From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 09:13:38 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:13:38 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks Message-ID: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> New Screen shots for MacLoggerDX for Cocoa: Radio drivers are working! Anyone have an Icon they would like to submit? (the one on the above link is a placeholder only). Free upgrade to the winner! Contesters: Start thinking about what you would like to see in the "Contest" data entry panel besides the obvious: Call, time & date, srx, stx. It should be a superset of what is needed for all contests but still allow quick tabbing through the necessary fields. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From lee at ww2dx.com Thu Jan 8 09:35:15 2009 From: lee at ww2dx.com (Lee (WW2DX)) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:35:15 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> Don, looking good, I really like the UI layout and also the addition of VFO/Rotator and DX/Contest, clean. How does the QSO begin/Finish button work? This more for rag chewing? As for contest, this can be a big question! 1. ESM - Enter Send Message 2. Bandmap - both auto populate (assisted) and manual populate (unassisted) 3. Auto fill for zones (CQWW) I am sure I will come up with more. Thanks! Lee WW2DX.com MacHamRadio.com On Jan 8, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Don Agro wrote: > New Screen shots for MacLoggerDX for Cocoa: > > > > Radio drivers are working! > > Anyone have an Icon they would like to submit? (the one on the above > link is a placeholder only). Free upgrade to the winner! > > Contesters: Start thinking about what you would like to see in the > "Contest" data entry panel besides the obvious: Call, time & date, > srx, stx. It should be a superset of what is needed for all contests > but still allow quick tabbing through the necessary fields. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 10:52:14 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 15:52:14 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <2A103A72-9829-4114-B60D-1FAD55D08393@Alphadene.co.uk> I've been preparing a mail with enhancements to current version that hope might make it into the cocoa version, so I'll try to get that in. One thing I'd like to mention early is support for two receivers - as in the K3, a number of rigs have that now and you can bet more will - maybe A/B is effectively that? The other thing is tear-off panels or some way to display, cluster, map and log side by side - yes I know Don, only MS do that stuff! ON Contest, I like the way Minos (http://minos.berlios.de) does this, allows me to fill in fields as the info becomes available and return tabs between fields (as does tab) that are empty and then logs if all required info for given contest is complete (whereas tab just goes around and around) - that does require it to have some form of Contest definition - so guess being able to define what is required for a contest would be nice. On 8 Jan 2009, at 14:13, Don Agro wrote: > New Screen shots for MacLoggerDX for Cocoa: > > > > Radio drivers are working! > > Anyone have an Icon they would like to submit? (the one on the above > link is a placeholder only). Free upgrade to the winner! > > Contesters: Start thinking about what you would like to see in the > "Contest" data entry panel besides the obvious: Call, time & date, > srx, stx. It should be a superset of what is needed for all contests > but still allow quick tabbing through the necessary fields. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 11:03:00 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:03:00 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <16E2E846-4AD6-4FB6-94B5-4AA5E0665E59@Alphadene.co.uk> Oh another thing, what do you think of putting all config/preference stuff in the preference panel - that includes things like 'Reconnect to the DXCluster Automatically' - not something I tend to change much. Also, since log panel has QSO Start and QSO Done - shouldn't the top control panel use the same wording (instead of on and off) - most paper logs appear to use Start and Finish. 73 de M0XDF On 8 Jan 2009, at 14:13, Don Agro wrote: > New Screen shots for MacLoggerDX for Cocoa: > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 11:30:48 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:30:48 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <2A103A72-9829-4114-B60D-1FAD55D08393@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <2A103A72-9829-4114-B60D-1FAD55D08393@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <448658D8-6D89-4380-8D9F-96A259986D04@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 10:52 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > One thing I'd like to mention early is support for two receivers - > as in the K3, a number of rigs have that now and you can bet more > will - maybe A/B is effectively that? > The down side of that is that I spend 90% of my time helping users connect ONE rig :) > The other thing is tear-off panels or some way to display, cluster, > map and log side by side - yes I know Don, only MS do that stuff! Yah, not too crazy about that one. > ON Contest, I like the way Minos (http://minos.berlios.de) does > this, allows me to fill in fields as the info becomes available and > return tabs between fields (as does tab) that are empty and then > logs if all required info for given contest is complete (whereas tab > just goes around and around) - that does require it to hav e some > form of Contest definition - so guess being able to define what is > required for a contest would be nice. I'm just looking for a list of fields - The DX Panel will be as you see it in the screen shot, the alternate Contest Panel will have only those fields usefull for contesting and you can tab around as well as clear all etc. Cab-Converter will be configured for the contest - not MacLoggerDX. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 11:34:56 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:34:56 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <16E2E846-4AD6-4FB6-94B5-4AA5E0665E59@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <16E2E846-4AD6-4FB6-94B5-4AA5E0665E59@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <1A2599DE-1AC2-4928-9E9D-12FE3F5E1940@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 11:03 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Oh another thing, what do you think of putting all config/preference > stuff in the preference panel - that includes things like 'Reconnect > to the DXCluster Automatically' - not something I tend to change much. > I prefer to have that where it is used - in the DXClusters Panel. > Also, since log panel has QSO Start and QSO Done - shouldn't the top > control panel use the same wording (instead of on and off) - most > paper logs appear to use Start and Finish. Yes, but what I was really looking for was a list of contest data entry fields, and/or a new icon :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 11:41:25 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:41:25 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> Message-ID: Hi Lee, On 8-Jan-09, at 9:35 AM, Lee (WW2DX) wrote: > Don, looking good, I really like the UI layout and also the addition > of VFO/Rotator and DX/Contest, clean. > > How does the QSO begin/Finish button work? This more for rag chewing? Just like the existing MLDX, by default on time is set when you do a lookup, off time is set when you log it. The buttons can override either time with the current time. > As for contest, this can be a big question! > > 1. ESM - Enter Send Message > > 2. Bandmap - both auto populate (assisted) and manual populate > (unassisted) > > 3. Auto fill for zones (CQWW) Just looking for a list of fields, but thanks anyway. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 11:44:51 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:44:51 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <93F9C72A-BCEB-4F0F-948E-AAA304DAF665@ea2ry.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <93F9C72A-BCEB-4F0F-948E-AAA304DAF665@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: <7C5CA156-030F-4682-936F-3149C2F18C21@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Roberto, On 8-Jan-09, at 11:10 AM, Roberto wrote: > Hi Don. > I hope you enjoy it. > Any change you want to be welcome. Fantastic! First entry, and VERY nice. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From EZRhino at fastmovers.biz Thu Jan 8 11:49:39 2009 From: EZRhino at fastmovers.biz (EZ Rhino) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 09:49:39 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> Message-ID: <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> Don, it looks nice. Will we still be able to change the window color, etc. in the DXclusters panel? As far as contest data entry panel goes, here's a quick list of exchange fields that I've seen in the past: Call, SRX, STX, state/county, county (state QSO parties), name, power level, year of license, and zone # are all things I've seen. It might be nice to be able to move the order of the fields around, i.e., for a certain contest put the fields you use at the top/front so you don't have to tab through ten fields to get to the last one you need. If I assume correctly, your intent isn't to make this into a full blown contest logger, which is fine, while still keeping some basic functionality for casual contesters. Right? Therefore, features like score computation, bandmaps, etc. are beyond the scope. The dupe checker is vital of course, and the current version does a pretty good job with it. You may want to consider a simple run rate display and/or Q rate and a total number of Q's since the contest began. Another really nice add on would be a voice keyer and regular memory keyer. The current version *sort of* does this, but as I recall (I'm at work and don't have it in front of me) it isn't implemented so it can be used conveniently for use in quick succession (too many mouseclicks, no assignment to function keys, etc.) A way to keep track of multipliers would be real nice; a list of states and/or DX entities worked since the contest began would be helpful. It may be too late for the following, but what the hey: 1) Seeing the DX cluster tab and the log tab at the same time. 2) LOTW support; automatic uploading and (more importantly) auto downloading from the LOTW server and auto updating of the log. This is my number 1 upgrade item/gripe with current version. 3) DX cluster text is really small. Same with the log text. Custom sizing would be really nice. (your new screenshots look larger). Chris KF7P ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lee (WW2DX)" To: "Don Agro" Cc: "dogparklist MacLogger" ; Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 7:35 AM Subject: Re: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks > Don, looking good, I really like the UI layout and also the addition > of VFO/Rotator and DX/Contest, clean. > > How does the QSO begin/Finish button work? This more for rag chewing? > > As for contest, this can be a big question! > > 1. ESM - Enter Send Message > > 2. Bandmap - both auto populate (assisted) and manual populate > (unassisted) > > 3. Auto fill for zones (CQWW) > > I am sure I will come up with more. > > Thanks! > > Lee > WW2DX.com > MacHamRadio.com > > > On Jan 8, 2009, at 9:13 AM, Don Agro wrote: > > > New Screen shots for MacLoggerDX for Cocoa: > > > > > > > > Radio drivers are working! > > > > Anyone have an Icon they would like to submit? (the one on the above > > link is a placeholder only). Free upgrade to the winner! > > > > Contesters: Start thinking about what you would like to see in the > > "Contest" data entry panel besides the obvious: Call, time & date, > > srx, stx. It should be a superset of what is needed for all contests > > but still allow quick tabbing through the necessary fields. > > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DogParkList mailing list > > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 11:58:25 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 16:58:25 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <448658D8-6D89-4380-8D9F-96A259986D04@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <2A103A72-9829-4114-B60D-1FAD55D08393@Alphadene.co.uk> <448658D8-6D89-4380-8D9F-96A259986D04@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <8CBD80B6-6817-42F4-8BC0-EAD4418FACD8@Alphadene.co.uk> On 8 Jan 2009, at 16:30, Don Agro wrote: >> One thing I'd like to mention early is support for two receivers - >> as in the K3, a number of rigs have that now and you can bet more >> will - maybe A/B is effectively that? >> > The down side of that is that I spend 90% of my time helping users > connect ONE rig :) Yes I understand, it's one rig, but two receivers in it - hence perhaps the VFO bit will work (I'll know later this month I hope to get the other receiver into my K3) >> The other thing is tear-off panels or some way to display, cluster, >> map and log side by side - yes I know Don, only MS do that stuff! > Yah, not too crazy about that one. Yes I know, but being able to see log, map and cluster on same screen in one go would be very nice >> ON Contest, I like the way Minos (http://minos.berlios.de) does >> this, allows me to fill in fields as the info becomes available and >> return tabs between fields (as does tab) that are empty and then >> logs if all required info for given contest is complete (whereas >> tab just goes around and around) - that does require it to hav e >> some form of Contest definition - so guess being able to define >> what is required for a contest would be nice. > > I'm just looking for a list of fields - The DX Panel will be as you > see it in the screen shot, the alternate Contest Panel will have > only those fields usefull for contesting and you can tab around as > well as clear all etc. > Cab-Converter will be configured for the contest - not MacLoggerDX. > the problem there is you end up with a number of fields that may not be used for that particular contest and you have to tab across an unused field. I've seen a couple of posts from people requesting more fields for some