[Dx4win] Can't resist
I have been a Dx4win user for over ten years. Don't have the exact date of the change, but I think it was very early in the life of Dx4win. Made the change to Dx4win because of very poor and expensive service on two other logging programs. Now running version 7.03.16. Have found the program kinda like Timex- just keeps on tickin!! Thanks to Paul, Steve and Jim. Bill-W5VW No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.13/1213 - Release Date: 1/7/2008 9:14 AM From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 7 15:45:12 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Mon Jan 7 15:46:05 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Country editor bug Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Folks, I just tested DX4WIN 7.02 and did not run across the country editor bug when adding FJ/St. Barthelemy. For anyone who *did* have log data corruption, were ANY of you using a version of DX4WIN *other than* 7.03? 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/?, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 7 16:18:03 2008 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Isidro_Acosta_Hern=E1ndez?=) Date: Mon Jan 7 16:19:31 2008 Subject: [Dx4win] Unhappy with DX4WIN References: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all. I have read about so many problems adding an entity to the DX4WIN, that I think necessary to recall a word nobody should forget: BACKUP. 1) Before making any changes in the databases, make a backup copy of your log files (*.dxl), the country file (dx4win.cty) and the configuration file (dx4win.cfg). If anything goes bad, recover the backed up files and the problem is gone. 2) Do not press Alt-S (to save the log) unless you are sure it is ok (check states/counties information, etc.). If something is bad, re-load the log (File Open...). But doing this will lose any contact added after the latest save. By the way, I added FJ without any trouble (I had not to recover the backed up files... hi). I proceeded as follow: 1) Close the log. You cannot access the country database with the log open. 2) Click on File Databases Country. Go to St. Martin (Country Find St. Martin) and check that the main prefix is not FJ (should be FS). If you have to change the main prefix, Click on Country Update. 3) Click on Mapping and, in the mapping prefixes list, add an end date for FJ. It must be the same start date for St. Barthelemy. Click on Mapping Update. 5) Click on Country Add. Write down all the details for the new entity (FJ, Saint Barthelemy, etc.). Make sure Has states = N. After all data is ok, click on Country Update. 6) Clic on Mapping Add. Add the FJ prefix, including the zone and the start date. Click on Mapping Update. 7) Click on File Check for errors. It should only show one line End of error listing. If some error is found, correct it before exiting. 8) After all is ok, click on File Save changes and Exit. If you cannot correct the errors, click on Cancel Changes and Exit, and look for help. 9) Open the log. Check the new entity addind a dummy QSO with a FJ call with a date BEFORE the start date for St. Barthelemy. It should be logged as St. Martin. Now add another QSO with a FJ call with the start date for St. Barthelemy. It should log as St. Barthelemy. If all is ok, delete the dummy QSOs and and check some USA QSOs to verify that the State and County is unharmed. If anything is wrong, DON'T PRESS ALT-S. Close the program (without saving the log), reopen it and recheck the log. 10) If something is still bad, recover the backed up files and start all from the beginning. Good luck! 73 de Isidro, EA8NQ E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the _ ) Visit the EA8NQ's web page (in Spanish): http://ea8nq.ure.es/
[Dx4win] Hamcall CD-Rom
Buckmaster works fine-but on foreign calls, instead of showing the country name as part of the mailing address it shows the grid ex: Igor A. Ustimenko OSTROVITYANOVA 19/22, 142 Moscow, ^ 117437 Grid: KO85SS I am told this is a problew with DX4win but I don't know which it is. BILL-W5VW --- On Fri 09/08, Phillip Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Phillip Walker [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:29:02 -0500 Subject: [Dx4win] Hamcall CD-Rom WILL A HAMCALL (BUCKMASTER) CD-ROM WORK WITH DX4WIN? IF I TYPE A CALLSIGN IN THE CALL BOX WILL IT FILL IN ALL THE DATA LIKE NAME, STATE, COUNTY, GRID OR ANY OTHER NORMAL INFORMATION A HAM NEEDS ON THE QSO PAGE?? PHIL - WB0CW ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://dell.myway.com
[Dx4win] Packet window problem
I had previously reported a problem with the packed window closing when I maximized my home page for e-mail and such. I had downloaded just the update file for the upgrade from Guy's site to keep from doing a complete install for the -13 fix. When I downloaded and installed the complete install file for the -14 fix, the problem went away? 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://dell.myway.com
[Dx4win] Which build number
Just downloaded and installed 7.02.12 in time to find out there is a 7.02.13??? Is there any way to tell the build number short of installing and seeing the help file?? Would like to be sure of installing the latest version. THANKS BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://dell.myway.com
[Dx4win] Odd deal !!!
