N3FJP Software Users

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

mike-2025@... (Mike Olbrisch) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 18:39:02 -0700

The great news is that for those who just can’t stand M$ - there is MAC-OS, Linux, and other stuff. No one is forced to use M$.

Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.

https://summits.sota.org.uk/association/W5T

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

wb5jjj@... (WB5JJJ - George) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 15:59:51 -0700

So many users are tricked by M$ into using OD as a "backup" not realizing all their documents (where your ACL is stored), pictures and some other folders are 100% REMOVED from your local computer(s). Not much of a backup, more like theft. Think about going out to do a POTA with your laptop and get all set up in the park and find out you don't have your N3 logbook because M$ OD has taken it away from you.

A simple test to see what you actually have lost control over is to DISCONNECT your WiFi or LAN. Now check for your documents or pictures and guess what, if they are gone, that means they have been "backed up" to OD and removed from your computer for "safe keeping". If you really want to backup your files, there are a bunch of free and paid programs that do this great without touching your files, but not M$ Backup in Windows or OneDrive.

Bottom line, make 100% sure you understand that M$ is going to try to sell you more OD space after you fill up what they give you for free, or begin deleting the oldest files to make room for new ones you add, if you don't fall for the up sale. It's a pain to decouple from OD, but YouTube has so many video's on how to do this and safely restore control of your files to you.

73's
George - WB5JJJ
Hams over IP #100105

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

jcrisco@... (jim crisco WA4YIZ) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:06:49 -0700

hi mike...

same...i have been using onedrive with ACL for years...

one just has to remember how it works...differently than other "clouds"..

3 pc's one cloud file with my logs..

if anyone needs help with using onedrive or ACL backups...

contact me off group..

jim

wa4yiz

Re: Can the rig interface be suspended and reactivated while switching batteries?

kmc5300@... (Kevin McKenna, KE3V) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:38:48 -0700

Very good, Larry. That works!

This software always seems to have the capabilities I want, if I can just figure it out, or ask someone who already has.

Thank you!

Kevin, KE3V

Can the rig interface be suspended and reactivated while switching batteries?

brian@... (Brian Warner) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:36:57 -0700

Thanks for that reminder.

I had a similar situation and was logging the wrong info for some POTA hunting. Fortunately, I was able to recover the correct information via the POTA site.

On the laptop, I have setups for three rigs, two actually used for POTA. Using Ctrl+X allows me to switch to the correct one during an activtion.

73 and Clear Skies,
Brian D. Warner
WB0NWZ

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

jimNU0C@... (Jim Shorney) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:34:12 -0700

I use Onedrive in my day job because it is standard on our corporate PCs and find it more useful than annoying there. The problem that we see as hams is due to the way OD introduces itself and kindly asks to "back up" you files. Now most of is know that back up means copy files to another location, but OD *moves* the files to its folder tree without notice. This puts it in the category of malware to me. I am told that you can adjust the settings so that it leaves copies of the files in their original location but this does not seem to be openly apparent from what I have read. It all seems somewhat shady to me. Having said that, both my hamshack machine and the machine I am typing this on are not OD capable so I have not had to deal with it in a ham context. Moreover, since day 1 I have used a dedicated folder in the root of my boot drive to store my log files and have never lost a log. My backup-on-shutdown goes to Dropbox.

On Sun, 6 Apr 2025 11:02:52 -0600
"Mike Olbrisch via groups.io" <mike-2025@...> wrote:

Interesting. I find One-Drive to be useful.... provided it is used
intelligently. Running 3 computers in conjunction with the ham-shack,
one-drive handles a lot of the file sharing and log back-ups pretty
painlessly. Perhaps that is the key.

Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

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73

-Jim
NU0C

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

mike-2025@... (Mike Olbrisch) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:02:59 -0700

Interesting. I find One-Drive to be useful.... provided it is used
intelligently. Running 3 computers in conjunction with the ham-shack,
one-drive handles a lot of the file sharing and log back-ups pretty
painlessly. Perhaps that is the key.

Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.
El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.
SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.
https://summits.sota.org.uk/association/W5T

N3FJP Country Files - 06 April 2025

jjreisert@... (Jim Reisert AD1C) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:02:52 -0700

There are new country files for ACLog and related software by N3FJP.

To update the country files from the logging program menu, select:

Files -> Download Country Files From AD1C

You should download all three files. When done, you can re-start your
logging program.

Manual installation instructions are here:

https://www.country-files.com/n3fjp-info/

Here are the release notes:

https://www.country-files.com/n3fjp-06-april-2025/

N3FJP Country Files - 6 April 2025
Version entity is Aruba, P4

Added Prefixes/Callsigns:

* GB5CC/HQ is England, G
* M0KXR is Northern Ireland, GI
* GB9WAA and GB5WAA are both Scotland, GM/t
* NH7SH is USA, K in CQ Zone 5, ITU Zone 8
* NV2T, KG5DVX and KB2DJE are all Hawaii, KH6
* KD7CYC is Alaska, KL7
* LU1DHL/W is Argentina, LU in ITU Zone 16
* UE80SZ, UE80MA and RU5D/M are all European Russia, UA in CQ Zone 16, ITU Zone 29
* RA/EU1FY is Kaliningrad, UA2
* RQ9F/M is Asiatic Russia, UA9 in CQ Zone 17, ITU Zone 30
* VA3RAC/HQ is Canada, VE in CQ Zone 4, ITU Zone 4
* VK7MAT/5 is Australia, VK in CQ Zone 30, ITU Zone 59
* VP2VI/HQ is British Virgin Is., VP2V
* VU2UR/HQ is India, VU
* ZL1AMO/HQ is New Zealand, ZL

Removed Prefixes/Callsigns:

* NH7SH in USA, K in CQ Zone 3, ITU Zone 6
* KG7SPL in USA, K in CQ Zone 4, ITU Zone 6
* NE9U in USA, K in CQ Zone 4, ITU Zone 7
* W5SGL and K3JWI in USA, K in CQ Zone 4, ITU Zone 8
* KH6HH in USA, K in CQ Zone 5, ITU Zone 8
* RU5D/M in European Russia, UA in CQ Zone 16, ITU Zone 29
* RQ9F/M in European Russia, UA in CQ Zone 17, ITU Zone 30

If you have any questions, send E-mail to Jim Reisert AD1C (at the
address below) or make a post to the N3FJP software users reflector.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, https://ad1c.us

Re: Can the rig interface be suspended and reactivated while switching batteries?

larryb.w1dyj@... (Larry Banks) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:01:09 -0700

If you have stored your rig settings (Cntrl-R, lower left) then a Cntrl-X should bring it back. If CW, do the same on the CW screen - Cntrl-W.

Larry / W1DYJ

On 4/6/2025 12:19, Kevin McKenna, KE3V via groups.io wrote:

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

ve3rwj@... (Chris Smart) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:52:38 -0700

I can't stand OneDrive and eventually just disabled it.

I have the N3FJP contesting programs set to save regularly to my Dropbox
folder. At the end of a contest, I have a whole bunch of files to delete,
but I also don't lose anything.

Can the rig interface be suspended and reactivated while switching batteries?

kmc5300@... (Kevin McKenna, KE3V) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 09:52:03 -0700

I often use QRP rigs and power them from batteries. Because of this, I may switch batteries several times over a weekend, or at least turn off the rig when I’m not going to use it for a while to avoid draining the battery needlessly. Of course, as soon as I shut it off, Windows sends an audible thunk because the com port disconnected and AC-Log will complain that it lost connection with the rig. Then when I’m ready to go again, I have to turn the rig on and go into the rig settings to re-enable polling for the connection to be established again.

Is there a key sequence, sort of like the <ctrl> <shift> <r> that’ll tell ACLog to retry the currently configured rig after the port has been reactivated, in effect automating the Settings, Rig control, Test, Done steps?

Thanks!

Kevin, KE3V

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

SNKDavis@... (Scott Davis) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:59:11 -0700

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your e-mail. From AC Log's LoTW form click All Since under Download and enter a date prior to the date of your last good record to restore your log.

