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Re: SC Outgoing Spot Control
Jim Besancon wrote:
When I click on a spot it populates WW and also populates the call sign inMine doesn't do that unless I "double click" on a spot but perhaps that's what you meant to say. If I clear WW, after deciding that I can't workWhy clear it? It's not hurting anything and will be replaced when you double click the next spot. Min sits there with some callsign in it almost all the time. Also the spot frequency is not locked to the spot. If I move the dial theYes, if you had to tune your radio to bring the station in, then the original spot frequency wasn't quite correct. If you re-spot the station, you want to do so with what your believe to be the correct frequency. 73, Rich - W3ZJ Thanks |
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Re: Q & A's - W9OL
FireBrick
Wife is working me to death. LOL Kidding aside, a few minor health problems, and 18 grandkids makes weekends a tough go for contesting. But slowing down a bit now, grandkids don't want those old smelly grandparents around so much. LOL The other issue is I've been converted to SDR, Flex Radio is a fantastic DX machine. But not so much a contesting machine. So have been working with software writers of the Flex to make contesting easier. |
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Re: Q & A's - W9OL
Bill
Thanks Bill for the kind words. I have been using DXL for 16 months but seldom get a chance to play with it and start asking questions. I keep a separate folder in my email for DXL advice that I might find useful and check that often before typing away. I do support you in the request for a change to SC , that if it isn't confirmed on band/mode it is needed J Thanks for the W9OL Q's but somehow none in 2009. 73 - Jim - K8SIA From: FireBrick [mailto:w9ol@...] Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 4:46 PM To: DXLabs List Subject: [dxlab] Q & A's I will bet that the group will be glad when today is over :) purposes of this group. .Not at all, Jim. Providing answers to questions is one of the fundamental Which is why I read almost all of the Q&A's here. I may have forgotten how a feature works. I may not have known how it worked in the first place. I see other ways to do things that could improve my techniques. DXL is way to much for me to remember....so this Group is a way for me to get my brain refreshed. Plus...this is one of the most congenial, friendly, groups. Some of the groups....get a bit testy at times. Never in DXL ---------------------------------------------------------- "The attention span of a computer is only as long as its power cord. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOWER/WEBCAMS and Weather Page @ |
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Re: BEGIN MACRO Request or Did I Miss This Also?
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time set when you capture a callsign, disable "set QSO start when RSTIf you want your RST items initialized to but don't want the QSO's start Rcvd". - This is my setup. I have "set QSO start when RST Rcvd" unchecked and "initialize RST items to default" checked. WinWarbler will record the QSO's start and end times as the time at whichNote that if you log a QSO without having clicked the Begin button, you clicked the Log button (or executed the Log macro command). I just clicked 3A2MD at 2045 and walked away from computer. I came back hit my log macro F key and then looked in the DXK log file. The Q start time was 2045 and the Q end time was 2050. 73 - Jim - K8SIA -----Original Message----- From: Dave AA6YQ [mailto:aa6yq@...] Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 4:31 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] BEGIN MACRO Request or Did I Miss This Also? AA6YQ comments below -----Original Message----- From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 4:16 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] BEGIN MACRO Request or Did I Miss This Also? Situation: Click on spot or find station in pile up and start entry (enter call sign) in WW. I then use TAB to see if I should proceed with chasing the station. The QSO Started At Date/Time appears in red above call sign in WW. Problem: I don't always get the station for several minutes and when I do, it is a mad click to hit the BEGIN button and then the F Key to send my report. Is there or can there be a <begin> macro that can be placed in a F Key function to reset the start time of the QSO? I can't find one in the list of macros. "QSO Info" panel's Begin button.By default, a QSO's start time is set when you click the Main window's Rcvd" option means that a QSO's start time will be set when you specify itsOn