+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks, Joe. I am confused about how DXK deals with modes.
+ That's explained here:
FT4 and FT8 should be on the mode list for a contact, but they are not. If I import contacts (which I do) FT8 appears in the mode field, but it does not appear in the pulldown list.
I have a situation where I worked CE0Y on FT4. That should be equivalent to FT8 but It isn't.
I don't know how to fix this.
+ What version of DXKeeper are you running?
+ In DXKeeper's Databases folder, what is the creation date associated with the file DefaultModes.txt ?
+ When you examine DefaultModes.txt using Windows Notepad, are there entries for FT4 and FT8?
+ I'm assuming based on your original report that no Modes.txt file is present in DXKeeper's Databases folder. If it were present, its contents would take precedence over those of DefaultModes.txt .
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
- Click on Predict after the DX Station data have been automatically set by DXView causes a pop up window showing up requesting me to specify the Power (even though the power is already specified with 100 (same as in the Frequency-dependent Settings in the Config Window).
+ What is the exact text of the message displayed?
Erasing the figure in Your Station and entering the 100 will bring up another pop up window requesting me to fill in the TakeOff even though this is also specified alreday.
+ What is the exact text of the message displayed?
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+ PropView 2.0.7 was publicly released n 2024-05-07 - almost a year ago. When did the above misbehavior first appear? What changes did you make your hardware or software around that time>
After erasing the figure in the station window and re-entering the figure (same as in Frequency-dependent Settings) the prediction is done as it should be.
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- The site is no longer available (try to access from a location in Germany). Therefore the error message is showing up as pop up windows that the Sun Spot Numbers are not available because the site is not availabe. Is there any replacement I can enter here? On the other hand: If I click on U at the SSN the field changes from blank to the actual figure.
+ In the "Prediction URLs" panel on the Configuration window's Prediction tab,
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"Predicted Sunspot Numbers" -
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"Current Solar and Geomagnetic Conditions" -
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"Predicted SFI and A-index" -
I wonder if others have similar problems.?
+ There have been no recent reports here from anyone having problems with PropView.
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Thanks, Joe. I am confused about how DXK deals with modes.
FT4 and FT8 should be on the mode list for a contact, but they are not. If I import contacts (which I do) FT8 appears in the mode field, but it does not appear in the pulldown list.
I have a situation where I worked CE0Y on FT4. That should be equivalent to FT8 but
It isn't.
I don't know how to fix this.
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
W1RM@...
WWW.W1RM.COM
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Saturday, May 3, 2025 9:13 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DXLab] Modes.txt File Modes.txt is *user created*. If it is not present, DXKeeper will use DefaultModes.txt See the DXLab WiKi article: <> 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2025-05-03 8:41 PM, Pete W1RM via groups.io wrote:
The modes.txt file is missing. Where can I download it?
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On 4/30/2025 5:49 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: Setting *Column 2 offset* to zero appears to tell the print
?? routine that there is no second column. *That* is quite helpful. Thanks! Ben -- Ben Coleman nj8j@... Radiating from Bedsprings Brigade Manor
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Re: Responding to Emailed QSLs
I get a lot? of those email QSLs. I don't respond but I actually enjoy looking at them - the non-default ones, at least.
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One county hunter had a US map with his worked/needed counties highlighted. A61QQ's looked like an old Western Union telegram. A few other creative ones raise the signal to noise ration enough.
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Kinda like if the buro sent one card at a time...
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Easy enough to unsubscribe.
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I have following minor issues with Propview 2.0.7 (Frequency-dependent Settings enabled in the Config Window and filled with my data, als TakeOff and Power on the Parameters section of the General Tab are filled with my data):
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- Click on Predict after the DX Station data have been automatically set by DXView causes a pop up window showing up requesting me to specify the Power (even though the power is already specified with 100 (same as in the Frequency-dependent Settings in the Config Window). Erasing the figure in Your Station and entering the 100 will bring up another pop up window requesting me to fill in the TakeOff even though this is also specified alreday. After erasing the figure in the station window and re-entering the figure (same as in Frequency-dependent Settings) the prediction is done as it should be.
