[Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe

[Gary AL9A]

Joe,

Nice catch.  I can't believe I've been using DXB all these years and never 
noticed this.  I'm betting the most DX stations listed in RAC don't have 
associated longitude and latitude coordinates and then DXB calculates the 
correct bearing and distance.  I'm puzzled though as to why Neal created a 
macro opposite from the standard being used by CDROM data bases.  Sure hope 
Neal gets that one straightened out in V10.

73,
Gary AL9A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe WA6AXE" <wa6axe at hotmail.com>
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>; <dxbase at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: April 16, 2012 2:58 PM
Subject: [Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe


>
> ALL:
>
> We know that this is not going to happen anytime soon - as we are awaiting 
> word from
> Neal (in the future) simply about DXbase 10 ver 0.1 --- but, I wanted to 
> get the word out
> to everyone else that might be using a CDROM look-up (such as RAC or QRZ, 
> etc etc) -- about
> this BUG that Marco (I0MOM) exchanged emails with me about and we got his 
> problem nailed-down-to
> the RAC/CDROM look-ups ...
>
> Here is the problem ...
>
> (1)  The "Normal" sign convention (for LONGITUDE)  that is used by all of 
> the CDROM Callbook makers is that
> the EAST is a PLUS ( + ) Longitude -- and -- WEST is MINUS ( - ) Longitude 
> ..  But, DXbase has always had a
> SIGNING CONVENTION that is Reversed from this "Normal" -- 
>
> (2) Therefore ... IF any DXbase user has the CDROM Lookups TURNED-ON 
> (Activated) -- then pse
> be aware that if the DX Station's coordinates are included in the CDROM 
> Record entry -- then your
> Bearing and Distance will  NOT BE CORRECT ...
>
> ALL of the INFO you will see on BEARING and DISTANCE is related to Marco 
> (I0MOM) QTH:
>
> Here are some screen-shots to show the GOOD entry (without CDROM LookUPS 
> turned on):
>
> http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/GOOD.gif
>
> and now the BAD entry (I now turned-ON the CDROM LOOKUPS):
>
> http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/BAD.gif
>
> and -- here is a screen-shot of the RAC (CDROM) entry for AH0D .. see the 
> coordinates ....
>
> http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/RAC.gif
>
>
>
> Again - I know that this will not be take care of (BUG) anytime soon --  
> but, I wanted to give
> ALL a heads-up on this .. just in case you also run into this --- and, one 
> other thing -- once
> there is a BAD Bearing/Distance - because of the CDROM -- your SUMMARY 
> window's
> entries from then on out will be OFF and will be locked into the erroneous 
> data ...
>
>
> Just FYI for now ...
>
> 73 Joe wa6axe
>
>
>
>
>
>
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