[Dx4win] Check your CW Cutoff frequencies (30m might be wrong)

Wed Feb 16 09:56:39 EST 2011

Yes, and if I move the cutoff to the top of 30M then all the RTTY posts show as CW and clicking on them puts the rig in CW mode.

It would be nice if the clusters would add a mode field.

AD6ZJ, Loren

--- On Wed, 2/16/11, Mel <ve2dc at videotron.ca> wrote:

> From: Mel <ve2dc at videotron.ca>
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check your CW Cutoff frequencies (30m might be wrong)
> To: ad6zj at sbcglobal.net
> Cc: "Loren Hunt" <lorenphunt at yahoo.com>, "DX4WIN Reflector" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 3:37 AM
> You can set your cutoff on 30 to the
> top of the band and never see 
> another SSB spot on 30.
> As to adding another cutoff... its never going solve the
> problem since 
> bands overlap.
> 
> If you would like this fixed properly, write a note to the
> maintainer of 
> the DXCluster software to add mode to the standard format.
> I have a 
> couple of times. It makes absolutely no sense to me that it
> does not 
> especially as 90% or more of spots are generated my
> computer now, not 
> guys typing into a telnet session. It's long overdue.
> 
> 
> On 2011-02-15 21:35, Loren Hunt wrote:
> > I agree. Having a second cutoff would be good. I keep
> getting these 30M spots showing as SSB and not RTTY. Since I
> will never have a QSO on 30M SSB it would be good to switch
> to RTTY.
> >
> > AD6ZJ, Loren
> >
> > --- On Tue, 2/15/11, Jay Hainline<ka9cfd at winco.net> 
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Jay Hainline<ka9cfd at winco.net>
> >> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Check your CW Cutoff
> frequencies (30m might be wrong)
> >> To: "DX4WIN Reflector"<dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> >> Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 1:39 PM
> >> I would like to see this changed to
> >> be able to add another cutoff frequency.
> >> That way the digital sub band could be separated
> out from
> >> cw and ssb sub
> >> bands. This past weekend with the rtty contest
> would be a
> >> good example. Lots
> >> of dx spots for rtty stations that did not have
> rtty in the
> >> comments field
> >> for the spot. DX4WIN then thinks it’s a cw spot
> and
> >> colors the spot
> >> accordingly depending on need. You could make it
> where the
> >> user can change
> >> the default mode for the digital portion to suit
> his/her
> >> needs.
> >>
> >>
> >> Jay Hainline KA9CFD
> >> Colchester, IL EN40om
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jim Reisert AD1C
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 19:11
> >> To: DX4WIN Reflector
> >> Subject: [Dx4win] Check your CW Cutoff frequencies
> (30m
> >> might be wrong)
> >>
> >> Hi Folks,
> >>
> >> I just helped Vlad R7LV fix his CW cutoff
> frequencies. He
> >> was still
> >> seeing colored (needed) DX spots for stations he
> had
> >> already worked.
> >> If the CW cutoff frequencies are not set
> correctly, DX4WIN
> >> will not be
> >> able to distinguish CW spots from non-CW spots
> (unless the
> >> spot MODE
> >> is included in the comment field of the DX spot).
> >>
> >> If you have upgraded from one DX4WIN version to
> another,
> >> merging your
> >> .INI file (preferences) each time, it's possible
> that your
> >> CW cutoff
> >> frequencies may not be correct.  The CW
> cutoff
> >> frequency is the
> >> frequency at which DX4WIN NO LONGER considers them
> to be in
> >> the CW
> >> band.  For example, on 10 meters (28 MHz),
> the default
> >> CW cutoff
> >> frequency is 28,300 KHz; DX4WIN will think that
> spots LOWER
> >> than that
> >> frequency are CW, and spots on that frequency or
> HIGHER are
> >> NOT CW.
> >>
> >> Remember, there have been some changes in the last
> several
> >> years
> >> regarding 80 and 40 meter SSB operation, and if
> you have
> >> been
> >> migrating your DX4WIN preferences from version to
> version,
> >> you might
> >> have the old cutoff frequencies.
> >>
> >> To check your CW Cutoff frequencies, go to
> Preferences and
> >> click on
> >> the QSO tab.  In the bottom-right hand corner
> of the
> >> preferences,
> >> there will be a box that says, "CW frequency
> cutoff"
> >>
> >> Check each band by clicking inside the Band field
> and using
> >> the
> >> drop-down menu.  Once the cursor is inside
> the Band
> >> field, you can
> >> just use the up/down arrow keys to change
> bands.  To
> >> correct a band's
> >> cutoff frequency, type the frequency, in kHz, into
> the
> >> "Frequency
> >> (kHz)" field.
> >>
> >> Here are the default CW cutoff frequencies for a
> new
> >> installation of
> >> DX4WIN 8.05 (nothing merged into preferences):
> >>
> >> 160m: 1,840 kHz
> >> 80m:  3,600 kHz
> >> 60m:  5,330 kHz
> >> 40m:  7,125 kHz
> >> 30m:  10,100 kHz ****
> >> 20m:  14,150 kHz
> >> 17m:  18,110 kHz
> >> 15m:  21,200 kHz
> >> 12m:  24,930 kHz
> >> 10m:  28,300 kHz
> >>
> >> *** I think this is wrong.  This should cause
> DX4WIN
> >> to treat all 30
> >> meter spots as *NOT* CW.  I think it should
> be set to
> >> 10,130 kHz or
> >> higher, which appears to be the start of the
> digital band
> >> (see:
> >> http://www.bandplans.com/index.php?band=30 )
> >>
> >> When you are done making changes, make sure to use
> File |
> >> Save Changes
> >> and Exit.  Before doing that, however, it
> might be a
> >> good time to also
> >> do File | Write INI file to save your preferences,
> in case
> >> something
> >> happens to your DX4WIN.CFG file, or you want want
> to
> >> upgrade and keep
> >> your preferences.
> >>
> >> 73 - Jim AD1C
> >>
> >>
> >> Jay Hainline KA9CFD
> >> Colchester, IL EN40om
> >>
> >>
> >>
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