Noticed another oddity with build 13. I always keep the packet window on top of rtty unless I'm running rtty. Now, with the packet window on top, if I happen to maximize my home page on top of Dx4win for e-mail or whatever, it always pops the rtty window on top of the packet window. Back to 7.01??? 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://dell.myway.com
[Dx4win] Setting Callsign font to Bold when printing labels
Jerry, changed my call header to the bold font and printed some labels. Printed in bold font OK. When I went back to File-Database-Labels, the bold was no longer highlighted but it was printing the bold font OK. I went thru the exercise and exited the program and restarted, still printed bold header font even tho it was not highlighted. I get what I select and do all the OK's on, but when you check the thing will show regular-but it is printing the bold font here . Looks like a small hiccup but the selected font is being printed here. 73 BILL-W5VW --- On Tue 12/27, Jerry.Van [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Jerry.Van [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:54:42 -0500 Subject: [Dx4win] Setting Callsign font to Bold when printing labels In DX4WIN 7.01 (also 6.04) I am unable to permanently set the Callsign font to Bold when printing labels. I am using the Custom1 label name accessed via FileDatabasesLabels. After selecting the Callsign font area I can set the font from Regular to Bold and then exit via the OK's. If I then re-open the Label database the Bold setting has been reverted back to Regular and was not permanently saved. During a label printing session I can modify the Callsign font to Bold and all works well. However, the Bold setting is not saved across printing sessions either. Is there a method to permanently store the Callsign font Bold setting in the label database? I have tried editing the database (I assume it to be dx4win.lab in the Save folder) with MS Word, WordPad, and Notepad but it does not seem to be editable by these methods. Any ideas? Jerry N8BM ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://dell.myway.com
[Dx4win] Help on a filter ??
Anyone know a way to set up a filter in Dx4win to search for psk31 contacts and only count an individual country once, like a DXCC count? Since the psk counts as rtty I don't know of a way without some special search scheme.Any help appreciated. 73 Bill-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] PSK31 rx problem solved !!
I finally contacted the author of the .dll used in Dx4win and Moe advised me to see if I had the latest version of the PSK .dll file. I only recently upgraded to 7.01 version of Dx4win and I found that I had an older version included in the program. The version of the .dll in the program was 1.1.5.0 and the newest was 1.1.9.0. After downloading and installing the latest version from http://www.qsl.net/ae4jy/pskcoredll.htm all was well. I can just about print ESP now. Heckuva deal, works great. This solved my problem but don't know if this should be a change for everyone or not. But anyway thanks to Moe and Steve for the help. 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] PSK 31 and Dx4win
Trying to run psk31 from Dx4win into a Dell Dimension 9100 with the standard onboard sound card. Using the AF out mini phone jack (hole 10) and the Patch in phono jack (hole 11) of a Yaesu Ft1000d. Having trouble sorting out the inputs on the computer or the sound card is not compatible?? Have used these connections from the radio on my old computer, not successful here. Anyone done this with the standard onboard Dell sound card??? The info on the jacks on the Dell is not that great for me. Any clues appreciated. 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] Filter commands on dx cluster?
Just recently when I try to enter the following command on the dx cluster every band and mode is rejected, not just the ones I specify set/filter dxbm/reject vhf,uhf,mw When I enter that, every band and mode is listed as rejected. Anyone else encountered the problem?? Doing it in Dx4win ver 7.01 and 5.03 so think it's a cluster problem. Have tried connecting to different clusters with sane result?? Thanks, Bill W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://dell.myway.com
[Dx4win] K9YY C3 font
Could someone please guide me to a source for the K9YY C3 font as well as the other K9YY fonts?? I am in the process of setting up a new computer and upgrading to 7.01 and I let the font escape I like it for some reports and label work. Any help appreciated. 73 Bill-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] Thanks all for the fonts
Thanks all on the slashed 0 fonts.Got em. 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] Dx4win 5.03 ?????
