[Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe

[Gary AL9A]

Duh, your're right Joe!  Meant to say when Jack created the macro.  I shouldn't do emails late at night. :)

73,
Gary AL9A

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe WA6AXE 
  To: al9a at mtaonline.net 
  Sent: April 17, 2012 10:04 AM
  Subject: RE: [Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe


  Gary,

  This bug has been with DXbase for many years - way before Neal bought DXbase ...

  Joe


  > From: al9a at mtaonline.net
  > To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
  > Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:20:49 -0800
  > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe
  > 
  > 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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