Thought
Paul M Dunphy
Dave,
With SpotCollector, clicking on the call QSYs the rig to the right QRG and mode and pre-loads DXK, etc. How about ctrl+click or alt+click launching your browser with the QRZ.COM lookup? VE7CC's CC User program does this, and sometimes it can be useful to just look at their QRZ write up -- for many reasons -- without actually going to their frequency and loading DXKeeper with everything. I picked QRZ.COM as that seems to be where most people are putting stuff these days. Maybe another call book server would be just as good, or ctrl takes you to one and alt to another. Even could expand this to the spotter -- that is useful because if the W1 is really in Florida, it can explain apparent oddities in propagation. Maybe all of this is available in PathFinder. I don't use it because I have an XML subscription to QRZ. Is this worth considering? 73, Paul VE1DX
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Newbie in digital modes (RTTY)
ik2rpe@...
I'm a newbie on digital modes and I would like to have an help on how to configure ports on Commander and WinWarbler.
Ports has to be different or same in the two programs Commander (Ports)and WinWarbler(PTT for RTTY)? The problem is that I cannot go through in RTTY tx, but I do receive RTTY and Commander properly switches me in the different frequencies/bands. Ports have to be "linked" in a way? What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance for any help. Carlo IK2RPE
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Re: LOTW questions
Ken - K4XL
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq@...> wrote:
+++ More AA6YQ comments belowAha! I can't say for sure, but I would guess that I typed ST2AR in the Capture window, initiated a QRZ.com lookup while QRZ.com was touring the galaxy. Now it gets mysterious. I do have "Display previous QSOs on Lookup" checked. I haven't seen a recurrence of the problem, but if I do, I'll follow your instructions. Thanks. 73, Ken 73,Thanks! -- Ken - K4XL BoatAnchor Manual Archive BAMA - http://bama.edebris.com
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Re: Collecting/Displaying eQSL cards
Richard B Drake
All eQSL's are either .gif or .jpg files, those are the only two graphic
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formats that work with the image processor that Dave Morris is using. Occasionally we have a problem when a user submits a custom image that is either in the a wrong format or is way too big and in that case eQSL may return an error message instead of an image. We can usually fix that but would need to know specific callsigns to find the accounts with corrupt card images. I checked the 9W2RZL card in Charles' Archive, it is a stock image and displays fine. I am forwarding a copy of this to Dave Morris for his comments. 73, Rich - W3ZJ Dave AA6YQ wrote:
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DXView Ctrl-enterturns rotor on low bands
My usualy method of checking calls for need has been to enter them in the
capture window and then see what DXView has to say. I recently decided to try entering the call in DXView and control-entering. This should give me a propagation lookup as well as a callbook lookup and populate the capture window. It does all that, but it also turns my rotor to the proper heading. All well and good, but the rig was on 160, and the beam is not that big! So, I checked DXView config, made sure rotor control was set to only accept directives for 20-10 meters. It was. I guess DXView doesn't know what band I'm on, so it turns the rotor. I like the ability to get everything ready for a station, but turning the rotor this way and that might be a bit much. I see shift-enter does a qrz lookup. Is there a way to get the benefits of qrz, propagation, and capture pre-fill without the rotor needlessly hunting? Priority for me would be: Capture pre-fill rotor if 20-10 meters Propagation qrz lookup Not a big deal, and others may use the features differently so may have different needs. 73 de Chuck, WS1L -- =================== Chuck Chandler chandlerusm@... ===================
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DxKeeper and CTRL+C
it9fga <it9fga@...>
Hi to all,
CTRL+C not working into DXKeeper fields...wht not enabling this feature? 73's de Giuseppe, IT9FGA
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DxKeeper 9.2.7
it9fga <it9fga@...>
Hi to all,
after log a qso, I can modify all fields except ADDRESS..sam on your side ? 73's de Giuseppe, IT9FGA
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Re: SC
eddy on5jk
Dave,
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Depressing CTRL key togheter with the X button in the SC-Filter Panel transfers ALL of the Spots into the SC-window. INCLUDING CW-Spots and others. Whitch i don't need. Earlier i used to stay in SC with the ""Band and Mode"" filter on (only clicking X in the SC-Filter Panel). And then the << SH/DX F >>button (macro) shows all the Spots from <F> in the Source-window. Then the Spots from the Source-window , that corresponds with my setting > Band and Mode< in the SC-MainWindow,where automaticly transferred into the SC-Main Window.Thus giving me all of the wanted Spots from France,in SSB and Band as defined in my Band &Mode settings. Thanks for your quick answering. ON5JK