Have been a liscensed user of Dx4win 5.03 for a few years. Have a new computer coming and never had the disc for the installation, or if I did cannot find them. Does anyone have the disc and would you mind sending?? Would pay for the trouble. Any help appreciated. 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] Buckmaster CD ??
Thanks to all who replied. I have the Buckmaster CD on order now. 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] External address source ??
I have been using the RAC Flying horse CD copied to my hard drive for address data in Dx4win version 5.03 for a long time. Trouble free. Thinking of changing to Buckmaster. Anyone using it with version 5.03? Finding operation withe Buckmaster to be satisfactory?? Thanks for any info. 73 BILL-W5VW ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com
[Dx4win] DX Cluster Drop
I have had the problem at times in the past , every time it has turned out to be a problem with the internet provider, not the cluster set up or Dx4win. Try this cluster, it is bullet proof. If you get dropped i would say you have a problem with your server. kc5nyo.dns2go.com it's in Lawton Okla. 73 BILL-W5VW John, KC9JS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got the same problem. Does anyone on the reflector have a solution? Regards, John, KC9JS Twin Lakes, Wisconsin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:38 PM To: dx4win Subject: [Dx4win] DX Cluster Drop This could be old news, but my TCP/IP connection drops out after only a few minutes online with the DX Cluster. I am looking for the adjustment, if any to keep this from happening. Thanks for the help. ___ 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 From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jan 17 06:50:33 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kurt W. Zimmerman) Date: Mon Jan 17 06:55:46 2005 Subject: [Dx4win] DX Cluster Drop In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Often times I've seen guys have this problem if the are using a router between their computer and the ISP. A router is more commonly used in your higher speed ISPs. The router has the ability to be configured to drop connections during periods of time of being idle. If this is your case, look into the ability to change the time out parameters in your router. I hope this helps. 73; Kurt - W2MW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Clark Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 5:56 AM To: John, KC9JS; 'Ron'; 'dx4win' Subject: RE: [Dx4win] DX Cluster Drop I have had the problem at times in the past , every time it has turned out to be a problem with the internet provider, not the cluster set up or Dx4win. Try this cluster, it is bullet proof. If you get dropped i would say you have a problem with your server. kc5nyo.dns2go.com it's in Lawton Okla. 73 BILL-W5VW John, KC9JS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got the same problem. Does anyone on the reflector have a solution? Regards, John, KC9JS Twin Lakes, Wisconsin -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:38 PM To: dx4win Subject: [Dx4win] DX Cluster Drop This could be old news, but my TCP/IP connection drops out after only a few minutes online with the DX Cluster. I am looking for the adjustment, if any to keep this from happening. Thanks for the help. ___ 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] RTTY
I use an MFJ 1278b with digital filtering and the RTTY window in Dx4win. All logging functions work fine along with the tnc. If you choose, you can also translate cw by getting into the cw mode on the tnc. Bill-W5VW Juha Rantanen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To my knowledge it does not integrate with any sound-card based RTTY programs. I know you can import QSOs from WriteLog and many others, but not in real time. That is not correct. It will work with MMTTY just fine. Check http://users.skynet.be/ON4AOI/dx4winmmtty.html . Juha OH6XX ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Sep 9 23:16:19 2004 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (J. F. Samuels) Date: Thu Sep 9 23:23:55 2004 Subject: [Dx4win] RTTY References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I disagree. To require two computers, or two serial ports, or a dummyup serial program and all that shenanigans to make it work, is not integration. Even the PSK31 window no longer works properly. In previous versions I could click on a call and have it copy to the QSO Call window. That, at least, was somewhat integrated. It is broken now. In another post someone said they could use their MFJ TNC while logging in DX4WIN. That is what I said I did with my KAM, but that is also not integration -- the two don't talk to each other. John, K2CIB - Original Message - From: Juha Rantanen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: J. F. Samuels [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jim Martin - MM0BQI [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX4WIN List Server DX4WIN@MAILMAN.QTH.NET Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 1:27 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] RTTY To my knowledge it does not integrate with any sound-card based RTTY programs. I know you can import QSOs from WriteLog and many others, but not in real time. That is not correct. It will work with MMTTY just fine. Check http://users.skynet.be/ON4AOI/dx4winmmtty.html . Juha OH6XX
[Dx4win] Only a test
