Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN Status -- Observations

2015-10-18 Thread Kjell W. Strom
As a long time user I absolutely agree with the sentiments expressed in this thread. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI > -Original Message- > From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On > Behalf Of RadioDen45 > Sent: 18 October 2015 15:52 > To: Gerben A.Menting - PG5M;

Re: [Dx4win] 30 metres

2014-03-09 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Dave, Files Preferences QSO CW frequency cutoff 30 m Increase to any value you may like. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Cossar Sent: 09 March 2014 13:50 To:

Re: [Dx4win] Unwanted info in Notes for this qso

2013-09-12 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Hej Bengt, Click on QSO Contest Mode Text to add... and erase it or just uncheck Contest Mode. 73, Kjell PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bengt Eriksson Sent: 12 September 2013 15:45 To:

Re: [Dx4win] QSO Look Up anomaly

2012-11-29 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Why would one want to do that? The DX Cluster is meant to provide information on operations that may be of special interest to fellow users, not to be a copy of my logbook. If everybody did that, the DX Clusters would be overloaded and not so useful. Use manually Alt-A with discretion! 73,

Re: [Dx4win] ON - LINE DXCC APPLICATION

2012-08-29 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Andy, http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/lotw.html#export 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of andyphewitt Sent: 29 August 2012 19:30 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] ON

Re: [Dx4win] Sorting out for WPX Award

2012-07-07 Thread Kjell W. Strom
How about this? http://www.arrl.org/news/arrl-launches-logbook-of-the-world-wpx- award-integration 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Luis Teixeira Sent: 07 July 2012 11:57 To:

Re: [Dx4win] packet questions new user

2012-02-28 Thread Kjell W. Strom
David, At least in v.8.05, the last cluster address used will move up to the top position and stay there the next time you are starting DX4WIN. 73, Kjell, PB3SM/SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David

Re: [Dx4win] Future Possibility?

2011-11-22 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Exchanging that kind of information during the QSO will provide up-to-date information and you will not be depending on data bases being updated. It also adds a human aspect to amateur radio, which robots still cannot offer. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] Website callsign lookup not working in v8.03

2011-11-17 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Mark, Then hit ENTER - works for me. Alternatively: Click on the manager window. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Lunday Sent: 17 November 2011 22:36 To:

Re: [Dx4win] Control Codes

2011-10-24 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Bob, Out of the control characters A - Z you mentioned, only %M, %C and %X have been implemented in DX4Win until now, and they are doing what you see under Help|Edit Function Keys. There is space for future expansion! 73, Kjell, Pb3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] Slashed Zeros

2011-03-22 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Consolas is a neat font with true slashed zero, ASC(48). I seem to remember that it was installed by MS Visual Studio. You can download an assortment of other such fonts from http://www.wm8c.com/slashed_zero_fonts.htm Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] Re-loaded version 8.05 now packet window spot time not correct

2011-03-21 Thread Kjell W. Strom
File Preferences PKT2 and check Show age of spots. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: 21 March 2011 14:52 To: george Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Dx4win] Modes

2011-02-12 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Dean, When the cursor is in the Mode window, type the first letter of the mode you want to indicate. If there are several modes starting with the same letter, you may need to repeat the typing. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net

Re: [Dx4win] No luck at all in downloading new countries' file

2011-01-29 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Dear Mr. Mc Laughlin, As you can see from Masa's description, it is not really that difficult. Please note that Jim is running this discussion list and his support site entirely in his free time and without any compensation, driven by what we used to call Ham Spirit. The attitude demonstrated in

Re: [Dx4win] Retarded callsigns

2011-01-05 Thread Kjell W. Strom
ON65SUSKEENWISKE Did you work them on CW? Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of WA7AA Sent: 05 January 2011 00:17 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Retarded callsigns

Re: [Dx4win] Unwanted spots

2010-06-05 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Jim, FilePreferencesPacket3 does it for you. . 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Simon Sent: 05 June 2010 19:38 To: DX4WIN Subject: [Dx4win] Unwanted spots Is there any