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From: Dave AA6YQ To: dxlab@... Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 1:12 AM Subject: RE: [dxlab] SC >>>AA6YQ comments below -----Original Message----- From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of eddy on5jk Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:36 AM To: YahooGroup DXLabs Subject: [dxlab] SC Dave, Once again i've got a problem. When opening the window from EA7URC,i ask via a Macro or direct commando f.i. SH/DX F Then the spots from "F" populate that window. But the spots are not transferred to the Spotcollector main-window.Although it used to go that way in better times. I did propose you the same problem a long time ago. Any suggestion? >>>On SpotCollector's Main window, depress the CTRL key while clicking the the Filter panel's X button. Then try typing SH/DX F in a spot source window; do the results now appear in SpotCollector's Main window? 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Updated eQSL AG and LotW Databases are available...
Dave AA6YQ
...via the Databases tab of DXView's Configuration window.
73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Collecting/Displaying eQSL cards
Dave AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Charles Brasell Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:55 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] Collecting/Displaying eQSL cards Hi Dave, While checking some confirmed eQSLs in DXK the other day I clicked to display the card from 9w2rzl (which has been confirmed) and it came up not found. Going to the eQSL folder I found I have a bunch of confirmations stored as MHTML documents, all the others are jpeg's. I am wondering how this bunch got there. (they will display the card by double clicking the file) Is it something I have done/not done?? I usually initially display the cards by clicking display on the eQSL website. MHTML instead of JPEG. Rich W3ZJ, can you shed light on this?I wasn't aware that eQSL was responding to requests for QSL images using While talking eQSL, I am still confused with the double negative statement, "Don't upload QSO's whose station callsign isn't the specified Username" My eQSL Username is ZL4DX, under which I have 4 accounts, 2 of which have the callsign ZL2DZ, all in the same DXK log. While using ZL4DX I am still occasionally entering up old logs. isn't the specified Username" may no longer be correct given the theThe grammatically-challenged "Don't upload QSO's whose station callsign subsequently added support for eQSL Nicknames. Rich, can you confirm this? Should the DXK QTHID be changed when uploading? Where should I look to find QTH Nickname? (I can't remember if I entered one or not) should be uploaded with the appropriate Nickname specified. You can do thisIf you have defined Nicknames in eQSL, then each QSO you upload to eQSL by 1. specifying a "QTH Nickname" on the "QSL Configuration" window's eQSL tab or 2. checking the "Use each QSO's myQTHID as its QTH Nickname when uploading or exporting" box on the the "QSL Configuration" window's eQSL tab (assuming you've defined and assigned myQTHIDs that match the Nicknames you've defined in eQSL) 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Spot collector missing spots
Dave AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of wb2nvr Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:12 AM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] Re: Spot collector missing spots I did have the AH filter active, and it hid one spot - with ???? in the notes. I unchecked both boxes in the AH filter, with no change. LOTW was not checked, and eQSL is not check (or activated). Control X this morning shows FR5ZL. Searching for the call FR5ZL yields nothing; clicking X also does not show FR5ZL. FR5ZL was spotted on 7,012 CW and is DMN in my SpotCollector panel as an unworked Band/Mode. Any other clues? 1. on the General tab of SpotCollector's Configuration window, check thePlease do the following "Log Debugging Info" box 2. in the Main window's Filter panel, type FR5ZL into the textbox and click the Call button 3. on the General tab of SpotCollector's Configuration window, uncheck the "Log Debugging Info" box 4. terminate SpotCollector 5. place the Spots.mdb file from SpotCollector's Databases folder and the Errorlog.txt file from your SpotCollector folder into a zip archive, attach this zip archive to an email message, and send it to me at aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com so I can see what's going on. Thanks... 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: LOTW questions
