[Dx4win] any upgrades?

Fri Mar 31 06:54:35 EDT 2023

this way you can have both programs run together. Still manually move info.

73 Kostas SV1DPI

Στις 30/3/2023 23:42, ο/η Courtney Judd έγραψε:
> ok I want to make sure I have this straight! In the microHam router 
> software I have for DX4WIN CAT COM 8 and PTT  COM5; so now I could do 
> for WSJT  2nd CAT COM 9 and 2nd PTT COM 10 and this will allow both 
> programs to run at the same time. Under this setup will WSJT populate 
> the log window in DX4WIN or do I still have to manually move info? 
> thanks, Cort K4WI
>
> Tom Carrubba KA2D wrote on 3/30/2023 1:48 PM:
>> Hello
>> I also use DX4Win..with MicroHam  MKII
>> As for FT, I use the second PTT to use both FT and DX4Win
>> My DX4Win com port is com2 and for FT and other  its set to com3.
>> Works..
>> hope this helps..
>> Tom KA2D
>>
>> On 3/30/2023 1:04 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:
>>> well, I pretty much agree with all of you that DX4WIN is a great 
>>> program and I have been a user since it first came out and have over 
>>> 160K qso's in the log. I have it running over two 24 inch monitors 
>>> with MMTTY, winKeyer, cluster running and it works great.... what 
>>> ever band or spot I see i can jump there to what ever band/mode I 
>>> want. Now comes FT8 and WSJT. To run it I have to save DX4WIN, close 
>>> it, max microKeyer3 router and change settings for FT8, then open 
>>> WSJT. Now I am blind to all the other activity going on the bands. I 
>>> want to be able to run DX4WIN and WSJT together with out any rig 
>>> control arguments. All the other logging programs that I have been 
>>> looking at on line have this ability so I think that this should be 
>>> made available so that DX4WIN is on par with other programs. Yes, I 
>>> don't want to change and have to go thru all the work of getting a 
>>> new program to play nice with all my stuff, but looks like I don't 
>>> have any other option. Hope this clarifies what I want to 
>>> accomplish.... thanks, 73's Cort K4WI
>>>
>>> Bruce Blackley via DX4WIN wrote on 3/30/2023 11:29 AM:
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] any upgrades?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi John,you hit the nail on the head. I am 78 years old and I have 
>>>> been
>>>> using Dx4Win ever since version 6.XX. The last thing I need is a big
>>>> learning curve with a program that may not be as good as Dx4Win when I
>>>> finally figure it out. With a little work you will find out that 
>>>> Dx4Win will
>>>> do more things than you can imagine. I wouldn't give up Dx4Win if 
>>>> someone
>>>> paid me.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When ever a new ham joins our radio club I suggest Dx4Win for their 
>>>> logging.
>>>> They are all happy because is is very easy to get started using it. 
>>>> As time
>>>> goes on one can add more and more knowledge of the use of the many 
>>>> features.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 73
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bruce WD4LBR
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------Original Message-------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: John, K9EL
>>>>
>>>> Date: 3/29/2023 7:35:26 PM
>>>>
>>>> To: 'Courtney Judd'; 'Dx4win'
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] any upgrades?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I believe most DX4Win users who also operate FT8 would like full
>>>>
>>>> integration. Most likely that would require adding UDP 
>>>> communication and
>>>>
>>>> Paul says that is not likely to happen, at least not anytime soon.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fortunately, it is not difficult to add FT8 QSOs to DX4Win. I create a
>>>>
>>>> shortcut to the WSJT-X (or JTDX) .adi file. I import that file and it
>>>>
>>>> imports very quickly. Not ideal, but very easy.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you need a logging program with real time uploads to Club Log, 
>>>> LOTW, full
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> integration with other software and other fun things, DX Labs 
>>>> software may
>>>>
>>>> be your choice. But the learning curve is steep and the number of 
>>>> settings
>>>>
>>>> and options is significant. DX4Win is very straight forward and so 
>>>> easy to
>>>>
>>>> use. I want to focus on making QSOs, not spending tons of time on the
>>>>
>>>> logging program.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Just my 2 cents
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> K9EL
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>>>> <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
>>>>
>>>> Behalf Of Courtney Judd
>>>>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 6:15 PM
>>>>
>>>> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [Dx4win] any upgrades?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am just sorta on the fence here now since I finally have made the 
>>>> jump to
>>>>
>>>> FT8 and just wondering if DX4WIN is going to be upgraded to handle 
>>>> WSJT-X
>>>>
>>>> like it does with MMTTY. I have been using DX4WIN for many years 
>>>> and now
>>>>
>>>> have 160K+ q's in the log. There are several minor changes I would 
>>>> like to
>>>>
>>>> see but integration of WSJT-X is one that I would like to see. So 
>>>> while I
>>>>
>>>> have been looking at all the windows logging programs now available 
>>>> I don't
>>>>
>>>> really want to move away from DX4WIN if something is in the 
>>>> pipeline. If
>>>>
>>>> nothing coming then I guess I'll be looking at other options. 
>>>> Thanks for
>>>>
>>>> reading 73's Cort K4WI
>>>>
>>>>
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