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Re: Disappearing calls on bandspread dial

 

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of
Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:48 PM
To: dxlab@...
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Re: Disappearing calls on bandspread dial


I downloaded the latest driver for the video card, and it is still
misbehaving. Since it was working perfectly this morning when I first
started the system and later in the day it started going wrong, it may
be heat related. I'll see if I can improve the air circulation a bit
and see if that helps. Any other ideas?

If the video card has a fan, make sure its turning when power is applied;
if it doesn't have a fan, consider jury-rigging one. You could also try
freeze spray as a diagnostic, but running with your PC chassis open will
change the air flow...

73,

Dave, AA6YQ


Re: WAC report

 

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Peter
Jordahl
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:34 PM
To: DXLAB DXLAB
Subject: RE: [dxlab] Re: WAC report


Dave,
I guess I started a tempest in a teapot! But I think because the QSO
must be
verified, I would prefer to see the WAC Progress report show 'V' to
avoid any
confusion. I assume that in your proposed scheme only QSO's marked 'V'
in
APP_DXKEEPER_LOTW_QSL_RCVD would be allowed to show in the report.

No. As presently implemented (but not yet released), the WAC progress
report will "count" a QSO whose "LotW QSL Rcvd" item is set to 'Y', 'S', or
'V'. A QSO whose "LotW QSL Rcvd" item is set to 'Y' or 'S' can be submitted
to the DXCC desk for DXCC credit, and then submitted for WAC credit.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ


Re: Disappearing calls on bandspread dial

 

I downloaded the latest driver for the video card, and it is still misbehaving. Since it was working perfectly this morning when I first started the system and later in the day it started going wrong, it may be heat related. I'll see if I can improve the air circulation a bit and see if that helps. Any other ideas?
73,
Ken - K4XL

aa6yq wrote:

Those settings are reasonable, Ken.

The FX-5700LE is a reasonably powerful video card. It sounds like your system is intermittently entering a mode in which the CPU rather than the video card is doing the pixel management. You might try downloading the latest driver from nVidia.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., "Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL" <grimm@...> wrote:

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,

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Re: WAC report

 

Dave,
I guess I started a tempest in a teapot! But I think because the QSO
must be
verified, I would prefer to see the WAC Progress report show 'V' to
avoid any
confusion. I assume that in your proposed scheme only QSO's marked 'V'
in
APP_DXKEEPER_LOTW_QSL_RCVD would be allowed to show in the report.

Pete K5GM

On Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:01 -0400, "Dave AA6YQ" <aa6yq@...>
wrote:
If an LotW confirmation of 7O1YGF is my first confirmation of Asia, then
my
assumption is that I can

1. submit this 7O1YGF LotW confirmation for DXCC credit

2. after the DXCC desk grants credit, submit the now-verified 7O1YGF LotW
confirmation for WAC credit

Is this correct?

If so, then were I to run DXKeeper's WAC Progress report a few minutes
after
"Sync LotW QSLs" reveals the new confirmation of 7O1YGF, shouldn't' that
Progress report list 7O1YGF for Asia with an LotW status of Y ?

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of
Art
Searle
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:16 PM
To: dxlab@...
Cc: dxlab@...
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Re: WAC report


Hi Dave,

Actually LoW QSLs have to be submitted to ARRL and approved toward a
DXCC award (I'm not sure about WAS LotW QSLs for WAC NA). The way you
worded that sounded like you could submit LotW QSLs for WAC and you
can't. They have to be already credited.

QSLs via card either have to be approved toward a DXCC Award or the
cards can be submitted or they can be checked by a card checker.

I'm also wondering about the 5 Band WAC. I think we need to keep in
mind that QSL cards submitted a long time ago, prior to the band
implementated computer tracking at ARRL, didn't include band credit.
So for 5 band WAC I recomment using the QSLs listed in DXCC credit on
the LotW Award matrix page.

I recently submitted my 5 Band WAC application but it was before I
knew about the LotW credit thingy. But I did verify that all of my WAC
QSL card entries were listed in my ARRL LotW DXCC band award matrix on
the website.

73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com

On Sep 10, 2009, at 1:31 PM, aa6yq <aa6yq@...> wrote:

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



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Re: WAC report

Art Searle
 

Yes, I think that is right.

