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THANK YOU (was Re: Questions)

ne1rd_ham — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:46:27 GMT

Thank you! ... -- Scott (NE1RD and author of Cab-converter)

Re: Questions

Don Agro — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:44:32 GMT

... MacLoggerDX Version 5.19 Beta 7 now has an enumerated popup for Contest ID in the Contest Prefs Panel. The popup is loaded from a file which contains the

Re: Questions

ve3vrw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:39:51 GMT

When Cab-Converter supports the ADIF CONTEST_ID tag and there is an accepted enumeration list in the ADIF spec it will be a simple matter for MacLoggerDX to

Re: The other gray dot

ve3vrw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:30:54 GMT

... Dup checking is not directly affected by a connected radio or an internet connection. It is not activated by a press of the "Display" button but is active

Re: Questions

ne1rd_ham — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:29:54 GMT

Bill (W8BC) asked what it was and I gave the best explanation I could. It is true that Cab-converter does ignore that field now. In the future, if we were sure

Re: Questions

ve3vrw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:27:29 GMT

... The point is moot since Cab-Converter ignores the "CONTEST_ID" tag in ADIF files don't you think ?

Re: Questions

ne1rd_ham — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:39:59 GMT

Don, All this below should be filed under the "I'm sure we both know this and agree but for the benefit of those on the list--here goes:" The ADIF standard has

Re: Questions

ve3vrw — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:30:17 GMT

... Actually no, CONTEST_ID as defined in the ADIF spec is a string not an enumeration because the list is constantly growing.

Re: The other gray dot

w8bc — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:01:58 GMT

... I don't think that is technically correct, David. If you enter a contact without the rig connected and thus get no frequency and maybe other data from the

Re: The other gray dot

David Kaplan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:59:34 GMT

Hi Bill, The green "LED" doesn't need a radio connection... it works on lookup. If you look up a call that you've worked before it will start flashing until

Re: The other gray dot

w8bc — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:48:36 GMT

Thanks, David. My problem was that I was not connected up to the rig. You need some frequency or other data for the green dot to work. Thanks for the info

The other gray dot

David Kaplan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:41:19 GMT

Oh yes, The gray dot to the left of the green dot turns blue when you are connected to a DX Cluster. 73, David, WA1OUI On Nov 6, 2009, at 12:44 PM, w8bc wrote:

Re: Questions

David Kaplan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:27 GMT

The green dot is on the main panel above the call sign. It's greyed (grayed?) out when the call isn't a dup. I like the contest helper as it looks for dups as

Re: Questions

w8bc — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:44 GMT

Okay, humor me here Jeff. I can see the dupes in the contest helper (as Rick says). That works, but what is the little dot to the upper left of the call sign?

Re: Questions

Rick Prather — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:47:59 GMT

Or, use Contest Helper. Works great! Rick K6LE ... Or, use Contest Helper. Works great! Rick K6LE On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 7:54 AM, wb0m@... <