Enjoy!

73, Scott

N3FJP

http://www.n3fjp.com

Serving the Amateur Radio community with contesting and general logging software since 1997.

1 Peter 3 vs 15: Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect...

On Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 10:44:17 AM EDT, Jim Shorney via groups.io <jimnu0c@...> wrote:

The lesson is do not use Onedrive. It tends to screw with non-Microsoft software that keeps working files in the default file tree. A good precaution is to keep your log file in a dedicated folder in the root of your local hard drive. ACLog makes backups automatically and you also should put your backup-on-shutdown somewhere that Windoze will not implement its better ideas.

Re: Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

jimNU0C@... (Jim Shorney) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:44:14 -0700

Yesterday, my N3FJP Database started giving me some error messages. And that happened after I starting using Onedrive.
What I have learned is backup your Database routinely. I was able to recreate most of my Log, and some of it is now gone.
I don't believe there is a way you can download a file from EQSL or LOTW. If there is a way, that would be great.
But most importantly backup your database weekly if possible. You never know when the ultimate issue may occur.
Mark KB3Z

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73

-Jim
NU0C

Re: Access to port denied

khedgepe@... (Kevin NB7O #3112) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:33:21 -0700

I have seen this behavior when RFI is getting into your computer or com port on the radio. Try reducing power out and doing whatever activity causes this behavior. If it stops then you are having RFI.

Make certain you have good USB cable; not the cheapest you could find. Put ferrites on all the cables between computer and radio. I recommend the Palomar kits designed for your specific radio.

Seven three de Kevin/NB7O

Learned a Vaulable Lesson!!

pastormg2@... (KB3Z) — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:19:59 -0700

Yesterday, my N3FJP Database started giving me some error messages. And that happened after I starting using Onedrive.

What I have learned is backup your Database routinely. I was able to recreate most of my Log, and some of it is now gone.

I don't believe there is a way you can download a file from EQSL or LOTW. If there is a way, that would be great.

But most importantly backup your database weekly if possible. You never know when the ultimate issue may occur.

Mark KB3Z

Re: Access to port denied

ve3wej@... (Dave Garber) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 20:36:11 -0700

Are you running additional software prior to starting n3fjp software

Dave Garber

VE3WEJ / VE3IE

Re: Access to port denied

grmjunior@... (George Merkle N0GM) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:53:48 -0700

You might make sure the USB port is not powering down automatically

George N0GM

Access to port denied

jeffgin1940@... (Jeff KB6CA) — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 11:42:34 -0700

Lately when running N3FJP the program keeps up with my Yaesu FTdx1200 but then I get the msg Access To Port Denied. I'll try Rig Control and get that msg again. Then I'll reboot N3FJP and/or my PC and N3FJP now works again.

I went into Device Manager and made sure it duplicated the correct port settings, thinking that might be the problem. But this morning I again ran up against Access To Port Denied after a while.

What's the answer? Appreciate help.

Thanks.

Jeff KB6CA

Re: Easy Way To Duplicate A Log Entry?

kb5ily@... (KB5ILY - Travis W. Burton) — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:21:47 -0700

Hi Dave,

Yes, your suggestion of exporting the entry to an adif then re-importing it was mentioned earlier and that is what I ended up doing. At the moment, I even went so far as to create a specific directory in my ACLog directory named "Pota Edits" that will have exactly one file in it, AClogADIF.adi - the default log export file name of whatever POTA related log entry that I need to duplicate at the moment.

Maybe a slightly rhetorical question, so I don't expect any form of reply on it: If I did not have all the parks logged that I have worked, how would Scott's fine software know when to place the "New" indicator over the corner of the SIG_INFO field in the contact entry area vs when not to?

47 & 73 de Travis KB5ILY

Re: Easy Way To Duplicate A Log Entry?

ve3wej@... (Dave Garber) — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:17:10 -0700

If you must have the second park, I export the contact to an adi file, then edit that file in notepad, change the park number, then reimport...

Dave Garber

VE3WEJ / VE3IE