73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com

On Sep 10, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq@...> wrote:

If an LotW confirmation of 7O1YGF is my first confirmation of Asia, then my
assumption is that I can

1. submit this 7O1YGF LotW confirmation for DXCC credit

2. after the DXCC desk grants credit, submit the now-verified 7O1YGF LotW
confirmation for WAC credit

Is this correct?

If so, then were I to run DXKeeper's WAC Progress report a few minutes after
"Sync LotW QSLs" reveals the new confirmation of 7O1YGF, shouldn't' that
Progress report list 7O1YGF for Asia with an LotW status of Y ?

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Art
Searle
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:16 PM
To: dxlab@...
Cc: dxlab@...
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Re: WAC report


Hi Dave,

Actually LoW QSLs have to be submitted to ARRL and approved toward a
DXCC award (I'm not sure about WAS LotW QSLs for WAC NA). The way you
worded that sounded like you could submit LotW QSLs for WAC and you
can't. They have to be already credited.

QSLs via card either have to be approved toward a DXCC Award or the
cards can be submitted or they can be checked by a card checker.

I'm also wondering about the 5 Band WAC. I think we need to keep in
mind that QSL cards submitted a long time ago, prior to the band
implementated computer tracking at ARRL, didn't include band credit.
So for 5 band WAC I recomment using the QSLs listed in DXCC credit on
the LotW Award matrix page.

I recently submitted my 5 Band WAC application but it was before I
knew about the LotW credit thingy. But I did verify that all of my WAC
QSL card entries were listed in my ARRL LotW DXCC band award matrix on
the website.

73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com

On Sep 10, 2009, at 1:31 PM, aa6yq <aa6yq@...> wrote:

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



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Re: WAC report

 

If an LotW confirmation of 7O1YGF is my first confirmation of Asia, then my
assumption is that I can

1. submit this 7O1YGF LotW confirmation for DXCC credit

2. after the DXCC desk grants credit, submit the now-verified 7O1YGF LotW
confirmation for WAC credit

Is this correct?

If so, then were I to run DXKeeper's WAC Progress report a few minutes after
"Sync LotW QSLs" reveals the new confirmation of 7O1YGF, shouldn't' that
Progress report list 7O1YGF for Asia with an LotW status of Y ?

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Art
Searle
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:16 PM
To: dxlab@...
Cc: dxlab@...
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Re: WAC report


Hi Dave,

Actually LoW QSLs have to be submitted to ARRL and approved toward a
DXCC award (I'm not sure about WAS LotW QSLs for WAC NA). The way you
worded that sounded like you could submit LotW QSLs for WAC and you
can't. They have to be already credited.

QSLs via card either have to be approved toward a DXCC Award or the
cards can be submitted or they can be checked by a card checker.

I'm also wondering about the 5 Band WAC. I think we need to keep in
mind that QSL cards submitted a long time ago, prior to the band
implementated computer tracking at ARRL, didn't include band credit.
So for 5 band WAC I recomment using the QSLs listed in DXCC credit on
the LotW Award matrix page.

I recently submitted my 5 Band WAC application but it was before I
knew about the LotW credit thingy. But I did verify that all of my WAC
QSL card entries were listed in my ARRL LotW DXCC band award matrix on
the website.

73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com

On Sep 10, 2009, at 1:31 PM, aa6yq <aa6yq@...> wrote:

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



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Re: Start up audio

 

In the next version of Commander, each slider is set at startup to its value at the end of the previous operating session -- but this may be different than the radio setting at the time Commander is started.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., "Larry - K2GN" <k2gn@...> wrote:

I'm not sure I understand why they have to be initialized and in doing so over-ride the value the
control was set at when the software was terminated.
Then I have to reset them.
de K2GN/Larry






Re: Start up audio

Larry - K2GN
 

I'm not sure I understand why they have to be initialized and in doing so over-ride the value the
control was set at when the software was terminated.
Then I have to reset them.
de K2GN/Larry


Re: WAC report

Art Searle
 

Hi Dave,

Actually LoW QSLs have to be submitted to ARRL and approved toward a DXCC award (I'm not sure about WAS LotW QSLs for WAC NA). The way you worded that sounded like you could submit LotW QSLs for WAC and you can't. They have to be already credited.

QSLs via card either have to be approved toward a DXCC Award or the cards can be submitted or they can be checked by a card checker.

I'm also wondering about the 5 Band WAC. I think we need to keep in mind that QSL cards submitted a long time ago, prior to the band implementated computer tracking at ARRL, didn't include band credit. So for 5 band WAC I recomment using the QSLs listed in DXCC credit on the LotW Award matrix page.

