Hello Dave,
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Would it be possible to add a S-Meter log to Commander? E.g. to store the received S-values for a particular QSO or RX session.
CSV would be nice but any TEXT based data file would do.??
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Cheers and thanks for a very nice AR utility program.
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73 VK5HW Hauke
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Re: K2 PTT and mode issue with WSJT-X
+ AA6YQ comments below
The next problem is rig mode. Using WSJT-X alone, the Mode was set to Data/Pkt and the K2 went into the RTTY-R data mode which works great. After combining with DXLab, the rig Mode switches to USB. I switch it back in Commander, but as soon as the K2 transmits, the mode is returned to USB.
+ On the Radio tab of WSJT-X's Setting window, set the Mode to "Data/Pkt".
73,
Dave, AA6YQ
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K2 PTT and mode issue with WSJT-X
Hey folks...
I was having the same problem as in this thread:
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I have been using WSJT-X with the K2 without DXLab for some time - no issue.? After configuring WSJT-X to have DXLab control the rig (log contacts etc.), I had the same weird PTT issue as reported in the above thread.? I fixed it by changing the PTT method to RTS with a com port (I'm using the Timewave Navigator as the interface so I can have 2 com ports for the rig: one for CAT and one for PTT).? That fixed the quick PTT problem.
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The next problem is rig mode.? Using WSJT-X alone, the Mode was set to Data/Pkt and the K2 went into the RTTY-R data mode which works great.? After combining with DXLab, the rig Mode switches to USB.? I switch it back in Commander, but as soon as the K2 transmits, the mode is returned to USB.
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What settings am I missing?
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Hank
K4HYJ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks Dave - off to try and script some more functions!
+ Be careful; that can become addictive. Several DXLab ops went there and haven't been heard from since... ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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Thanks Dave - off to try and script some more functions!
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Hank
K4HYJ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Thanks guys...
New macro after reading command generating sliders:
<LowerBound>1
<UpperBound>100
<SmallStep>1
<BigStep>5
<Caption>RF Output: <value 100>
<Function>K2 RF Output
<Command>'PC<D3><59>
I tried replacing <59> with a ; and it still works ok. Any reason not to use one over the other?
+ No compelling reason.
Dave
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File /Command Sequences and Sliders/Elecraft/K2 TUNE button.txt uploaded
#file-notice
The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group.
By: HB <hbjr@...>
Description:
K2 TUNE button
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Thanks guys...
New macro after reading command generating sliders:
<LowerBound>1
<UpperBound>100
<SmallStep>1
<BigStep>5
<Caption>RF Output: <value 100>
<Function>K2 RF Output
<Command>'PC<D3><59>
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I tried replacing <59> with a ; and it still works ok.? Any reason not to use one over the other?
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Thanks!
Hank
K4HYJ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Interesting but I think many or even most event information is far beyond the knowledge of 99.99% of users.
+ The only alternative is to find system diagnostics, run them, and hope they find something.
Easy to use though and if an application is failing the data may be very useful to the developer. For DXLABS ?the error logging is likely to be far more helpful most of the time.
+ Not when the host system is failing. DXLab applications cannot cause a Windows system to crash unless that Windows system is itself broken. ?
+ I've been looking for a better alternative to the Windows Event Log Viewer - something that will provide an actual diagnosis. If anyone knows of such an application, please post it here.
? ? ? ?73,
? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Hey gang...
I've been looking in the files section and used the K2 RF Output as an example and changed it to this for a K2/100:
<LowerBound>0
<UpperBound>100
<SmallStep>1
<BigStep>10
<Caption>RF Output
<Function>K2 RF Output
<Command>'PC<D3><59>
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Works great.?
+ Yes, command-generating sliders are fun - and useful when operating.
I don't understand D3 or 59.? I know PC is the power control command.? What are the other values?
