[Dx4win] Printers for QSLing
As I am about to print in excess of 1500 QSL cards, I am thinking I might change my printer. The Brother I use now does a pretty good job on card stock... but I can only load about 10 cards at a time... that means reloading the printer 150 times... not much fun. Any recommendations for a relatively inexpensive printer that I can load up with at least 100 cards at a time? It doesn't have to be color... though that's preferred. -- Mel, VE2DC __ 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] Printers for QSLing
Unfortunately I still have about 3000 pre-cut cards to use up. I'm starting to think about using a QSL service. Might be cheaper in the long run. Pete Smith wrote: Well, my ancient HP DeskJet 840C prints over 100 cardstock QSLs at a time, but I get that my having DX4WIN print them 4-up (4 QSLs per sheet) and then cut them afterward. 73, Pete N4ZR At 09:50 AM 3/22/2009, you wrote: As I am about to print in excess of 1500 QSL cards, I am thinking I might change my printer. The Brother I use now does a pretty good job on card stock... but I can only load about 10 cards at a time... that means reloading the printer 150 times... not much fun. Any recommendations for a relatively inexpensive printer that I can load up with at least 100 cards at a time? It doesn't have to be color... though that's preferred. -- Mel, VE2DC __ 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 -- Mel, VE2DC __ 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] Printers for QSLing
It has been mentioned before by others and I have heard no negatives so far: http://www.globalqsl.com/ 1000 full color double sided QSLs */_printed and delivered to the appropriate bureaus_/* for $99 USD. Not useful for stateside to stateside QSLS and don't know about VE to VE but sure is handy for DX QSLing and it generates a list of cards it cannot handle at the time you submit your ADIF file. They even provide free software to design your own QSL or you can use images provided by them. Only negative I found was they cannot fill out cards and send them to you for mailing. You have to buy cards that are complete except for the QSO info and fill or label them yourself. No financial interest in the company, just a very satisfied user. Mike / W8DN DX4Win since Ver 0.97 *** Mel Martin wrote: As I am about to print in excess of 1500 QSL cards, I am thinking I might change my printer. The Brother I use now does a pretty good job on card stock... but I can only load about 10 cards at a time... that means reloading the printer 150 times... not much fun. Any recommendations for a relatively inexpensive printer that I can load up with at least 100 cards at a time? It doesn't have to be color... though that's preferred. __ 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] Pre-1975 CW QSOs
I have CW QSOs dating as far back as 1952. I always have to use a special filter and a separate run for CW, merge the results in a separate Excel file, sort, etc. or manually remove any QSOs that are picked up automatically by DXW. Very clumsy. It may be that this DXW inadequacy has been around a long time, but it burns me every time I submit for DXCC! John, K2CIB __ 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] ADIF County Conversion ver. 4.3 Released
Version 4.3 of my ADIF County Conversion tool is now available from: http://software.ad1c.us/#County This program takes an ADIF file from a contest logger like WriteLog or N1MM, and converts the contest-specific county abbreviations into real ADIF field values which can be imported into a general-purpose logging program. This version adds the Idaho and North Dakota QSO parties. Please let me know of any problems you may encounter. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, 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] Pre-1975 CW QSOs
Hi, Bob, Well, your reply went to me, rather than the whole group, so I will forward it on. I am afraid there is no easy fix for substituting any other character for the dot or asterisk; those characters are hard-coded into the program. They would need to be defined in the program as a variable, and a way provided for you to set that variable. Not a real difficult programming task, but not a high priority, in the scheme of things. Maybe you need new specs... I have upgraded to each new version, although not usually right when a totally new version comes out - I wait for the bugs to be fixed.. 73, John -Original Message- From: Bob [mailto:robertlar...@att.net] Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 5:36 PM To: k2...@arrl.net Cc: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Pre-1975 CW QSOs Amen... Well, almost my as QSO's only go back to '56.I'm still using version 5.02. Based on my usage of the program there is no incentive to update it. A fix for this bug would provide one. Another issue I have, and I'll state it is mine not a bug, is with the reports. If I do a Report/DXCC/Listing what happens is that a never worked is a dot and a fully confirmed and credited item is an asterisk. More than once these tired eyes have been confused and not seen the difference. So what I would love to see is the ability to change these. Say leave the dot out and have a blank or substitute a dash in it's place. Or make the asterisk an X or something so the difference is more easily discernible. If not to be part of an update/upgrade does anyone know how to do this? 73, Bob K2TK J.F. Samuels wrote: I have CW QSOs dating as far back as 1952. I always have to use a special filter and a separate run for CW, merge the results in a separate Excel file, sort, etc. or manually remove any QSOs that are picked up automatically by DXW. Very clumsy. It may be that this DXW inadequacy has been around a long time, but it burns me every time I submit for DXCC! John, K2CIB __ 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] Report Coding (Was Pre-1975 CW QSOs)
Quoth Bob, K2TK, as quoted by John, K2CIB: Another issue I have, and I'll state it is mine not a bug, is with the reports. If I do a Report/DXCC/Listing what happens is that a never worked is a dot and a fully confirmed and credited item is an asterisk. More than once these tired eyes have been confused and not seen the difference. So what I would love to see is the ability to change these. Say leave the dot out and have a blank or substitute a dash in it's place. Or make the asterisk an X or something so the difference is more easily discernible. It is a rather minor point, but the choice of the asterisk to denote a credited entity in the DX4WIN reports is a most unfortunate one for those of us who want to export the reports to a comma-delimited format and manipulate them in Excel. It seems Excel sees the asterisk as a wild card character, and all kinds of weird things can happen when putting the character into formulas, etc. I've had to make it a routine practice to first open the report.csv file in WordPad, do a search and replace to change the asterisk into something more Excel-friendly, such as X, and re-save the file before it's ready for Excel. It would be nice if there were some other choice than the asterisk, hard-coded or not. 73... Randy, W8FN __ 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] Error Message
I run DX4WIN almost 24/7 with no radio connected. I have never seen this problem. Currently running 7.07.02 with Windows XP Pro. You might try updating to see if the problem goes away. Dick At 09:06 PM 3/22/2009, Bill AC0W wrote: 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 -- Dick Flanagan K7VC d...@k7vc.com __ 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
