[Dx4win] Upgrade tips for 9.01 (quick start guide)

WA7AA wa7aa at comcast.net
Fri Oct 20 00:43:14 EDT 2017


On 19-Oct-17 21:23, kostas sv1dpi wrote:
> Under Help there is an option called "Check for Updates". Go there and 
> do it. Probably you will be prompted to download some things. DO NOT 
> download "layouts" as this will change your logbook window again and 
> if you use a different layout window like me, you need to remember it 
> every time you make an update. Please report if this update found the 
> missed mstrcals.dat
>
> There were some problems with the different scale factors. It is 
> better to work dx4win with scale factor 100. In the same window you 
> can change also "visual appearance" which works now.
>
> If dx4win crash, puss the continue. Probably it is an unexpected 
> behaviour (for example because it has missed the mstcalls.dat) and 
> continues to play.
>
> 73 Kostas SV1DPI


Right on all fronts, Kostas. Updates seem to have fixed the crashes. 
Definitely uploaded mstrcals.dat, so no error message on startup either. 
Reset the scale to 100 and all windows are now consistent and happy.

Thanks for your help and 73,

Zoran WA7AA


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