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- The site is no longer available (try to access from a location in Germany). Therefore the error message is showing up as pop up windows that the Sun Spot Numbers are not available because the site is not availabe. Is there any replacement I can enter here? On the other hand: If I click on U at the SSN the field changes from blank to the actual figure.
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I wonder if others have similar problems. These are not a real big issue, but just not so nice.
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73
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Juergen, DL8LE
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Modes.txt is *user created*. If it is not present, DXKeeper
will use DefaultModes.txt
See the DXLab WiKi article:
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73,
... Joe, W4TV
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On 2025-05-03 8:41 PM, Pete W1RM via groups.io wrote: The modes.txt file is missing. Where can I download it?
Pete Chamalian, W1RM
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Re: Responding to Emailed QSLs
I just discovered that today and did so.
In addition, my QRZ bio now says "Emailed pictures of QSL cards will not be acknowledged."
Maybe I'm getting crotchety...
Earl / KD5XB
Sent with Proton Mail secure email.
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On Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at 12:26 PM, KY7M Lee via groups.io <ars.ky7m@...> wrote: There is an ¡°unsubscribe¡± link at the bottom of the QSL World emails. Seems to work so far for QSLs I have received for 3 different callsigns I hold.
Lee, KY7M
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? The modes.txt file is missing.? Where can I download it? ? ? Pete Chamalian, W1RM W1RM@... ? ?
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
+ AA6YQ comments below
Specifically, see: Repair an Office application -
<>.
+ DXLab applications use the Microsoft Jet Database Engine for creating and managing databases like your log, your Spot Database, and the multiple databases that DXView maintains. + Microsoft Access - a general purpose database application that is a component of Microsoft Office - also uses the Jet Database Engine.
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+ That's why Microsoft provides the instructions for recovering from a broken Jet Database Engine in "Repair an Office application" documentation. Running DXLab has never required that Microsoft Office be installed.
? ? ? ? ?73,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Assume reception of CW SKIMMER spots on a popular band like 20m HF.
I prune the DB at 1000 records, so definitely I do not have 1000 unique callsign (records). In case I want to go towards the objective of having more unique callsigns, then I have to prune the DB at 2000 or perhaps even more. This make SC program way too slow for my deployment ( I have already applied several techniques and setups for making it faster); the DB size is the major factor for program slowness.
Now, the more unique callsigns I have in DB the more accurate (statistically - informatively etc) are the reports generated out of SC. So, consider a use case where the DB has 1000 records all of which are unique callsigns (e.g. by keeping the latest & greatest record of each callsign). This would be the ideal input for me and perhaps other hams.
+ It has never been an objective of DXLab to assist an operator seeking to maximize the number of unique callsigns worked or confirmed, though DXKeeper does provide a "Uniques" function that lists unique callsigns logged.
+ SpotCollector is designed to be used in three mutually supportive ways:
1. to identify currently-active stations with whom a confirmed QSO would advance your progress towards the DXCC, IOTA, Marathon, VUCC, WAS, WAZ, and/or WPX awards on the bands and modes that you're pursuing them
2. to reveal the activity pattern of one or more specific stations with whom a confirmed QSO would advance your progress towards any award you're pursuing
3. to reveal propagation openings between your station and one or more specific stations with whom a confirmed QSO would advance your progress towards any award you're pursuing
+ #1 doesn't require maintaining more than an hour's worth of Spot Database Entries
+ #2 can be accomplished with a similarly modest Spot Database by inserting the pursued stations into SpotCollector's "Special Callsign List" with a NoPrune tag
+ #3 requires 2-3 days of Spot Database Entries to be effective
+ The relationship between a Spot Database's time span and size depends on the number and character of your spot sources. CW Skimmer during an ARRL HF CW contest will create many more Spot Database Entries per hour than than a single DX Cluster node during a weekday. As described here
+ the size control panel provides insight the size of your Spot Database and the rate of incoming spots.
