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Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Bill Duffy
 

Dave & Rich.......
No luck yet but I did use Select ( making a back up first) and examined a few suspect Back ups.
No success.
Fortunately the rarest DX of these is New Hampshire so I'm not too concerned.
As I said, I did learn something so I'm ahead!
73 es Tnx
Bill
KA0VXK

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 2:09 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Using Recover is appropriate when you plan to discard the current log and revert to a backup. The first thing Recover does is change the filename of your current log to include "obsolete".

When mining previous backups for inadvertently deleted QSOs, the current log is being retained -- it's set aside while you hunt for the missing QSOs by opening a succession of backups, and then reloading.

In the "find and restore lost QSOs" scenario, I don't see how the Recover function can do anything other than add steps and the potential for confusion.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ


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

OK, I see what you are saying but as long as he did the backup in his
step 1 so that he can revert to it he should be OK either way. The
"Recover" method would likely be quicker because he wouldn't have to
navigate to his backup folder which hopefully is on an alternate disk or
thumb drive.

73, Rich - W3ZJ

Dave AA6YQ wrote:
AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Rich - W3ZJ
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:49 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Learning Opportunity!!




Bill Duffy wrote:

Hi Dave............
# 1 Back up current Log.
#2 Go to Config/Log tab
#3 Choose Select(?)
#4 Repeat till I find the appropriate Back Up Log
Then proceed as below which I understand.
Choosing 'Select' or 'Open' is my only question. I think Select is correct.
Tnx es 73
Bill
KA0VXK

Bill,
Choosing "Select" in the "Log file" panel might work if the folder that
contains your main log file happens to be the same as your Backup folder
but if that's not the case it wont work. The correct thing to do is to
Choose "Recover" in the "Backup folder" panel.


Bill does not want to revert to an older log, Rich. He's attempting to locate a backup that contains losts QSOs, export those QSOs to an ADIF file, reload his current log, and import the ADIF file.

Clicking the Select button gives you a standard Windows file selector window that lets you choose the log file to be opened.

Clicking the Open button assumes you have specified the pathname of the log file to be opened.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ




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Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Dave AA6YQ
 

Using Recover is appropriate when you plan to discard the current log and revert to a backup. The first thing Recover does is change the filename of your current log to include "obsolete".

When mining previous backups for inadvertently deleted QSOs, the current log is being retained -- it's set aside while you hunt for the missing QSOs by opening a succession of backups, and then reloading.

In the "find and restore lost QSOs" scenario, I don't see how the Recover function can do anything other than add steps and the potential for confusion.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

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

OK, I see what you are saying but as long as he did the backup in his
step 1 so that he can revert to it he should be OK either way. The
"Recover" method would likely be quicker because he wouldn't have to
navigate to his backup folder which hopefully is on an alternate disk or
thumb drive.

73, Rich - W3ZJ

Dave AA6YQ wrote:
AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Rich - W3ZJ
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:49 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Learning Opportunity!!




Bill Duffy wrote:

Hi Dave............
# 1 Back up current Log.
#2 Go to Config/Log tab
#3 Choose Select(?)
#4 Repeat till I find the appropriate Back Up Log
Then proceed as below which I understand.
Choosing 'Select' or 'Open' is my only question. I think Select is correct.
Tnx es 73
Bill
KA0VXK

Bill,
Choosing "Select" in the "Log file" panel might work if the folder that
contains your main log file happens to be the same as your Backup folder
but if that's not the case it wont work. The correct thing to do is to
Choose "Recover" in the "Backup folder" panel.


Bill does not want to revert to an older log, Rich. He's attempting to locate a backup that contains losts QSOs, export those QSOs to an ADIF file, reload his current log, and import the ADIF file.

Clicking the Select button gives you a standard Windows file selector window that lets you choose the log file to be opened.

Clicking the Open button assumes you have specified the pathname of the log file to be opened.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Richard B Drake
 

OK, I see what you are saying but as long as he did the backup in his step 1 so that he can revert to it he should be OK either way. The "Recover" method would likely be quicker because he wouldn't have to navigate to his backup folder which hopefully is on an alternate disk or thumb drive.

73, Rich - W3ZJ

Dave AA6YQ wrote:

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Rich - W3ZJ
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:49 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Learning Opportunity!!




Bill Duffy wrote:

Hi Dave............
# 1 Back up current Log.
#2 Go to Config/Log tab
#3 Choose Select(?)
#4 Repeat till I find the appropriate Back Up Log
Then proceed as below which I understand.
Choosing 'Select' or 'Open' is my only question. I think Select is correct.
Tnx es 73
Bill
KA0VXK

Bill,
Choosing "Select" in the "Log file" panel might work if the folder that
contains your main log file happens to be the same as your Backup folder
but if that's not the case it wont work. The correct thing to do is to
Choose "Recover" in the "Backup folder" panel.