contests, so we could end up with quite a few. Unless there is some easy way to indicate a field isn't required for this contest, we could be skipping over 3 or 4. One way would be a very small icon next to a field, that could be clicked to indicate it should be removed from the tab order - that way, you could still get to it with a mouse click, but tabbing would skip over it. However, the user would then have to set that up for each contest. I wonder if there could be a section in preferences that allows a user to define a group of fields that are not in the tab order and to give that group a name. And be able to maintain multiple groups. Then for something like RSGB UKAC which wants callsign, time, TX report, TX serial, TX locator, RX report, RX serial, RX locator - other fields can be skipped. Another RSGB contest only wants an exchange of callsign, time, report and serial, so the locator field (I use srx for that) can be skipped. From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 12:01:01 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:01:01 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <1A2599DE-1AC2-4928-9E9D-12FE3F5E1940@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <16E2E846-4AD6-4FB6-94B5-4AA5E0665E59@Alphadene.co.uk> <1A2599DE-1AC2-4928-9E9D-12FE3F5E1940@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: OK, I'll stop bothering you with other stuff and put a list of all the fields I can think of that I've seen used (mostly UK contests) together. Never have been good with icons :-( -- When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong. -R. Buckminster Fuller, engineer, designer, and architect (1895-1983) On 8 Jan 2009, at 16:34, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 8-Jan-09, at 11:03 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> Oh another thing, what do you think of putting all config/ >> preference stuff in the preference panel - that includes things >> like 'Reconnect to the DXCluster Automatically' - not something I >> tend to change much. >> > I prefer to have that where it is used - in the DXClusters Panel. > >> Also, since log panel has QSO Start and QSO Done - shouldn't the >> top control panel use the same wording (instead of on and off) - >> most paper logs appear to use Start and Finish. > > Yes, but what I was really looking for was a list of contest data > entry fields, and/or a new icon :) > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 12:03:00 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:03:00 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <7C5CA156-030F-4682-936F-3149C2F18C21@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <93F9C72A-BCEB-4F0F-948E-AAA304DAF665@ea2ry.com> <7C5CA156-030F-4682-936F-3149C2F18C21@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <369D7ECB-01BE-4E8E-9777-9F2CF20A7086@Alphadene.co.uk> Give us a look, give us a look :-) -- It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world. -Will Durant, historian (1885-1981) On 8 Jan 2009, at 16:44, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Roberto, > > On 8-Jan-09, at 11:10 AM, Roberto wrote: > >> Hi Don. >> I hope you enjoy it. >> Any change you want to be welcome. > > Fantastic! First entry, and VERY nice. From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 12:09:07 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:09:07 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> Message-ID: <066DF01F-5A3D-43B4-BD2E-87832286D17C@Alphadene.co.uk> Yes, up/down load of LOTW and eQSL - YES PLEASE real pain having to go through my log finding the entries I've had confirmation on 73 de M0XDF -- I believe I found the missing link between animal and civilized man. It is us. -Konrad Lorenz, ethologist, Nobel laureate (1903-1989) On 8 Jan 2009, at 16:49, EZ Rhino wrote: > 2) LOTW support; automatic uploading and (more importantly) auto > downloading from the LOTW server and auto updating of the log. This > is my > number 1 upgrade item/gripe with current version. From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Thu Jan 8 12:09:58 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:09:58 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <93EF964C-3621-4105-96A4-665524D9E34B@ea2ry.com> What if the program is multi-lingual? English, French, Spanish, Italian, etc. Surely there are friends willing to translate the texts used in the program. Perhaps the configuration Contest in separate files for the program that everyone can set your favorite contest and share it with other users? I hope to understand my "English-google-translator" :) 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com El 08/01/2009, a las 15:13, Don Agro escribi?: New Screen shots for MacLoggerDX for Cocoa: Radio drivers are working! Anyone have an Icon they would like to submit? (the one on the above link is a placeholder only). Free upgrade to the winner! Contesters: Start thinking about what you would like to see in the "Contest" data entry panel besides the obvious: Call, time & date, srx, stx. It should be a superset of what is needed for all contests but still allow quick tabbing through the necessary fields. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From n1mie at mac.com Thu Jan 8 12:20:14 2009 From: n1mie at mac.com (C. Griffin) Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:20:14 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <8CBD80B6-6817-42F4-8BC0-EAD4418FACD8@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <2A103A72-9829-4114-B60D-1FAD55D08393@Alphadene.co.uk> <448658D8-6D89-4380-8D9F-96A259986D04@dogparksoftware.com> <8CBD80B6-6817-42F4-8BC0-EAD4418FACD8@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <27CFC34B-24C3-4BF8-BB0E-AD539AE4C2EB@mac.com> On Jan 8, 2009, at 11:58, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Unless there is some easy way to indicate a field isn't required > for this contest, we could be skipping over 3 or 4. Perhaps a check box for each field that allows it to be enabled/ disabled. Or a contest preference screen that has that feature for selecting/deselecting fields to be used in the contest. This might also be useful in normal operation. For example, right now on MLDX I have to tab through two sets of contest fields that I don't use for my normal contacts. That way you configure it at the beginning of a contest and you're set until the end. The database would have all the fields, the screen would display them all, but data entry would be enabled/disabled based on the aforementioned interface. Next contest, reconfigure a little and tada. Then we just need the ability to specify which fields are output when exporting ... or does the cab program do that already? (I hate to admit I'm on that list but still haven't experimented with it.) 73, --de Chip (N1MIE) FN41bn -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 12:33:19 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:33:19 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <27CFC34B-24C3-4BF8-BB0E-AD539AE4C2EB@mac.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <2A103A72-9829-4114-B60D-1FAD55D08393@Alphadene.co.uk> <448658D8-6D89-4380-8D9F-96A259986D04@dogparksoftware.com> <8CBD80B6-6817-42F4-8BC0-EAD4418FACD8@Alphadene.co.uk> <27CFC34B-24C3-4BF8-BB0E-AD539AE4C2EB@mac.com> Message-ID: <9E6D3E7F-0C98-4CC8-A995-203D48E69263@Alphadene.co.uk> CabConverter does do some field selection - I really need to get RealBasic and pitch in with it - I want it to create REG1TEST for UKAC etc. -- It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. -George Christopher Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher (1742-1799) On 8 Jan 2009, at 17:20, C. Griffin wrote: > On Jan 8, 2009, at 11:58, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> Unless there is some easy way to indicate a field isn't required >> for this contest, we could be skipping over 3 or 4. > > Perhaps a check box for each field that allows it to be enabled/ > disabled. Or a contest preference screen that has that feature for > selecting/deselecting fields to be used in the contest. This might > also be useful in normal operation. For example, right now on MLDX I > have to tab through two sets of contest fields that I don't use for > my normal contacts. That way you configure it at the beginning of a > contest and you're set until the end. The database would have all > the fields, the screen would display them all, but data entry would > be enabled/disabled based on the aforementioned interface. Next > contest, reconfigure a little and tada. Then we just need the > ability to specify which fields are output when exporting ... or > does the cab program do that already? (I hate to admit I'm on that > list but still haven't experimented with it.) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 13:11:07 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:11:07 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> Message-ID: Hi Chris, On 8-Jan-09, at 11:49 AM, EZ Rhino wrote: > Don, it looks nice. Will we still be able to change the window > color, etc. in the DXclusters panel? Umm, I'm not sure that is important to most people. I was thinking it should look more like a Mac cocoa list. > As far as contest data entry panel goes, here's a quick list of > exchange fields that I've seen in the past: Call, SRX, STX, state/ > county, county (state QSO parties), name, power level, year of > license, and zone # are all things I've seen. Thanks, I have add them to the list. > It might be nice to be able to move the order of the fields around, > i.e., for a certain contest put the fields you use at the top/front > so you don't have to tab through ten fields to get to the last one > you need. If I assume correctly, your intent isn't to make this into > a full blown contest logger, Correct, Contesters are an important part of the MacLoggerDX customer base but they account for just under 10% based on dogpark list vs MacLoggerDX Contest list subscriptions. > which is fine, while still keeping some basic functionality for > casual contesters. Right? Correct. > Therefore, features like score computation, bandmaps, etc. are > beyond the scope. The dupe checker is vital of course, and the > current version does a pretty good job with it. Yes the only major difference in the first release will be the alternate Contest data entry panel. > You may want to consider a simple run rate display and/or Q rate and > a total number of Q's since the contest began. This could be done as long as it is not contest specific. > Another really nice add on would be a voice keyer and regular memory > keyer. The current version *sort of* does this, but as I recall (I'm > at work and don't have it in front of me) it isn't implemented so it > can be used conveniently for use in quick succession (too many > mouseclicks, no assignment to function keys, etc.) > > A way to keep track of multipliers would be real nice; a list of > states and/or DX entities worked since the contest began would be > helpful. > > It may be too late for the following, but what the hey: > > 1) Seeing the DX cluster tab and the log tab at the same time. > 2) LOTW support; automatic uploading and (more importantly) auto > downloading from the LOTW server and auto updating of the log. This > is my > number 1 upgrade item/gripe with current version. > 3) DX cluster text is really small. Same with the log text. > Custom > sizing would be really nice. (your new screenshots look larger). Thanks or your input. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 13:15:47 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 13:15:47 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <93EF964C-3621-4105-96A4-665524D9E34B@ea2ry.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <93EF964C-3621-4105-96A4-665524D9E34B@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: Hi Roberto, On 8-Jan-09, at 12:09 PM, Roberto wrote: > What if the program is multi-lingual? English, French, Spanish, > Italian, etc. Surely there are friends willing to translate the > texts used in the program. Certainly, they would have to know how to use Interface builder, but we can look into that once the program is done. > Perhaps the configuration Contest in separate files for the program > that everyone can set your favorite contest and share it with other > users? User configuration is a good idea in theory, but in practice it would end up generating tons of email for each contest. When I am answering email - I can't be writing code at the same time :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From EZRhino at fastmovers.biz Thu Jan 8 13:34:13 2009 From: EZRhino at fastmovers.biz (EZ Rhino) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 11:34:13 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> Message-ID: <001b01c971bf$b4af4f50$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> > Umm, I'm not sure that is important to most people. I was thinking it > should look more like a Mac cocoa list. > I like color, what can I say. > > Correct, Contesters are an important part of the MacLoggerDX customer > base but they account for just under 10% based on dogpark list vs > MacLoggerDX Contest list subscriptions. What, there's a MLDX contest list? > > You may want to consider a simple run rate display and/or Q rate and > > a total number of Q's since the contest began. > > This could be done as long as it is not contest specific. That's fine. Set the start time or something, and it counts from that time forward. Could use the same "clock" that the dupe preventer uses. As far as the contest exchange fields go, maybe a simple check box can turn off or "gray out" that particular field so the tab will just skip over it. Chris From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 13:48:08 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:48:08 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> Message-ID: <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> I'm not sure if that is a representative list - if I remember correctly, it was created 2 or 3 years ago when we were discussing the contest part of MLDX (or a possible contest program). I wonder how many new users actually know it even exists. Or how many uses stopped being members? Perhaps a poll or two on the Yahoo reflector would be a better sample? 