Dave AA6YQ
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From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Kenneth Grimm Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 12:18 AM To: dxlab@... Subject: Re: [dxlab] LOTW questions On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq@...> wrote: been-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below uploaded to LOTW. So that is one puzzle. The question I am mostNo, the box has nothing in it. Earlier QSOs with the yellow background do have a Y in the box. However, this must have automagically been added as I certainly have never never manually entered anything in this box. QSO's "LotW Member" item is set to 'Y' depends on the state of the CaptureWhen you're logging QSOs via the Capture window, whether or not that window's "LotW member" checkbox when you click the Capture window's Log button; if it's checked, then the QSO's "LotW Member" item is set to 'Y', otherwise, it isn't. checked:There are several ways that the Capture window's "LotW member" box can be 1. by clicking it with your mouse (clicking it when checked will un-check it) 2. by typing in a callsign and initiating a Lookup operation, or by double-clicking a callsign in SpotCollector's Spot Database Display 2a. if DXKeeper's "Display previous QSOs on Lookup" option is enabled, then the Lookup operation will inspect each previous QSO with the callsign; if the "LotW Member" item in any previously-logged QSO is set to 'Y', then the Capture window's "LotW member" box will be checked 2b. if DXView is running, DXKeeper will direct DXView to query the LotW Database; if the callsign is listed in the LotW Database, then the Capture window's "LotW member" box will be checked box being checked but you click the "LotW member" box, this will uncheck theNote that if 2a or 2b above results in the Capture window's "LotW member" "LotW member" box; if you then click the Capture window's Log button, the QSO will be recorded with it's "LotW Member" item not set to 'Y'. Capture window's "LotW member" box (or is incorrectly checking this box),If you discover a case where step 1 above is not correctly checking the please 1. clear the Capture window 2. on the Configuration window's General tab, check the "Log Debugging Info" box 3. repeat the steps that resulted in the Capture window's "Lotw member" box not being properly set 4. on the Configuration window's General tab, uncheck the "Log Debugging Info" box 5. attach the errorlog.txt file from your DXKeeper folder to an email message and send it to me at aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com 73,Thanks! Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Cannot get SpotCollector to Work on New Computer
Dave AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of John Bastin Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 11:10 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: Re: [dxlab] Re: Cannot get SpotCollector to Work on New Computer On Jan 27, 2011, at 21:33:08, Jim wrote: I received an email from Danny Douglas suggesting that I had perhas set mycomputer clock wrong. I checked and I had adjusted the time to local but had the time zone wrong. What superior help! One of the members of our local DX group was having similar problems with Spot Collector that he told me about at our monthly meeting this week. I gave him all the possible causes and told him, "be sure to check your computer clock to make sure it's right." He replied, "I'm sure it's correct, but I'll check it again." I got an e-mail from him this evening, his clock had the right numbers but it was set for AM instead of PM, he was 12 hours off. Needless to say, he wasn't seeing much in Spot Collector. Never rule out the simple things; check your clock when Spot Collector is blank...:-) Display from being populated can be found inA full list of things that can prevent SpotCollector's Spot Database <http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/EmptyDatabase> 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: Cannot get SpotCollector to Work on New Computer
John Bastin <jbastin@...>
On Jan 27, 2011, at 21:33:08, Jim wrote:
I received an email from Danny Douglas suggesting that I had perhas set my computer clock wrong. I checked and I had adjusted the time to local but had the time zone wrong. What superior help!One of the members of our local DX group was having similar problems with Spot Collector that he told me about at our monthly meeting this week. I gave him all the possible causes and told him, "be sure to check your computer clock to make sure it's right." He replied, "I'm sure it's correct, but I'll check it again." I got an e-mail from him this evening, his clock had the right numbers but it was set for AM instead of PM, he was 12 hours off. Needless to say, he wasn't seeing much in Spot Collector. Never rule out the simple things; check your clock when Spot Collector is blank...:-) 73, John K8AJS jbastin@...