Bill does not want to revert to an older log, Rich. He's attempting to locate a backup that contains losts QSOs, export those QSOs to an ADIF file, reload his current log, and import the ADIF file.

Clicking the Select button gives you a standard Windows file selector window that lets you choose the log file to be opened.

Clicking the Open button assumes you have specified the pathname of the log file to be opened.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Commander and Elecraft K3

Dave AA6YQ
 

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Vic Lindgren
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 2:48 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Commander and Elecraft K3


Hello all,
Just installed the latest Commander Rig Control Program
V8.8.8 and notice their is no mention of
Elecraft K3 in the drop down listing on the General tab of the Commander
Configuration window.
The K2 is on the list but K3 seems to have dissapeared.
Any help please.

What version number appears in the title bar of Commander's Main window?
Dave
Commander and Elecraft K3

Vic Lindgren G4BYG
 

Hello all,
Just installed the latest Commander Rig Control Program V8.8.8 and notice their is no mention of
Elecraft K3 in the drop down listing on the General tab of the Commander Configuration window.
The K2 is on the list but K3 seems to have dissapeared.
Any help please.

HNY to you all and do enjoy reading the interesting posts.

73 de Vic
G4BYG
Re: Updating Band/Mode sought fields?

Dave AA6YQ
 

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Scouse
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 5:48 AM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Updating Band/Mode sought fields?


Hi All,
Not sure if I've not set something wrong, or if its a bug.
However, when running spotcollector,dxkeeper etc the Band Sought and Mode
Sought field don't seem to update automatically when a spot is recieved.

Can Dave or anyone shed any light on this?

The "Band Sought" and "Mode Sought" Spot Database fields reflect the
state of the band and mode checkboxes in the "DXCC Bands & Modes" panel on
the Awards tab of DXKeeper's Configuration window. For a description of each
Spot Database field, see

<http://www.dxlabsuite.com/spotcollector/Help/SpotDatabase.htm#Spot Database
Field Table>

73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Dave AA6YQ
 

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Rich - W3ZJ
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 1:49 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dxlab] Learning Opportunity!!




Bill Duffy wrote:
Hi Dave............
# 1 Back up current Log.
#2 Go to Config/Log tab
#3 Choose Select(?)
#4 Repeat till I find the appropriate Back Up Log
Then proceed as below which I understand.
Choosing 'Select' or 'Open' is my only question. I think Select is correct.
Tnx es 73
Bill
KA0VXK

Bill,
Choosing "Select" in the "Log file" panel might work if the folder that
contains your main log file happens to be the same as your Backup folder
but if that's not the case it wont work. The correct thing to do is to
Choose "Recover" in the "Backup folder" panel.

Bill does not want to revert to an older log, Rich. He's attempting to locate a backup that contains losts QSOs, export those QSOs to an ADIF file, reload his current log, and import the ADIF file.
Clicking the Select button gives you a standard Windows file selector window that lets you choose the log file to be opened.
Clicking the Open button assumes you have specified the pathname of the log file to be opened.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Richard B Drake
 

Bill Duffy wrote:
Hi Dave............
# 1 Back up current Log.
#2 Go to Config/Log tab
#3 Choose Select(?)
#4 Repeat till I find the appropriate Back Up Log
Then proceed as below which I understand.
Choosing 'Select' or 'Open' is my only question. I think Select is correct.
Tnx es 73
Bill
KA0VXK

Bill,
Choosing "Select" in the "Log file" panel might work if the folder that contains your main log file happens to be the same as your Backup folder but if that's not the case it wont work. The correct thing to do is to Choose "Recover" in the "Backup folder" panel.

73, Rich - W3ZJ
Re: Learning Opportunity!!

Bill Duffy
 

Hi Dave............
# 1 Back up current Log.
#2 Go to Config/Log tab
#3 Choose Select(?)
#4 Repeat till I find the appropriate Back Up Log
Then proceed as below which I understand.
Choosing 'Select' or 'Open' is my only question. I think Select is correct.
Tnx es 73
Bill
KA0VXK

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave AA6YQ
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:51 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [dxlab] Learning Opportunity!!

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Bill Duffy
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:45 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Learning Opportunity!!


By chance, learned I was missing a QSO in my log.
To verify, I looked for other known QSO’s on that date.
I also did a Filter search using the date.
The Q’s are gone.
Now, on the DXK Config page, there as a box that one clicks to identify a Back up to revert to.
Should I just go to the most recent Back up and work my way back till I find the missing?