73 de M0XDF -- Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead. -Tennessee Williams On 8 Jan 2009, at 18:11, Don Agro wrote: > Correct, Contesters are an important part of the MacLoggerDX > customer base but they account for just under 10% based on dogpark > list vs MacLoggerDX Contest list subscriptions. From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 14:38:56 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 14:38:56 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 1:48 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > I'm not sure if that is a representative list - if I remember > correctly, it was created 2 or 3 years ago when we were discussing > the contest part of MLDX (or a possible contest program). > I wonder how many new users actually know it even exists. > Or how many uses stopped being members? I am counting the TOTAL number who ever subscribed to the contest list. As you may recall - they could not arrive at a consensus of what they wanted and the project was dumped. > Perhaps a poll or two on the Yahoo reflector would be a better sample? I have a pretty good idea of who my customers are without that. I am trying to do something here for the contesters by adding an alternate contest data entry panel - should I forget it ? 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 17:29:37 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:29:37 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <90E7CA64-E0DF-4340-9C31-D6823DA6202E@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Steve, On 8-Jan-09, at 5:21 PM, Steve - VA3SPH wrote: > The new icon for MacLoggerDX! :-) HiHi > http://qivmg.com/scottish/cabertoss.jpg > > OK... Here is a real one attached. > > Fantastic ! > New version looks great. Looking forward to it! > > 73 > Steve - VA3SPH 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From va3sph at mac.com Thu Jan 8 17:21:38 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve - VA3SPH) Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:21:38 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: The new icon for MacLoggerDX! :-) HiHi http://qivmg.com/scottish/cabertoss.jpg OK... Here is a real one attached. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: pastedGraphic.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 84835 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- New version looks great. Looking forward to it! 73 Steve - VA3SPH From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 17:32:13 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:32:13 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> No, please don't forget it and I didn't mean to imply you don't know who your customers are, I'm sure you do. If you're counting the total number, then I guess that is representative, I'm surprised it's as low as 10%, that's all. I for one certainly would like a contest orientated Control Panel. 73 de M0XDF -- One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, perhaps someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996) On 8 Jan 2009, at 19:38, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 8-Jan-09, at 1:48 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> I'm not sure if that is a representative list - if I remember >> correctly, it was created 2 or 3 years ago when we were discussing >> the contest part of MLDX (or a possible contest program). >> I wonder how many new users actually know it even exists. >> Or how many uses stopped being members? > > I am counting the TOTAL number who ever subscribed to the contest > list. As you may recall - they could not arrive at a consensus of > what they wanted and the project was dumped. > >> Perhaps a poll or two on the Yahoo reflector would be a better >> sample? > > I have a pretty good idea of who my customers are without that. I am > trying to do something here for the contesters by adding an > alternate contest data entry panel - should I forget it ? > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 17:38:01 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:38:01 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: That's quite good, as I said, I can't do icons, but ... How about the same shot, but with a log book behind the globe instead of a text book? -- There is a coherent plan in the universe, though I don't know what it is a plan for. - Fred Hoyle On 8 Jan 2009, at 22:21, Steve - VA3SPH wrote: > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 17:43:42 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 17:43:42 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 5:32 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > No, please don't forget it and I didn't mean to imply you don't know > who your customers are, I'm sure you do. If you're counting the > total number, then I guess that is representative, I'm surprised > it's as low as 10%, that's all. Contesters are a small but very vocal minority. Do not underestimate the passion or ambition of the DX award hunter though. My challenge is to make MacLoggerDX as useful as possible for both types of user - or it could be the same user in two different situations. > I for one certainly would like a contest orientated Control Panel. Think of it a a first step. Users can operate in DX hunting mode or in Contest Mode. It opens the door to keeping both camps happy (I hope :) and to refining each mode for each situation as new updates are released. Now back to the original question: "Contesters: Start thinking about what you would like to see in the Contest data entry panel besides the obvious: Call, time & date, srx, stx. It should be a superset of what is needed for all contests but still allow quick tabbing through the necessary fields." 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From bsandersen at mac.com Thu Jan 8 18:25:48 2009 From: bsandersen at mac.com (B. Scott Andersen) Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:25:48 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Whirlwind (long) Message-ID: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> Wow. I stop paying attention to email for a day and look what happens! At risk of making a fool of myself (I've not read everything as carefully as I should and the fever from this head-cold has not yet subsided making me a little thick) here are a couple of observations. 1. Cab-converter is a compliment/add-on to MacLoggerDX. I've been doing these Cabrillo conversions since I began contesting immediately after becoming licensed in 2002. After several rewrites the lineage of software we all now call Cab-converter is nearly 4 years in the field. I've tried not to have any "overlap" with Don's product--MacLoggerDX captures the data and Cab-converter packages it into a form suitable for contest sponsors. I don't look for this relationship to change. 2. Don is giving MacLoggerDX a complete rewrite. I have made it clear that I believe Cab-converter should also get the same treatment. I would also like to see at least the possibility of end-user participation in the development of contest support. Don's exactly right: the contesting group is _small_ within the MacLoggerDX community. A quick check of the membership list for Cab-converter shows only 116 entries. Some of these may not be active anymore (it is difficult to say who is "actively" contesting, who is still using the Mac, etc.). That's not very many users for a complex piece of software like MacLoggerDX or Cab-converter! I don't know if many of you can imagine the many hundreds or thousands of hours that goes into a significant software development project-- only to have the results spread over such a tiny population. As a self- sufficient group, we've done very well so far mustering development resources towards getting usable software competitive, at least to some extent, with that used by our Windows-using counterparts whom number in the many thousands. So, during this time of rewrites I would urge all of us to remember that programming resources are scarce (both Don and I are working alone on our perspective ends of it) and programming itself is time-consuming and tedious. Please be patient. 3. The current Cab-converter input is ADIF. I'm not sure if that will be the best choice after Don's rewrite. Instead, it might be better to simply access the relational database Don is using as a backing store for the log. I suspect the log will have columns similar to those identified as "fields" in the ADIF specification--but Don can also break out individual items if that makes sense. In short--some of the goofy things we've had to do to capture contest exchange data in the SRX and STX text fields may be better handled with the New-and-Improved MLDX and its database. If so, this will make Cab-converter that much better and contest submissions that much more robust. This is something that Don and I should work out at some point. As a side-effect of this, MacLoggerDX may also be able to achieve data interchange via ADIF with other contesting programs because our data layout will more closely mimic that used by those other programs. For example, the SRX_STRING is the only way we can currently capture TEXT fields. Yet, the ADIF specification has the following: CHECK - Contest check for ARRL sweepstakes CLASS - for Field Day CNTY - The contacted station's secondary administrative division COUNTRY - obvious GRIDSQUARE - for VHF contests and Stew Perry, for example IOTA - Islands on the Air identifier for the contacted station ITUZ - ITU Zone of contacted station for CQ WW, etc. PRECEDENCE - for ARRL SWEEPS TEN_TEN - 10 10 number Right now we cram all this stuff into the SRX field as each contest demands. The ARRL CHECK string is particularly urksome. It would be REALLY nice to sort this stuff out so it went into individual columns and was captured at QSO time with some sensible and streamlined UI. Don is asking for our help on these things. Providing _meaningful_ help will be very hard work indeed! And, given the scarcity of resources on both Don's end and mine there are no guarantees that anything proposed will be implemented. Don takes a chance every time he spends a few days or a few weeks working on a particular thing or another that the effort will fall short, not gain acceptance, be ignored, or not help his bottom line. He's brave. We'll need to be just as brave working hard "on spec" (prior to any commitment) organizing our thoughts if we wish for them to be considered and perhaps implemented. 4. I believe that there are two categories of feature requests contesters might push for: (*) Data entry and management during the contest (*) Data import, export, and processing post-contest The first group consists of database column definitions, data entry screen designs, and contest-specific logic. The second group consists of import/export to LoTW, eQSL, and other services, possibly the export of logs or log segments to HTML so that they may be published to the web, and robust interchange between MLDX and Windows-based programs through ADIF and its continually evolving standard. This second group of feature requests have a broad appeal outside of the contesting community and would help all MLDX users, not just the contesters. Because the contesting part of the MLDX community is also some of the more heavy users, we should be expected to apply our extra expertise and insight into helping with the non-contesting-specific features as well. LONG MESSAGE. SORRY. I typed too long. Sorry. These are my thoughts except for one: Don has done an excellent job supporting the Macintosh community. There are other logging programs out there--even for the Macintosh--yet we don't flood these other vendors email boxes with ideas and demands. We continue to go back to Don because he continues to deliver. Thank you, Don, for your efforts. They are appreciated. -- Scott (NE1RD and author of Cab-converter) B. Scott Andersen | "Magic is real, unless declared integer." bsandersen -atsign- mac.com | -- The collected sayings of Wiz Zumwalt Acton, MA (NE1RD) | http://www.bsandersen.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myles.landstein at gmail.com Thu Jan 8 18:34:19 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:34:19 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: looks great be nice if a radio antenna overlay or something could be in there to make it look more umm hammy"" keith Olhfs would be proud On Jan 8, 2009, at 5:21 PM, Steve - VA3SPH wrote: > The new icon for MacLoggerDX! :-) HiHi > http://qivmg.com/scottish/cabertoss.jpg > > OK... Here is a real one attached. > > > > New version looks great. Looking forward to it! > > 73 > Steve - VA3SPH > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist myles landstein myles.landstein at gmail.com please note my new email address dti will soon be eliminated , gmail is my new home update your dir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 18:51:45 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:51:45 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Whirlwind (long) In-Reply-To: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> References: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi Scott, On 8-Jan-09, at 6:25 PM, B. Scott Andersen wrote: > 3. The current Cab-converter input is ADIF. I'm not sure if that > will be the best choice after Don's rewrite. Instead, it might be > better to simply access the relational database Don is using as a > backing store for the log. I suspect the log will have columns > similar to those identified as "fields" in the ADIF specification-- > but Don can also break out individual items if that makes sense. In > short--some of the goofy things we've had to do to capture contest > exchange data in the SRX and STX text fields may be better handled > with the New-and-Improved MLDX and its database. If so, this will > make Cab-converter that much better and contest submissions that > much more robust. This is something that Don and I should work out > at some point. Yup - it is plain vanilla SQLite and can be read directly. It is very powerful, scaleable and I am very pleased with the way it is working out. I will send you sample .sql file when you are ready, but we may be adding more fields as