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Re: WAC report

 

The WAC progress report now considers QSOs confirmed by QSL cards and QSOs confirmed via LotW. A QSO confirmed via QSL card doesn't actually "count" until it's submitted to and verified by the ARRL. Similarly, a QSO confirmed via LotW doesn't actually "count" until its submitted to and verified by the ARRL.

Said another way, a QSO confirmed via LotW will "count" towards WAC after its been submitted to and approved by the DXCC desk. Thus it should appear in the WAC progress report.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., "Bill Bailey, KG4NZR" <kg4nzr@...> wrote:



--------------------------------------------------
From: "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq@...>
Sent: Wednesday, 09 September, 2009 5:36 PM
To: <dxlab@...>
Subject: RE: [dxlab] RE: WAC report

Thanks, Art. In the next version of DXKeeper, the WAC Progress Report
counts
LotW confirmations.
All LotW confirmations or only those set to "V"? Seems like counting all
LotW confirmations would yield incorrect WAC totals if the LotW confirmation
has not been submitted and added to DXCC credit.

Bill Bailey, KG4NZR
Kissimmee, FL
Osceola County, Grid EL98hg
Re: DXKeeper oddity

 

Iva, be sure you are using the proper call--- 0=zero O equals the letter OH
That confuses any lookup data base if you get the wrong one typed in.

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB

Danny, I typed 9U0A just once! And then click either Call or DXCC buttons only,
so the symbol 0 is immutable.
73! de Iva, UA6LJB
IRCs Old and New

 

From the ARRL-LOTW group. Info on IRCs. Bill (W9OL), I thought
you might put this info on your wonderfully helpful postage/IRC
web page. Thanks for providing that.

73
Pete K5GM

----- Original message -----
From: "Tony De Angelo" <TonyN2MFT@...>
To: ARRL-LOTW@...
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:17:52 -0400
Subject: [ARRL-LOTW] Re: PIA?
Norm and group
I have had to had a lessons at the counter on several days on IRC
issuing and exchange.
At my branch I had 2 employees stand there and tell me "We don't
sell them any more." Suggesting they look behind them in the file
box where stamps are store for sale when not locked away. They
then needed the POS code since they attempted to scan the serial
number on the back.
One employee has told the new workers on the window to listen to
what I tell them "He knows more then we do."
According to PB22267
<[1]
7.pdf>, released 2009.09.10, on page 11 the new Nairobi model IRC
New IRCs, Item 330800, bearing a denominated price of $2.10, go
on sale nationwide September 10, 2009.
Beijing 2 IRC will be sold until October 15, 2009.
On Page 12
Advise customers to exchange IRCs that expire on December 31,
2009, for the new IRC version (Item 330800), or for other postage
stamps. Retail associates (RAs) can exchange unused U.S.-issued
IRCs for $0.01 less than the value of the IRC. (The amount to
exchange is the printed price of the IRC along with any
additional postage affixed minus one penny.)
See Handbook F-101, Field Accounting Procedures,
section 11-6.6 for additional information concerning IRCs.
No I never worked for the USPS. Just a well informed consumer.
73,
Tony N2MFT
DXCC/WAS/VUCC Card Checker and VE Coordinator
President
Mid Florida DX Association W4FDX
On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 6:43 AM, <[2]ARRL-LOTW@...>
wrote:

I find these comments ammuzing.

Have you ever tried to exchange an IRC for a stamp at the post
office? Try to find anyone who even knows what they are. I had a
supervisor tell me that they don't use them anymore. I have still
not recieved any response from the USPS website about exchanging
IRCs. The only person who knew how to do it at the local PO has
retired and taken the secret with her.

Filling out QSL cards, SASE, buying postage stamps, licking
envelopes not PIA?
Schlepping QSL cards to a convention to be checked or sending
them to HQ not PIA?

A couple of mouse clicks is far less trouble. :-)

W3IZ


References

1.
2. mailto:ARRL-LOTW@...
3. ;_ylc=X3oDMTJnN2MydDRjBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzExMTE2OTY1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNzdG5ncwRzdGltZQMxMjUyNTkyMzI1
4. mailto:ARRL-LOTW-digest@...?subject=Email%20Delivery:%20Digest
5. mailto:ARRL-LOTW-fullfeatured@...?subject=Change%20Delivery%20Format:%20Fully%20Featured
6. ;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMTFsdTQyBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzExMTE2OTY1BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MzEwOARzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNocGYEc3RpbWUDMTI1MjU5MjMyNQ--
7.
8. mailto:ARRL-LOTW-unsubscribe@...?subject=Unsubscribe
Pete Jordahl, K5GM
k5gm@...
Re: DXKeeper oddity

DANNY DOUGLAS
 

Iva, be sure you are using the proper call--- 0=zero O equals the letter OH
That confuses any lookup data base if you get the wrong one typed in.

Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB

All 2 years or more (except Novice)
Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for
those who do.

Moderator
DXandTALK

DXandTALK@...

Moderator
Digital_modes

----- Original Message -----
From: udas
To: aa6yq@...
Cc: dxlab@...
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:55 PM
Subject: [dxlab] DXKeeper oddity


Hello Dave!
I faced with such oddity in DXKeeper- I have a QSO with 9U0A, when I paste
this call to Filter pane
(Filter:Call=9U0A) and then click Call button, nothing does appear in Log
Page Display, but if I click
DXCC button the QSO does appear. What is wrong?
73! de Iva, UA6LJB
DXKeeper oddity

 

Hello Dave!
I faced with such oddity in DXKeeper- I have a QSO with 9U0A, when I paste
this call to Filter pane
(Filter:Call=9U0A) and then click Call button, nothing does appear in Log
Page Display, but if I click
DXCC button the QSO does appear. What is wrong?
73! de Iva, UA6LJB
Re: JD1BMM

 

AA6YQ comments below
--- In dxlab@..., " pcooper" <pcooper@...> wrote:

OK, I deleted JD1BMM from the overrides box, and re-entered it.
However, it still won't come up with a heading in SC unless I enter the grid and zones, etc.
That's correct: if you define an override, SpotCollector will take the station's location from the override's grid square; if no grid square is specified in the override, then SpotCollector can't compute an azimuth unless the grid square is specified in spot notes and you've configured SpotCollector to extract grid squares from spot notes.
I am a little confused, as I have never had to populate any other boxes in the overrides panel to get the correct info.
For example, I have VR10 mapped to Hong Kong, but no other boxes are filled in, and any VR10 calls were correctly mapped.

Does the VR10 spot database entry specify a DX grid square? If this is not specified in your VR10 override, then it must have been provided in spot notes, or perhaps by a cluster configured to append the grid square to the spot notes.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: eXcel to DXKeeper

 

AA6YQ comments below
--- In dxlab@..., Ian Scott <thole42@...> wrote:

Greetings! New member here. k1oIq.

Welcome!
I'm thinking of getting involved with this programme to use in conjunction with eQSL. But first, I have an existing log...

Can DXKeeper import an existing QSL database from eXcel?

DXKeeper cannot directly import an Excel spreadsheet, but it can import a comma-delimited file that conforms to a specific set of rules, as described in
<>

In general, you can produce generate this comma-delimited file from your Excel spreadsheet by adding a new worksheet and populating it with formulae that put the data in the required format. If you need help with this, please let me know.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: eXcel to DXKeeper

 

Yes, but you have to do a little work to convert your spreadsheet data to ADIF. The following is a good place to start and this is posted in the FAQ section of eQSL.cc under the general questions category.

Rich VE3IAY has provided a straightforward approach to generating ADIF from Microsoft Works 97, Lotus 123 v.5 and Microsoft Excel 2002 spreadsheets. It's likely that the same approach can be adapted to other spreadsheet programs or versions. See:

<>

A sample Excel spreadsheet is available from

Before attempting to use this approach be sure to have a good understanding of ADIF fromat.

A copy of the current ADIF standard specification is available at

Ian Scott wrote:
Greetings! New member here. k1oIq.

I'm thinking of getting involved with this programme to use in conjunction with eQSL. But first, I have an existing log...

Can DXKeeper import an existing QSL database from eXcel?

--ajo

Why do we wear clothes, Kim asked, when it feels so good to
have air all over you? To keep people from going crazy
looking at you , Anders said. --Guy Davenport





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Yahoo! Groups Links
Re: eXcel to DXKeeper

Michael Morgan
 

If you look at this page
there are notes towards the bottom on importing a tab delimited file which
can easily be made in excel.



Michael, AA5SH



From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...] On Behalf Of Ian
Scott
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 9:36 AM
To: dxlab@...
Subject: [dxlab] eXcel to DXKeeper





Greetings! New member here. k1oIq.

I'm thinking of getting involved with this programme to use in conjunction
with eQSL. But first, I have an existing log...

Can DXKeeper import an existing QSL database from eXcel?

