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Re: Work around for runtime error. CI-V Commander
Dave Bernstein
The first generation (monolithic) DXLab has these capabilities -- one
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can define bands and band segments and establish frequency-based modes; operating outside the band turns the VFO red. Some of this functionality belongs in CI-V Commander, and some of it belongs in DXKeeper; I'll add it to the list... 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In dxlab@y..., "Richard B Drake" <rich@w...> wrote:
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Re: Work around for runtime error. CI-V Commander
Yes, Logger has a user definable table called, "Band Plans". Here
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you can define the frequency band limits and also specify mode, which is quite useful. For example if you are operating in a band segment normally used for PSK31 it knows to log PSK as the mode even though the rig is in USB or LSB mode. This would indeed be a useful addition to DXKeeper, even beyond defining the limits of a license class. ---- 73, Rich - W3ZJ -----Original Message----- |
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Work around for runtime error. CI-V Commander
Tom Brouard
So far the workaround for the runtime error is working well. I have not yet
received the error again. I have had an odd thing happen with the curser. When I clicked on the up arrow to change the band the bands kept changing even after I let go of the mouse or moved the curser away from the arrow. This happened twice and each time exiting and restarting the program seem to fix it. I also thought of a few potential enhancements for you to consider. I always have a copy of the band plan next to me. I have to check the frequencies to be sure I have privileges on the band I am about to use. I thought that some of us (with a failing memory like me) might want the option the customize the frequencies that the CI-V commander will allow access and mode use. One thought is when the ham band option is checked then the option to check a particular license class (which will allow access only to those particular privileges )pops up. And/or it can be completely user definable. Allowing the user to program only the frequencies and modes that he or she wants to work. 73 Tom KB2VNB |
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Pathfinder Users: new DX-Central search, warning re EA search
Dave, AA6YQ
As Ted W8TTS reported, there's been a change in DX-Central's search
database. Kelly KE9KD, who maintains the DX-Central site, confirms that it was re-designed in early January. At that time the individual "managers", "routes" and "bulletins" databases and were combined, allowing a single search to query all three databases and produce more user-friendly results. A new search file named DX-Central.txt is now available; the DX-Central Managers and DX-Centrol Routes are obsolete, and can be deleted from your search folder. To update your search library, follow the instructions in , paying particular attention to the text in red font, which directs you to the instructions for assigning a search file to a key; these instructions are available via . Warning: an EA ham examined the online EA callbook made accessible by yesterday's search library update, and found many missing or incorrect addresses. Caveat Emptor. 73, Dave, AA6YQ Pathfinder is a free program that makes it easy to find QSL information from more than 100 web-accessible sources. See for additional information and download instructions. Or use the Pathfinder Web Client -- its a little less flexible, but requires no downloading or installation and runs in any Javascript-supporting browser on Windows, MacOS, Linux, or Unix; just visit . |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Tom Brouard
At first try the workaround is working. I will have more time tomorrow to
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run the radio longer to see what happens. FYI. I had the com set at 9600 and the radio on Auto. Then I changed the com to 19200 no change, set the radio to 19200, no change and then restored to 9600 at the com and Auto at the radio. I have a Gateway 600 mhz pentium 3. I have 384 meg ram at 42% used. I run a cable modem and leave the computer on 24/7. I also have an Intel anypoint network for the two kids computer. I'm not sure any of this info helps but just in case it does here it is. 73 Tom KB2VNB -----Original Message-----
From: Dave, AA6YQ [mailto:dhb@...] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 12:14 AM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] CI-V Commander I'm glad the interface works. As for the run-time error, you and Rich are the lucky two. Rich worked around it by setting his radio's CI-V Transceive option to "off" and configuring CI-V Commander to poll by checking the "Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation" checkbox in the Radio panel of the General tab in the Config window. Let me know if that doesn't work, and I'll immediately create an instrumented version to track down this defect. Out of curiousity, what baud rate are you running? If its 19200 or 9600, you might try reducing it and see if that helps. If it works, this isn't a solution -- just a workaround and a clue for me. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -----Original Message----- From: Tom Brouard [mailto:stagehand@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:06 PM To: Dxlab Subject: [dxlab] CI-V Commander Hi Dave, The interface is great!!!!!. I am experiencing a "run-time error '6' overflow" whenever I adjust anything at the radio. I thought that you had covered this in a past email but I could not find it. (I somehow lost a chunk of old emails.) 73 Tom KB2VNB Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Click Here for Travel Deals! To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to |
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Pathfinder Users: new EA and LU searches
Dave, AA6YQ
Thanks to Fred K3ZO, Pathfinder can now search the online Spanish callbook
for EA, EA6, EA8, and EA9 callsigns. That's two new online callbook discoveries in a row for Fred. Tony, LU2DKN, recently reported the URL for an Argentine online callbook. Thanks Tony! To update your search library, terminate Pathfinder (if its running), and then link to ; aftter you restart Pathfinder, it will display the EA or LU callbook search buttons if you enter EA/EA6/EA8/EA9 or LU callsigns respectively. The Pathfinder Web Client ( ) has been updated with the above addition; the only action required of its users is to click their Browser's "refresh" button. As always, reports of new online QSL sources or changes to existing sources are greatly appreciated. 73, Dave, AA6YQ Pathfinder is a free program that makes it easy to find QSL information from more than 100 web-accessible sources. See for additional information and download instructions. Or use the Pathfinder Web Client -- its a little less flexible, but requires no downloading or installation and runs in any Javascript-supporting browser on Windows, MacOS, Linux, or Unix; just visit . |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Dave, AA6YQ
I'm glad the interface works.