I read ahead :) > As a side-effect of this, MacLoggerDX may also be able to achieve > data interchange via ADIF with other contesting programs because our > data layout will more closely mimic that used by those other > programs. For example, the SRX_STRING is the only way we can > currently capture TEXT fields. Yet, the ADIF specification has the > following: > > CHECK - Contest check for ARRL sweepstakes > CLASS - for Field Day > CNTY - The contacted station's secondary administrative division Already in MLDX ADIF Export. > COUNTRY - obvious > GRIDSQUARE - for VHF contests and Stew Perry, for example > IOTA - Islands on the Air identifier for the contacted station Already in MLDX ADIF Expor. > ITUZ - ITU Zone of contacted station for CQ WW, etc. > PRECEDENCE - for ARRL SWEEPS > TEN_TEN - 10 10 number In MacLoggerDX for Cocoa ADIF Export. All good suggestions Scott, thanks. > Right now we cram all this stuff into the SRX field as each contest > demands. The ARRL CHECK string is particularly urksome. It would be > REALLY nice to sort this stuff out so it went into individual > columns and was captured at QSO time with some sensible and > streamlined UI. Don is asking for our help on these things. > Providing _meaningful_ help will be very hard work indeed! And, > given the scarcity of resources on both Don's end and mine there are > no guarantees that anything proposed will be implemented. Don takes > a chance every time he spends a few days or a few weeks working on a > particular thing or another that the effort will fall short, not > gain acceptance, be ignored, or not help his bottom line. He's > brave. We'll need to be just as brave working hard "on spec" (prior > to any commitment) organizing our thoughts if we wish for them to be > considered and perhaps implemented. Sounds like a sensible approach. Adding a carefully thought out list of data inputs, corresponding database fields and ADIF outputs is not a huge task - picking the right ones and presenting them usefully is :) The Contest panel belongs to the contesters. Within reason, I will put there whatever makes sense to the majority of contesters. > 4. I believe that there are two categories of feature requests > contesters might > push for: > > (*) Data entry and management during the contest > (*) Data import, export, and processing post-contest > > The first group consists of database column definitions, data entry > screen designs, and contest-specific logic. > > The second group consists of import/export to LoTW, eQSL, and other > services, possibly the export of logs or log segments to HTML so > that they may be published to the web, and robust interchange > between MLDX and Windows-based programs through ADIF and its > continually evolving standard. This second group of feature requests > have a broad appeal outside of the contesting community and would > help all MLDX users, not just the contesters. I agree completely. > Because the contesting part of the MLDX community is also some of > the more heavy users, we should be expected to apply our extra > expertise and insight into helping with the non-contesting-specific > features as well. > > LONG MESSAGE. SORRY. > > I typed too long. Sorry. These are my thoughts except for one: Don > has done an excellent job supporting the Macintosh community. There > are other logging programs out there--even for the Macintosh--yet we > don't flood these other vendors email boxes with ideas and demands. > We continue to go back to Don because he continues to deliver. Thank > you, Don, for your efforts. They are appreciated. Thank you Scott. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 19:14:36 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:14:36 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Whirlwind (long) In-Reply-To: References: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> Message-ID: <9C7421ED-F361-418D-B43A-CFE31639B530@Alphadene.co.uk> Just thought I'd note; there are a lot of CPAN modules for SQLite on Unix, including DBI/DBD stuff, I'm sure there could be one for OSX. I note also there is probably a direct access program for SQLite for OSX. I'll look into that side of things more if I get the chance. As it happens, I'm about to look into SQLite on Solaris in my day job, so I hope I might be able to add benefit. 73 de M0XDF -- When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917- ) On 8 Jan 2009, at 23:51, Don Agro wrote: > Yup - it is plain vanilla SQLite and can be read directly. It is > very powerful, scaleable and I am very pleased with the way it is > working out. I will send you sample .sql file when you are ready, > but we may be adding more fields as I read ahead :) From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 19:42:33 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:42:33 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Contest Fields (was Notes from the Skunkworks) In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: OK, I realise I haven't been helping much and not really answering your question, not providing meaningful responses (thanks Scott), sorry, that wasn't my intention, just came out that way. So here's what I can think of right now, looking at whatever sources come to mind. Mostly specific exchange details that I can find in RSGB UK contest rules. The obvious: Callsign RST (srx/stx) serial number The obscure (let me know if you want more info) District Code - i.e. SE = London SE1-28, BM = Birmingham (see http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/information/districtcodes.shtml for a list) HQ (literal text), "HQ stations will additionally send HQ, which must be logged". Used in BERU (Commonwealth Contest). UK PostCode - RoPoCo contest (some contests only the first 2 letters) Power - used in QRP field day Name - persons name or some name person wishes to use - used in RSGB Sprint Name of Club + "Club Station", "Club Member" or "No Club", as appropriate. NB: the name of the club must be sent in full. It must not be sent as initials. An extract from a cabrillo log: QSO: 1914 PH 2003-11-08 2000 G3GRS 59 001 G3RCV 59 002 CLUB CRAY VALLEY RS QSO: 1922 PH 2003-11-08 2001 G3GRS 59 002 G3SDC 59 001 CLUB DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY ARS QSO: 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2002 G3GRS 59 003 G3AB 59 022 NONE -------------------------- QSO: 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2011 G3GRS 59 004 M3AER 59 001 MEMBER CRAY VALLEY RS QSO: 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2017 G3GRS 59 005 G3NKS 59 012 MEMBER CHELTENHAM AND DISTRICT AR QSO: 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2018 G3GRS 59 006 F5VEX 59 007 NONE -------------------------- The ADIF fields Scott posted in his Whirlwind mail: CHECK - Contest check for ARRL sweepstakes CLASS - for Field Day CNTY - The contacted station's secondary administrative division COUNTRY - obvious GRIDSQUARE - for VHF contests and Stew Perry, for example IOTA - Islands on the Air identifier for the contacted station ITUZ - ITU Zone of contacted station for CQ WW, etc. PRECEDENCE - for ARRL SWEEPS TEN_TEN - 10 10 number 73 de M0XDF -- Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering. -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917- ) On 8 Jan 2009, at 22:43, Don Agro wrote: > Now back to the original question: "Contesters: Start thinking about > what you would like to see in the Contest data entry panel besides > the obvious: Call, time & date, srx, stx. It should be a superset of > what is needed for all contests but still allow quick tabbing > through the necessary fields." -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kc0iee at iowatelecom.net Thu Jan 8 19:49:19 2009 From: kc0iee at iowatelecom.net (Chris Ishmael) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:49:19 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks Message-ID: <0853A29F-2A80-4E7D-9C4A-89075C5A3E75@iowatelecom.net> I don't have any suggestions but I'm very interested in the contest version. Looks good so far. Chris KK0G kc0iee at iowatelecom.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 19:54:09 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:54:09 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <0853A29F-2A80-4E7D-9C4A-89075C5A3E75@iowatelecom.net> References: <0853A29F-2A80-4E7D-9C4A-89075C5A3E75@iowatelecom.net> Message-ID: Hi Chris, On 8-Jan-09, at 7:49 PM, Chris Ishmael wrote: > I don't have any suggestions but I'm very interested in the contest > version. Looks good so far. Thanks Chris, stay tuned. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 19:50:30 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:50:30 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Whirlwind (long) In-Reply-To: <9C7421ED-F361-418D-B43A-CFE31639B530@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> <9C7421ED-F361-418D-B43A-CFE31639B530@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <6ECCE42A-17A5-42B4-818B-03CC971CD62C@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 7:14 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Just thought I'd note; there are a lot of CPAN modules for SQLite on > Unix, including DBI/DBD stuff, I'm sure there could be one for OSX. > I note also there is probably a direct access program for SQLite for > OSX. > I'll look into that side of things more if I get the chance. 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Name: Picture 1.png Type: image/png Size: 225782 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 19:53:38 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:53:38 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Contest Fields (was Notes from the Skunkworks) In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 7:42 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > OK, I realise I haven't been helping much and not really answering > your question, not providing meaningful responses (thanks Scott), > sorry, that wasn't my intention, just came out that way. > So here's what I can think of right now, looking at whatever sources > come to mind. Mostly specific exchange details that I can find in > RSGB UK contest rules. > > The obvious: > ? Callsign > ? RST (srx/stx) > ? serial number > > The obscure (let me know if you want more info) > ? District Code - i.e. SE = London SE1-28, BM = Birmingham (see http://www.vhfcc.org/hfcc/information/districtcodes.shtml > for a list) > ? HQ (literal text), "HQ stations will additionally send HQ, which > must be logged". Used in BERU (Commonwealth Contest). > ? UK PostCode - RoPoCo contest (some contests only the first 2 > letters) > ? Power - used in QRP field day > ? Name - persons name or some name person wishes to use - used in > RSGB Sprint > ? Name of Club + "Club Station", "Club Member" or "No Club", as > appropriate. > NB: the name of the club must be sent in full. It must not be sent > as initials. > An extract from a cabrillo log: > QSO: 1914 PH 2003-11-08 2000 G3GRS 59 001 G3RCV 59 002 CLUB CRAY > VALLEY RS QSO: 1922 PH 2003-11-08 2001 G3GRS 59 002 G3SDC 59 001 > CLUB DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY ARS QSO: 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2002 G3GRS > 59 003 G3AB 59 022 NONE -------------------------- QSO: 1925 PH > 2003-11-08 2011 G3GRS 59 004 M3AER 59 001 MEMBER CRAY VALLEY RS QSO: > 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2017 G3GRS 59 005 G3NKS 59 012 MEMBER CHELTENHAM > AND DISTRICT AR QSO: 1925 PH 2003-11-08 2018 G3GRS 59 006 F5VEX 59 > 007 NONE -------------------------- > > > The ADIF fields Scott posted in his Whirlwind mail: > CHECK - Contest check for ARRL sweepstakes > CLASS - for Field Day > CNTY - The contacted station's secondary administrative division > COUNTRY - obvious > GRIDSQUARE - for VHF contests and Stew Perry, for example > IOTA - Islands on the Air identifier for the contacted station > ITUZ - ITU Zone of contacted station for CQ WW, etc. > PRECEDENCE - for ARRL SWEEPS > TEN_TEN - 10 10 number Thanks David, I have added them to the list. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 20:04:24 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:04:24 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Just as an aside, and not apropos of anything: since this discussion on contesting began this afternoon, 23 people have unsubscribed from the Dog Park list 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From myles.landstein at gmail.com Thu Jan 8 20:06:54 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:06:54 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] test Message-ID: <75215F1C-050D-4CDC-B544-2FA8C34674B5@gmail.com> test From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 20:15:56 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:15:56 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: On 8-Jan-09, at 8:04 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Just as an aside, and not apropos of anything: since this discussion > on contesting began this afternoon, 23 people have unsubscribed from > the Dog Park list Make that 48 and counting. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From myles.landstein at gmail.com Thu Jan 8 20:19:52 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:19:52 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] late test Message-ID: <7C7BDC03-195F-49C6-B56A-E4A269873136@gmail.com> late test of dogparklist From g0dvj at amsat.org Thu Jan 8 20:19:59 2009 From: g0dvj at amsat.org (Jonathan G0DVJ) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 01:19:59 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Whirlwind (long) In-Reply-To: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> References: <372E9E8D-D1E9-4438-BEB2-E318FAE7B150@mac.com> Message-ID: <2B8D3DF5-82BB-491C-9B49-3DA6F0D70292@amsat.org> Hi all, Scott, Don, Been reading this thread with interest... when like Scott I can keep up with it... (but lets take the number of inputs as a sign of the support for new features ... whether or not they can eventually be included!)