[Dx4win] dx4win 6.02 - two radios - several questions

Phil ON4VP [email protected]
Fri, 7 Nov 2003 05:26:17 +0100


Hello,

I'm working with DX4Win 6.02, have the ARSWIn rotator connected to LPT 1, I
have a Kenwood TS850 connected via IF232 to COM1, a FT-897 Yaesu via cat
connected to COM 3 and a home made device connected to COM2 for digital mode
(CW keying on RTS, PTT on DTR, ...).

So my station runs already fairly automatic.
I encourage the two radio possibility but I was hoping that the program can
select the right radio when a telnet dxcluster spot arrives and I click it.
My FT897 is used for 144/440 Mhz SSB or sattelite and 50 Mhz SSB and the
Kenwood for HF 1,8-30 Mhz. So when a dx spot enters the spotwindow, and I
click it, can the program be told to select the correct radio according the
bands that I use on it and make this radio active + set the right freq +
mode ?

If not, could this action be compiled into future versions, it would improve
the automatisation in two radio stations a lot ...


Next, Is it somehow possible to tell the program when using a rotator
steering, that a certain antenna is mounted 90� off the other antennas
direction. So that when this antenne (bands) are used, the rototor is
directed to set for the exact direction ?

Last, I have the callbook cdrom installed and by hitting F3 I get a window
with information, is it possible to let the program fill in some field by
default taking the information from that cdrom (f.e. state, county, name |
location, locator ...) and how do I take information from the internet
lookup ? I have the internet lookup activated, but this does not seems to
work at all ?

Thanks a lot for looking into my questions.
Regards and 73,

Phil, ON4VP