[Dx4win] DX4WIN vs 6.? whatever versus 5.03

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 19:49:41 -0500

Changes for 6.01 

Packet 

 . Added a priority for new band  

 . Added an option to show a DX spot as high priority for an unconfirmed
country  

 . The colors for font text and the background can be changed for the
different priorities  

 . Added a new column indicating the priority level of a spot  

 . Added wild character matching for the callsign watch function  

 . Automatic refresh interval can be specified in an WWW page for DX
spots  

 . Added option to sort DX spots by grid or by IOTA.  

VUCC and Grids 

 . Added a number of new VHF bands plus 4M  

 . Added option to show grid lines on the world map  

 . World map shows current grid square in the header  

 . Searching for a grid value has been fixed  

 . Grid locator can now be copied automatically from the address shown
using the Buckmaster or Flying Horse CDROM  

QSOs 

 . The drop-down lists for modes and bands are now split in two
sections. Selected bands and modes in the station parameters are shown
first, followed by the ones that are not enabled.  

 . Added option to change the QSL method for the selection of QSOs  

 . Added option to modify the QSO date/time for the selection of QSOs  

 . Automatic selection for QSL printing of QSOs for WPX has been fixed  

 . IOTA for a previous QSO is inserted when adding in real-time  

 . A cutoff for 'worked' and 'mailed' with a zero value now means that
the cutoff is ignored  

 . Changed the strings for PSK31 to 'PSK31' (was 'PSK3')  

 . KG4xx recognized as Gitmo, KG4x and KG4xxx is USA  

 . Removed ## and ?? from QSO notes if information is not available  

 . When a search fails (F8) the QSO Window is ready for a new search to
be entered  

 . The length of county names increased to 22 characters  

 . Added ability to enter aurora / meteor and rain scatter reports; see
modes for details.  

 . Added modes JT44 and FSK44  

 . Bad county field will show listing when entering or updating a QSO  

 . When adding QSOs real-time the background color of the time field
will remain darker as long as the time is updated automatically.  

Summary Windows / Reports 
 . Corrected double-click in a summary window when adding real-time  

 . SameCall window shows more matching calls  

 . Added progress reports for DXCC, WAS, WAZ and WPX. A progress report
shows the difference in the number of countries (states etc.) worked,
confirmed etc. for two date ranges in the log.  

Labels 
 . Fixed the problem that only the first page was printed in landscape
mode when printing QSL labels  

 . QSOs printed for Method=QSLService are now sorted by callsign  

CW keyboard 
 . A '+' or '-' in a text buffer (macro) changes the speed  

Radios 
 . Added support for easy switching between two radios  

 . The command for split on or off is now send first to the radio,
correcting a problem with some radios when the B VFO was selected  

Control 
 . Added ability to use any COM port / LPT port for keying CW and PTT  

 . Added option to set a bit14 on the LPT line when switching to the
second radio  

 . Added option to select between other installed sound card(s) for
PSK31  

 . Corrected selection for 6M in band decoder  

 . Added support for ON4AOI band decoder  

Map 
 . Added more map data (Islands, cities and US counties)  

 . Added search function (for country, city and IOTA)  

Other 
 . Reworked and expanded the on-line help  

 . Added delay for Hygain rotator  

 . Added support for GOLIST DLL  

 . Added support to search a website for address and QSL manager
information  

 . Fixed problems with IOTA editor  

 . Added new import/export filter for DX4WIN (for longer mode field and
county field)  

 . Increased highest COM port number that can be specified  

Version 6.02       

Maintenance release 

Corrections: 
 . Corrected band=Satellite when converting an older log format (note
that the wrong conversion where a satellite contacted ended up as 13cm
can be changed with the new 'Set band' option in the multiple QSO
operations)  

 . Removing the 'Progress Bar' when saving a log corrected the Alt+S
problem  

 . DX Alert level is now silent when you select 'None' and the other
priorities are now correct  

 . First QSL label prints in the correct orientation when printing
single labels  

 . Contest message is now preserved when reading / writing an INI file  

 . US County find in the world map selects the correct county (Excepts
Alaska and Broomfield, CO)  

New feautures: 
 . Added option to set new band in multiple QSO operations  

Country database 
 . Small corrections and additions IOTA database  

On-line Help 
 . Added example formats for QSL label printing  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected]
> Sent: January 23, 2004 18:20
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN vs 6.? whatever versus 5.03
> 
> 
> I'm a satisfied user of 5.03 can someone tell me what I gain 
> by going to the latest vs 6.
> 
> Paul 
> ka5y
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