+ For reference, the 12-year-old desktop in my radio room has an Intel i7 CPU and 16 GB of RAM. It supports SpotCollector with 6 spot sources (4 DX Clusters, DX Summit, and a local instance of WSJT-X) and a Spot Database with 20K entries while generating propagation forecasts for each Spot Database entry, with the reset of the DXLab Suite, Microsoft Outlook, Google Chrome, and the DXLab software development environment all running. If you're experiencing poor performance with a modest-size Spot Database, then I suggest using a performance analysis application to determine where your CPU is spending its time; there could be background processes silently consuming significant amounts of CPU time or RAM.
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? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
On 2025-05-03 6:44 AM, David Simms (N4IW) via groups.io wrote: Thanks Dave. Could you send me a link that describes how to perform
the ¡°Microsoft Jet Repair¡± so I can be sure I am doing exactly what
you are suggesting? Since you have a "click to run" system ... you will want to use the link embedded in the page Dave referenced. Specifically, see: Repair an Office application - <>. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2025-05-03 6:44 AM, David Simms (N4IW) via groups.io wrote: Thanks Dave. Could you send me a link that describes how to perform the
¡°Microsoft Jet Repair¡± so I can be sure I am doing exactly what you are suggesting?
David Simms (N4IW)
Lynchburg, VA
On May 2, 2025, at 5:15?PM, Dave AA6YQ via groups.io <aa6yq@...> wrote:
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks Dave. I have followed the instructions and nothing has changed.
Since my installation is a "Click To Run" installation, there is actually
no instruction to edit the registry. I have run the Online Repair tool
more than once and the error persists. If you have any other ideas I am
open to try them. Thanks again for your help.
+ I suggest the following steps:
1. terminate all applications
2. reboot Windows
3. without starting any applications, perform the Microsoft Jet repair
+ Any joy?
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks Dave. Could you send me a link that describes how to perform the ¡°Microsoft Jet Repair¡± so I can be sure I am doing exactly what you are suggesting??
+ It's the same URL I posted earlier in this thread: ? ? ? 73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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Hey Dave, TKS!
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Assume reception of CW SKIMMER spots on a popular band like 20m HF.
I prune the DB at 1000 records, so definitely I do not have 1000 unique callsign (records). In case I want to go towards the objective of having more unique callsigns, then I have to prune the DB at 2000 or perhaps even more. This make SC program way too slow for my deployment ( I have already applied several techniques and setups for making it faster); the DB size is the major factor for program slowness.
Now, the more unique callsigns I have in DB the more accurate (statistically - informatively etc) are the reports generated out of SC. So, consider a use case where the DB has 1000 records all of which are unique callsigns (e.g. by keeping the latest & greatest record of each callsign). This would be the ideal input for me and perhaps other hams.
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73 de SV1CDN, Dennis!
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
Thanks Dave. Could you send me a link that describes how to perform the ¡°Microsoft Jet Repair¡± so I can be sure I am doing exactly what you are suggesting?? David Simms (N4IW) Lynchburg, VA?
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On May 2, 2025, at 5:15?PM, Dave AA6YQ via groups.io <aa6yq@...> wrote:
? + AA6YQ comments below
Thanks Dave.? I have followed the instructions and nothing has changed. Since my installation is a "Click To Run" installation, there is actually no instruction to edit the registry.? I have run the Online Repair tool more than once and the error persists.? If you have any other ideas I am open to try them. Thanks again for your help.
+ I suggest the following steps: 1. terminate all applications 2. reboot Windows
3. without starting any applications, perform the Microsoft Jet repair
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+ Any joy?
? ? ? 73,
? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks Dave.? I have followed the instructions and nothing has changed. Since my installation is a "Click To Run" installation, there is actually no instruction to edit the registry.? I have run the Online Repair tool more than once and the error persists.? If you have any other ideas I am open to try them. Thanks again for your help.
+ I suggest the following steps: 1. terminate all applications 2. reboot Windows
3. without starting any applications, perform the Microsoft Jet repair
?
+ Any joy?
? ? ? 73,
? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
Thanks Dave.? I have followed the instructions and nothing has changed. Since my installation is a "Click To Run" installation, there is actually no instruction to edit the registry.? I have run the Online Repair tool more than once and the error persists.?
