Why does Command Interval (ms) value in General tab Commander Configuration often disappears?
I'm not changing transceivers yet almost every time I launch Commander the value set in Command interval (ms) disappeared.
Does anyone know why that is?
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73 es dx
Gust ON6KE
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+ AA6YQ comments below
I¡¯m not looking for what frequency the station is transmitting on. ?The spots are showing the transmit frequency of the station posting the spot which doesn¡¯t help except to get me in the ball park of where I need to set the RX frequency. The issue comes into play when a station is not using the standard FT8 frequencies which is quite common with DXPeditions or some of the rarer DX stations. ?I have to manually enter the receive frequency using DXCommander in order to start decoding the station and then the transmit offset comes into play. ?If I only have the transmit frequency how do I know where to set the RX frequency to start decoding the DX station?
+ As described in? https://www.dxlabsuite.com/spotcollector/Help/SpotDatabase.htm#Selecting%20a%20Spot "SpotCollector determines a?target frequency?by?comparing the Entry's frequency to the lower and upper bounds for the Entry's band and mode in the selected?.? If the Entry's frequency is between those bounds, then the the?target frequency?is that lower bound.? If the??file does not specify bounds for the Entry's band and mode, or if the Entry's frequency is not between the specified bounds, the?target frequency?is the Entry's frequency rounded down to the next lowest 1 kilohertz"
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This really isn¡¯t for me since I don¡¯t need the spot. ?It is for others viewing the spot. ?
+ If that's the case, why must you "manually enter the receive frequency using DXCommander in order to start decoding the station"?
I see spots posted both ways and I much prefer when the RX frequency is posted. ?I can simply click on the spot and start decoding. ?If the transmit frequency is posted I have to guess where to set the RX frequency.
+ The DX Cluster Protocol is to spot the TX frequency of a station operating in split and (optionally) include the split or RX frequency in the spot notes.
Any ideas why the log is showing the RX frequency the same as the TX frequency? ? I use WSJTX in split mode.
+ When using the direct interoperation between WSJT-X and DXLab, DXKeeper is directed to log the TX frequency only. Based on your earlier comment that you are using JTAlert, I assume that JTAlert is directing DXKeeper to log both frequencies. ? ? ? ? 73, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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I¡¯m not looking for what frequency the station is transmitting on. ?The spots are showing the transmit frequency of the station posting the spot which doesn¡¯t help except to get me in the ball park of where I need to set the RX frequency. The issue comes into play when a station is not using the standard FT8 frequencies which is quite common with DXPeditions or some of the rarer DX stations. ?I have to manually enter the receive frequency using DXCommander in order to start decoding the station and then the transmit offset comes into play. ?If I only have the transmit frequency how do I know where to set the RX frequency to start decoding the DX station?
This really isn¡¯t for me since I don¡¯t need the spot. ?It is for others viewing the spot. ?
I see spots posted both ways and I much prefer when the RX frequency is posted. ?I can simply click on the spot and start decoding. ?If the transmit frequency is posted I have to guess where to set the RX frequency.
It was just a suggestion and is not critical.
Any ideas why the log is showing the RX frequency the same as the TX frequency? ? I use WSJTX in split mode.
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On Apr 21, 2025, at 16:01, Dave AA6YQ via groups.io <aa6yq@...> wrote:
+ AA6YQ comments below
I have Spot Split Frequency turned on. ?In the spot note all I see is FT8. ?Anyways, I see no reason to spot the transmit frequency in FT8. ?Also, in my log the receive frequency is the same as the transmit frequency for all my FT8 contacts. ?I am using JTAlert as the interface with DXLab.
+ FT8 is a simplex mode. The fact that your transmitter's frequency may be offset to ensure a higher audio frequency is irrelevant to other stations seeking to work the station whose frequency you spot.? + Spotting the exact frequency of an FT8 station is less critical than when spotting a station operating in SSB, CW, or RTTY. Almost all FT8 ops use WSJT-X or a derivative of it, and thus need only the station's callsign and band; WSJT-X will report the station's frequency when it is next decoded. ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave,? AA6YQ
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Re: WorkSpaces & Directory
+ AA6YQ comments below
I wanted to let you know that I currently have no direct network connection.
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I have backup folders/files saved at the following location: ?
F:\New PC\SafeStorage\Workspaces\RelocationBackup ?
