Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
Can someone tell me where the auto update button is? Thanks Mike WG0M If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. Thomas Paine -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2011 9:51 PM To: Jim Reisert AD1C Cc: Art - W6KY; DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN You raise an important point Jim. D4W was primarily designed for accurate award tracking. Automatically populating award fields with unreliable data (which is supported in other programs) is NOT a good idea in this context. As I think most people know, some of the information in the callbooks cannot be relied on. Info such as county and grid and even state should always be verified. Given the orientation of D4W I don't think Paul will change it... though he might surprise me ;-) I would like the function of the update button to be expanded and I suspect it will be if Paul ever implements the requested QRZ XML look-up feature. On 2011-06-26 01:44, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Art - W6KY wrote: I have Auto Update checked and it still doesn't 'auto' update. I have to click the update button... Auto-update in this context means the callbook lookup follows the QSO window. If you enter a new call or go to one previously logged, the F3 window will update (change) with the callsign. There is no way to get the RAC data auto-copied into the log. While some may want it to work this way, I'd never do it. For example, counties and grids can be wrong in many cases. 73 - Jim AD1C __ 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] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 4:51 AM, Michael Gulbranson w...@aol.com wrote: Can someone tell me where the auto update button is? There is no such button. Please see my earlier posts: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/dx4win/2011-June/017069.html http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/dx4win/2011-June/017071.html If the Callsign / Mgr lookup (F3) window is visible, there is an Update button with which you can copy some of the fields from the callbook entry into your logbook (like county and grid square). This only works with the Radio Amateur Callbook (Flying Horse). -- 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
Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
You raise an important point Jim. D4W was primarily designed for accurate award tracking. Automatically populating award fields with unreliable data (which is supported in other programs) is NOT a good idea in this context. As I think most people know, some of the information in the callbooks cannot be relied on. Info such as county and grid and even state should always be verified. Given the orientation of D4W I don't think Paul will change it... though he might surprise me ;-) I would like the function of the update button to be expanded and I suspect it will be if Paul ever implements the requested QRZ XML look-up feature. On 2011-06-26 01:44, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Art - W6KY wrote: I have Auto Update checked and it still doesn't 'auto' update. I have to click the update button... Auto-update in this context means the callbook lookup follows the QSO window. If you enter a new call or go to one previously logged, the F3 window will update (change) with the callsign. There is no way to get the RAC data auto-copied into the log. While some may want it to work this way, I'd never do it. For example, counties and grids can be wrong in many cases. 73 - Jim AD1C __ 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] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
Alan, Although when I press (F3 followed by ENTER) my v.8.05 does look up qrz.com information, it never inserts any information in the DX4WIN Callsign/Mgr lookup window. In the same window, the text Update QSO is always grayed out whether US or DX station. Perhaps you can advise what I may be doing incorrectly or NOT doing as the case may be. Question regarding your statement, Note: Be sure the AUTO UPDATE tab is clicked when using F3 so that when you log or check another call the address will follow to the new call. Where is this tab located? I do not seem to find it. Thank you. - Tony, N3ME - 118 Ashwood Street Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 (302) 539-5638 Grid: FM28lm http://www.n3me.net Elecraft K3 # 2462 -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ALAN ZACK Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 23:04 PM To: 'DX4WIN Group' Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN I concur. You should notice in the bottom of the F3 window the UPDATE QSO button is only active for USA stations. For DX it is grayed out. To accomplish what you want to do for DX (non USA) stations is to use F3 to open the CALLSIGN/MGR LOOKUP window. The address will appear in this window. Then click on the first line of the address and scroll down so the complete address is highlighted. Then do an ALT+M which will transfer the address to the QSL MGR box in the main logging window. This will be the address that is printed on labels when you print QSL labels. Note: Be sure the AUTO UPDATE tab is clicked when using F3 so that when you log or check another call the address will follow to the new call. GL, Alan, K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 2:34 PM To: LANNY RATHERT Cc: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN That is correct. It only works for USA stations. Only the FCC data is in a fixed format that DX4Win can rely on. On 2011-06-12 17:16, LANNY RATHERT wrote: I have downloaded the call book to my hard drive and updated the Ext Data to reflect the RAC . No problem there , but when I try to add the info to the qso window it will not copy to the QSO Window. It seems to work ok for Stateside stations, but not DX. The DX info pops up in the window , but when I click on the Update QSO, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong. Thanks in advance Lanny N0JZ __ 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] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Tony McClenny n...@n3me.net wrote: Question regarding your statement, Note: Be sure the AUTO UPDATE tab is clicked when using F3 so that when you log or check another call the address will follow to the new call. Where is this tab located? I do not seem to find it. Thank you. Right-click when the F3 window comes up. -- 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
Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 11:37 PM, Art - W6KY wrote: I have Auto Update checked and it still doesn't 'auto' update. I have to click the update button... Auto-update in this context means the callbook lookup follows the QSO window. If you enter a new call or go to one previously logged, the F3 window will update (change) with the callsign. There is no way to get the RAC data auto-copied into the log. While some may want it to work this way, I'd never do it. For example, counties and grids can be wrong in many cases. 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] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
I have downloaded the call book to my hard drive and updated the Ext Data to reflect the RAC . No problem there , but when I try to add the info to the qso window it will not copy to the QSO Window. It seems to work ok for Stateside stations, but not DX. The DX info pops up in the window , but when I click on the Update QSO, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong. Thanks in advance Lanny N0JZ Don't make old People mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off. __ 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] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
That is correct. It only works for USA stations. Only the FCC data is in a fixed format that DX4Win can rely on. On 2011-06-12 17:16, LANNY RATHERT wrote: I have downloaded the call book to my hard drive and updated the Ext Data to reflect the RAC . No problem there , but when I try to add the info to the qso window it will not copy to the QSO Window. It seems to work ok for Stateside stations, but not DX. The DX info pops up in the window , but when I click on the Update QSO, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong. Thanks in advance Lanny N0JZ Don't make old People mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to tick us off. __ 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] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN
I concur. You should notice in the bottom of the F3 window the UPDATE QSO button is only active for USA stations. For DX it is grayed out. To accomplish what you want to do for DX (non USA) stations is to use F3 to open the CALLSIGN/MGR LOOKUP window. The address will appear in this window. Then click on the first line of the address and scroll down so the complete address is highlighted. Then do an ALT+M which will transfer the address to the QSL MGR box in the main logging window. This will be the address that is printed on labels when you print QSL labels. Note: Be sure the AUTO UPDATE tab is clicked when using F3 so that when you log or check another call the address will follow to the new call. GL, Alan, K7ACZ -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2011 2:34 PM To: LANNY RATHERT Cc: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 2011 Radio Amateur Call book DX4WIN That is correct. It only works for USA stations. Only the FCC data is in a fixed format that DX4Win can rely on. On 2011-06-12 17:16, LANNY RATHERT wrote: I have downloaded the call book to my hard drive and updated the Ext Data to reflect the RAC . No problem there , but when I try to add the info to the qso window it will not copy to the QSO Window. It seems to work ok for Stateside stations, but not DX. The DX info pops up in the window , but when I click on the Update QSO, nothing happens. What am I doing wrong. Thanks in advance Lanny N0JZ __ 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
