similar problem with the DX4WIN.IEP file that I have. The file that comes with v 7.03.16 works fine. However, the file from v 7.02.15 will not work with v 7.03.16. I get the same thing as in the screen shot that K3SMB created (see copy of message below). I would like to use my older IEP file due to several custom imports I have created that I would hate to re-create. I copied the older IEP file from one folder to the 7.03.16 save folder. I've tried this a couple of times with the same results. Not sure what I am missing here so any advice is appreciated. Bill AC0W PS: I did double check and the file works just fine in v 7.02.15, just does not work in 7.03.16. Jim Reisert AD1C jjreisert at alum.mit.edu Tue Jul 24 00:46:56 EDT 2007 Previous message: [Dx4win] Import / Export problem in 7.03.16 Next message: [Dx4win] DX4WIN.CTY Release #41 - second call Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] At 07:07 PM 7/23/2007, Mark K3MSB wrote: I'm running 7.03.16. When I try to import files, the Import / Export window contains what looks to be random ASCII characters. Screen shot at http://www.k3msb.com/temp/dx4win_problem.JPG It looks like your SAVE\DX4WIN.IEP file is messed up. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreisert at alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us Previous message: [Dx4win] Import / Export problem in 7.03.16
