[Dx4win] DX4WIN Digest, Vol 230, Issue 2

Wed Jun 7 14:38:58 EDT 2023

I Was on dx4win but got off a long time like to see it now -any way to do that..    eddie  wa4jjy  73

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> Today's Topics:
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>    1. Fatal error (David Perry, N4QS)
>    2. Re: Fatal error (David Perry, N4QS)
>    3. Re: Fatal error (Ernie)
>    4. Help needed - can't get past error box "Radio timed out"
>       (Mark Lunday)
>    5. Re: Help needed - can't get past error box "Radio timed	out"
>       (Mark Lunday)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2023 16:08:03 -0500
> From: "David Perry, N4QS" <n4qs at vci.net>
> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Dx4win] Fatal error
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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> When I try to open DX4WIN, I am getting a fatal error:
> 
>  
> 
> Country.dat is missing.
> 
>  
> 
> When I look in the save directory, I see the country.dat file.  Would it be
> corrupted?  I did have an unusual shut down this afternoon which prompted me
> to save the backup.  
> 
>  
> 
> How do I reload a new country.dat file?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> Dave, N4QS
> 
> 
> 
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2023 16:25:44 -0500
> From: "David Perry, N4QS" <n4qs at vci.net>
> To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Fatal error
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain;	charset="us-ascii"
> 
> Nice when I answer my own trouble ticket.  I unzipped a older country file
> download from March (that I had downloaded manually).  Copied the
> country.dat file into the save directory.  When I restarted DX4WIN, all was
> okay.  My country totals going back to 1967 all matched.  I then did the
> auto update of the country file to the latest version -- which shows
> 26-May-2023.  I assume I am back up and running.  Not sure why I corrupted
> the country file.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Dave, N4QS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of David Perry, N4QS
> Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 4:08 PM
> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [Dx4win] Fatal error
> 
> When I try to open DX4WIN, I am getting a fatal error:
> 
>  
> 
> Country.dat is missing.
> 
>  
> 
> When I look in the save directory, I see the country.dat file.  Would it be
> corrupted?  I did have an unusual shut down this afternoon which prompted me
> to save the backup.  
> 
>  
> 
> How do I reload a new country.dat file?
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  
> 
> Dave, N4QS
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2023 19:58:01 -0400
> From: Ernie <w8eh.ernie at gmail.com>
> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Fatal error
> Message-ID: <f73b7f84-ad8d-bf44-6bba-bc62f2d77fd9 at gmail.com>
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> Dave,
> 
> I've had a similar trouble with the country.dat file here. Every couple 
> of months it does a disappearing act, just to give me something to do. I 
> keep a backup copy in the main directory just in case.
> 
> Ernie W8EH
> 
> On 6/5/2023 5:25 PM, David Perry, N4QS wrote:
> > Nice when I answer my own trouble ticket.  I unzipped a older country file
> > download from March (that I had downloaded manually).  Copied the
> > country.dat file into the save directory.  When I restarted DX4WIN, all was
> > okay.  My country totals going back to 1967 all matched.  I then did the
> > auto update of the country file to the latest version -- which shows
> > 26-May-2023.  I assume I am back up and running.  Not sure why I corrupted
> > the country file.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Dave, N4QS
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> > Behalf Of David Perry, N4QS
> > Sent: Monday, June 5, 2023 4:08 PM
> > To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Dx4win] Fatal error
> >
> > When I try to open DX4WIN, I am getting a fatal error:
> >
> >   
> >
> > Country.dat is missing.
> >
> >   
> >
> > When I look in the save directory, I see the country.dat file.  Would it be
> > corrupted?  I did have an unusual shut down this afternoon which prompted me
> > to save the backup.
> >
> >   
> >
> > How do I reload a new country.dat file?
> >
> >   
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >   
> >
> > Dave, N4QS
> >
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 13:14:51 +0000
> From: Mark Lunday <wd4elg at outlook.com>
> To: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Dx4win] Help needed - can't get past error box "Radio timed
> 	out"
> Message-ID:
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> I was connected to my 705 last night in DX3WIN, but when I checked this morning I had this error message and I can't get beyond it.  I keep clicking OK but it keeps showing and I cannot access the DX4WIN program.
> 
> Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
> Greensboro, NC  FM06be
> wd4elg at arrl.net<mailto:wd4elg at arrl.net>
> http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
> SKCC #16439  FISTS #17972  QRP ARCI #16497
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 15:40:32 +0000
> From: Mark Lunday <wd4elg at outlook.com>
> To: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Help needed - can't get past error box "Radio
> 	timed	out"
> Message-ID:
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> 
> I renamed the rebooted the PC and now I am getting DX4WIN errors with popup windows saying DX4Win has encountered an error: Continue/Restart/Close"
> 
> Eventually I get past the error box and it says "Port Driver for Windows/64 cannot be used" I click on OK and the error box goes away.
> 
> Then I am again getting continuous DX4WIN errors with popup windows saying DX4Win has encountered an error: Continue/Restart/Close"
> 
> I get past that point, and I get an error "Fatal error occurred reading logfile"
> 
> I can't seem to open any log files.
> 
> I tried renaming the CONFIG file but no luck there.
> 
> 
> 
> Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
> Greensboro, NC  FM06be
> wd4elg at arrl.net<mailto:wd4elg at arrl.net>
> http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
> SKCC #16439  FISTS #17972  QRP ARCI #16497
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