If you have any other ideas I am open to try them. Thanks again for your help.?
David (N4IW)
Lynchburg, VA?
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Did you try the fix suggested in
/g/DXLab/message/228848? If so, was it successful? I am hesitant to do the registry edit unless it is an absolute last resort.? I am hoping there is another fix other than doing this as it seems risky
for me to do.?
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So far I have done the following without any changes regarding the error on running the DX Marathon Progress Report:
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- Ran Windows Update and Microsoft 365/Office updates.
- Performed an Online Repair for Microsoft 365.
- Uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft 365.
- Ran System File Checker (sfc /scannow), found no issues.
- Ran Windows Defender virus scan, found no issues.
- Checked and confirmed Temp folder permissions (your account and administrator have Full control).
- Added Windows Defender exclusions for DXLab and DXKeeper folders.
- Re-verified Microsoft 365 updates?
- Checked Event Viewer for errors related to the DLL issue (no errors or DLL names found).
- No Norton Utilities or other database software installed.
- I don¡¯t use Access directly, only via DXKeeper.
- System: Windows 11 build 26100, DXKeeper 17.9.9, Microsoft 365 Click-to-Run.
- ?
+ You are barking up the wrong tree. With the exception of making sure you aren't running Norton, none of those steps will be effective. The problem is that the installed instance of Microsoft's Jet Database Engine has become corrupt. Other than backing up
all of your critical applications and files, wiping the C: drive, installing Windows, and re-installing your applications and files, this set of instructions is the only known? way to correct "error in loading DLL":
<>
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+
I don't recall anyone who carefully followed those instructions not reporting success.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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David, N4IW
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
On 2025-05-02 3:01 PM, David Simms (N4IW) via groups.io wrote:
Did you try the fix suggested in /g/DXLab/ message/228848 ? If so, was it successful? I am hesitant to do
the registry edit unless it is an absolute last resort.
I did not have a DLL error. My problem was due to a configuration error in the Marathon Award ... for some reason the Marathon Year was set to 2023 and Class set to Challenge (an impossible combination). That triggered a bug within the Marathon Progress Report. Setting the correct year resulted in proper results ... but Dave has also fixed the bug in beta test software. Looking at the Registry keys in the article from Message 228848, the only one present in *any* of my three systems is the one that references DAO360.DLL. However, I do not have any version of Microsoft Office installed on any of my systems. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2025-05-02 3:01 PM, David Simms (N4IW) via groups.io wrote: Hi Joe,
Did you try the fix suggested in /g/DXLab/message/228848 ? If so, was it successful? I am hesitant to do the registry edit unless it is an absolute last resort.? I am hoping there is another fix other than doing this as it seems risky for me to do.
So far I have done the following without any changes regarding the error on running the DX Marathon Progress Report:
* Ran *Windows Update* and *Microsoft 365/Office updates*.
* Performed an *Online Repair* for Microsoft 365.
* Uninstalled and *reinstalled Microsoft 365*.
* Ran *System File Checker* ( sfc /scannow ), found no issues.
* Ran *Windows Defender virus scan* , found no issues.
* Checked and confirmed *Temp folder permissions* (your account and administrator have Full control).
* Added *Windows Defender exclusions* for DXLab and DXKeeper folders.
* Re-verified *Microsoft 365 updates*
* Checked *Event Viewer* for errors related to the DLL issue (no errors or DLL names found).
* No Norton Utilities or other database software installed.
* I don¡¯t use Access directly, only via DXKeeper.
* System: Windows 11 build 26100, DXKeeper 17.9.9, Microsoft 365 Click-to-Run.
Here is the error report that I get.