--ajo

Why do we wear clothes, Kim asked, when it feels so good to
have air all over you? To keep people from going crazy
looking at you , Anders said. --Guy Davenport
correction to message

Larry - K2GN
 

Previous message should say COULD NOT hear the part I was not to on the phone.

de K2GN/Larry
Start up audio

Larry - K2GN
 

I have set up a slider for the Audio on my K3.
This morning I had the AF knob all the way counter clockwise, no audio.
I was doing some other operation on the computer so DXLab wasn't running.
When I started DXLab via the Launcher, the audio came on.
Bad Time I was on the phone. I could hear the party I was talking to.
Went too turn the volume down, it was off.
After several attempts to figure out what was going on, I figured out that the radio's audio will be set to the volume in the slider when Commander starts up.

Is it possible to let the audio control alone on start up?

de K2GN/Larry
Re: Two (or more) users/logs?

n8wrl
 

One more question - where are the 'workspaces' stored? I have my log files stored under my user files so they get backed up and will be migrated to Win7. Where are the workspaces so i can back them up and migrate them as well?

-Brian n8wrl

--- In dxlab@..., "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq@...> wrote:

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of
n8wrl
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 3:21 PM
To: dxlab@...
Subject: [dxlab] Two (or more) users/logs?


My daughter passed her Tech and got her call yesterday!

Congratulations to both of you!

I would like to set up a fresh log for her in dxlab so we can track her
awards, progress, etc, and 'do something' when it starts so we can pick the
log to work in - hers or mine.

You can create an empty new log for Olivia using the "Log file" panel at
the top of Config window's Log tab. If the pathname for your log file shown
in this panel is

C:&#92;Program Files&#92;DXLab Suite&#92;DXKeeper&#92;Logs&#92;N8WRL.mdb

change this to

C:&#92;Program Files&#92;DXLab Suite&#92;DXKeeper&#92;Logs&#92;KJ4OTY.mdb

and then click the Create button. DXKeeper will create an empty new log, and
open it. To switch back to your log, Brian, you'd click the "Log file"
panel's Select button and double-click N8WRL.mdb in the "select existing
log" window.

At minimum, you'll also need to change the default "Station callsign"
(Config window, Defaults tab) whenever you change operators so that the
correct station callsign will be recorded with each QSO. If you don't mind
sharing the rest of the settings, this will be the fastest approach. If
you'd like to maintain separate settings, you could either direct the
Launcher to setup a pair of Workspaces, save your settings to your
Workspace, and then after Olivia establishes her settings save those to her
Workspace. Switching operators would then entail terminating all DXLab
applications except the Launcher, switching workspaces, and then restarting
your DXLab applications. Alternatively, you could create a separate Windows
user for Olivia, and switch Windows users whenever you switch operators.

I spent some quality time searching this group and the docs to no avail. Any
hints?

See
< Tab>


73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Two (or more) users/logs?

n8wrl
 

I got two workspaces set up and it is 95% perfect. The only annoyance I have now I think is Vista's fault - switching between workspaces brings up a bunch of UAC nonsense-popups when dxlab updates the registry. But win7 is supposed to be better and I can put up with this for now.

Thanks again!

-Brian

--- In dxlab@..., "n8wrl" <n8wrl@...> wrote:

Hi Dave!

Long time - hope all is well. Thank you so much for the quick reply. I will try the log-file approach. I also like the seperate windows accounts idea because we're getting ready for a Windows 7 migration here and plan to have seperate accounts for everyone in the family. things are getting a bit cluttered on the default/common acocunt now. One thing I will have to experiment with is how easily I can switch between acocunts - I log in and fire up DXkeeper, we switch users and she logs in and also fires it up. I wonder if we can just use Windows to switch back and forth as we take turns in a pileup. I suspect there will be issues with talking to the radio but will the two programs interoperate ok? We'd each have our own log files but I suspect we'd be sharing the common DB's - DXCC, lotw, etc?

73 everyone!

-Brian n8wrl


--- In dxlab@..., "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq@> wrote:

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of
n8wrl
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 3:21 PM
To: dxlab@...
Subject: [dxlab] Two (or more) users/logs?


My daughter passed her Tech and got her call yesterday!

Congratulations to both of you!

I would like to set up a fresh log for her in dxlab so we can track her
awards, progress, etc, and 'do something' when it starts so we can pick the
log to work in - hers or mine.

You can create an empty new log for Olivia using the "Log file" panel at
the top of Config window's Log tab. If the pathname for your log file shown
in this panel is

C:&#92;Program Files&#92;DXLab Suite&#92;DXKeeper&#92;Logs&#92;N8WRL.mdb

change this to

C:&#92;Program Files&#92;DXLab Suite&#92;DXKeeper&#92;Logs&#92;KJ4OTY.mdb

and then click the Create button. DXKeeper will create an empty new log, and
open it. To switch back to your log, Brian, you'd click the "Log file"
panel's Select button and double-click N8WRL.mdb in the "select existing
log" window.