the Config window's Log tab, enabling the "set QSO start when RST "RST Rcvd" item, either by typing a report into the Main windows' "Log QSOs" tab, or by double-clicking a received signal report. default" option. If you enable this option and have also enabled "set QSOOn the Config window's Log tab, there is also an "initialize RST items to start when RST Rcvd", then when you type a callsign into the "QSO Info" window or double-click a decoded callsign 1. the "RST Rcvd" item is initialized to the default 2. the QSO's start time is set (because the "RST Rcvd" was recorded and you have "set QSO start when RST Rcvd" enabled time set when you capture a callsign, disable "set QSO start when RSTIf you want your RST items initialized to but don't want the QSO's start Rcvd". WinWarbler will record the QSO's start and end times as the time at whichNote that if you log a QSO without having clicked the Begin button, you clicked the Log button (or executed the Log macro command). I will bet that the group will be glad when today is over :) purposes of this group. .Not at all, Jim. Providing answers to questions is one of the fundamental 73, Dave, AA6YQ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: Stopping Programs
Hi Dave,
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Thanks for the reminder to try "Advanced SystemCare." Wow! It found lots of stuff that the other programs that I was using to keep the computer clean had just passed over. I ran it and found that my computer was noticeably faster in loading programs! Thanks for the tip! I've added it to all my computers. It's nice to have all of these functions in one program. 73, Ken - K4XL Dave AA6YQ wrote: I forgot about GameBooster, Ken. I don't use it, but I tried it once and it --
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Re: SC Outgoing Spot Control
--- In dxlab@..., "Jim Besancon" <k8sia@...> wrote:AA6YQ comments below Last question of the day. When I click on a spot it populates WW and also populates the call sign in the outgoing spot box in SC. If I clear WW, after deciding that I can't work the spot or don't want to work the spot, the call sign in the outgoing spot in SC remains populated. How can the spot call sign be cleared automatically? Now I just highlight the call sign and hit the space bar, kind of old fashioned. Also the spot frequency is not locked to the spot. If I move the dial the spot frequency changes but the call sign remains. Is this normal?I didn't provide automation for this because its not necessary. If you double-click another spot database entry or double-click a decoded callsign in WinWarbler, the outgoing spot callsign will be updated. If you want to manually type in a new outgoing spot callsign, click on the existing outgoing spot callsign, strike CTRL-A to select it, and then type the new outgoing spot callsign. 73,Yes. You might find that the station's actual frequency is different than what was originally spotted, or the station may QSY after being spotted. Either way, your outgoing spot should include an accurate frequency. Dave, AA6YQ |
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Q & A's
FireBrick
I will bet that the group will be glad when today is over :)
purposes of this group. .Not at all, Jim. Providing answers to questions is one of the fundamental Which is why I read almost all of the Q&A's here. I may have forgotten how a feature works. I may not have known how it worked in the first place. I see other ways to do things that could improve my techniques. DXL is way to much for me to remember....so this Group is a way for me to get my brain refreshed. Plus...this is one of the most congenial, friendly, groups. Some of the groups....get a bit testy at times. Never in DXL ---------------------------------------------------------- "The attention span of a computer is only as long as its power cord. ---------------------------------------------------------- TOWER/WEBCAMS and Weather Page @ |
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SC Outgoing Spot Control
Last question of the day.
When I click on a spot it populates WW and also populates the call sign in the outgoing spot box in SC. If I clear WW, after deciding that I can't work the spot or don't want to work the spot, the call sign in the outgoing spot in SC remains populated. How can the spot call sign be cleared automatically? Now I just highlight the call sign and hit the space bar, kind of old fashioned. Also the spot frequency is not locked to the spot. If I move the dial the spot frequency changes but the call sign remains. Is this normal? Thanks 73 - Jim - K8SIA |
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Re: BEGIN MACRO Request or Did I Miss This Also?