... And it looks like more of a deluge than it is ... I, like many, am getting most messages twice cross-posted to the different lists! On Jan 8, 2009, at 11:25 pm, B. Scott Andersen wrote: > 1. Cab-converter is a compliment/add-on to MacLoggerDX. ... > I've tried not to have any "overlap" with Don's product--MacLoggerDX > captures the data and Cab-converter packages it into a form suitable > for contest sponsors. I don't look for this relationship to change. This separation is great ... no need for a logger to cope with contest entries... and thanks for all the efforts in making these two work well together on both sides. > 2. Don is exactly right: the contesting group is _small_ within the > MacLoggerDX community. Yes - because for most ardent contesters, the logger (even with the contest helper features) and the use of CabConverter together still don't give them the same or better facilities than they have with their existing software - so i suspect that most Contesters with a Mac (a number which is increasing all the time) still use a PC or their Mac with Bootcamp/Parallels etc. for the contest logging part of their activities. Those same people will undoubtedly have seen the light by now and realised that MLDX is the best thing to use for the rest of their logging/activity requirements (and indeed MacDoppler for their Satellite work). And by the way, having the logging during a contest actually part of your main station log is valuable ... allows for neat integration of data like contest/event name for QSL and other purposes afterwards. The contester potential audience is huge - sure we can be labelled as a difficult bunch - especially when we fill the non-WARC bands on many weekends throughout the year - but actually that point itself demonstrates the size of the cake. However there are very specific things contesters need to support their operation during the contest and afterwards. Pretty much like satellite users who need specific stuff ... only the number of people contesting must dwarf those playing seriously with the birds. However, MacDoppler is very successful for this small audience because it is a separate program customised for those users. It wouldn't be half as good if the modes and doppler tuning parts were bundled into MLDX as options within the rig control but the predictions and tracking was left out because it wasn't needed for the bulk of DX chasers. I'm not being picky here but just trying to illustrate the points. However as Don said, he is not going to resurrect any thoughts of separate software for contesting which has already died in the past! And unfortunately we all know he is far too busy with a day job as well as this fine looking rewrite of MLDX for Cocoa (love the screen shots!) even if the inclination was there. So the question is what can be put into MLDX which helps contesters and that is what the new contest panel partly addresses and many thanks for canvassing the community Don. > A quick check > of the membership list for Cab-converter shows only 116 entries. Some > of these may not be active anymore (it is difficult to say who is > "actively" > contesting, who is still using the Mac, etc.). That's not very many > users > for a complex piece of software like MacLoggerDX or Cab-converter! The membership list numbers reflect what I have said above ... not the huge contester numbers that we hear on the bands. > I don't know if many of you can imagine the many hundreds or thousands > of hours that goes into a significant software development project-- > only to > have the results spread over such a tiny population. As a self- > sufficient > group, we've done very well so far mustering development resources > towards getting usable software competitive, at least to some extent, > with that used by our Windows-using counterparts whom number in the > many thousands. Its more of a chicken and egg situation Scott ... if the competitive contesting software was there then the Mac contesting community would emerge more clearly and switch. > So, during this time of rewrites I would urge all of us to remember > that > programming resources are scarce (both Don and I are working alone > on our perspective ends of it) and programming itself is time- > consuming > and tedious. Please be patient. I have done software development professionally (the Queen's telephone exchange amongst others contains some of my code!) albeit some decades ago so I do understand and appreciate the resources (incl skills and time) required. I have great admiration for all the folk who develop ham software for OSX incl. yourself and Don. Thanks again. > 4. I believe that there are two categories of feature requests > contesters might > push for: > > (*) Data entry and management during the contest > (*) Data import, export, and processing post-contest > > The first group consists of database column definitions, data entry > screen > designs, and contest-specific logic. I would split your first group into two ... sure there are the data entry fields (which Don has asked for input on) and their associated screen/panel layouts and designs along with the corresponding database column support. Some software also offers different support for running and S&P. This is all about input. I'm assuming (sorry) by logic that you mean the dynamics of moving between fields effectively and some other stuff, perhaps the dupe checking required etc. I would put the immediate dupe checking into my second half... along with other stuff more to do with supporting the contest op with information to make the right decisions and to motivate... such as super partial checking, QSO rates, and scoring information (how many DXCCs, Zones, IOTAs etc per band/mode),stats such as how long spent on a band/mode etc and bandmap data etc. The final contest scoring is not so important - it can be done with the post contest software since most contest adjudicators nowadays rescore cabrillo entry logs anyway. > Because the contesting part of the MLDX community is also some of > the more > heavy users, we should be expected to apply our extra expertise and > insight > into helping with the non-contesting-specific features as well. Agreed ... one almost defacto standard now for CW operators is the use of K1EL's WinKey hardware now both in contests and outside them. I have this plumbed in my keying circuit to multiple radios now and use it for both ... the last thing I want to do is to unplug and re-cable things between my keyer and the computer and radio whether I am contesting or not. So WinKey USB support would be fantastic and remove the need to include custom CW keying code/interfacing within MLDX. > LONG MESSAGE. SORRY. Its ok - I always do too - but easy to get the wrong idea across if you write it quickly! Sorry too. My inputs for Don's original question (in addition to those suggested by others so far) ... a) Name of Club (free text field) and a check box whether a Club Station, Club Member or Neither. (actually all needed for an RSGB contest!) No suggesting a dedicated field but it does illustrate the benefit of a free format text field option for any strange data that has to be recorded. b) Operator Name. & c) Age. d) Date first licenced. Finally while we are getting up to date with general logging / station operation ... how about remote station operation support (from iPhone! ... I already use MLDX with Skype for this but it could be slicker), real time stats publishing via the net, SO2R, SO2V, SDR skimmer input to the band map in the same way as DX cluster can... But I suspect these are features for different software ... sorry. And sorry I am hopeless with icon design and inevitably impressed with the ability of others in this regard. Happy new year all. 73 Jonathan G0DVJ -- From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Jan 8 20:20:55 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 01:20:55 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Well, I'm very sorry about that. Makes you wonder if they do actually use the software, or just hang around reading? Is it because we're discussing contesting or because of the number of posts? All birth involves trauma! Perhaps there needs to be a separate list to discuss the cocoa version, but more work for you to admin. The same thing happened when Elecraft announced the K3, the reflector was swamped with K3 posts and people not interested in K3 (at least at that time) complained bitterly and some left. Of course, there's a lot of interest now, but the list is still swamped with K3 stuff. I haven't seen any complaints though, so people are just leaving without explaining why. 73 de M0XDF -- The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from. -Andrew Tannenbaum, computer science professor (1944- ) On 9 Jan 2009, at 01:04, Don Agro wrote: > Just as an aside, and not apropos of anything: since this discussion > on contesting began this afternoon, 23 people have unsubscribed from > the Dog Park list > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 8 20:40:14 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:40:14 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunkworks In-Reply-To: References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <1000FD07-3627-43B2-B4B1-A140D67F7D2A@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 8-Jan-09, at 8:20 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Well, I'm very sorry about that. Makes you wonder if they do > actually use the software, or just hang around reading? Judging by the hundreds of direct emails I get every day I would say they are using it (or they were ;) > Is it because we're discussing contesting or because of the number > of posts? Don't know, most people unsubscribe because the topic doesn't interest them and they get tired of hitting the delete key. > All birth involves trauma! I'm feeling the trauma, think I'll go back to writing software instead of emails :) > Perhaps there needs to be a separate list to discuss the cocoa > version, but more work for you to admin. Sorry, fresh out of spare cycles. > The same thing happened when Elecraft announced the K3, the > reflector was swamped with K3 posts and people not interested in K3 > (at least at that time) complained bitterly and some left. Of > course, there's a lot of interest now, but the list is still swamped > with K3 stuff. > > I haven't seen any complaints though, so people are just leaving > without explaining why. That's generally what happens. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Fri Jan 9 10:45:50 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:45:50 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Contest Fields (was Notes from the Skunkworks) In-Reply-To: <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> References: <507F4FCC-68F8-42D2-AD74-7B6C3F0757D6@dogparksoftware.com> <6239A604-8769-44AB-9691-FB2E52F9953E@ww2dx.com> <007b01c971b1$194df7e0$0200a8c0@chriscomputer> <66FF26E9-FAC7-4A93-9497-CF03629D047B@Alphadene.co.uk> <541B6A6B-AFC2-4E4C-B5E0-2BABC49DFFD6@Alphadene.co.uk> <4B7765EC-A628-4827-8F06-DC6DBEC03D8C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <61BE4DDD-5704-4F28-9FA8-1AF305724F5B@Alphadene.co.uk> Oh, thought of another one FISTS # - used in SKW 73 de M0XDF From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 9 18:40:38 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 18:40:38 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Contesting list Message-ID: I have heard privately from numerous customers that the mass exodus (over 300 in less than 24 hours) from the dogpark list was in fact due to an inability to read through one more contest oriented thread. The majority of people on the list are lurkers and subscribed to hear the occasional bit of news about our products or get help in using them. I have heard from several contesters that this is a matter of no consequence - but this is simply wrong. I would therefore request that you post contest related material (including comments about this post) to the MacLoggerDX Contest list: . It has been there since 2005 but has not had a single post since 2007. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 10 16:32:23 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:32:23 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunworks:Icom Message-ID: <63120D53-CCD7-49ED-900C-8CF4C3B2384C@dogparksoftware.com> While Chen was helping me debug MacLoggerDX for Cocoa today with the mH Router (It's working! Thanks Chen) I discovered a bug that has been in MacLoggerDX since day 1! So, if you are using an Icom with MacLoggerDX and have been suffering occasional (or frequent) disconnects, please give v4.3.6b16 a try and let me know if it helps. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 10 23:12:41 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:12:41 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Notes from the Skunworks:Icom In-Reply-To: <63120D53-CCD7-49ED-900C-8CF4C3B2384C@dogparksoftware.com> References: <63120D53-CCD7-49ED-900C-8CF4C3B2384C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: On 10-Jan-09, at 4:32 PM, Don Agro wrote: > So, if you are using an Icom with MacLoggerDX and have been > suffering occasional (or frequent) disconnects, please give > v4.3.6b16 a try and let me know if it helps. Oops! Better make that b18 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From pepper-1 at austin.rr.com Sun Jan 18 16:28:11 2009 From: pepper-1 at austin.rr.com (Gerry Moravec) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 15:28:11 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] SPE Expert 1K-FA Amp And MLDX Message-ID: <49739EEB.5040607@austin.rr.com> Good afternoon, I'm contemplating purchasing this solid state amp, and was wondering if anyone on the mailing list has this amp, employing it with an Icom rig, a Blackcat USB CI-V, and how well it works with MLDX? Regards, Gerry - WD5AAM From kc5gtt at gmail.com Sun Jan 18 19:59:27 2009 From: kc5gtt at gmail.com (Carey Lockhart) Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:59:27 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] license problem Message-ID: i installed maclogger to my laptop but i do not know which files to copy from my desktop for the registration to make it. i do not remember my reg code. any help Carey Lockhart, KC5GTT kc5gtt at gmail.com www.kc5gtt.