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > DXKeeper version 17.9.9
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > App.Path ? ? ? ? ?: C:\DXLab\DXKeeper
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > App.exe ? ? ? ? ? : DXKeeper
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > Module ? ? ? ? ? ?: C:\DXLab\DXKeeper\DXKeeper.exe
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > Operating System ?: Windows 11 (64-bit) build 26100
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > Locale ID ? ? ? ? : 1033 (0x409)
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > ANSI CodePage ? ? : 1252
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > OEM CodePage ? ? ?: 437
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > Country ? ? ? ? ? : United States
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > Language ? ? ? ? ?: English
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > DecimalSeparator ?: . <46><0>
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > ThousandSeparator : , <44><0>
2025-04-28 16:05:55 ? ? > DXLab Apps ? ? ? ?:
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > Monitors ? ? ? ? ?: 3
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > Monitor 1
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?width ? ? ? ? ?: 3440
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?height ? ? ? ? : 1440
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?dimensions ? ? : (0, 0)-(3440, 1440)
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > Monitor 2
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?width ? ? ? ? ?: 1680
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?height ? ? ? ? : 1050
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?dimensions ? ? : (-1680, 184)-(0, 1234)
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > Monitor 3
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?width ? ? ? ? ?: 1536
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?height ? ? ? ? : 864
2025-04-28 16:06:18 ? ? > ? ?dimensions ? ? : (3440, 0)-(4976, 864)
2025-04-28 16:06:18.394 > program error 48 in module MarathonModule.GenerateMarathonProgressReport, State = 10: Error in loading DLL
2025-04-28 16:06:18.394 > ? ?MarathonCountryCodeIndex = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.394 > ? ?I = 1001
2025-04-28 16:06:18.394 > ? ?J = 21
2025-04-28 16:06:18.395 > ? ?theCode = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.395 > ? ?theZone = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.395 > ? ?regionID = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.395 > ? ?theBandField = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.396 > ? ?theModeField = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.396 > ? ?CounterIndex = 0
2025-04-28 16:06:18.396 > program error 91 in module DXLogMain.MarathonProgressCmd_Click: Object variable or With block variable not set
2025-04-28 16:07:24.243 > Common.Terminate: DXKeeper shutdown
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Thanks,
David, N4IW
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Re: Recent Error in DX Keeper Creating DX Marathon Progress Report
+ AA6YQ comments below
Did you try the fix suggested in /g/DXLab/message/228848? If so, was it successful? I am hesitant to do the registry edit unless it is an absolute last resort.? I am hoping there is another fix other than doing this as it seems risky for me to do.?
?
So far I have done the following without any changes regarding the error on running the DX Marathon Progress Report:
?
- Ran Windows Update and Microsoft 365/Office updates.
- Performed an Online Repair for Microsoft 365.
- Uninstalled and reinstalled Microsoft 365.
- Ran System File Checker (sfc /scannow), found no issues.
- Ran Windows Defender virus scan, found no issues.
- Checked and confirmed Temp folder permissions (your account and administrator have Full control).
- Added Windows Defender exclusions for DXLab and DXKeeper folders.
- Re-verified Microsoft 365 updates?
- Checked Event Viewer for errors related to the DLL issue (no errors or DLL names found).
- No Norton Utilities or other database software installed.
- I don¡¯t use Access directly, only via DXKeeper.
- System: Windows 11 build 26100, DXKeeper 17.9.9, Microsoft 365 Click-to-Run.
- ?
+ You are barking up the wrong tree. With the exception of making sure you aren't running Norton, none of those steps will be effective. The problem is that the installed instance of Microsoft's Jet Database Engine has become corrupt. Other than backing up all of your critical applications and files, wiping the C: drive, installing Windows, and re-installing your applications and files, this set of instructions is the only known? way to correct "error in loading DLL":
<>
?
+ I don't recall anyone who carefully followed those instructions not reporting success.
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: How do I log QO100 QSOs in DXKeeper correctly using Flex 6600
# more AA6YQ comments below
+ What frequencies does Commander display when you're making a QSO via the QO100 satellite?
I just tried using FT8 and commander shows as 10,489,540.00 this is what slice A is set to and it does not change during transmit.
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# In your first post, you wrote " All my QSOs on QO100 Satellite are showing the wrong Tx frequency (10Ghz instead of 2.4Ghz)".
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+ If your your Flex Signature transceiver's Slice A is set to 10,489,540.00, then Commander will report that frequency to WSJT-X, which will in turn log that frequency.
? ? 73,
? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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Ben Coleman NJ8J
John K3TN
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