[Dx4win] Group number problem

[Dick Flanagan]

In the 8.01 Release Notes is the line:

"The number of groups that can be used is unlimited."

I think Allan has a valid complaint.

Dick

At 02:17 PM 2/7/2011, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
 >On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Allan H Pettersson <sm5css at telia.com> wrote:
 >
 >> I am using DX4Win 8.05.
 >> I have created a group number for every contest and I have created
 >group numbers up to 262 without any problems.
 >> Then I did a  F8 search for every contest, did a "Multiple QSO
 >Operations/ Set Group number" and it did work fine up to group number 253.
 >> When I try to do "Multiple QSO Operations/Set Group number" with
 >group number 254 I get a small window saying "Error Value is not
 >within required range"! But I can still put in group number 254 (and
 >so on...) in the QSO entry window, QSO one by one!
 >> Is there a limit att group number above 253 or is the "Multiple QSO
 >Operations/Set Group number" not prepared for operations from 254 and up?
 >
 >In 7.0x and earlier, 255 was the highest possible group number.  Group
 >#254 was implicitly reserved for QRP, and group #255 was implicitly
 >reserved for YL (or the other way around).  I don't know what changes
 >Paul made, if any, in 8.0x.
 >
 >73 - Jim AD1C
 >
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