No.
The Revert function means replaces the contents of the current log file with the contents of a specify backup. You might use this is you were about to perform a complex procedure, made a backup named A, performed the complex procedure, and disliked the result; at that point, reverting to A makes perfect sense.
In your case, you've lost some QSOs. You hope those QSOs will exist in some backup made between today and the day those QSOs were logged. To do this, use Windows Explorer to examine the folder where you backups are kept, and determine which backups meet that criterion. Then use the "Log file" panel on the Configuration window's Log tab to load a candidate backup file, starting with the most recent first. When you find a backup that contains the missing QSOs, filter the Log Page Display so that only those QSOs are visible in the Log Page Display, and export those QSOs to an ADIF file.
Then use the "Log file" panel to load your current log, and import the ADIF file you just created.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ





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Re: Initial Cluster Command Format

iain macdonnell - N6ML
 

Hi James,

See the section "Automatically Updating the Spot Database and WWV
History on Startup" at the bottom of
http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/CollectingSpots

By the way, I found this with a Google search for "spotcollector
initial cluster command sh/dx/100 sh/wwv/100" ;)

73,

~iain / N6ML

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 4:27 PM, James Besancon <k8sia@arrl.net> wrote:



Greetings

Just finished rebuilding my PC after a crash and I missed saving a screen shot of my "Initial Cluster Command".

I had a command that put together SH/DX/100 and SH/WWV/50 but I can't find an example of how to format it. I think I have searched the documentation but still came up empty.

Any help or page I missed ?

73 - Jim - K8SIA

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Re: VUCC via LoTW

Peter Laws / N5UWY
 

On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 16:43, Dave AA6YQ <aa6yq@ambersoft.com> wrote:
AA6YQ comments below
At the top of the Configuration window's Awards tab, check the "Include
LotW QSLs in VUCC & Maidenhead progress" box.

In the next version of DXKeeper, this won't be necessary.

Works just fine. I even toggled the "Increase Sporadic E" button and
was able to work a station in Tucson/DM42, which was a new grid for
me.

Thanks!


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Initial Cluster Command Format

James Besancon
 

Greetings
 
Just finished rebuilding my PC after a crash and I missed saving a screen shot of my "Initial Cluster Command".
 
I had a command that put together SH/DX/100 and SH/WWV/50 but I can't find an example of how to format it. I think I have searched the documentation but still came up empty.
 
Any help or page I missed ?
 
73 - Jim - K8SIA

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Updating Band/Mode sought fields?

Scouse <briang0vax@...>
 

Hi All,
Not sure if I've not set something wrong, or if its a bug.
However, when running spotcollector,dxkeeper etc the Band Sought and Mode Sought field don't seem to update automatically when a spot is recieved.
Can Dave or anyone shed any light on this?

Best Wishes

Brian G0VAX
Re: Does not select RTTY contest qso's when Add Requested used

Dave AA6YQ
 

Thanks for sending me your log, Allan.

The QSOs in question are not being added to the "QSL Queue" for LotW when you click "Add Needed" because the "Station Callsign" item recorded with these QSOs does not match the callsign you specified in the "Limit Add and Sync operations to this callsign" box on the "QSL Configuration" panel's LotW tab.

On the Main window's "Log QSOs" tab, select one of these QSOs with the "Auxiliary" panel open so you can see it's "Station Callsign".

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

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

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Allan VK2CA
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 5:44 AM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [dxlab] Does not select RTTY contest qso's when Add
Requested used


Hi Dave



Yes the contacts were logged using WinWarbler (which works great by the way)
and the Initialize LotW Sent box is ticked.

OK. Please place your log file (the .mdb) into a zip archive, attach it
to an email message that identifies a couple of the RTTY QSOs that DXKeeper
refuses to place in the LotW QSL Queue when you click "Add Requested", and
send it to me at aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com so I can see what's going on.
Thanks!

73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: Question re BROKE

Dave AA6YQ
 

Screenshots can't be displayed here, Dave. Please send it to me via aa6yq
(at) ambersoft.com

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
David Shipman
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 6:27 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Question re BROKE


Dave



Thanks for the input re mass changes. Works great.



However, now when I run BROKE I do not get any flashing red warnings. Rather
the cursor blinks at the end of the call sign. I cannot determine what the
error is. Below is a screen shot.





How do I fix these, what is the error?



73 Dave



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Question re BROKE

David Shipman <davidshipman@...>
 

Dave



Thanks for the input re mass changes. Works great.



However, now when I run BROKE I do not get any flashing red warnings. Rather
the cursor blinks at the end of the call sign. I cannot determine what the
error is. Below is a screen shot.