AA6YQ comments below -----Original Message----- From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 4:16 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] BEGIN MACRO Request or Did I Miss This Also? Situation: Click on spot or find station in pile up and start entry (enter call sign) in WW. I then use TAB to see if I should proceed with chasing the station. The QSO Started At Date/Time appears in red above call sign in WW. Problem: I don't always get the station for several minutes and when I do, it is a mad click to hit the BEGIN button and then the F Key to send my report. Is there or can there be a <begin> macro that can be placed in a F Key function to reset the start time of the QSO? I can't find one in the list of macros. "QSO Info" panel's Begin button.By default, a QSO's start time is set when you click the Main window's Rcvd" option means that a QSO's start time will be set when you specify itsOn the Config window's Log tab, enabling the "set QSO start when RST "RST Rcvd" item, either by typing a report into the Main windows' "Log QSOs" tab, or by double-clicking a received signal report. default" option. If you enable this option and have also enabled "set QSOOn the Config window's Log tab, there is also an "initialize RST items to start when RST Rcvd", then when you type a callsign into the "QSO Info" window or double-click a decoded callsign 1. the "RST Rcvd" item is initialized to the default 2. the QSO's start time is set (because the "RST Rcvd" was recorded and you have "set QSO start when RST Rcvd" enabled time set when you capture a callsign, disable "set QSO start when RSTIf you want your RST items initialized to but don't want the QSO's start Rcvd". WinWarbler will record the QSO's start and end times as the time at whichNote that if you log a QSO without having clicked the Begin button, you clicked the Log button (or executed the Log macro command). I will bet that the group will be glad when today is over :) purposes of this group. .Not at all, Jim. Providing answers to questions is one of the fundamental 73, Dave, AA6YQ |
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BEGIN MACRO Request or Did I Miss This Also?
Situation: Click on spot or find station in pile up and start entry (enter
call sign) in WW. I then use TAB to see if I should proceed with chasing the station. The QSO Started At Date/Time appears in red above call sign in WW. Problem: I don't always get the station for several minutes and when I do, it is a mad click to hit the BEGIN button and then the F Key to send my report. Is there or can there be a <begin> macro that can be placed in a F Key function to reset the start time of the QSO? I can't find one in the list of macros. This scenario happens in state QSO parties when I am chasing mobiles, etc. I will bet that the group will be glad when today is over :) 73 - Jim - K8SIA |
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Re: New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots
Dave
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Thanks, that cleared up my problem. 73 - Jim - K8SIA -----Original Message-----
From: Dave AA6YQ [mailto:aa6yq@...] Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 3:51 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots -----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 3:41 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots Dave and All Answering: By " it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK", I assume you mean "It populates WinWarbler's 'QSO Info' panel and DXKeeper's Capture window". No, I don't use the Capture Window. I had it active until yesterday but found I never used it so I closed it. It populates DXK "Log QSO/Entry" Window. If I have had a previous Q with the station it shows the previous Q and places a red entry line in the log window. If no previous Q, then only a red entry line in the DXK "Log Entry Window". panel's "New QSO on DX Spot activation" box.On the General tab of DXKeeper's Config window, uncheck the Options 73, Dave, AA6YQ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: free off-site backup
For what it's worth . . . I've used the free 2GB Mozy service for several months. Seems to me that it works as advertised.