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Re: Cannot get SpotCollector to Work on New Computer
Jim <jimstuder@...>
I received an email from Danny Douglas suggesting that I had perhas set my computer clock wrong. I checked and I had adjusted the time to local but had the time zone wrong. What superior help!
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Cannot get SpotCollector to Work on New Computer
Jim <jimstuder@...>
I just built a new Intel I7 machine running Windows 7 64-bit. I've installed other programs such as N1MM logger with no trouble. However, when I installed DXLab suites on the new computer everything runs well with one exception. Spot Collector is giving me trouble. It can contact the DX spotting services and spots scroll by as you watch. When I click on any of the green dots that show you're connected to a spot source, I see tons of spots. I've tried Control X and the display says "No Filters", I've tried ininstalling the program, deleting the subdirectory that it was in, and reinstalling the software, ahd still nothing shows up. I've spent two days massing with this and it's got me stumped. It's worked fine on my XP machine for almost a year with no trouble. Can anyone think of any reason that the spots would show up in the individual spot windows but none of them make to the main screen? I really need help with this.
73, Jim S
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Collecting/Displaying eQSL cards
Charles Brasell
Hi Dave,
While checking some confirmed eQSLs in DXK the other day I clicked to display the card from 9w2rzl (which has been confirmed) and it came up not found. Going to the eQSL folder I found I have a bunch of confirmations stored as MHTML documents, all the others are jpeg's. I am wondering how this bunch got there. (they will display the card by double clicking the file) Is it something I have done/not done?? I usually initially display the cards by clicking display on the eQSL website. While talking eQSL, I am still confused with the double negative statement, "Don't upload QSO's whose station callsign isn't the specified Username" My eQSL Username is ZL4DX, under which I have 4 accounts, 2 of which have the callsign ZL2DZ, all in the same DXK log. While using ZL4DX I am still occasionally entering up old logs. Should the DXK QTHID be changed when uploading? Where should I look to find QTH Nickname? (I can't remember if I entered one or not) 73 Charles zl4dx sorry for the static.
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Re: QRP entries in the tx_power field
Paul Beringer
Perfect. I hadn't thought of that.
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Re: `
Dave AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of Larry Rappaport Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 10:42 AM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] ` Joe, How about an additional database for special calls? It would not get overwritten by database updates and the responsibility for maintaining it would rest with the operator. whose callsigns are either ambiguous or are inconsistent withThe existing Override mechanism let's you deal with 16 active DX stations prefix-to-entity rules. callsigns that are inconsistent with the prefix-to-entity rules, users canFor the rare occasions where a large group of operators temporarily uses easily modify their DXCC database to compensate. The probability that this will coincide with the release of a new DXCC Database update is very small, and if it did happen the time required to re-implement a change like the one for ZL50 is minimal. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Re: SC
Dave AA6YQ
-----Original Message-----AA6YQ comments below From: dxlab@... [mailto:dxlab@...]On Behalf Of eddy on5jk Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2011 7:36 AM To: YahooGroup DXLabs Subject: [dxlab] SC Dave, Once again i've got a problem. When opening the window from EA7URC,i ask via a Macro or direct commando f.i. SH/DX F Then the spots from "F" populate that window. But the spots are not transferred to the Spotcollector main-window.Although it used to go that way in better times. I did propose you the same problem a long time ago. Any suggestion? the Filter panel's X button. Then try typing SH/DX F in a spot sourceOn SpotCollector's Main window, depress the CTRL key while clicking the window; do the results now appear in SpotCollector's Main window? 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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