[Dxbase] Rotor Control

[N3OP]

Thanks for the info.  One other question.  You stated that DXBase requires a
second click to turn the rotor after I click on an incoming packet spot, so
which field would I click to turn the rotor?  Is it in the Rotor Toolbar?

Thanks,

RC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack" <jack at dxbase.com>
To: "N3OP" <n3op at hotmail.com>; <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Rotor Control


> RC,
>
> When you "click" on an incoming packet spot, a lot of things happen:
>
> 1.  Previous QSOs with that station are displayed.
> 2.  Band/Mode matrix is displayed showing where you have the country
> wkd/cfm.
> 3.  Name of the country.
> 4.  Beam heading
> 5.  Distance.
> 6.  Manager lookup and/or station address is displayed.
> 7.  Previous notes for this callsign.
>
> During normal operation, most folks like being able to see all this just
by
> a single click.  So, we do not automatically turn the rotor.  But, a
second
> click starts it turning.
>
> Regards,
> Courtney
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N3OP" <n3op at hotmail.com>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 12:03 PM
> Subject: [Dxbase] Rotor Control
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I am thinking about switch from DX4WIN to DXBase, but I have a question
> about the rotor interface.  I use a Yaesu G800DX rotor, and I plan to
> interface it via RS-232 to DXBase.  My question is, will my rotor turn
when
> to the correct heading when I click on a spot in the DX Cluster, or will
the
> rotor only turn by using the Rotor Toolbar ?
>
> RC
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