+ <D3> means "3 decimal digits with leading zeroes". + <59> means "insert a semicolon". + They enable the slider to "assemble" a command that controls your transceiver's RF power output. + For a full description, see + and here + If you have questions about this material, don't hesitate to post them here. ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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Interesting but I think many or even most event information is far beyond the knowledge of 99.99% of users. Easy to use though and if an application is failing the data may be very useful to the developer. For DXLABS ?the error logging is likely to be far more helpful most of the time. ? Outlook LT Gil W0MN Hierro Candente Batir de Repente 44.08226 N 92.51265 W EN34rb ? ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dave AA6YQ via groups.io
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2025 2:35 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DXLab] Startup issue? Every time I start up DXView now I get the following error message: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <kml xmlns="" xmlns:gx="" xmlns:kml="" xmlns:atom=""> ? ? <name>Selected Location</name> ? ? <refreshVisibility>0</refreshVisibility> ? ? <flyToView>0</flyToView> ? ? ? <href>SelectedLocation.kml</href> ? ? ? <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode> ? ? ? <refreshInterval >10</refreshInterval> Sometimes, the map (w/DXAtlas) will open, but the DXView info window won't, until I click on the flashing error message icon at the bottom of the screen.? After that, it seems to run okay.?? But I have other issues with the computer/Windows, too.? After allowing a Windows update last night, I came in to find the blue screen with "Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart" message, showing a "Stop code" of System Thread exception Not Handled." It's a relatively new Dell I9 with lots of Ram, plenty of storage, but it occasionally just crashes unexpectedly, when all I'm running is DXLab
+ Check the Windows Event Logs to identify the root cause of your system's malfunctioning, and then correct that. Chasing application errors on a broken system is a waste of time.
? ? ? ?73,
? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ -- W0MN EN34rb 44.08226 N 92.51265 W
Hierro candente, batir de repente
HP Laptop
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I don't understand D3 or 59.
<D3> is the UDC way of saying output a three digit decimal number
(value of the command).
<59> says send the ASCII character represented by decimal 59
(the semicolon).
Both are explained in the help files on User Defined Commands.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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On 2025-01-25 4:03 PM, HB via groups.io wrote: Hey gang...
I've been looking in the files section and used the K2 RF Output as an example and changed it to this for a K2/100:
<LowerBound>0
<UpperBound>100
<SmallStep>1
<BigStep>10
<Caption>RF Output
<Function>K2 RF Output
<Command>'PC<D3><59>
Works great.? I don't understand D3 or 59.? I know PC is the power control command.? What are the other values?
Hank
K4HYJ
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Hey gang...
I've been looking in the files section and used the K2 RF Output as an example and changed it to this for a K2/100:
<LowerBound>0
<UpperBound>100
<SmallStep>1
<BigStep>10
<Caption>RF Output
<Function>K2 RF Output
<Command>'PC<D3><59>
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Works great.? I don't understand D3 or 59.? I know PC is the power control command.? What are the other values?
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Hank
K4HYJ
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Re: Commander Configuration not recognizing K3
I get a message "Commander will Terminate" and it does. What is the error message before "Commander will Terminate"? Is the K3 Utility running when you get "Commander will Terminate"? If so, stop it - only one application can communicate with the K3 at a time. Is there an "errorlog.txt" file in in the Commander directory? If so, send it direct to AA6YQ as documented in: <> 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2025-01-25 3:08 PM, Jim Cary via groups.io wrote: Joe, The configuration is a K3 with the RS232 connection to the PC.
Following your suggestion, I stripped the station down to just the K3 and PC. ?The only connections are the K3 to the RS232, the computer to the internet, and an antenna connected.
When I try to load the Commander App, I get a message "Commander will Terminate" and it does. ?Sometimes I get a brief glimpse of the Commander configuration screen... for about 1 second.
And by the way the K3 utility does show the K3 connecting to the computer.
Jim
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Re: Commander Configuration not recognizing K3
+ AA6YQ comments below
Joe, The configuration is a K3 with the RS232 connection to the PC.
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Following your suggestion, I stripped the station down to just the K3 and PC. ?The only connections are the K3 to the RS232, the computer to the internet, and an antenna connected.
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When I try to load the Commander App, I get a message "Commander will Terminate" and it does. ?Sometimes I get a brief glimpse of the Commander configuration screen... for about 1 second.
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And by the way the K3 utility does show the K3 connecting to the computer.
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+ Is this a new installation of Commander? The "Commander will Terminate" message means that Commander was unable to install a component on which it relies; this? cryptic error message is improved in the next version. To enable Commander to install the component, 1. terminate Commander 2. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to your Commander folder 3. Right-click the entry for CI-V Commander.exe
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and then select "Run as administrator" from the pop-up menu. Commander should start without complaint.?
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4. Terminate Commander
+ You should now be able to start Commander normally - without administrative privileges.
? ? ? 73,
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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[Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] SV1GA/A -- Mount Athos
Note: DXKeeper/SpotCollector/DXView *will not* recognize
SV1GA/A as Mt. Athos. I recommend adding a user override
to DXView (Config -> Overrides) as soon as possible as
spots are already beginning to appear (17M CW).