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Like Dave, I have no affiliation with Mozy other than being (so far) a satisfied user. Steve K8JQ Dave AA6YQ wrote: Awhile back, I mentioned that I'd begun using "SOS Online Backup", an --
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Re: New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 3:41 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots Dave and All Answering: By " it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK", I assume you mean "It populates WinWarbler's 'QSO Info' panel and DXKeeper's Capture window". No, I don't use the Capture Window. I had it active until yesterday but found I never used it so I closed it. It populates DXK "Log QSO/Entry" Window. If I have had a previous Q with the station it shows the previous Q and places a red entry line in the log window. If no previous Q, then only a red entry line in the DXK "Log Entry Window". panel's "New QSO on DX Spot activation" box.On the General tab of DXKeeper's Config window, uncheck the Options 73, Dave, AA6YQ |
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free off-site backup
Awhile back, I mentioned that I'd begun using "SOS Online Backup", an
off-site backup application that charges $20 annually for 2 GB of offline storage and $30 annualy for 5 GB of offline storage. I set this up to perform daily backups on my DXLab Development, Digital Photography, and XYL PCs. While all of these systems are backed up nightly to a server, my data was still vulnerable to a single catastrophe. Unfortunately, "SOS Online Backup" has problems. The "client" application that runs on each PC has resource leaks, takes forever to start up (around 2 minutes on my DXLab PC), and doesn't accurately report the amount of storage in use. When I reported these problems to the company, they eventually sent me a new version of the client that while improved in some dimensions is far less reliable; it's great if you're a collector of stack traces. I have begun evaluating Mozy (www.mozy.com) and find it to be both reliable and useable. Initially, I was put off by the fact that files within c:\program files could not be selected for backup, but there's a configuration option that overrides this. The free version of Mozy gives you 2 GB -- likely more than enough for your email, personal documents (not images), and log files. In <> and look for the "MozyHome Free" box along the left margin. For those needing more than 2 GB, unlimited storage will cost you $5/month for one PC. I have no affiliation with Mozy beyond being a satisfied (so far) user. 73, Dave, AA6YQ |
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Re: New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots
Dave and All
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Answering: By " it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK", I assume you mean "It populates WinWarbler's 'QSO Info' panel and DXKeeper's Capture window". No, I don't use the Capture Window. I had it active until yesterday but found I never used it so I closed it. It populates DXK "Log QSO/Entry" Window. If I have had a previous Q with the station it shows the previous Q and places a red entry line in the log window. If no previous Q, then only a red entry line in the DXK "Log Entry Window". 73 - Jim - K8SIA -----Original Message-----
From: Dave AA6YQ [mailto:aa6yq@...] Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 2:31 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots -----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 2:12 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots Being a slow and damp day, I have been more active playing with the DXLab's features than normal. I discovered something I don't recall happening before and that is when I click on a spot it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK. The problem is no matter what I do, I can't clear the entry in DXK and end up logging the Q. After logging the Q in DXK, I go and delete the entry. Kind of a pain but now I know where the odd contacts are coming from. populates WinWarbler's 'QSO Info' panel and DXKeeper's Capture window". ToBy " it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK", I assume you mean "It clear the Capture window without logging a QSO, click the Clear button in its lower-right corner, or strike CTRL-W (for Wipe). 73,If I've misunderstood your question, please elaborate... Dave, AA6YQ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Re: WAC report
Phil Cooper
Hi again Dave,
Yes, I see your point, but I read that statement to mean that ANY DXCC entities already CREDITED for the DXCC program can be utilised in the application. As far as I can make out (and this is where the ARRL statement could be misconstrued!) the important part is: "Applicants who have a current DXCC award in the DXCC computer system can apply for WAC by completing the WAC application form ........" By that I assume they mean that if I have (for example) AA6YQ verified as my DXCC entity on each band in LoTW, then I can claim that call for use in the WAC application, as it is verified as a DXCC entity, and also counts for NA in WAC. Now, as I do NOT have AA6YQ listed in my DXCC list for W, then I cannot use it to claim WAC for NA, even if it were a good match in LoTW. To get my SQL statement, I had to use QSL_Rec'd (LoTW and Paper) ='v' and ='s' (but not 'y')!! I plan to submit my claim using all DXCC credits, including a few that are verified via LoTW, but I may just send them an email first to query that staement. I'll let you know what happens. 73 all Phil GU0SUP --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090906-1, 06/09/2009 Tested on: 07/09/2009 20:25:16 avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software. |
