[DXBase] additional features start paying of

Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:43:41 +0000

Jack,

For your question number 1 : For me, it's not a problem to print the 
labels with the existing mode in DXBASE2003. I have all what I need : 
QSL's sorted by country (except for the US because we need to sort the 
cards by call area : 0, 1, 2, and so on. And actually, dxbase sort the 
QSL's by alphabetical order per country).
So, is it possible to let the choice to the user : by WPX or by country.

It's my opinion.

Best regards to all of you and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2003.

73's,

Eric - ON7RN

Jack a �crit:
> Thanks Phil,
> 
> We're glad to know that you are beginning to understand how many of the
> features in DXbase operate.  There are a lot of smart folks monitoring this
> reflector and I'm sure they can handle just about any questions that might
> come up.
> 
> A couple of questions for everyone:
> 
> 1.  What if the label sorting used the WPX field to sort?  Would that help?
> It seems to us that this might solve the issue involving bureau's?
> 
> 2.  In the last few days, we examined the Kenwood documentation for the
> TS2000 regarding the VFOb mode.  Based on that documentation, DXbase is
> sending the correct command for setting VFOb.  We can only conclude that the
> eprom for the TS2000 is broke, or there are errors in the Kenwood
> documentation.  Can someone who owns a TS2000 contact Kenwood Technical
> Support and ask the following questions:
> 
> A.  What is the set of commands necessary to set VFOb?  ( the docs only list
> the MD command and no reference to it being VFO specific.  For the TS940,
> this works fine, but not in the TS2000 although the documentation is
> identical).
> 
> B. Are there any commands that must be sent to the radio before attempting
> to use the MD command to set VFOb?
> 
> Thanks,
> Courtney
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil ON4VP" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:12 AM
> Subject: [DXBase] additional features start paying of
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Over the last few weeks I had several issues and therefore I made my
> desision on what DXBase 2003 ment for me.
> Maybe some think that I tried to downgrade the package but nothing like that
> is true.
> 
> I like to admit pubicly that I made some stupid mistakes and therefore the
> program did not function at 100 %
> But as a customer I still have the rights to be critial about things.
> 
> After taking the time to digg in to the manuals, +the help from Jack and
> some users, I know can tell that DXBase is a fine piece of software
> engineering.
> Still some small issues exists and perhaps the future will solve things out
> but I would like to chair that most of the things now working like :
> 
> - grid beam headings and distance calculations (error in grid setup)
> - rig QSY'ing with exact mode (error while using the auto mode)
> - QSL printing without 'via' on the label (if-then statement changed)
> - error when exiting program (com port locked) solved (first quiting
> internet window before quiting program)
> 
> Minor issues not solved :
> 
> - when QSX is different than RX freq, the ts2000 still uses wrong mode (but
> TX offset is set ok)
> - cw keying won't work, even after installing 'correct' drivers and followed
> website support drivers and reg entries
> - Label printing order still seems odd to me concerning all US-calls
> 
> Perhaps those minor issues will be solved later on, for now, the program
> does most like I want it to.
> I still have to sort my US-labels all manually but I got it down to aprox 1
> hour work every time.
> 
> For me the things I really appreciate and what is better than most other
> programs :
> 
> - Label designer is best in what I've ever seen.
> - Powerfull database reporting on awards or other reports
> - Log entry order and field selection in setup with different startup
> possibilities
> - Internet lookup station info
> - DX info summary for many categories (grids, countries, dxcc, awards,
> etc...)
> - Beam heading and rotator controlling
> - Telnet cluster info and spotting
> - automatic population of fields regarding station info from cdrom into
> logbook (depending on cdrom type)
> - Program window layout
> 
> Now the things a guy like me would like in future releases (yes I'm a
> auto-freak):
> 
> - second rig controlling (two or more rigs at the same time)
> - antenna offsets (if  a 40 beam is 90� off on the tower, the program knows
> that rotating the beam is 90� to)
> - incorporated maps for grid visualisation (worked, needed) instead of using
> 3th party software (dxatlas)
> - setup for sorting the label printing
> - Auto population of dx manager taken from internet source (like QSL manager
> field in qrz pages)
> - easy SWL labeling (lookup the log entry, click "SWL label" and voila,
> label is set for printing)
> - visual band map (spots) a la commcat or N1MM logger
> - a demo version (limited or not) to get the feeling of DXBase before
> purchasing
> 
> These ofcourse are extra personal suggestions.
> Anyway, I now start enjoying working with DxBase2003 and I like again to
> appologise for my 'negative' mood when first trowing all kinds of issues
> into this group. I also like to thank everyone that took the time to help me
> out, these help was very welcome and made me understand DXBase better now.
> 
> My best wishes for 2003
> 73 Phil ON4VP
> 
> 
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