F:\New PC ?
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This is a folder on a removable thumb drive.
+ That's fine. Just follow the step-by-step instructions.
With the new PC setup and the process of transferring files from the old PC, I have to admit that I'm feeling a bit bleary-eyed.
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+ Then stop and rest your eyes and your mind.; don't take the procedure up again until both are feeling fresh. Several ops have suggested printing out the instructions and checking off each step as you complete it.
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+ AA6YQ comments below
I have Spot Split Frequency turned on. ?In the spot note all I see is FT8. ?Anyways, I see no reason to spot the transmit frequency in FT8. ?Also, in my log the receive frequency is the same as the transmit frequency for all my FT8 contacts. ?I am using JTAlert as the interface with DXLab.
+ FT8 is a simplex mode. The fact that your transmitter's frequency may be offset to ensure a higher audio frequency is irrelevant to other stations seeking to work the station whose frequency you spot.? + Spotting the exact frequency of an FT8 station is less critical than when spotting a station operating in SSB, CW, or RTTY. Almost all FT8 ops use WSJT-X or a derivative of it, and thus need only the station's callsign and band; WSJT-X will report the station's frequency when it is next decoded. ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave,? AA6YQ
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Re: WorkSpaces & Directory
Hi Dave,
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I wanted to let you know that I currently have no direct network connection.
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I have backup folders/files saved at the following location: ?
F:\New PC\SafeStorage\Workspaces\RelocationBackup ?
F:\New PC ?
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This is a folder on a removable thumb drive.
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With the new PC setup and the process of transferring files from the old PC, I have to admit that I'm feeling a bit bleary-eyed.
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tnx es 73?
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Tom G, Sr.?
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I have Spot Split Frequency turned on. ?In the spot note all I see is FT8. ?Anyways, I see no reason to spot the transmit frequency in FT8. ?Also, in my log the receive frequency is the same as the transmit frequency for all my FT8 contacts. ?I am using JTAlert as the interface with DXLab.
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On Apr 21, 2025, at 14:54, Dave AA6YQ via groups.io <aa6yq@...> wrote:
+ AA6YQ comments below
When posting a spot by right-clicking on the call in DXKeeper the spot is posted with the transmit frequency. ?I think it would be more beneficial to post the receive frequency. ?Tuning to the transmit frequency is of little value. ?I often see spots posted using the transmit frequency then I must determine the correct receive frequency. ?For example, if the station was spotted with a frequency of 7054.7 I don't know if the receive frequency is 7054, 7053, etc. ?
+ Enable DXKeeper's "Spot split frequency" option, which is described here: ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: WorkSpaces & Directory
+ AA6YQ comments below
Would there be any issues if I used the following:
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F:\New PC\SafeStorage\Workspaces\RelocationBackup
+ Step 1 of the instructions in
https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/MovingBetweenPCs
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"if the source and destination PCs are connected via a network, then create a folder named SafeStorage?in a place on the destination PC that won't be affected by the copy process -- e.g. not within any to-be-copied DXLab application's destination folder; if the source and destination PCs are not connected via network, create a folder named?SafeStorage?on removable media (CD, DVD, removable hard drive, thumb drive) that can be written by your source PC and read on your destination PC."
+ Are your source and destination PCs connected via a network?
+ Is
F:\New PC
+ a folder on the destination PC, or a folder on a removable storage device like a thumb drive?
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? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ?
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+ AA6YQ comments below
When posting a spot by right-clicking on the call in DXKeeper the spot is posted with the transmit frequency. ?I think it would be more beneficial to post the receive frequency. ?Tuning to the transmit frequency is of little value. ?I often see spots posted using the transmit frequency then I must determine the correct receive frequency. ?For example, if the station was spotted with a frequency of 7054.7 I don't know if the receive frequency is 7054, 7053, etc. ?
+ Enable DXKeeper's "Spot split frequency" option, which is described here: ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: WorkSpaces & Directory
GA Dave,
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tnx for your timely reply...
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Would there be any issues if I used the following:
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F:\New PC\SafeStorage\Workspaces\RelocationBackup
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tnx de K3SSB
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Tom G, Sr.
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks Dave, now I have a problem that when I log a QSO I get the following notification:
"Upload of QSO to QRZ Log did not succeed:wrong station_callsign for this logbook YU0X doesnt match book callsign YU3TA"
What I should do to solve problem?
