[Dx4win] DX4WIN version 7.03

[Paul van der Eijk]

Hi,

Available for download is version 7.03 of DX4WIN;
no visible link on the home page yet etc. Use the
following URL: http://www.dx4win.com/files/dx4w703.exe

Hope to see many of you in Dayton!

73, Paul
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Bug fixes and new features for version 7.03

Updates for various databases (Thanks to Jim, AD1C)
· Countries
· Awards
· Internet addresses

CW Keyboard
· Prosigns are now stored in a file so they can be edited.
· +/- for speed changes works again
· Backspace did not update display
· Esc did not stop adding QSOs in realtime when the option Special keys for CW was enabled

Awards
· Increased maximum length for custom award names

Import/Export
· Changes in IOTA and CQZone were not flagged correctly when importing a log to confirm / update QSOs
· ADIF export now includes the fields '1010', WPX, CONT and 'QSL_VIA'
· Added export field 'IOTA name'
· Fixed IOTA award import
· Imports dropped seconds; applies now only when matching confirmed QSOs

Packet
· Added menu item to do a sh/dx for the current call in the QSO Window.
· Frequencies will be no longer have trailing zeroes or decimal period when possible
· Added additional warning pattern for packet messages
· Incoming spots no longer modify the band / mode settings (is now optional)
· Added menu option to show band / mode status for selected spot
· Added a menu item to the packet window the update the QSO Window using the current spot.
· Added option not to save last frequency to improve speed for slow radios
· Added parameter to define an 'old' spot

QSO Window
· Search again will clear some additional fields (again)
· When opening a log file, the same directory will be used as the current open file.
· Default CW cutoff frequency changed for 80m and 40m
· We can now search for empty notes using '!*'

Reports
· Some reports, like IOTA, did not show 'L' status.
· LogBook Window exports notes containing double-quotes correctly.

Labels
· Some settings were not remembered for the print labels dialog
· %% will no longer print if group names are disabled

Port Driver
· When the port driver cannot be loaded, a message will be issued and the program continues to work without access to the LPT ports. In previous versions the program would abort.
· Added option to reverse the sense of the radio 1/2 line

Radios
· A number of radio files were updated; thanks to Guy, ON4AOI and Lou, N2TU for their patience


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Paul van der Eijk (KK4HD)
pvandereijk at cox.net
http://www.dx4win.com