Re: [Dx4win] MMTTY Memory File Name

2009-12-28 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Doug, The function key messages remain the same from your previous version. You can edit them with Alt-E when your are in the PSK respectively MTTY window. Alt-H and search for function keys to get help. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] CW and Esc

2009-12-25 Thread Kjell W. Strom
According to the revision history a similar problem was solved with version 7.03. But then Esc should not work with 7.02. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Erkki Heikkinen

Re: [Dx4win] CW and Esc

2009-12-25 Thread Kjell W. Strom
on the DIT paddle stops the transmission. DIT DIT, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kjell W. Strom Sent: 25 December 2009 10:13 To: 'Erkki Heikkinen'; 'Nodir Tursoon-Zadeh'; 'John Shaw

Re: [Dx4win] Dx4win opening multiple tabs in browser

2009-12-23 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Isidro, In Firefox it's ToolsOptionsTabs and remove the first check mark. Merry Xmas, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Isidro Acosta Hernández Sent: 23 December 2009 12:48 To:

[Dx4win] Characters in addition to A-Z

2009-12-16 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Can the text editors doing the transformation of Notes for this call into Name and QTH be extended to handle characters in addition to A-Z, for example Å, Ä, Ö and Ü? The present versions are abandoning the transfomation upon encountering anything outside A-Z. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI

Re: [Dx4win] microKEYER II Question

2009-12-06 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Larry, I can create the same situation with the original MicroKeyer and DX4WIN 7.07.2 and I found two ways out of it: 1. Don't click on Stop Radio, just exit DX4WIN and the frequency control window will show up normally when you start next morning. Keep your radio running until you have closed

Re: [Dx4win] Back-up

2009-11-14 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Hi Andy, I'm using Acronis TrueImage myself on my Iomega 1.5TB and it works to my full satisfaction, but I have also heard others being happy with the free Syncback http://www.2brightsparks.com/freeware/freeware-hub.html 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From:

Re: [Dx4win] Headings

2009-10-18 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Get your variation, also named declination, here: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of James G. Dean Sent: 18 October 2009

Re: [Dx4win] Frequency problems with Ten-Tec Orion (I/II)

2009-09-18 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Jim, Sorry, cannot help with the Ten-Tec question, but why capital K for the kilo prefix? The world-wide SI standard is kHz, not KHz. The same goes for the azimuth/distance field. It must be km, not Km. Ref. http://physics.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/sec04.html 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI

Re: [Dx4win] Frequency problems with Ten-Tec Orion (I/II)

2009-09-18 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Maybe because K stands for a factor 1024 in computerese? Just a guess. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI _ From: Pete Smith N4ZR [mailto:n...@contesting.com] Sent: 18 September 2009 12:04 To: Kjell W. Strom Cc: 'Jim Reisert AD1C'; 'DX4WIN Reflector' Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Frequency

[Dx4win] Backup idea.

2009-09-05 Thread Kjell W. Strom
The Sandisk Ultra Backup looks like a good solution to backing up DX4WIN. Just a push on a button and the files you have selected are backed up. The 8GB version seems to be available for around $40 or EUR35. http://www.sandisk.com/products/usb-flash-drives/sandisk-ultra-b

Re: [Dx4win] dx4winv.v 801

2009-09-03 Thread Kjell W. Strom
The MicroKeyer works fine here. It's using a K1EL Winkey chip and the setting in PreferencesCW should be Winkey. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of ON4AOI Sent: 03 September 2009

Re: [Dx4win] Ext data

2009-08-09 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Try to copy what the other station is sending! :) -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dimitry Borzenko Sent: 09 August 2009 20:11 To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Ext data Oh, I'm

Re: [Dx4win] Error Message

2009-03-23 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Bill, It only happens here if I switch off the radio and the MicroKeyer before exiting DX4Win. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bill AC0W Sent: 23 March 2009 05:06 To: 'DX4WIN

[Dx4win] Memo for future versions

2009-02-20 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Hi all, 7.07.02: In the fields of Preferences Packet 1 the chosen parameters do not show up in the fields for Warnings etc. Also, the pull down buttons do no appear until I click in the fields. Running WXP Pros. It is just an irritation but probably confusing for first time users. 73, Kjell,

Re: [Dx4win] Accidental deletion of log?