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+ To avoid encountering the impacts of you callsign change one-by-one, take a look at ? ? ? 73,
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QRZ Log requires a separate log for each callsign. Have you created
and configured a QRZ log for YU0X?
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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On 2025-04-21 2:57 PM, Tomo Aleksic YU3TA via groups.io wrote: Thanks Dave, now I have a problem that when I log a QSO I get the following notification:
"Upload of QSO to QRZ Log did not succeed:wrong station_callsign for this logbook YU0X doesnt match book callsign YU3TA"
What I should do to solve problem?Thank in advance Tom YU0X
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Thanks Dave, now I have a problem that when I log a QSO I get the following notification:
"Upload of QSO to QRZ Log did not succeed:wrong station_callsign for this logbook YU0X doesnt match book callsign YU3TA"
What I should do to solve problem?Thank in advance Tom YU0X
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Re: WorkSpaces & Directory
+ AA6YQ comments below
I'm planning on moving DXLabs over to my new Win11Pro PC.
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Is loading the previous registry settings onto the new PC, directory-specific? In other words, do I have to follow the c:\DXLab\Launcher\Workspace\RelocationBackup or can I launch the RelocationBackup from any directory?
+ I don't understand your question. + Have you reviewed the step-by-step instructions in + ? ? ? ? 73, ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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GM Group,
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I'm planning on moving DXLabs over to my new Win11Pro PC.
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Is loading the previous registry settings onto the new PC, directory-specific? In other words, do I have to follow the c:\DXLab\Launcher\Workspace\RelocationBackup or can I launch the RelocationBackup from any directory?
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TIA
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73 de K3SSB
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Tom G, Sr.
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When posting a spot by right-clicking on the call in DXKeeper the spot is posted with the transmit frequency. ?I think it would be more beneficial to post the receive frequency. ?Tuning to the transmit frequency is of little value. ?I often see spots posted using the transmit frequency then I must determine the correct receive frequency. ?For example, if the station was spotted with a frequency of 7054.7 I don't know if the receive frequency is 7054, 7053, etc. ?
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Obviously, this will not help me but I think it would help others who see the spot.
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Just a suggestion.
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Tom-KQ5S
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Re: Graphics cards and Monitors for the shack/ DXLab (about setting affinity)
+ AA6YQ comments below
About the application's affinity being transient. There is at least one way to set the affinity with DXLab Launcher. Here is the command line that I use to start WSJT-X in the Apps Started Before DXLab Apps tab:
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C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /C start /affinity 0x7 C:\Users\Public\wsjtx_2_7_0\bin\wsjtx.exe
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+ The free Process Lasso tool enables your to specify persistent core affinities: ? ? ? ?73,
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Hello, I changed my callsign and would like the QSOs I made with the old callsign to be counted. What do I need to do to do that?
+ None of the award tracking mechanisms in DXKeeper are sensitive to the "Operator Callsign" and "Owner Callsign" items logged with each QSO. Thus no action on your part is required.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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Hello, I changed my callsign and would like the QSOs I made with the old callsign to be counted. What do I need to do to do that?
Tom YU3TA/YU0X
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Re: IOTA Chasers: the IOTA tag for FK8HM in QRZ is incorrect
That¡¯s not unusual. ?I¡¯ve run across quite a few erroneous IOTA tags in the QRZ database call details tab. ?Some are probably where an activator visited an island and intended to remove it after the activation, but forgot. ?One recent visitor to the Bahamas I worked thought he was on NA-113. ?He was close, but actually on NA-001. ?I¡¯ve tried to nicely point out those errors a couple times, but have mostly been ignored, so I stopped. ?I¡¯ve only recently begun compiling a short list of the ones I find.
73, ?Steve ? K4WA
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On Apr 20, 2025, at 8:03?PM, Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq@...> wrote:
? The IOTA tag displayed in QRZ's entry for FK8HM's is "EU-148 Languedoc-Roussillon Region group", but the LoTW confirmation I received for a QSO made earlier today specifies OC-032.
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Neither the BigCTY nor the ClubLog exception lists include an entry for FK8HM; thus, I suggest manually adding an entry to DXView's Override List specifying that FK8HM is in OC-032.
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Gust ON6KE
Tom Gregor
Tomo Aleksic YU3TA