[Dx4win] Ver 8.01 issues

[Kjell W. Strom]

I'm another "," user...

Kjell, PB3SM - SM6CPI
 
 

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> [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mel
> Sent: 04 August 2009 17:07
> To: David, K2DBK
> Cc: DX4WIN
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Ver 8.01 issues
> 
> I would suggest that you not use DX4Win to populate the name 
> and QTH fields then. If Paul doesn't allow a specified 
> delimiter ("," or "|" or
> "in") then either Jim will modify one of his programs or I 
> will write a new one. I already have a program than could do 
> this (To recognize a "," 
> as well as "|" is a one line change) but it works with ADIF 
> which doesn't preserve LotW status for example. I used it to 
> transfer DX4Win data to another logger I was testing (D4W was 
> better). Jim's programs work with DXQ which is preferable... 
> so I'm hoping that he might hack one of his programs if we 
> ask him really nicely ;-)
> 
> Mel...VE2DC
> 
> David, K2DBK wrote:
> > I'd been using ","  (such as   "David, River Vale") but I 
> can live with 
> > it. I suppose the optimal solution would be to have the 
> user specify 
> > the delimiter, but if I really feel the need I can export my
log, 
> > massage the data, and re-import it. I'm just happy to have
the new 
> > version out, and am anxiously awaiting my version 8 key. :-)
> > 
> > Mel wrote:
> >> Perhaps he could also delimit on "|"... I don't believe I 
> am the only 
> >> one using this convention.
> >>
> >> re MFSK ... conversion to MFSK16 should be OK as I don't 
> think MFSK8 
> >> is used a lot.... not really an issue here as I can change
the few 
> >> QSOS involved manually in less time than it took me to 
> complain about 
> >> it ;-)
> >>
> >> I exported in DX4Win ver 6.03 format. I'll send you the 
> file if you 
> >> like Jim.
> >>
> >> Maybe you could make your program QSX & Name fix... I 
> already wrote a 
> >> program to do this and it works fine... but it works on 
> the ADIF file.
> >> If I export/import ADIF I will lose information.
> >>
> >> I will send file direct.
> >>
> >> Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> >>  
> >>> Regarding name, etc.
> >>>
> >>> If you read the on-line help, you'll see that DX4WIN looks
for:
> >>>
> >>>   <name> in <QTH>
> >>>
> >>> MFSK is not a real mode.  Neither is PSK.  PSK was 
> removed from this 
> >>> release, QSOs should automatically convert to PSK31.
> >>>
> >>>    
> >>>> For QSOs where the Frequency string was
"Frequency=N,NNNKHz) the 
> >>>> "Frequency=" was left in the notes field instead of 
> being supressed.
> >>>>       
> >>> Since that's from an import, Paul can (hopefully) fix 
> this.  I can 
> >>> modify my "qsxfix" program to deal with this.
> >>>
> >>> I'm curious about the Satellite QSOs.  What export/import 
> format did 
> >>> you use?  Would you be willing to send me the file you
tried to 
> >>> import (please ZIP it first)?
> >>>
> >>> 73 - Jim AD1C
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 8:05 AM, Mel<ve2dc at videotron.ca>
wrote:
> >>>
> >>>    
> >>>> I exported my ver & data and imported it into ver 8 to 
> verify the 
> >>>> data converts properly.
> >>>>
> >>>> Issues...
> >>>>
> >>>> I had a few rejects where the mode was MFSK... should
probably 
> >>>> convert to MFSK16.
> >>>>
> >>>> I had over 100 cryptic errors {Satel Mode=X}... These
were not 
> >>>> satellite QSOs and were various modes and bands.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> When extracting Frequency...
> >>>>
> >>>> For QSOs where the Frequency string was
"Frequency=N,NNNKHz) the
> >>>> "Frequency=" was left in the notes field instead of 
> being supressed.
> >>>>
> >>>> When Extracting Name QTH
> >>>>
> >>>> I store my data in the Format"Name| QTH| Notes"
> >>>>
> >>>> I would have thought this would have been easy to 
> extract... but the
> >>>> entire string ends up in NAME... what delimiter is being
used? 
> >>>> Shouldn't
> >>>> the line break be a valid delimiter?
> >>>>
> >>>> Mel, VE2DC
> >>>>
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