2009-01-14 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Joe, I just received notice of an available security update for Windows XP. My computer is set not to accept automatic updates, so I am safe, but how is JR's log? Around 12Z on a Wednesday seems to be the standard time for MS updates. Last year this procedure caused an infamous crash at Skype,

Re: [Dx4win] Accidental deletion of log?

2009-01-14 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Sorry, correction. I was just modeling a W1JR designed yagi the other day. Read: Jim etc 8:) -Original Message- From: Kjell W. Strom [mailto:strom.l...@xs4all.nl] Sent: 14 January 2009 15:51 To: 'Jim Reisert AD1C'; 'DX4WIN Reflector' Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Accidental deletion

RE: [Dx4win] DX4WIN version 70702

2008-12-16 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Thanks Paul, My FT-1000 works OK now. Groetjes, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C Sent: 16 December 2008 01:43 To: DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN

RE: [Dx4win] Freq doesn't change properly when clicking a spot.

2008-12-11 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Hello, Same thing with FT-1000D here. I have CW display offset set to 400 Hz, i.e. when I listen to a CW signal with 400 Hz pitch, the display shows his true frequency. But now DX4WIN sends me 400 Hz HIGHER than that the first time I click. with a second click I arrive at the correct frequency

RE: [Dx4win] Freq doesn't change properly when clicking a spot.

2008-12-11 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Guy, As far as I can see, the rig files are identical to previous versions. In FT-1000 the offset is added internally direct to the display. It looks like v.7.06 now is adding an offset to the actual frequency before it is sent to the radio every time when a change of mode command is sent. This

RE: [Dx4win] Freq doesn't change properly when clicking a spot.

2008-12-11 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Roger, It's not a big deal and as long as you stay with one mode, you won't notice it. If it happens, you can get it right by clicking on the spot a second time. Anybody, who has written more than two lines of programming code, knows how difficult it is to avoid small mishaps like this, when

RE: [Dx4win] PSK31 and WinXP sp3

2008-05-12 Thread Kjell W. Strom
No such problem here with XP Pro. Until now I have only found a couple of shortcut links in Outlook, which stopped working. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of IZ5FSA Sent: 12 May 2008 11:09 To:

[Dx4win] new at PSK31

2008-02-14 Thread Kjell W. Strom
John, Alt-E for Edit. Also use Alt-H to get info on special characters used. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W9RPM Sent: 14 February 2008 14:16 To: DX4WIN Subject: [Dx4win] new at PSK31 HI, I am

[Dx4win] Re:What does other people use?

2007-10-03 Thread Kjell W. Strom
Scot, Many years ago I was also using KAM and KAM+. I used a crossed ellipses display on a monitorscope for easy tuning and was quite happy. Later I was running KAM+ in parallel with PTC-II and found that PTC-II was one step ahead in reception of weak signals. But the spectrum tuning display on

[Dx4win] Callsign not printed

2007-04-22 Thread Kjell W. Strom
] Callsign not printed At 02:14 PM 4/22/2007, Kjell W. Strom wrote: It looks like you are dealing with people who have not understood the purpose of a callsign. 14 characters is almost a complete pile-up QSO on CW. Hi Kjell, The longest typical callsign is something like

[Dx4win] DX4WIN.TCP updated 11 April 2007

2007-04-14 Thread Kjell W. Strom
... and define a function key in the packet window with your call sign for login. 73, Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dick Flanagan Sent: 14 April 2007 09:09 To: Dave Sharred Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net