[Dx4win] Incomming spots changing QSO window

Fri Jan 20 15:17:11 EST 2006

Hi Duane,

If my rig was capable of rig control I would certainly be using it, some
day I will get a more modern one.

It seems that there may be some concerns around this issue with rig
control too, but I can't comment.  See some of the other posts.

I concur that in the past I had good experience to requests, although it
was a long time ago and only once or twice.  This time I went through
the bug report route with no response and I have sent an email to
support, no response.  Maybe I need to be more direct to the people you
have mentioned.

Note also that they do have a known problem list on their site and it
says there are no problems at this time.  Perhaps if this was updated
would save a lot of aggravation.

73 John ZL1BYZ

-----Original Message-----
From: Duane A Calvin [mailto:ac5aa at juno.com] 
Sent: Saturday, 21 January 2006 4:20 a.m.
To: jnshaw at internet.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Incomming spots changing QSO window

Ah, I see - I do have rig control lashed up and once I made the change
it
no longer changed with incoming spots.  You've probably tried this, but
just in case - have you written to Steve or Paul on this one?  Steve is
good at tracking requests, and Paul, if you hit him when he's not busy
(rare) is fairly responsive.

        73 & GL,
                Duane

On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:08:19 +1300 "John Shaw" <jnshaw at internet.co.nz>
writes:
> Hi Duane,
> 
> Yes I had tried that before and almost thought it was it but no.  It 
> is
> not actually the callsign but the band and mode that is the 
> problem.
> 
> Thank you for trying.  Of course many are using rig control etc and 
> it
> may well behave better with that.
> 
> Yes it is after pressing F9 and the call field is empty.  Gee you 
> have
> to be quick I have had the spot band mode info jump in there 
> between
> completing one QSO and starting another.  That's when I put a bogus
> letter in there so it is not empty but that is a bit clumsy too,
> shouldn't really have to do that.
> 
> 73 now de John ZL1BYZ.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane A Calvin [mailto:ac5aa at juno.com] 
> Sent: Friday, 20 January 2006 5:12 p.m.
> To: jnshaw at internet.co.nz
> Cc: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Incomming spots changing QSO window
> 
> John,
>         I'm in front of my computer now - go to Preferences, to the 
> QSO
> tab, and UNCHECK the "Callsign Update" entry.  See if that fixes 
> your
> problem.  I think that's the one, but I'm not sure.  On my setup, it 
> is
> checked, but the only time that the callsign follows the incoming 
> spots
> is if I have pressed F9, and the callsign field is empty (i.e., 
> it's
> waiting for me to type a call in).  I never leave it in this 
> condition. 
> I hit F9 just before I'm going to enter a call to log it.  At any 
> rate,
> hopefully this answers your question.
> 
>         73,  Duane
> 
> 
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 06:51:02 +1300 "John Shaw" 
> <jnshaw at internet.co.nz>
> writes:
> > Well Duane if when you are in front of your computer you figure it 
> 
> > out I
> > would appreciate the answer to this.
> > 
> > I can't see the logic behind this.  It basically gives control of 
> my 
> > log
> > to the others sending packet spots.
> > 
> > Arhh!  I feel another rant coming on.
> > 
> > 73 John ZL1BYZ.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Duane A Calvin [mailto:ac5aa at juno.com] 
> > Sent: Friday, 20 January 2006 5:55 a.m.
> > To: jnshaw at internet.co.nz
> > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Incomming spots changing QSO window
> > 
> > John,
> >         I'm not in front of my station computer at the moment, but 
> 
> > I
> > believe there is a setting in the Preferences that will stop this
> > behavior.  I seem to recall when it was added due to some folks 
> > thinking
> > it would be a good thing to have, but whatever my settings are, 
> > they
> > don't do this.
> > 
> >         73,  Duane
> > 
> > 
> >         
> > On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:21:36 +1300 "John Shaw" 
> > <jnshaw at internet.co.nz>
> > writes:
> > > I have asked this before but no answers other than one other who 
> 
> > > agreed
> > > he didn't like the way this works either.
> > > 
> > > Is there a way to stop incoming packet spots from changing the 
> > band 
> > > and
> > > mode in the QSO window.
> > > 
> > > This is a real pain, I don't have rig control so I don't know it 
> 
> > > may
> > > work better with that but reading Dennis's post maybe not.
> > > 
> > > DX4WIN didn't used to do this ver 5.07 but when I upgraded to 
> 7.01 
> > 
> > > it
> > > now does. I don't know exactly when the change happened.
> > > 
> > > The problem is that you can be working away say 40m CW and end 
> up
> > > logging the qso as 20m PSK31 or something unless you remain for 
> 
> > > ever
> > > vigilant.  I want the log to follow what I am doing not someone 
> on 
> > 
> > > the
> > > other side of the world.
> > > 
> > > The only work around I have found so far other than turning the 
> 
> > > spots
> > > off and clearing all spots from the spot window is to type 
> > > something
> > > quickly into the callsign box then hitting home so that when you 
> 
> > > start
> > > typing a real call you can delete the bogus character ahead of 
> > the
> > > curser.  Sometimes the spot beats you, sometimes I forget to do 
> 
> > > this.
> > > Its not a very good solution and although I don't think I have 
> > been
> > > caught out it is very likely to cause errors in the log.
> > > 
> > > I have been using DX4WIN for over 5 years now and think it is a 
> 
> > > fine
> > > program and continue to support it.  I like the implementation 
> of
> > > support for LoTW and MTTY in the new version but in my opinion 
> the 
> > 
> > > above
> > > problem is a serious blunder in the operation of DX4WIN.
> > > 
> > > I have entered it as a bug in the bug reports but never got an
> > > acknowledgement so I don't know if it has been taken on board or 
> 
> > > not.
> > > 
> > > 73 John ZL1BYZ.
> > > 
> > > 
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