At minimum, you'll also need to change the default "Station callsign"
(Config window, Defaults tab) whenever you change operators so that the
correct station callsign will be recorded with each QSO. If you don't mind
sharing the rest of the settings, this will be the fastest approach. If
you'd like to maintain separate settings, you could either direct the
Launcher to setup a pair of Workspaces, save your settings to your
Workspace, and then after Olivia establishes her settings save those to her
Workspace. Switching operators would then entail terminating all DXLab
applications except the Launcher, switching workspaces, and then restarting
your DXLab applications. Alternatively, you could create a separate Windows
user for Olivia, and switch Windows users whenever you switch operators.

I spent some quality time searching this group and the docs to no avail. Any
hints?

See
< Tab>


73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Two (or more) users/logs?

n8wrl
 

Hi Dave!

Long time - hope all is well. Thank you so much for the quick reply. I will try the log-file approach. I also like the seperate windows accounts idea because we're getting ready for a Windows 7 migration here and plan to have seperate accounts for everyone in the family. things are getting a bit cluttered on the default/common acocunt now. One thing I will have to experiment with is how easily I can switch between acocunts - I log in and fire up DXkeeper, we switch users and she logs in and also fires it up. I wonder if we can just use Windows to switch back and forth as we take turns in a pileup. I suspect there will be issues with talking to the radio but will the two programs interoperate ok? We'd each have our own log files but I suspect we'd be sharing the common DB's - DXCC, lotw, etc?

73 everyone!

-Brian n8wrl

--- In dxlab@..., "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq@...> wrote:

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of
n8wrl
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 3:21 PM
To: dxlab@...
Subject: [dxlab] Two (or more) users/logs?


My daughter passed her Tech and got her call yesterday!

Congratulations to both of you!

I would like to set up a fresh log for her in dxlab so we can track her
awards, progress, etc, and 'do something' when it starts so we can pick the
log to work in - hers or mine.

You can create an empty new log for Olivia using the "Log file" panel at
the top of Config window's Log tab. If the pathname for your log file shown
in this panel is

C:&#92;Program Files&#92;DXLab Suite&#92;DXKeeper&#92;Logs&#92;N8WRL.mdb

change this to

C:&#92;Program Files&#92;DXLab Suite&#92;DXKeeper&#92;Logs&#92;KJ4OTY.mdb

and then click the Create button. DXKeeper will create an empty new log, and
open it. To switch back to your log, Brian, you'd click the "Log file"
panel's Select button and double-click N8WRL.mdb in the "select existing
log" window.

At minimum, you'll also need to change the default "Station callsign"
(Config window, Defaults tab) whenever you change operators so that the
correct station callsign will be recorded with each QSO. If you don't mind
sharing the rest of the settings, this will be the fastest approach. If
you'd like to maintain separate settings, you could either direct the
Launcher to setup a pair of Workspaces, save your settings to your
Workspace, and then after Olivia establishes her settings save those to her
Workspace. Switching operators would then entail terminating all DXLab
applications except the Launcher, switching workspaces, and then restarting
your DXLab applications. Alternatively, you could create a separate Windows
user for Olivia, and switch Windows users whenever you switch operators.

I spent some quality time searching this group and the docs to no avail. Any
hints?

See
< Tab>


73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Disappearing calls on bandspread dial

 

Dave AA6YQ wrote:
I am running a Intel Core Duo 6600 CPU clocked at 2.4 GHz. I see little to
no increase in Commander's CPU consumption when scrolling a bandspread full
of spotted callsigns, and that scrolling is smooth (i.e. no disappearances).
If you're seeing a big increase, then your CPU is doing the work instead of
your video adapter.

What version of Windows are you running, Ken?
XP Pro SP3
Assuming its XP, please open the Windows Control Panel's System applet,
select its Advanced tab, and click the Performance panel's Settings button.
In the "Performance Options" window,

- on the "Visual Effects" tab, what option is selected?
Adjust for best performance
- on the Advanced tab, what options are selected in the "Processor
Scheduling" and "Memory Usage" panels?
Programs on both
What sort of video adaptor are you using? If you're not certain, run the
Windows Control Panel's Display applet, select the Settings tab, and click
the Advanced button in the lower-right corner. The resulting window is
adaptor-specific, but should at least indicate the manufacturer and model
number.
nVidia GeForce FX-5700LE

73,

Dave, AA6YQ


The frustrating part is that the behavior is intermittent. This morning as I was checking the settings per your request, I could rapidly QSY with no disappearing calls and yet, last evening, if I were to move the dial only slightly they were gone! I've opened a bunch of programs including my virus scanner to load the CPU and it is currently behaving as it should. Occasionally, when I spin the dial, the marker on the Bandspread window doesn't keep up but rather lags behind in updating. The more I think about this, I'm beginning to think that the problem may well be with the video card.

