[Dxbase] Some novice questions

[Robert Tortajada]

Wow, that info helps alot. I knew there must be ways to do these things. 
So far, this seems like a good product with a learning curve. I made 
comments on the items below:

FireBrick wrote:

> Let's take this a couple at a time.
> Much of the filtering available in Alerts and also Internet Cluster 
> options will allow you to see all spots, only worked but not 
> confirmed, etc. etc.
>
I saw that but thought that was only for alerts. I will try that out.

> And yes, during a contest, the spots come flying in, and the DX Info 
> has to reflect this.
>
> You can set how many spots are retained in the DX Info in the Options 
> menu and yes you can scroll up and down.
> Normally the most recent spot is at the bottom of the list in both 
> Internet Cluster and DX Info windows
>
Missed that on the general screen, thanks.

> If you click on a callsign in both Cluster window or Info window, the 
> Summary window will not reflect that callsign/entity
> WITHOUT changing the radio.
> Only clicking on the QSY column button will qsy the radio
>
OK, good, I was mostly clicking the Need column which does the same as 
QSY.  When you do this, do you if there is a way to go to the previous 
spot? Up arrow moves the cursor to the previous spot's call, but does 
not load it into the summary screen.

> You can also right click on an Cluster or INFO spot and select Log 
> Current Entry which will put the call into your log and change the 
> Summary without changing radio freq.
> (a Escape Key will erase this trial log entry)
>
Cool, it looks like that will help alot. When I do the "Log Current 
Entry" option is locks that entry into the summary window as well. That 
will help alot.

>
> How's that for starters?
>
Great!!! Thanks so much for this info!!

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Tortajada" <k2zc at rtort.com>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:42 AM
> Subject: [Dxbase] Some novice questions
>
>
>> Hello, I am just getting started using DXBase and am still a novice 
>> at it's use. I did use it for the CQ DX SSB contest and noticed some 
>> oddities.
>>
>> 1) The Summary screen keeps changing when the dx info screen gets a 
>> spot.I know that you can click the lock button, but when the spots 
>> are flying in, I find that it often changes before I can get the 
>> mouse up that way. Is there a way to make it only update when you 
>> click on a spot in the dx info window and not when a spot comes in?
>>
>> 2) On the DX info window, can you filter what goes in there by band 
>> or other criteria?
>>
>> 3) Can you make the dx info screen keep it's data longer with maybe a 
>> scroll.
>>
>> 4) In the dx info screen (can you tell I use that screen alot?) can 
>> you make the need field reflect worked stations instead of confirmed?
>>
>> 5) When you go to enter a qso, can you make the call fill in from the 
>> summary screen?
>>
>> 6) can you move a call from the dx info screen to summary without 
>> changing the radio? It would be nice to be able to look ahead for 
>> future spots while you are trying to work the current DX.
>>
>> Sorry the list was so long
>>
>> Bob - K2ZC
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