[Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe

[Kim Elmore]

I doubt Neal did it. I'll wager it was this way when Neal got it.

Kim N5OP


On Apr 17, 2012, at 0:20, "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net> wrote:

> 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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