73,

Ken - K4XL

-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of
Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:32 AM
To: dxlab@...
Subject: [dxlab] Disappearing calls on bandspread dial


What is the best guess for the cause of the calls on the bandspread dial
of Commander disappearing as I tune up or down the band? Insufficient
memory or insufficient computer power? I'm running a 3 GHz P4 with 1
Gig of memory (2 x 512MB) on my DXLab computer.

From looking at the Windows Task Manager window, the CPU usage
increases rather dramatically when tuning and the memory usage stays
fairly constant which probably answers the question for me. :-)
Still, I wonder if others with similar computers notice the calls
disappear as they tune and reappear when you stop. More to the point,
do those of you running duo or quad core Intel computers notice the same
thing.

73,

--
Ken K4XL
k4xl@...



--
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k4xl@...

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eXcel to DXKeeper

 

Greetings! New member here. k1oIq.

I'm thinking of getting involved with this programme to use in conjunction with eQSL. But first, I have an existing log...

Can DXKeeper import an existing QSL database from eXcel?

--ajo

Why do we wear clothes, Kim asked, when it feels so good to
have air all over you? To keep people from going crazy
looking at you , Anders said. --Guy Davenport
Re: Two (or more) users/logs?

 

Note that if you create separate windows logins for each user then each will have his own log file and DXLab options when logged on to the appropriate account. This is because DXLab keeps all of it's settings under the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Thus, each user has his/her own copy of the CURRENT_USER registry settings. Note that this will not work with Vista if you have installed the DXLab programs on "Program Files" because in order for DXLab to work properly in that case you are required to log on to the one account named "Administration". But it should work fine with Windows XP and also the upcoming Windows 7.

73, Rich - W3ZJ

Paul Decker wrote:

Hi Dave,



Thanks for the reply. Yes, that answers it fully. Actually, I think I tried going that route for a while, it turned out to be easier to keep the station log rather than switching logs each time, and then having to switch all the operator information, especially in the online qsl page. After uploading my logs to Brittanys eqsl and such, lotw is a bit harder to cross pollinate, I've relegated to usually export an adif based on op callsign and use the web to upload the adif and other files. Sometimes I go in and change the qsl info, but it's just too much effort and error prone.



I like the idea of having separate windows users and the settings for each, but that doesn't work out too well when three or four of us are chasing dx or a rare country or something like that. We all take a turn making the contact "for the log". What it seems we need is a way to setup multiple logs, with multiple user settings, and a button or tab to switch between them quickly and easily.





Paul (KG7HF)
Re: JD1BMM

pcooper
 

Dave and the group,

OK, I deleted JD1BMM from the overrides box, and re-entered it.
However, it still won't come up with a heading in SC unless I enter the grid and zones, etc.

I am a little confused, as I have never had to populate any other boxes in the overrides panel to get the correct info.
For example, I have VR10 mapped to Hong Kong, but no other boxes are filled in, and any VR10 calls were correctly mapped.

I've just played around with JD1O and JD1M in DXV, and those calls correctly show the entity, but JD1BMM will not, unless the overrides panel has the grid and zones specified.

I do now have it working, and you are probably correct in your assumption that it has been there for a while now, possibly before several upgrades.

Thanks again for the help,

73 de Phil GU0SUP
Re: WAC report

pcooper
 

Dave and the group,

Bill KG4NZR hit the nail on the head here. It has to be only QSO's that are listed as V that can be used.


Thanks, Art. In the next version of DXKeeper, the WAC Progress Report
counts
LotW confirmations.
All LotW confirmations or only those set to "V"? Seems like counting all
LotW confirmations would yield incorrect WAC totals if the LotW confirmation
has not been submitted and added to DXCC credit.
73 de Phil GU0SUP
Re: WAC report

Bill Bailey, KG4NZR
 

--------------------------------------------------
From: "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq@...>
Sent: Wednesday, 09 September, 2009 5:36 PM
To: <dxlab@...>
Subject: RE: [dxlab] RE: WAC report

Thanks, Art. In the next version of DXKeeper, the WAC Progress Report counts
LotW confirmations.
All LotW confirmations or only those set to "V"? Seems like counting all LotW confirmations would yield incorrect WAC totals if the LotW confirmation has not been submitted and added to DXCC credit.

Bill Bailey, KG4NZR
Kissimmee, FL
Osceola County, Grid EL98hg
157021 - 157040 of 229108