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As for the run-time error, you and Rich are the lucky two. Rich worked around it by setting his radio's CI-V Transceive option to "off" and configuring CI-V Commander to poll by checking the "Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation" checkbox in the Radio panel of the General tab in the Config window. Let me know if that doesn't work, and I'll immediately create an instrumented version to track down this defect. Out of curiousity, what baud rate are you running? If its 19200 or 9600, you might try reducing it and see if that helps. If it works, this isn't a solution -- just a workaround and a clue for me. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -----Original Message-----
From: Tom Brouard [mailto:stagehand@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 6:06 PM To: Dxlab Subject: [dxlab] CI-V Commander Hi Dave, The interface is great!!!!!. I am experiencing a "run-time error '6' overflow" whenever I adjust anything at the radio. I thought that you had covered this in a past email but I could not find it. (I somehow lost a chunk of old emails.) 73 Tom KB2VNB Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Click Here for Travel Deals! To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Mike,
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Thanks for doing that, it does indeed work well. One of the things that makes it great is that Dave is so responsive to bug reports and enhancement requests from his growing user community. Thus, with all the input, the suite is quickly evolving into a super package! We really make him work hard, don't we, for nothing more in return than an occasional, "Thanks", for the great stuff! ---- 73, Rich - W3ZJ -----Original Message-----<> Yahoo! Groups Sponsor < 0063108:N/ A=613970/?> www.newaydirect.com < pmail/S=17 00063108:N/A=613970/rand=664302776> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <> . To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Pagel, Mike
Hi Richard:
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I'm following the Omni VI+ issue with interest, as I was the person who supplied Dave with the copy of the portion of the 564's manual on software issues. The software link with my Omni VI+ is far better with Dave's software than it is with LOGic. 73, de Mike, K9UW -----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Drake [mailto:rich@...] Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 7:44 AM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] Re: CI-V Commander Dave, It's on page 5-11 section 5.7, "Expanded Commands for Models 563 and 564 Only" (Mine is a 564). The other expanded commands include "0Ch: Read Offset Frequency", "0Dh: Write Offset Frequency", "13h: Announce Frequency of Current VFO (Optional Voice Board Required - I don't have it)", and "16h: Set/Clear Transmit Mode". I would take the pages out and scan them for you if I could figure out how to take them out of the binder without damaging it. "Command 17h: Return Transceiver Status" Transceiver Response: FE FE RA SA DATA FD DATA is one byte with the following format: Bit Position 0 Split status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 1 VFO Selected (0=A, 1=B) 2 TX Status (0=RX, 1=TX) 3 RIT Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 4 XIT Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 5 VOX Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 6 LOCK Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 7 NOT USED Note: The command code is not echoed. ---- 73, Rich - W3ZJ -----Original Message----- Yahoo! Groups Sponsor < A=613970/?> www.newaydirect.com < 00063108:N/A=613970/rand=664302776> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <> . |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Dave,
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It's on page 5-11 section 5.7, "Expanded Commands for Models 563 and 564 Only" (Mine is a 564). The other expanded commands include "0Ch: Read Offset Frequency", "0Dh: Write Offset Frequency", "13h: Announce Frequency of Current VFO (Optional Voice Board Required - I don't have it)", and "16h: Set/Clear Transmit Mode". I would take the pages out and scan them for you if I could figure out how to take them out of the binder without damaging it. "Command 17h: Return Transceiver Status" Transceiver Response: FE FE RA SA DATA FD DATA is one byte with the following format: Bit Position 0 Split status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 1 VFO Selected (0=A, 1=B) 2 TX Status (0=RX, 1=TX) 3 RIT Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 4 XIT Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 5 VOX Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 6 LOCK Status (0=OFF, 1=ON) 7 NOT USED Note: The command code is not echoed. ---- 73, Rich - W3ZJ -----Original Message----- |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Dave, AA6YQ
I have a copy of the Omni VI Plus Computer Interface documentation, but see