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Jan 20 08:11:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:11:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Icon Contest Message-ID: <0AD49D8E-F629-45B6-8503-2D84036F2BE4@dogparksoftware.com> Voting for the new MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Icon closes January 24 2009 when the winner will be announced and a free MacLoggerDX for Cocoa registration awarded ! There are now 9 submissions, if you have one to add - hurry :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Tue Jan 20 18:01:47 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:01:47 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <0AD49D8E-F629-45B6-8503-2D84036F2BE4@dogparksoftware.com> References: <0AD49D8E-F629-45B6-8503-2D84036F2BE4@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Well, the way the voting's going, I'm really clad anyone can change the Icon as they wish - time to take a copy of #2 :-) -- Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and author (1934-1996) On 20 Jan 2009, at 13:11, Don Agro wrote: > Voting for the new MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Icon closes January 24 2009 > when the winner will be announced and a free MacLoggerDX for Cocoa > registration awarded ! > > There are now 9 submissions, if you have one to add - hurry :) > > > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Jan 21 10:12:57 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:12:57 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX 4.3.6 released Message-ID: MacLoggerDX 4.3.6 released Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 4.3.6 of MacLoggerDX has been released and can be downloaded from: What's New in this version: - Added WM7D.net Callsign Database lookup. - Removed Free Internet Lookup. - Fixed "New Folder" hang in log and QRZ CD Folder Dialogs. - K3 mode before frequency fix. - ADIF import bug fixed. - K3 DXSpot mode bug. - IC-7700 Set VFO fixed. - Update for change to QRZ Online location protocol. - GetRadioParameters returns 6 digits of VFO precision. - Added support for QRZ DB Download. - IC-7700 S-Meter calibration. --------------------------------------------------------- MacLoggerDX logs into your favorite Telnet or TNC DXCluster and as DX Spots are received, tunes your radio to the spot, looks up the call and displays the DX station on the real time grey line Map with distance and bearing from your station. If you decide to work the station, MacLoggerDX is ready to instantly add the QSO and your Radio's VFO information to your log and can swing your beam around to work the station Direct or Long Path. MacLoggerDX supports ADIF Import/Export which is fully compatible with eQSL.cc and the ARRL LoTW. MacLoggerDX looks up calls on the Internet, the new QRZ or HamCall Online premium services, in QRZ CD Roms, on MapQuest, it's internal zipcode database, Dxpedition database, the ARRL country and DX lists, your Log Book and your User Call Book. MacLoggerDX's internal databases are regularly updated instantly over the Internet. With a single key stroke you can see where this QSO is operating from - right down to the street level using MapQuest, Google Maps or Google Earth. Not sure of the call you just heard ? K5ZD Super Check Partial Database Files are there to help you out as you enter a partial call. In the background MacLoggerDX can tune your rig to a pre-arranged schedule or scan list - interrupting the program if something of interest pops up on the DXCluster. MacLoggerDX automatically tracks DXCC, IOTA, WAS, VUCC and CQ WAZ (Worked All Zones) Awards and will even use Mail.app or Eudora to Email you if that rare DX location pops up on the DX Clusters. It has a Bands Display panel which tracks activity by HF Ham Band and lets you quickly tune to the action using a separate VFO slider for each band - as well as VFO Stacking registers for quick recall of interesting frequencies. MacLoggerDX can monitor, decode, lookup and plot APRS packets from APRSServe on the Internet or a connected TNC. You can use the TNC panel to communicate with any serial TNC to monitor and decode APRS traffic, DXCluster Spots or to work any of the digital modes supported by the TNC. See stations pop up on the map in real time as they digipeat APRS packets over the International Space Station. MacLoggerDX features popup selection of multiple logs, searching and sorting based on any log field, automatic one-click generation of eQSL Cards, fast and easy printing of logs, envelopes, QSL Cards and bulk address labels, unlimited user-customizeable memories, Drag and Drop Scan List with adjustable delay, UTC scheduled events that automatically switch between summer, winter, weekend and weekday schedules, an integrated CW keyer (OS X) and drivers for over 70 popular Amateur Radio Transceivers and SWL Receivers as well as multi- radio quick-select preferences for switching quickly and easily between multiple rigs. MacLoggerDX can also sync your rig with the NCDXF/IARU Propagation Beacon Network for empirical propagation status displayed in real-time on the world map. MacLoggerDX is fully integrated with MacDopplerPRO X for logging of satellite QSO's and with Apple's OS X Address Book for quick adds of lookup data. --------------------------------------------------------- Requirements * Mac OS 9 with CarbonLib 1.6 or Mac OS X. * Internet connection for Telnet DXClusters. and/or * Radio & TNC for Packet DXClusters. Optional... * Serial Port and cable for Radio Interface. * USB Serial Adapter. * QRZ CD-Rom. --------------------------------------------------------- Supported Radios: Kenwood TS-50, TS-60, TS-440S, TS-450, TS-480, TS-570, TS-670, TS-690, TS-790, TS-850, TS-870, TS-940S, TS-950S, TS-2000, R-5000. AOR AR5000, AR3000A, AR7030, AR8200, AR8600. Icom IC-703, IC-706, IC-706MkII, IC-706MkIIG, IC-718, IC-737, IC-746, IC-746Pro, IC-751, IC-756, IC-756Pro, IC-756ProII, IC-756ProIII, IC-7000, IC-7400, IC-7700, IC-7800, IC-775, IC-781, IC-910, IC-970, R71A, R75, R735, R8500, R9000, PCR-1000. Yaesu FT-1000MP, FT-2000, FT-1000D, FT-990, FT-920, FT-900, FT-950, FT-897, FT-890, FT-857, FT-847, FT-840, FT-817, FT-450, FT-757GXII, FT-100, VR-5000. JRC JST-245, NRD-525, NRD-535, NRD-545. Elcraft KIO2, K3. Drake R8B. Ten-Tec Jupiter, Argonaut V, RX-320, RX-350, Pegasus, Omni VI, Omni VII. Racal 6790/GM. Alinco DX-77 Collins HF-2050, Collins/AOR DDS-2A --------------------------------------------------------- Supported Rotator Controllers: Yaesu GS-232 hy-gain DCU-1 Pathfinder SARtek M2 RC2800 Idiom Press RotorCard SDX Prosistel CBOX AlphaSpid --------------------------------------------------------- Supported Antenna Switches: microHAM micro Band Decoder --------------------------------------------------------- Supported External Keyers: microHAM USB micro KEYER microHAM USB CW KEYER microHAM digi KEYER --------------------------------------------------------- MacLoggerDX has been thoroughly tested with the iMac, iBook, PowerBook, G3, G4, G4-Cube, G5, Intel Macs, MacOS 9 & Mac OS X (10.0 to 10.5) PPC and Intel. --------------------------------------------------------- Registration: MacLoggerDX must be registered to work beyond the 10 minute time limit. This is a free upgrade for registered MacLoggerDX 3.5 and later users. --------------------------------------------------------- 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 07:00:19 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:00:19 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest Message-ID: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> Thank you for your time and effort, all who submitted Icons for the Contest and congratulations to Roberto, EA2RY, the winner of the MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Icon Contest. You can see his winning submission, and download a beta preview here: 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 24 11:03:47 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:03:47 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> Ok, giving this a try Don, realise it's a beta and it's early days When I try to connect the K3, I get a buzzer sound - the prefs appear correct and it sees my digiKeyer (nice feature), I have uRouter running and it will key the rig ok. Is a licence required to connect? No 3D Map yet? Assume that will be coming along? Couple of comments, take them or leave them - too early days yet Really was hoping for a less busy contest entry, without lots of address fields etc (most UK contest forbid using lookup, or at least make it assisted section if you do). Was hoping for a simpler keystroke to log call, like command-return and on contest, tabbing past last field to be filled in would log and place you back to call field - perhaps I'm looking for to much. Overall, what of seen of the UI looks good. So just need to figure out why it doesn't talk to rig Oh, and very glad it was that Icon :-) 73 de M0XDF -- Cats know exactly how we feel. They don't give a damn? but they know. On 24 Jan 2009, at 12:00, Don Agro wrote: > Thank you for your time and effort, all who submitted Icons for the > Contest and congratulations to Roberto, EA2RY, the winner of the > MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Icon Contest. > > You can see his winning submission, and download a beta preview here: > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 11:20:28 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:20:28 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa K3 In-Reply-To: <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <29143554-CB22-4630-B078-48399BFFB00B@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 24-Jan-09, at 11:03 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > When I try to connect the K3, I get a buzzer sound That is the disconnect sound. > - the prefs appear correct and it sees my digiKeyer (nice feature), > I have uRouter running and it will key the rig ok. Is a licence > required to connect? No. Please enable debug in the Radio Prefs Panel and send me the relevant console log entries as well as a screen shot of your Radio Prefs. digiKEYER and microKEYERII working fine here. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 11:45:03 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:45:03 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa K3 In-Reply-To: References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> <29143554-CB22-4630-B078-48399BFFB00B@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <6718D9B3-3338-4F15-80D2-E8A6E74C6574@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 24-Jan-09, at 11:35 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > OK, attached: Hmmm - it didn't even send anything to the radio... Not sure if it is the K3 driver or the uH Router. 24/01/2009 16:28:13 MacLoggerDX[90164] openCloseRadio: Keyer Port Configured:[digiKEYER] 24/01/2009 16:28:13 MacLoggerDX[90164] radioIsAvailable:checking... 24/01/2009 16:28:13 MacLoggerDX[90164] Radio is Not Available. 24/01/2009 16:28:13 MacLoggerDX[90164] stopRadioDriver 24/01/2009 16:28:13 MacLoggerDX[90164] Radio serial port Closed. 24/01/2009 16:28:15 MacLoggerDX[90164] Radio serial port digiKEYER open 24/01/2009 16:28:15 MacLoggerDX[90164] configureKeyerPort: baud 38400 parity N databits 8 stopbits 1 flow N This is what it should look like with a digiKEYER and an FT-817... 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] Radio serial port digiKEYER open 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] configureKeyerPort: baud 9600 parity N databits 8 stopbits 1 flow N 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] openCloseRadio: Keyer Port Configured:[digiKEYER] 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] startRadioDriver:[Yaesu FT-817] 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] radioIsAvailable:checking... 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 00 00 00 80 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 00 00 00 03 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-05:F0 00 70 39 00 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-01:<0A> 24/01/09 11:41:03 AM MacLoggerDX[358] Radio is Available. 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 00 00 00 03 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-05:00 70 39 00 0A 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 55 00 00 BB 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-02:81 00 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 00 00 00 E7 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-01:00 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 7A 00 00 BB 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-02:A0 00 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] ->05:00 79 00 00 BB 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] <-02:01 A0 24/01/09 11:41:04 AM MacLoggerDX[358] getRadioReport: Frequency: [7.039000] Mode:[20] Split:[0] VFO:[49] SMeter (0-180):[0] ... 24/01/09 11:41:06 AM MacLoggerDX[358] stopRadioDriver 24/01/09 11:41:06 AM MacLoggerDX[358] Radio serial port Closed. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 12:26:28 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:26:28 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi David, On 24-Jan-09, at 11:03 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > When I try to connect the K3, I get a buzzer sound - the prefs > appear correct and it sees my digiKeyer (nice feature), I have > uRouter running and it will key the rig ok. Is a licence required to > connect? Please give b2 a try for the K3 Driver. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 24 12:45:54 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:45:54 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <60A08EF4-B921-42BB-A150-F166A37E6D03@Alphadene.co.uk> YES! That looks like that's fixed it. Great Support as usual :) Now, how do I change the VFO with arrow keys, or more to the point, my PowerMate? Or is that not implemented yet? Quite a few questions nd stuff, I'll read the manual first though. Were would you like comments etc mailed too? 