Only a test. Neet to change e-mail ad. 73 BILL-W5VW = 73 from BILL-W5VW A small part of the vast right wing conspiracy !!! __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what youre looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
[Dx4win] test
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[Dx4win] Logbook format
Running version 5.03 Dx4win. After setting up the logbook format and setting all the columns to the desired width, is there some way to make the logbook open with the same column widths as when it was closed. I get all the columns set like I want them only to have them revert when the logbook is closed and reopened THANKS BILL-W5VW - Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] Disconnects
Well, I might as well have a go at this. I now connect to clusters via broadband wireless and do have an excellent connection as I am very near the signal source. Previously, I used a dial up connection, a little less reliable. Before that, two meter packet, even less reliable. Now, I can ping the server and I never have found that was loosing any packets. Even now, I will occasionally be disconnected, but not often. I believe that about all disconnects are a result of web congestion, not from any fault in DX4win. When web traffic is heavy, there will be an occasional disconnect, but not enoiugh to be a big problem. I think that if Paul put an automatic ping into Dx4win that the only result would be more traffic on the web. Most of the clusters have an automatic transmission every nine minutes anyway and if there is no web congestion, you will not be disconnected. I'm just thankful that the reliability is so much better than the packet days anyway. 73 BILL-W5VW - Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] Loss of color spots
I had the same problem with the new country file. Running 5.03. Finally just went back to the my original file and forgot about the update. BILL-W5VW Jim Reisert AD1C [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 04:26 PM 9/19/2003, WC7N wrote: Hey people I, and I know one other KF7AJ, have a weird problem. Right after we downloaded and installed the new country list we both lost the colors in our spotting window. Now I can't really figure how these two can be associated but it has really happened. Rod, I have heard of this problem before, I don't remember if it's from you or someone else. I have no idea what could be causing it. There are two country files in the archive. Please try both - do they both have the problem? 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com PGP Fingerprint: D8E2 3D78 339F A7F1 8C13 1193 B5D1 4FB6 79D1 70DC ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] Controlling computer time
A suggestion, try Dimension 4 from Thinkingman Software. It is freeware that checks the nbs system at intervals you select. It is freeware available from http://www.thinkingman.com/~thinkman. I have been using it for a few years without any problems. Keeps the computer in sync exactly. 73 Bill-W5VW - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] DXBase?????
I have run DX4Win for a few years now. But I still remember very well, after running DXBase for a good while, that I was charged $29.95 for the 3 1/2 inch floppy to change to my new call sign after upgrading . Did not take long to discover DX4Win after that. 73 BILL-W5VW - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. To learn how to post in Plain-Text go to: http://www.expita.com/nomime.html ---
[Dx4win] WIRELESS KEYBOARD??
Anyone using any Logitech wireless keyboards or a mouse around your DX4win setup when running full legal power With radio interfaced and running RTTY and such??? I am not yet but it's tempting. Many thanks, BILL-W5VW - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. Please post in Plain-Text only.---
[Dx4win] WIRELESS KEYBOARDS
Thanks to all for the information on using wireless keyboards in conjunction w/DX4win and high power rf. Sounds like no problem. Many thanks Bill-W5VW - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. Please post in Plain-Text only.---
[Dx4win] Openning Packet Window Closes Connection
Hi Frank, I just tried this event you described. I had not noticed but mine sends the info in the #1 buffer when I maximize the packet screen. It's not the bye tho, I have put my call in the first buffer. Do you have bye in the #1 buffer??? 73 Bill -W5VW Frank Grossman (WB2BXO) wrote:Noticed an interesting problem the other day. Thought I was making some error, but now think I'm missing something... I normally minimize the Packet Window to save screen real-estate once my connection is up and running. From time-to-time, though, open the Window again either to see unfiltered spots, or to re-established a lost connection. Now, what I've noticed is that when I click the maximize button, the Window opens, but the program sends a bye command to the Cluster through the TNC or Telnet connection. Any idea what's going on here? Thanks and 73! Frank WB2BXO ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win - Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html The reason this message is shown is because the post was in HTML or had an attachment. Attachments are not allowed. Please post in Plain-Text only.---
[Dx4win] DX cluster sites
This may be old news but here it is just in case: More DX Cluster sites that you could ever use. But intresting. http://www.ve9dx.com/telnet/sites.html 73 BILL-W5VW __ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