I recently submitted my 5 Band WAC application but it was before I knew about the LotW credit thingy. But I did verify that all of my WAC QSL card entries were listed in my ARRL LotW DXCC band award matrix on the website.

73 Art W2NRA
"Keep to the Code!"
w2nra.com

On Sep 10, 2009, at 1:31 PM, aa6yq <aa6yq@...> wrote:

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



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Re: Two (or more) users/logs?

Ron Rossi
 

Brian,

I will play with this a bit to see if it will work. It would be a fun challenge :)

73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l@...) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
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Ron Rossi wrote:

Brian,

This sounds like a perfect job for AutoHotKey switching the windows and filling in the fields for you.

73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l@...) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page:



aa6yq wrote:

I can't test it at the moment, but I'm fairly certain that switching Windows users means shutting down all applications and then restarting them. Even if it doesn't, you can't have two different instances of Commander running and connected to the same serial port. So if you're looking for rapid switching in the short-term, I'd perform the switch by loading the new user's log file and changing the default Station Callsign to that of the new user. Eventually, the Launcher will let you switch all settings without having to terminate and restart applications, but this capability is not imminent.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- 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


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Re: Two (or more) users/logs?

Ron Rossi
 

Brian,

This sounds like a perfect job for AutoHotKey switching the windows and filling in the fields for you.

73 es God Bless de KK1L...Ron Rossi (kk1l@...) <><
QTH: Jericho, Vermont
My page:



aa6yq wrote:

I can't test it at the moment, but I'm fairly certain that switching Windows users means shutting down all applications and then restarting them. Even if it doesn't, you can't have two different instances of Commander running and connected to the same serial port. So if you're looking for rapid switching in the short-term, I'd perform the switch by loading the new user's log file and changing the default Station Callsign to that of the new user. Eventually, the Launcher will let you switch all settings without having to terminate and restart applications, but this capability is not imminent.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- 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




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Re: DXKeeper oddity

 

I agree with the suggestions already posted here that you look carefully at "oh" vs. "zero".

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

Ok, tnanks to you and Danny, I"ll check back.
73! de Iva, UA6LJB


Re: DXKeeper oddity

DANNY DOUGLAS
 

Im not sure what you said before, because I do not still have the email. I wonder if you are typing in 9U OHHH and clicking on DXCC. That would indeed show up correctly, because It is only looking at the 9U prefix - not the rest of the call, and finds that whole DXCC list (with the wrong call as well as correct ones. Then when you click on "call" it is going to look EXACTLY for 9U0A, and doesnt find such a call, because you have logged it as 9U oh .
Danny Douglas
N7DC
ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA
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Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred,
I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for
those who do.

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----- Original Message -----
From: udas
To: dxlab@...
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [dxlab] 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


Re: DXKeeper oddity

 

I agree with the suggestions already posted here that you look carefully at "oh" vs. "zero".

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

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

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


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


Re: eXcel to DXKeeper

 

It's no longer necessary to convert spreadsheet data to ADIF. DXKeeper can now directly import a comma-delimited file as long as it

- provides a header row that specifies the field order

- presents the data in ADIF-compatible formats

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., Rich - W3ZJ <rich@...> wrote:

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?

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Re: Start up audio

 

Yes, when you start Commander, each user-defined slider initializes the transceiver setting it controls. I am reluctant to complicate this with a "check to suppress initialization" option.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., "Larry - K2GN" <k2gn@...> wrote:

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?

 

A workspace is just a folder that contains a file (containing registry settings) for each DXLab application. Workspaces live in the Launcher's Workspace folder.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

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

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?

 

I can't test it at the moment, but I'm fairly certain that switching Windows users means shutting down all applications and then restarting them. Even if it doesn't, you can't have two different instances of Commander running and connected to the same serial port. So if you're looking for rapid switching in the short-term, I'd perform the switch by loading the new user's log file and changing the default Station Callsign to that of the new user. Eventually, the Launcher will let you switch all settings without having to terminate and restart applications, but this capability is not imminent.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- 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: Disappearing calls on bandspread dial

 

Those settings are reasonable, Ken.

The FX-5700LE is a reasonably powerful video card. It sounds like your system is intermittently entering a mode in which the CPU rather than the video card is doing the pixel management. You might try downloading the latest driver from nVidia.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@..., "Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL" <grimm@...> wrote:

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,

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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:



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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