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein. -H. Jackson Brown, Jr., writer On 24 Jan 2009, at 17:26, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 24-Jan-09, at 11:03 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> When I try to connect the K3, I get a buzzer sound - the prefs >> appear correct and it sees my digiKeyer (nice feature), I have >> uRouter running and it will key the rig ok. Is a licence required >> to connect? > > > Please give b2 a try for the K3 Driver. > > Thanks, > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 12:50:39 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:50:39 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <60A08EF4-B921-42BB-A150-F166A37E6D03@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> <60A08EF4-B921-42BB-A150-F166A37E6D03@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <88D4A90F-3696-437F-B010-F17248597A23@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 24-Jan-09, at 12:45 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > YES! That looks like that's fixed it. Great Support as usual :) Fantastic ! > Now, how do I change the VFO with arrow keys, or more to the point, > my PowerMate? Or is that not implemented yet? Yes, just give the up/down arrow keys or VFO slider focus (blue outline) using the tab key... ... and configure your PowerMate to send up/down arrow keys to MacLoggerDX > Quite a few questions nd stuff, I'll read the manual first > though.Were would you like comments etc mailed too? Either list or to me directly but the contest related comments should go to the MacLoggerDX contest list. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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You can see his winning submission, and download a beta preview here: 73 Don Agro VE3VRW _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 13:07:13 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:07:13 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <07878FDC-A387-4F13-A5EF-4DF23CD315E0@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Roberto, On 24-Jan-09, at 1:03 PM, Roberto wrote: > Ohhhhh fantastic????? > Thank you very much Don. You are welcome Roberto. > The other icons were too beautiful They were all very good, but yours was the popular favorite - and mine as well. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 24 13:12:52 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:12:52 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <88D4A90F-3696-437F-B010-F17248597A23@dogparksoftware.com> References: <48FB5B19-9356-49C5-B9E7-E5C3D7B3A827@dogparksoftware.com> <22EC39FD-F506-4899-97FD-2042CF94DF56@Alphadene.co.uk> <60A08EF4-B921-42BB-A150-F166A37E6D03@Alphadene.co.uk> <88D4A90F-3696-437F-B010-F17248597A23@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <52EFF015-F086-4BAC-9C47-EE39D5CA02A5@Alphadene.co.uk> OK, that works - sorry, was just clicking on the slider and it wasn't working, didn't realise you needed to give it the focus, once you do, the slider button glows and it works as expected. Just need a keystroke to give it focus now, like ??V as per previous - but I realise I'm being unfair, you have lots to do and guess these things will get added as we move through the beta stage. 73 de M0XDF -- I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant. - Robert McCloskey, State Department spokesman (attributed) On 24 Jan 2009, at 17:50, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 24-Jan-09, at 12:45 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> YES! That looks like that's fixed it. Great Support as usual :) > > Fantastic ! > >> Now, how do I change the VFO with arrow keys, or more to the point, >> my PowerMate? Or is that not implemented yet? > > Yes, just give the up/down arrow keys or VFO slider focus (blue > outline) using the tab key... > > > > ... and configure your PowerMate to send up/down arrow keys to > MacLoggerDX > >> Quite a few questions nd stuff, I'll read the manual first >> though.Were would you like comments etc mailed too? > > Either list or to me directly but the contest related comments > should go to the MacLoggerDX contest list. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sjp at sjprior.fsnet.co.uk Sat Jan 24 13:40:34 2009 From: sjp at sjprior.fsnet.co.uk (Stephen Prior) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:40:34 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <52EFF015-F086-4BAC-9C47-EE39D5CA02A5@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: > > I have imported my old .dat file into the new logbook and all of the qsos were > transferred. However, there seems to have been some corruption of the date > which has resulted in qsos made in October of this year (have not checked > other years) appearing as if they had been made in January. > > In the old logbook, 20081015 115705 has become 2008-01-15 115700 (and other > examples follow the same pattern). > > Whilst on the subject, I would appreciate a European date option with > Maclogger as I do find 2008-01-15 not exactly intuitive at first glance! > > 73 Stephen G4SJP -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 13:50:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:50:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Stephen, On 24-Jan-09, at 1:40 PM, Stephen Prior wrote: > I have imported my old .dat file into the new logbook and all of the > qsos were transferred. However, there seems to have been some > corruption of the date which has resulted in qsos made in October of > this year (have not checked other years) appearing as if they had > been made in January. > > In the old logbook, 20081015 115705 has become 2008-01-15 115700 > (and other examples follow the same pattern). Interesting - let's see if others experience the same problem. > Whilst on the subject, I would appreciate a European date option > with Maclogger as I do find 2008-01-15 not exactly intuitive at > first glance! Actually, it is the international standard according to Apple... "A calendar format is a string formatted with date conversion specifiers. If you do not specify a calendar format for an object, NSCalendarDate substitutes its own default. The default is the international format of ?%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z? (for example, 2001-03-24 16:45:12 +0900)." I have omitted the "+0900" since we are dealing with UTC or "+0000". 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Sat Jan 24 14:49:01 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:49:01 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] uH Router & FT-2000D Message-ID: Someone has the right to work the FT-2000 with uH router? In the previous version MLDX works perfectly with microHAM virtual port. any suggestions? cmd+K erase all data, except Call in Contest Tab, is this OK? Is this list OK for report bugs? Tnx Don for good job. 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 24 15:00:15 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:00:15 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1C359F92-DDE5-4A0B-8E68-46588033B656@Alphadene.co.uk> Close MLDX and reopen - I had the same problem althought I thought I'd imagined it until you said the same thing. 73 de M0XDF -- Always remember, half the people in the world are above average intelligence! On 24 Jan 2009, at 18:40, Stephen Prior wrote: >> >> I have imported my old .dat file into the new logbook and all of >> the qsos were transferred. However, there seems to have been some >> corruption of the date which has resulted in qsos made in October >> of this year (have not checked other years) appearing as if they >> had been made in January. >> >> In the old logbook, 20081015 115705 has become 2008-01-15 115700 >> (and other examples follow the same pattern). >> >> Whilst on the subject, I would appreciate a European date option >> with Maclogger as I do find 2008-01-15 not exactly intuitive at >> first glance! >> >> 73 Stephen G4SJP > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > Can anyone tell me what I will need to do to use the computer with > McLoggerDx and my IC-756ProII? There are a number of options - this one being the simplest... 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 16:16:24 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:16:24 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Icon Contest In-Reply-To: <1C359F92-DDE5-4A0B-8E68-46588033B656@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <1C359F92-DDE5-4A0B-8E68-46588033B656@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <7EEB6F59-D423-40DA-B336-A70495BAD778@dogparksoftware.com> Hi, On 24-Jan-09, at 3:00 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Close MLDX and reopen - I had the same problem although I thought > I'd imagined it until you said the same thing. I'll look into it, please let me know if anything else odd is happening with the dates. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From pa0dtl at cds.nl Sat Jan 24 16:35:34 2009 From: pa0dtl at cds.nl (Fokko) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:35:34 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? Message-ID: Hello, I thought I give MacLogger v5 beta a try, but it states my OSX is not suited! Maybe I did miss something but is that final not supporting OS 10.4? I won't upgrade my notebook, as several applications will not work on 10.5. 73, pa0dtl From terry at oltraining.com Sat Jan 24 16:39:52 2009 From: terry at oltraining.com (Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D.) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:39:52 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Update - now have v 4.3.3 In-Reply-To: <220CE009-99DA-44E3-B75E-D76C568FCFDE@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Hi Don. Thank you for the reply. I have the MicroHam USB Interface. Can I get a new driver for it that will work with the Intel processor? Terry On 1/24/09 4:10 PM, "Don Agro" wrote: > Hi Terrence, > > On 24-Jan-09, at 3:10 PM, Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me what I will need to do to use the computer with McLoggerDx >> and my IC-756ProII? > > There are a number of options - this one being the simplest... > > > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 16:58:32 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:58:32 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> Hi, On 24-Jan-09, at 4:35 PM, Fokko wrote: > I thought I give MacLogger v5 beta a try, but it states my OSX is > not suited! Maybe I did miss something but is that final not > supporting OS 10.4? Correct. There are a number of features in 10.5 that I needed to use. > I won't upgrade my notebook, as several applications will not work > on 10.5. OK 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 17:01:39 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:01:39 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Update - now have v 4.3.3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <566B670C-3229-47FF-BF7A-7B3B6C8725A7@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Terry, On 24-Jan-09, at 4:39 PM, Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > I have the MicroHam USB Interface. Can I get a new driver for it > that will work with the Intel processor? Yup, check the microHAM web site. I am using the digiKEYER and microKEYER II on an Intel box. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pa0dtl at cds.nl Sat Jan 24 17:24:24 2009 From: pa0dtl at cds.nl (Fokko) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:24:24 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: At 16:58 -0500 24-01-2009, Don Agro wrote: > >Correct. There are a number of features in 10.5 that I needed to use. > I think limiting to OS 10.5 up is a very limiting demand. Most of my Macs are still running 10.4.11, as I should replace all my Adobe software ($$$$) to get it running on 10.5. Just curious; what 10.5 features are these? 73, pa0dtl From k9zw at mac.com Sat Jan 24 17:33:48 2009 From: k9zw at mac.com (Steve Weinert) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:33:48 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <5798CF61-5BE7-4933-A0B7-19AB2D8EB496@mac.com> On Jan 24, 2009, at 4:24 PM, Fokko wrote: > At 16:58 -0500 24-01-2009, Don Agro wrote: >> >> Correct. There are a number of features in 10.5 that I needed to use. >> > > I think limiting to OS 10.5 up is a very limiting demand. Most of my > Macs are still running 10.4.11, as I should replace all my Adobe > software ($$$$) to get it running on 10.5. > > Just curious; what 10.5 features are these? > > 73, pa0dtl > Hi Fokko PA0DTL There is a summary at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5 I know Apple also had one on their site, but I didn't find that URL quickly. The Wikipedia one will give you a highlight of the 300+ changes. It is always difficult to keep up with changes. It isn't realistic to expect current software code to be limited to a level of core functionality that was upgraded somewhere back in 2007. Very sorry to hear that Adobe has a heavy cost to upgrade. It is never nice to have software in that situation. 73 Steve K9ZW http://k9zw.wordpress.com From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 24 17:45:23 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:45:23 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> Don't want to be negative, but I think you'll find the majority on people using something that can run 10.4 are up to 10.5. And with Snow Leopard on its way, they are moving higher. I'm surprised you're stuck on 10.4 - I would have thought all apps that ran on 10.4 would be able to run on 10.5 or would have an upgrade available now. So what are you using in Adobe that won't upgrade? Photoshop I guess? 73 de M0XDF -- They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) On 24 Jan 2009, at 22:24, Fokko wrote: > At 16:58 -0500 24-01-2009, Don Agro wrote: >> >> Correct. There are a number of features in 10.5 that I needed to use. >> > > I think limiting to OS 10.5 up is a very limiting demand. Most of my > Macs are still running 10.4.11, as I should replace all my Adobe > software ($$$$) to get it running on 10.5. > > Just curious; what 10.5 features are these? From terry at oltraining.com Sat Jan 24 18:25:06 2009 From: terry at oltraining.com (Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D.) