+ AA6YQ comments below

Please, *no more nanny confirmations*! There are already too
many "are you sure?" items in DXKeeper's every day processes ...

+ Which "are you sure?" confirmations are getting in your way? You can override the "Sync All" operation's request for confirmation by depressing the Alt key while invoking it.

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+ AA6YQ comments below

Question: When you import a log, could you create a query window to pop up after the import and ask if you wish to backup the log now?

+ There's a "Backup log on shutdown" checkbox in the Options panel on DXKeeper's Configuration window.

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+ I often recommend that ops backup their log before an import operation, as doing so provides a quick recovery if erroneously import a file that's previously been imported. Backing up your log immediately after an Import operation rather than waiting for shutdown seems less necessary.

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+ AA6YQ comments below

Following a successful migration to a new Win11 machine, my only issue is that I cannot get Autoscroll to enable automatically.

The appropriate tick box is enabled.

+ To which "appropriate tick box" are you referring?

I have tried rebuilding and deleting the spots database. Autoscroll does change red/blue as expected but will not disable automatically; what next should I check?

+ Above, you say "I cannot get Autoscroll to enable automatically". Here you say "Autoscroll does change red/blue as expected but will not disable automatically".? (emphasis added).

+ The behavior of SpotCollector's Autoscroll function is described here:



+ If you still have questions after reviewing this description, don't hesitate to post them here.

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When you highlight a call in SpotCollector DXView will show the progress for that country. ?Would it be possible for the band the DX station is on to be highlighted in DXView as well?

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Get over it Joe... just a simple question.

Greatly appreciate the recent update that automated the LoTW and Clublog syncing/updating features.

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Question: When you import a log, could you create a query window to pop up after the import and ask if you wish to backup the log now??

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Thanks for the great program.

Following a successful migration to a new Win11 machine, my only issue is that I cannot get Autoscroll to enable automatically.

The appropriate tick box is enabled. I have tried rebuilding and deleting the spots database. Autoscroll does change red/blue as expected but will not disable automatically; what next should I check?

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Many thanks.

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David VK3BDX

+ AA6YQ comments belo-w

I recently simplified my desktop removing NaP3 and reverting back to primarily DXL applications.? I had been using the band change buttons on NaP3 versus the band change stepping function on the front of the K3s.? ? I began using the band change buttons located on the bottom of the Commander Bandspread window.? ?

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I noted an odd behavior.? ?When using the band change buttons on Commander Bandspread, when you tune to a frequency then change bands, when you return to the original band, the radio reverts to a different frequency that where it was when it left that band.? ?I found that annoying, as I often listen to a particular frequency on a band, change bands to see if I can hear a station spotted on RBN, only to return to the original band/frequency to continue what I was doing.? ?

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I inquired of Dave about the process and was advised that Commander Bandspread will not set the band stack if there is a band change after establishing a frequency on the first band.? ?The program was, in fact, designed to do just that.? ?I found that an odd behavior.? ? Why would any operator not want to return to the same frequency on any particular band when they returned to that band from someplace else.

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Lacking alternative, I set up band change buttons in the Commander User Defined Commands using the BN function from Elecraft Programmers Guide.? ?They work perfectly, setting the bandstack when the defined dwell time has expired.? ?The band change buttons consume a lot of User Defined button real estate, but work well.

+ In the original Band Stack implementation, any frequency change that occurs after the specified dwell time is satisfied would result in the current frequency being pushed onto the current band's stack before changing frequency.

+ Many years ago, it was suggested that changing frequency by clicking one of the Bandspread tab's Band buttons (or the Spectrum-Waterfall window's Band buttons) should not push the current frequency onto the current band's stack before changing frequency to the most recent frequency on the newly-selected band. I don't recall the discussion that led to this decision, but I was persuaded at the time.

+ As Don points out, this means that if you've been on 20m frequency X for longer than the dwell time and click the Bandspread window's 40m band button, when you subsequently click its 20m band button, you will not return to 20m frequency X; you will return to the 20m frequency you were using before you QSY'd to X.

+ I'm not comfortable with unilaterally reversing a change made long ago after discussion here, so I suggest to Don that he post a description of the situation here.

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I recently simplified my desktop removing NaP3 and reverting back to primarily DXL applications.? I had been using the band change buttons on NaP3 versus the band change stepping function on the front of the K3s.? ? I began using the band change buttons located on the bottom of the Commander Bandspread window.? ?

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I noted an odd behavior.? ?When using the band change buttons on Commander Bandspread, when you tune to a frequency then change bands, when you return to the original band, the radio reverts to a different frequency that where it was when it left that band.? ?I found that annoying, as I often listen to a particular frequency on a band, change bands to see if I can hear a station spotted on RBN, only to return to the original band/frequency to continue what I was doing.? ?

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I inquired of Dave about the process and was advised that Commander Bandspread will not set the band stack if there is a band change after establishing a frequency on the first band.? ?The program was, in fact, designed to do just that.? ?I found that an odd behavior.? ? Why would any operator not want to return to the same frequency on any particular band when they returned to that band from someplace else.

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Lacking alternative, I set up band change buttons in the Commander User Defined Commands using the BN function from Elecraft Programmers Guide.? ?They work perfectly, setting the bandstack when the defined dwell time has expired.? ?The band change buttons consume a lot of User Defined button real estate, but work well.

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Don

WB6BEE

+ AA6YQ comments below

Hi Dave.? Following is an example of when I get this error:

1. From within the “My QTHs” tab, click on “New” to create a new location.
2. Prior to clicking “Save” or “Delete”, click on any other tab in DXKeeper, e.g., “QSL”.
3. When attempting to go back to the unfinished new location in the “My QTHs” tab, the noted error message appears and will not go away without forcing DXKeeper to terminate using Task Manager.

+ Thanks, Ken. Unfortunately, I cannot replicate that failure here. So that I can see what's going on, please do the following:

1. on the General tab of DXKeeper's Configuration window, check the "Log debugging info" box

2. terminate DXKeeper

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3. start DXKeeper

4. replicate the failure, using the steps you describe above

5. use the Windows Task Manager to terminate DXKeeper

6. start DXKeeper

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7. on the General tab of DXKeeper's Configuration window, uncheck the "Log debugging info" box

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8. terminate and then restart DXKeeper

9. attach the errorlog.txt file from your DXKeeper folder to an email message, and send the message to me via

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aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com

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+ AA6YQ comments below

I want to upload all 30K QSOs from LOTW.

+ Let's back up a step. Do you mean upload 30K QSOs from your log to LoTW, or download 30K QSOs from LoTW into your log? Either way, why are you doing that?

I also can not get DXKeeper to accept my QSL from Kure Island. Even when I type it in as if QSO is NOW and click the QSL as SENT and VERIFIED it shows up as only WORKED in DXKeeper!?

+ What does "shows up only as Worked" mean?

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