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Re: CW with WinWarbler, a 746Pro, and a Rigblaster Plug and Play interface
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of john.w6hw Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 1:04 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] Re: CW with WinWarbler, a 746Pro, and a Rigblaster Plug and Play interface Dave, I'd like to bring up the question from WC5M again (Message 65183) While there isn't a CI-V command to send CW via the transceiver Remote Jack, the RIGblaster Plug & Play USB interface has a separate CW output that is controlled by the serial port DTR line. (The P&P CW output is connected to the IC-746 KEY jack.) Since Commander is already able to control the DTR line, shouldn't CW be possible from WinWarbler without needing another serial port? so Commmander must be extended to appropriately wiggle the DTR line. MyYes. The challenge is that only one application can open a serial port, original plan was to replicate WinWarbler's CW generator in Commander (I can't simultaneously remove the CW generator from WinWarbler, as some ops use WinWarbler without Commander). Then I had the bright idea of making WinWarbler convey the dots and dashes to Commander via DDE (the interprogram communication mechanism used by DXLab applications). Unfortunately, this experiment was a failure: DDE couldn't handle the command rate. Using Windows Messages instead of DDE to convey the dots and dashes from WinWarbler to Commander would definitely work, but this approach would make both WinWarbler and Commander far more difficult to maintain (no breakpoints). I'm planning to migrate interprogram communication from DDE to TCP/IP; DXKeeper now accepts some commands via TCP/IP, for example. When this TCP/IP capability reaches WinWarbler and Commander, I'll try conveying dots and dashes from WinWarbler to Commander via TCP/IP to see if that works. If not, then replicating the CW generator as originally planned would be the only option. introduced virtual serial ports that make eliminating the need for a secondWhile all of this has been happening, products like MicroHam's have port for CW less urgent a requirement. 73, Dave, AA6YQ |
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Re: CW with WinWarbler, a 746Pro, and a Rigblaster Plug and Play interface
John,
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The answer is "no." Commander (which handles the CAT/CI-V interface) and WinWarbler (which does the CW) are separate programs. The Windows system architecture (as well as DOS before it and CP/M before that, etc.) allows only one program to access a serial port and by extension a USB to serial converter at a time. When WinWarbler gets frequency and mode information from the radio, it is asking Commander for that information using DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) between programs. Unfortunately the DDE process is not fast enough for Winwarbler to "flip the DTR bit" with enough precision to generate CW by DDE. In order to have WinWarbler generate CW through Commander, Dave would need to build a CW generator into Commander and then talk to it as if it were an external keyer ... a lot of work (and time critical routines) for relatively little functionality. 73, ... Joe, W4TV -----Original Message----- |
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Re: SC and WW Questions
+++More AA6YQ comments below
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From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 2:16 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] SC and WW Questions Dave wrote: operating session might cause a user to miss needed DX. - I guess thatNo. I was concerned that carrying over a filter from the previous would be my problem and not yours :). +++The tradeoff is pretty clear: one mouse click at SpotCollector startup to manually re-instate the desired filter vs. potentially missing an all-time new one... snip< what I was asking is there a way to have WW open silently? That is justDXLab does not explicitly set the memories of any transceiver. - I guess open the RTTY window when RTTY is clicked and not direct CC to do anything ? +++That would require the user to remember that WinWarbler hadn't directed Commander to put the transceiver on the correct frequency in the correct mode, and later manually direct WinWarbler to do this. I don't believe this increase in user-perceived complexity is justified; as I pointed out in an earlier post, Commander provides memories that you can use instead of your transceiver's memories. 73, Dave, AA6YQ |
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Re: New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Jim Besancon Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 2:12 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] New Feature or I Don't Click Enough Spots Being a slow and damp day, I have been more active playing with the DXLab's features than normal. I discovered something I don't recall happening before and that is when I click on a spot it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK. The problem is no matter what I do, I can't clear the entry in DXK and end up logging the Q. After logging the Q in DXK, I go and delete the entry. Kind of a pain but now I know where the odd contacts are coming from. populates WinWarbler's 'QSO Info' panel and DXKeeper's Capture window". ToBy " it populates WW and creates an entry in DXK", I assume you mean "It clear the Capture window without logging a QSO, click the Clear button in its lower-right corner, or strike CTRL-W (for Wipe). 73,If I've misunderstood your question, please elaborate... Dave, AA6YQ |
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