[Dx4win] feature need

[Rod Ingram]

Love it and you are right Dusty... I do notice that if I click on enter 
twice it will bring up the cluster I monitor which is VE7CC.   Oh it is fun!

Rod WC7N

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dusty Chapman" <k3wc at bellatlantic.net>
To: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>; "Dick Flanagan" 
<dick at twohams.com>; "DX4WIN List Server" <DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] feature need


> "There is truly humor in ham radio"  It is quite evident that
> I can't follow directions: "Three "Returns" & connected"
>
> I booted my computer & my opening screen came up.
> Down in the lower left hand corner is my DX4WIN icon.
> I hit Return(enter key), nothing happens
> I type "RETURN", nothing happens
> I single click on the DX4WIN icon, nothing happens
> I hit enter & DX4WIN opens.
>     Normally I put my cursor on the DX4WIN icon,
> double click and DX4WIN opens.
> AHA, part 1 success
> I then hit return(enter key), nothing happens
> I then type "return", nothing happens
> So, I hit the return(enter key) and it says "Do you want to
> save these changes? - yes or no - I hit no". Hummmmmm
>
> Let's try the old way. - I expand my RTTY window and low and behold, I get 
> a blank screen.
> I hit the return(enter key) & a screen says "Telnet failed, no connection 
> active - OK?
> I click on "OK" and I'm back to the blank screen.
> I try to type "return" but as soon as I type the "R", that
> same screen pops up that says "Telnet failed - etc"
> I click on "OK" & I'm back to the blank screen.
> Again, let's try it the old way - right click on the blank
> screen & pick "Internet connection" from the list of
> choices and single click on it.
> Again, AHA!  There is the list of stations for me to
> choose to whom I would like to connect. - This is great!
> (my favorite had been on top for 5 years.)
> I hit return(enter key)  and another screen comes up
> that says "connected to the station selected"
> "Please enter your call"  - I hit return(enter key) &
> "Invalid call" appears - connection closed.
> Whoops, I must have to type "RETURN". I do so
> & nothing happens until I hit the (enter key) and again,
> I get "Invalid call" - connection closed.
>     What an exercise...
> I try it again, but type in my call sign, then hit return and
> guess what?
> I'm connected.  I then shrink the screen & I'm ready to
> go DXing.
>
> JIM, where did I go wrong?
>
> I have often thought how confusing it would be if someone wanted to 
> operate my station, & I tried to explain "How to open DX4WIN & connect to 
> an internet node". I just sit here and chuckle to myself.
>
> Now, if someone would tell me how to set up a macro so that hitting one 
> key would enter "K3WC"....(with no "RETURN")
>
> No flames please, this was just for fun. Thanks for all the help Jim.
> 73,  Dusty
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> To: "Dick Flanagan" <dick at twohams.com>; "DX4WIN List Server" 
> <DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 10:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] feature need
>
>
>> At 10:24 AM 6/5/2005, Dick Flanagan wrote:
>>
>>>An alternative is to edit the dx4win.tcp file to move your favored site 
>>>to the top of the list.  Then all you have to do bring up the site list 
>>>and click Connect; the first site is automatically selected.
>>
>> And it's even easier than that.  At least in later versions of 6.0x (and 
>> of course 7.01), if you are not connected and type return, DX4WIN will 
>> tell you that you are not connected, then type return again (at the OK 
>> prompt) and the node list comes up.
>>
>> So three returns and you are connected.
>>
>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
>> USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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