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no reference to these capabilities. If your documentation has this information, please email or send me a copy and we'll give it a try. My understanding is that there's a lot of variation between the PC interfaces supported by different Yaesu radios. I was planning to start with an FT1000D -- since that's what I'll likely buy next month. I use a 706 for DX-peditions. Its amazing how rig control and logging applications can make such a small radio almost indistinguishable operationally from much larger boxes. Eventually, I'd like to built a QRP CW/RTTY/PSK transceiver on a PCMCIA card; that will make for a truly portable setup. 73, Dave, AA6YQ -----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Drake [mailto:rich@...] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 5:42 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: RE: [dxlab] Re: CI-V Commander Dave, The Omni VI and VI Plus (models 563 and 564) can provide this information. You have to poll for it, but it's there. If you are interested in adding this as an enhancement when you start adding more rigs to the list I can provide you with the command strings and as always, testing. BTW: I'm seriously considering getting the new Yaesu FT-817 for QRP and portable operating. I just have to decide if I really want it bad enough to part with the green stamps :-) If you add that rig to the list you'll really be twisting my arm to buy it and a laptop for my boat (a 30 foot cabin cruiser) and next years trip to St. Maarten. Come on, I just need a couple of bruises, not too many :-) ---- 73, Rich - W3ZJ > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Bernstein [mailto:dhb@...] > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:48 PM > To: dxlab@... > Subject: [dxlab] Re: CI-V Commander > > > Unfortunately, the CI-V command set does not include a > way for the > radio to inform the application that > > - split mode is enabled or disabled > - VFO A or B is enabled or disabled > - dual watch is enabled or disabled (if supported) > > So keeping things "in sync" means not using the radio > buttons for > these functions. > > The next version of CI-V Commander will include additional > diagnostics for this runtime error, which I've so far > been unable to > replicate. > > I'm currently in "get SpotCollector released to beta > test" mode, > meaning I'm putting off improvements and non-critical > defect repairs > to released applications. I do regard the DXKeeper > "3037" runtime > error as critical, and am working with Microsoft to > track it down; I > don't think its their defect, I just need a clue or two. > > 73, > > Dave, AA6YQ > > > --- In dxlab@y..., "Richard B Drake" <rich@w...> wrote: > > Dave, > > > > I notice that when I click split in CI-V commander, > it properly > > puts the rig into split mode and onto VFO B. BTW, the split > > functionality is very nice, I use it regularly. However, if I > > later turn split off by pushing the button on my Omni > 6+ instead > > of clicking the checkbox in CI-V Commander, it does > not deactivate > > the split checkbox. I'm not sure if this is unique to > the Omni 6+, > > but you might want to check it out. FYI: I use it in > polling mode > > to avoid the occasional run time errors that still > occur when it's > > free running. > > > > ----- > > 73, Rich - W3ZJ > > www.w3zj.com > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > dxlab-unsubscribe@... > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to Yahoo! Groups Sponsor To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Re: Printing QSL Cards
Tom Brouard
Well that makes perfect sence to me. Thank you
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73 Tom KB2VNB -----Original Message-----
From: Dave Bernstein [mailto:dhb@...] Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 4:57 PM To: dxlab@... Subject: [dxlab] Re: Printing QSL Cards Think of the four "quadrants" of an 8.5x11 sheet as being labeled A, B, C, and D. The printing algorithm is set up so that after you slice the printed sheets into four "decks", placing the A deck atop the B deck atop the C deck atop the D deck will yield a correctly prefix- sorted deck, ready to send to the outgoing QSL buro. This algorithm produces the behaviour you noticed. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In dxlab@y..., "Tom Brouard" <stagehand@h...> wrote: Hi Dave,oddly enough it printed three on one page and two on the second. They came outfine but I was curious about why it didn't print 4 on one page and 1 on thesecond. I expect to be printing more in the next few weeks I'll try printingthem in different groups and let you know what happens.able to customize The QSL cards with graphics, fonts, colors etc. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dxlab-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Dave,
