Re: [Dx4win] W1DV looking for help

2016-10-17 Thread Dave Vittum
Very interesting You are getting farther along than I am - I get the two error messages then zip. Nothing. Enter everything manually; no communication between radio and computer. Hopefully someone else will have some suggestions Thanks, will let you know what I hear dave w1dv -Original Me

Re: [Dx4win] Updating/overriding country prefixes in DX4Win.

2016-10-17 Thread Randy Farmer
Yup. I've been carrying a QSO for years that was credited to the wrong country by the DXCC desk. With each update of the cty file I have to manually change it back. The way I handle it is to put "EXCEPTION CALL" in the "Notes for this Call" field. After each new update is loaded I do a quick F8

Re: [Dx4win] W1DV looking for help

2016-10-17 Thread Jim Simon
Dave I am having the exact same problem since belatedly upgrading to Windows 10 on my radio computer, except that after I click through those same two error messages you are getting, DX4WIN comes up, albeit with some errors regarding current band and mode, etc. on my FTDX-5000. Jim, AD1C, told

Re: [Dx4win] Updating/overriding country prefixes in DX4Win.

2016-10-17 Thread Art - W6KY via DX4WIN
True,  Callsign specific from that point forward.. Don't forget to hit F10 to update.. 73, Art  W6KY   . From: Ed Stratton via DX4WIN To: Duane Calvin ; "dx4win@mailman.qth.net" Sent:

[Dx4win] W1DV looking for help

2016-10-17 Thread Dave Vittum
Have not been able to connect dx4win with my Omni-7 since I upgraded to Windows 10 (worked fine before) I get the “re_Badld – specified comport doesn’t exist” message (then, after clicking “ok”, I get radio error #1) Have tried navigating around Win 10 to figure out what comports are assigned wh

Re: [Dx4win] Updating/overriding country prefixes in DX4Win.

2016-10-17 Thread Duane Calvin
Yes, that’s the “exception” to the country list that I was describing. It is callsign, date, and country specific. If the exception is lost, so is the unique mapping for that QSO. 73, Duane Duane Calvin, AC5AA Austin, Texas ac...@ac5aa.com

Re: [Dx4win] Updating/overriding country prefixes in DX4Win.

2016-10-17 Thread Ed Stratton via DX4WIN
I believe this is QSO / Country specific, not a overall change to country mapping for country prefixes  73's Ed w...@ymail.com http://www.qrz.com/db/W1ZZ On Monday, October 17, 2016 8:02 PM, Duane Calvin wrote: But, if I remember correctly, that will change the country in the log only

Re: [Dx4win] Updating/overriding country prefixes in DX4Win.

2016-10-17 Thread Duane Calvin
But, if I remember correctly, that will change the country in the log only until he downloads the next country file which, if it's not corrected in there, could wipe out his exception. I could be outdated in my information, but used to be you had to "Merge" the files to keep exceptions. I know

Re: [Dx4win] Updating/overriding country prefixes in DX4Win.

2016-10-17 Thread Ed Stratton via DX4WIN
open the QSO you want to change in the QSO window, then hover over the 'country prefix', and then hit 'F1" on the key board, that brings up the country pick list, you should be able to choose the country for this qso.  73's Ed w...@ymail.com http://www.qrz.com/db/W1ZZ On Monday, October 17