How do I fix these, what is the error?



73 Dave



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Re: VUCC via LoTW

Dave AA6YQ
 

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Peter Laws
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 5:20 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] VUCC via LoTW


Dave,

VUCC went live on LoTW this morning. Appears to work similarly to WAS
in that you have to set up an account with a rule in order to see your
totals.

Do we need to do anything to get this to work with DXKeeper or is it
"ready to go"? I know we can display LoTW credits in the VUCC
progress report, but is that it or is there more that needs to be
done?

At the top of the Configuration window's Awards tab, check the "Include
LotW QSLs in VUCC & Maidenhead progress" box.

In the next version of DXKeeper, this won't be necessary.
73,

Dave, AA6YQ
Re: realtime award tracking for CQ Marathon

K3BZ
 

?Yep, it sure was. JoeDX is a family member here. Lee chases me down to let me know whenever Joe wants me and I'm out of earshot. She and JoeDX make an excellent combo! I'd bet that at least 20% of my current DXCC count (313 worked / 305 confirmed) were obtained through their joint efforts. I'm a really lucky guy to have them both on my team.

Lee will be pleased that you remembered.

73, Jerry K3BZ

-----Original Message-----
From: Dave
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 1:53 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Re: realtime award tracking for CQ Marathon

Jerry, wasn't it Lee who named Joe DX?

73,

Dave, AA6YQ

--- In dxlab@yahoogroups.com, "Jerry Keller &#92;(K3BZ&#92;)" <k3bz@...> wrote:

?No, it's true. Lee loves JoeDX. I think they have something going on .
She says when I'm out he keeps her company, and she doesn't have to feed
him.

73, Jerry K3BZ

-----Original Message-----
From: Art K6XT
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2011 12:57 PM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [dxlab] realtime award tracking for CQ Marathon

Somehow - I dunno maybe its just me - I'm not believing everything I
read here!

73 Art
Allison, Colorado
A glass is good, and a lass is good,
And a pipe to smoke in cold weather;
The world is good, and the people are good,
And we 're all good fellows together.
John O'Keefe
Happy New Year!


On 2011-01-13 10:30, Jerry Keller (K3BZ) wrote:
?Looks like you've thought of everything, Dave, can't wait to see it and
try
it. My XYL has been missing JoeDX lately, and she's thrilled at the
prospect of hearing Joe's dulcet tones echoing through the house more
often.

73, Jerry K3BZ


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VUCC via LoTW

Peter Laws / N5UWY
 

Dave,

VUCC went live on LoTW this morning. Appears to work similarly to WAS
in that you have to set up an account with a rule in order to see your
totals.

Do we need to do anything to get this to work with DXKeeper or is it
"ready to go"? I know we can display LoTW credits in the VUCC
progress report, but is that it or is there more that needs to be
done?

Peter

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Re: Winwarbler w/o Callbook Lookup ??

Wolf, DK1FW <dk1fw@...>
 

Thanks Dave,

Elapsed time was actually my concern, not CPU load.
I had overlooked that I can search previous qso and do a callbook lookup on demand by clicking the questionmark before the call field in WW, when "automatic lookup" is unchecked. That satisfies me needs.

Advancing age shows, hi.

73 de Wolf, DK1FW


Am 12.01.2011 23:25, schrieb Dave AA6YQ:

AA6YQ comments below
-----Original Message-----
From: dxlab@yahoogroups.com [mailto:dxlab@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
Wolf, DK1FW
Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 9:18 AM
To: dxlab@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [dxlab] Winwarbler w/o Callbook Lookup ??


I am logging my QSOs through WW.
To reduce computer load I want to look-up previous QSOs but NO callbook
lookup.

So I have "Automatic lookup" enabled in WW and"Automatically use callbook
data to initialize new QSOs" disabled in DXK.

This works as it should when logging through the capture window. However,
when I log through Winwarbler a Callbook Lookup is still performed.

Have I a overlooked a setting or is this a glitch ?

On the Log tab of WinWarbler's Configuration window, uncheck the "QSO
Info" panel's "automatic lookup" box. This option governs both the search
for previously logged QSOs and the callbook lookup.

If you're trying to reduce CPU load, eliminating the search for
previously logged QSOs has the larger impact; eliminating an
over-the-internet callbook lookup has more impact on elapsed time.

If you want to retain the search for previous logged QSOs but not perform
the callbook lookup, then leave the "QSO Info" panel's "automatic lookup"
box checked, and on the Callbook tab of DXKeeper's Configuration window,
select the None option.

73,

Dave, AA6YQ



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