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The Omni VI and VI Plus (models 563 and 564) can provide this information. You have to poll for it, but it's there. If you are interested in adding this as an enhancement when you start adding more rigs to the list I can provide you with the command strings and as always, testing. BTW: I'm seriously considering getting the new Yaesu FT-817 for QRP and portable operating. I just have to decide if I really want it bad enough to part with the green stamps :-) If you add that rig to the list you'll really be twisting my arm to buy it and a laptop for my boat (a 30 foot cabin cruiser) and next years trip to St. Maarten. Come on, I just need a couple of bruises, not too many :-) ---- 73, Rich - W3ZJ -----Original Message----- |
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Re: Printing QSL Cards
Dave Bernstein
Think of the four "quadrants" of an 8.5x11 sheet as being labeled A,
B, C, and D. The printing algorithm is set up so that after you slice the printed sheets into four "decks", placing the A deck atop the B deck atop the C deck atop the D deck will yield a correctly prefix- sorted deck, ready to send to the outgoing QSL buro. This algorithm produces the behaviour you noticed. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In dxlab@y..., "Tom Brouard" <stagehand@h...> wrote: Hi Dave,oddly enough it printed three on one page and two on the second. They came outfine but I was curious about why it didn't print 4 on one page and 1 on thesecond. I expect to be printing more in the next few weeks I'll try printingthem in different groups and let you know what happens.able to customize The QSL cards with graphics, fonts, colors etc. |
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Re: CI-V Commander
Dave Bernstein
Unfortunately, the CI-V command set does not include a way for the
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radio to inform the application that - split mode is enabled or disabled - VFO A or B is enabled or disabled - dual watch is enabled or disabled (if supported) So keeping things "in sync" means not using the radio buttons for these functions. The next version of CI-V Commander will include additional diagnostics for this runtime error, which I've so far been unable to replicate. I'm currently in "get SpotCollector released to beta test" mode, meaning I'm putting off improvements and non-critical defect repairs to released applications. I do regard the DXKeeper "3037" runtime error as critical, and am working with Microsoft to track it down; I don't think its their defect, I just need a clue or two. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In dxlab@y..., "Richard B Drake" <rich@w...> wrote:
Dave, |
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Printing QSL Cards
Tom Brouard
Hi Dave,
I printed 5 QSL cards in DXKeeper on the Epson 740 at work and oddly enough it printed three on one page and two on the second. They came out fine but I was curious about why it didn't print 4 on one page and 1 on the second. I expect to be printing more in the next few weeks I'll try printing them in different groups and let you know what happens. This may already be on your list but I think it would be fun to be able to customize The QSL cards with graphics, fonts, colors etc. 73 Tom KB2VNB |
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CI-V Commander
Dave,
I notice that when I click split in CI-V commander, it properly puts the rig into split mode and onto VFO B. BTW, the split functionality is very nice, I use it regularly. However, if I later turn split off by pushing the button on my Omni 6+ instead of clicking the checkbox in CI-V Commander, it does not deactivate the split checkbox. I'm not sure if this is unique to the Omni 6+, but you might want to check it out. FYI: I use it in polling mode to avoid the occasional run time errors that still occur when it's free running. ----- 73, Rich - W3ZJ www.w3zj.com |
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Re: ID Timer
Dave Bernstein
Principle: one gesture per state change.
In this case, the state change is "the beginning of a QSO". It should not be necessary go convey this to a logging function with one gesture (clicking the Start button), and to an ID timing function with another gesture. A separate ID timer is also one more window to manage, though DXLab is not exactly stingy with windows... 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In dxlab@y..., cherry@n... wrote: Tom, I use this ID timer.might be alostfeature worth discussing. I noticed while gabbing away that I track ofthought:how long it had been since I said my callsign. Here is my DXKeeper clock orbuttondigital countdown image appears on the screen. (or can pop up sayafter 9minutes) and flashes or makes a sound to warn you to ID. to stopcounter and log QSO.basic idea. |
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Re: DXCC Prefix
Dave Bernstein
Thanks, Robin. At the moment, anything that's not RA0, UA0, RA9, or
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UA9 is classified as European Russia. I have several sources of more recent prefix info to review, but haven't had time to peruse them and update DXView's database. I'll get to this eventually, but would be happy to guide anyone interested in accelerating the process. 73, Dave, AA6YQ --- In dxlab@y..., RTrebil640@a... wrote:
A very small problem Dave. When I entered RU0B into DXView it |
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