73,
... Joe, W4TV
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Subject: [Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin] SV1GA/A -- Mount Athos
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 20:05:40 +0000
From: Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW) via Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin <opdx+kb8nw_at_hotmail.com@...>
Reply-To: Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW) <kb8nw@...>
To: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin <opdx@...>
SV1GA/A -- Mount Athos
From QRZ.com and other sources (edited by OPDX):
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE MT ATHOS PENINSULA
It was exactly fifty-years (50) ago in 1975, when SV1GA/A broke the
silence and Mt. Athos was on the air from the monastic community in
Greece.
While the dedicated religious community of some 2000 monks in twenty
monasteries, Month Athos is now in a glorious state with many new con-
structions and renovations underway.
To honor the 50th anniversary of the 1975 activation, the original
organizers:
Aris, SV1GA and Martti, OH2BH were invited to come back to Mt Athos
together with Adrian, KO8SCA, Gabi, YO8WW and Niko, OH2GEK.
The SV1GA/A team has arrived in Mt. Athos today and is busy setting up
their camp, up in the mountains. They should be on the air today but
it would take 2 or 3 days to be fully operational.
More information will follow.
July 1975 (exactly 50 years ago) SV1GA/A hit the airwaves from Mount Athos!
[cid:b59527f5-5b38-40b6-9ebc-877c51eae76e]
Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - E-mail addresses:
<kb8nw@...><mailto:kb8nw@...> and<kb8nw@...><mailto:kb8nw@...>
Editor of the Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin (OPDX - DXer's Tool of Excellence)
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Advisor for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
Past ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division (1996-2022)
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)
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+ AA6YQ comments below
When I invoke CTL/Lotw I end up with two QSOs? that apparently did not sync. It is not a big deal, but if I can resolve that, I would like to. I just don't know how to proceed.
+ To what are the "LoTW QSL Sent" items of these QSOs set? ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Every time I start up DXView now I get the following error message:
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<kml xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:gx="http://www.google.com/kml/ext/2.2" xmlns:kml="http://www.opengis.net/kml/2.2" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
? <NetworkLink>
? ? <name>Selected Location</name>
? ? <refreshVisibility>0</refreshVisibility>
? ? <flyToView>0</flyToView>
? ? <Link>
? ? ? <href>SelectedLocation.kml</href>
? ? ? <refreshMode>onInterval</refreshMode>
? ? ? <refreshInterval
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>10</refreshInterval> ? ? </Link>
? </NetworkLink>
? </kml>
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Sometimes, the map (w/DXAtlas) will open, but the DXView info window won't, until I click on the flashing error message icon at the bottom of the screen.? After that, it seems to run okay.??
But I have other issues with the computer/Windows, too.? After allowing a Windows update last night, I came in to find the blue screen with "Your device ran into a problem and needs to restart" message, showing a "Stop code" of System Thread exception Not Handled."
It's a relatively new Dell I9 with lots of Ram, plenty of storage, but it occasionally just crashes unexpectedly, when all I'm running is DXLab
any recommendations?
+ Check the Windows Event Logs to identify the root cause of your system's malfunctioning, and then correct that. Chasing application errors on a broken system is a waste of time. ? ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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+ AA6YQ comments below
Sorry Dave, still not working.
After filtering? LEN(App_DXKeeper_User_Defined_6)>4 i did find one eroneous notification in the WAB Column of my Log.
(4 Characters plus spacings, so more than 4.
After correction of the Column, WAB column seemed empty as expected.
Again filtering the LEN(App_User_Defined_6)>0 showed the 1341 QSO's with a 4 Character notification of WAB.
Trying to modify as proposed, again the message: < App_DXKeeper_User_Defined_6 >is too large for
< App_DXKeeper_Region > wich is 8 . came up.
Sorry for taking all this Bandwith.
+ OK. Please place your log file in a zip archive, attach the archive to an email message, and send the message to me via aa6yq (at) ambersoft.com ? ? ?73, ? ? ? ? ? ?Dave, AA6YQ
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I use RealVNC. RealVNC Server is installed on the shack laptop which runs DXLab Suite, WSJT-X, JTAlert, and Firefox to display DXMaps, PSKReporter, LoTW, etc. I have RealVNC Viewer on my IOS devices and on my Windows laptop. ?I can access the shack laptop from anywhere in the world that has internet access of reasonable speed, cellular data included. ?There is an Android version of the viewer but I¡¯ve not used it.?
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Gilbert Baron W0MN
Pete Ritter K5CPR