[Dxbase] [dxbase] CDROM lookups - final findings - Joe wa6axe

[Earl]

Gary, everything is down hill from up there isn't it?? Hi Hi...

Earl N5ZM..


On 4/22/2012 3:06 PM, Gary AL9A wrote:
> I am seeing with DXB2006 as I have a RAC CDROM connected.  Until Joe brought
> this up though I had not noticed the bug.  Apparently I just crank my
> antenna in the general direction of the DX without consulting the beam
> heading and distance info for each QSO and never noticed the problem.
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neal Campbell"<nealk3nc at me.com>
> To:<dxbase at yahoogroups.com>
> Cc:<dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: April 22, 2012 11:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] [dxbase] CDROM lookups - final findings - Joe wa6axe
>
>
> How many people are experiencing this bug??
>
> 73
> Neal
> On Apr 22, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Joe WA6AXE wrote:
>
>>
>> ALL:
>>
>> Well, after rcving emails from CDROM users (DXbase users) - it is well
>> apparent that
>> the best way to describe the final words about the  RAC / QRZ /
>> HAMCALL(Buckmaster)
>> CDROM lookups is that "if" the Callsign is FOUND in the CDROM lookup -
>> and - "if"
>> the record contains the Lat/Lon coordinates - then DXbase WILL use that
>> Lat/Lon info!!
>>
>> DXbase will at that time display incorrect Beam Headings and Distances -
>> but, the other
>> info such as State/QTH/County, etc -- will be populated all ok -- if you
>> selected those
>> to populate (in the User Options) ..
>>
>> This flaw in DXbase will have to be corrected in a future release - as
>> there is NO
>> immediate cure -- except to TURN-OFF the CDROM Lookups - which you might
>> not
>> want to do.
>>
>> Just FYI
>>
>> 73, Joe wa6axe
>>
>>
>
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