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:25:06 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Update - now have v 4.3.3 In-Reply-To: <566B670C-3229-47FF-BF7A-7B3B6C8725A7@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Great. I take it there is no free via the Internet lookup available? Terry - W6LMJ On 1/24/09 5:01 PM, "Don Agro" wrote: > Hi Terry, > > On 24-Jan-09, at 4:39 PM, Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > >> I have the MicroHam USB Interface. Can I get a new driver for it that will >> work with the Intel processor? > > Yup, check the microHAM web site. I am using the digiKEYER and microKEYER II > on an Intel box. > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pa0dtl at cds.nl Sat Jan 24 18:56:54 2009 From: pa0dtl at cds.nl (Fokko) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:56:54 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: At 22:45 +0000 24-01-2009, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >Don't want to be negative, but I think you'll find the majority on >people using something that can run 10.4 are up to 10.5. Well, should I throw away my perfect working G3 Notebooks? These older machines are perfect for HAM use, and running fine with Cocoa modem, and many other apps. All G3 machines can NOt be upgraded to 10.5, that's why 10.4 is still very active, including updates from Apple. >And with Snow Leopard on its way, they are moving higher. Only if your hardware allows, and you don't need to buy a lot of new software. >I'm surprised you're stuck on 10.4 - I would have thought all apps >that ran on 10.4 would be able to run on 10.5 or would have an >upgrade available now. >So what are you using in Adobe that won't upgrade? Photoshop I guess? Yes, Photoshop, but also a older CAD (no updates), and tools which are essential for me. 73, pa0dtl From k9zw at mac.com Sat Jan 24 19:17:33 2009 From: k9zw at mac.com (Steve Weinert) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:17:33 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <1E2B720F-9A76-46CC-B652-35F56D4CEA9E@mac.com> On Jan 24, 2009, at 5:56 PM, Fokko wrote: > Well, should I throw away my perfect working G3 Notebooks? These > older machines are perfect for HAM use, and running fine with Cocoa > modem, and many other apps. All G3 machines can NOt be upgraded to > 10.5, that's why 10.4 is still very active, including updates from > Apple. Hi Fokko No reason to get rid of your G3 Notebooks, but ALSO no reason to dumb- down new software packages to run on legacy machines. Very much doubt Adobe would agree to only developing to legacy machines, nor shoudl we expect Dog Park to do this for us either. Perhaps it is time to invest in a 10.5 & future 10.6 machine to Complement the G3's you have? I would expect you can always continue ti use an older version of MacLoggerDX, just like you are using older versions of Adobe & CAD. 73 Steve K9ZW http://k9zw.wordpress.com/ From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 24 19:22:18 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:22:18 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: AH - G3 :-) No I'm not suggesting you throw any hardware away. And you say perfectly working G3, I'm sure of it, one of the good things about Mac - you can normally run later OS on older machines and 100s do . There are many still running OS9! But there comes a point where the vendor can no longer afford, in time, cost or stability (perm 2 from 3), to continue to support an older technology and they have to make the decision to only support later models. G3 was a big breakpoint. You don't need to buy more software or later hardware - but you then find yourself on an edge, the software vendor may not support or fix bugs in an older version, you may not be able to repair or get parts for your hardware. The choice is of course yours, but you may find you're excluded from some of the latest software or features because of that choice. If you can live happily with not having the latest and (perhaps) greatest, then that's fine, if you want the latest, you have to keep up with releases etc and I'm afraid, that costs money, every time. Pity really, up until late last year, my XYL had used a great solitaire game written in 1988, on a G4 with Classic. But 10.5 no longer supports classic, so we didn't upgrade that particular mac. Luckily, I found a new version that was written for 10.4+. Unfortunately, you are not in so lucky a position. At least we aren?t in the position of Wintel users who HAVE to upgrade. If the tools are essential for you, I'd expect them to be essential for others too and therefore some route available to you. Please, I don't want to be rude, but if they are essential for you, you need to consider if they are essential enough to upgrade - if you don't feel so, then they aren?t that essential. I've been waiting 3 years for a cocoa MLDX and felt it essential to upgrade to v5 - even though there is still some work to be done. An early adopter accepts this as part of being on the leading (some say bleeding) edge. And MacBook just came down in price, now is a good time to buy, IF you have some cash. -- Either that wallpaper goes, or I do. - last words of Oscar Wild On 24 Jan 2009, at 23:56, Fokko wrote: > At 22:45 +0000 24-01-2009, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >> Don't want to be negative, but I think you'll find the majority on >> people using something that can run 10.4 are up to 10.5. > > Well, should I throw away my perfect working G3 Notebooks? These > older machines are perfect for HAM use, and running fine with Cocoa > modem, and many other apps. All G3 machines can NOt be upgraded to > 10.5, that's why 10.4 is still very active, including updates from > Apple. > > >> And with Snow Leopard on its way, they are moving higher. > > Only if your hardware allows, and you don't need to buy a lot of new > software. > > >> I'm surprised you're stuck on 10.4 - I would have thought all apps >> that ran on 10.4 would be able to run on 10.5 or would have an >> upgrade available now. >> So what are you using in Adobe that won't upgrade? Photoshop I guess? > > Yes, Photoshop, but also a older CAD (no updates), and tools which > are essential for me. > > 73, pa0dtl > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From myles.landstein at gmail.com Sat Jan 24 19:24:22 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:24:22 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <42589CC3-0B52-4597-80CF-82934C7548EA@gmail.com> hi Fokko In this case I do not believe Don set out to eliminate support for 10.4, and I am sure he will continue to support the original MLDX which should run as long as your machine. Had he just came up with a simple port or such this new version would mostly run but as David and Don mentioned those features he needed to use were not only enhancements in pure code, but many people over a bit of a while, have been sending Don 'wish list' features which would have been difficult or even impossible to achieve w/o the support of 10.5 Don had to put a stake in the ground to move forward So in some ways you might think of the new MLDX as a 'upgrade' but in some other ways it's almost like a bit of a new program given all the ground up re writing and new features , that is just my humble opinion , how I look a it Fokko, I to have a older G4 machine running Tiger and it's my 'ham pc' I kept it since a few programs rather old and unsupported but still loved won't work on 10.5 or intel-- however have been playing w/the new version on my intelbook too best of luck On Jan 24, 2009, at 6:56 PM, Fokko wrote: > At 22:45 +0000 24-01-2009, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >> Don't want to be negative, but I think you'll find the majority on >> people using something that can run 10.4 are up to 10.5. > > Well, should I throw away my perfect working G3 Notebooks? These > older machines are perfect for HAM use, and running fine with Cocoa > modem, and many other apps. All G3 machines can NOt be upgraded to > 10.5, that's why 10.4 is still very active, including updates from > Apple. > > >> And with Snow Leopard on its way, they are moving higher. > > Only if your hardware allows, and you don't need to buy a lot of new > software. > > >> I'm surprised you're stuck on 10.4 - I would have thought all apps >> that ran on 10.4 would be able to run on 10.5 or would have an >> upgrade available now. >> So what are you using in Adobe that won't upgrade? Photoshop I guess? > > Yes, Photoshop, but also a older CAD (no updates), and tools which > are essential for me. > > 73, pa0dtl > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist Going to Dayton '09 It will get better with more support! myles D landstein N2EHG myles.landstein at gmail.com From pa0dtl at cds.nl Sat Jan 24 20:03:37 2009 From: pa0dtl at cds.nl (Fokko) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:03:37 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: <42589CC3-0B52-4597-80CF-82934C7548EA@gmail.com> References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> <1C8C3589-9CEC-4F57-B3DD-0740872F4CEA@Alphadene.co.uk> <42589CC3-0B52-4597-80CF-82934C7548EA@gmail.com> Message-ID: At 19:24 -0500 24-01-2009, myles landstein wrote: >hi Fokko > >In this case I do not believe Don set out to eliminate >support for 10.4, and I am sure he will continue to support >the original MLDX which should run as long as your machine. I hope so, cause I'll stick to my 10.4.11 Powerbook for a while, as It's nicely talking to my TenTec Omni VII :-) >Fokko, I to have a older G4 machine running Tiger and it's >my 'ham pc' I kept it since a few programs rather old >and unsupported but still loved won't work on 10.5 or intel-- >however >have been playing w/the new version on my intelbook too I have 1 Intel iMac running 10.4 mainly for Photoshop and CAD work, 1 iMac running 10.5 (not close to my HAM area) for work, and 2 iBooks (all 10.4; it's G3). If I buy another Mac I just for MLDX, I think my XYL shoot me :-) 73, pa0dtl From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 23:03:25 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:03:25 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLogger v5 not on 10.4? In-Reply-To: References: <4BB77263-09E4-4568-A510-47FB94111F88@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <55C46421-7C6C-460C-9CDD-D26E76AA66A5@dogparksoftware.com> On 24-Jan-09, at 5:24 PM, Fokko wrote: > I think limiting to OS 10.5 up is a very limiting demand. Most of my > Macs are still running 10.4.11, as I should replace all my Adobe > software ($$$$) to get it running on 10.5. MacLoggerDX 4.3.6 runs just fine on 10.4.11 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 24 23:06:36 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:06:36 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Update - now have v 4.3.3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 24-Jan-09, at 6:25 PM, Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > Great. > > I take it there is no free via the Internet lookup available? > > Terry - W6LMJ Due to circumstances beyond our control, free Internet lookup has been discontinued. QRZ doesn't like logging programs "scraping" their site and I can see their point: When we "scrape" the site for lookup info, we get the benefit of their hard work without looking at the advertisements that help pay for it. We now have the free WM7D.net server, and the subscription options for QRZ and HamCall are very reasonable. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From terry at oltraining.com Sun Jan 25 01:22:08 2009 From: terry at oltraining.com (Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D.) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:22:08 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Update - now have v 4.3.3 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Don I am a member of QRZ with a nice page and assume my content makes their site more valuable. I think they are being short sighted. If another more supportive free look up come along that supports MacLoggerDX and other online lookup programs, I will be more inclined to support them. I appreciate your efforts in this area. Terry - W6LMJ On 1/24/09 11:06 PM, "Don Agro" wrote: > > On 24-Jan-09, at 6:25 PM, Terrence R. Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > >> Great. >> >> I take it there is no free via the Internet lookup available? >> >> Terry - W6LMJ > > Due to circumstances beyond our control, free Internet lookup has been > discontinued. > k_options> > QRZ doesn't like logging programs "scraping" their site and I can see their > point: When we "scrape" the site for lookup info, we get the benefit of their > hard work without looking at the advertisements that help pay for it. We now > have the free WM7D.net server, and the subscription options for QRZ and > HamCall are very reasonable. > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Jan 25 07:49:45 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 07:49:45 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa beta 5 Message-ID: <2EA0ACD8-3998-46FC-97FD-D6241C92603D@dogparksoftware.com> I have posted Beta 5 which fixes a few problems: * Several drivers were not being recognized : Ten-Tec Omni VII, IC-7700, etc. * I have included Chen's "uH Utils" in the download which can be used to update the firmware in your microHAM devices. * Imported dates were all set to January. Delete your old imported entries (or create a New Log) and import again. * Some people are experiencing crashes on Import with the traceback showing "*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInternalInconsistencyException', reason: 'Error: INSERT failed to prepare INSERT statement with message 'file is encrypted or is not a database'.'" Still haven't tracked this one down, it may only be hapenning on PPC's but I don't have enough info to characterize it or reproduce it here, but try this: Quit MacLoggerDX, delete anything in ~/Documents/ MLDX_Logs and try again. If that doesn't work, then try quitting MacLoggerDX and delete ~/Library/Preferences/ com.dogparksoftware.MacLoggerDX.plist If you are experiencing this crash, please send me some info on your Mac and the db file that it is trying to write to. MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa is off to a great start and I am very pleased with the response, for several who have asked: "QSL, Bands, Labels, Memory Panels, Contest Helper, Manual and 3D Map coming soon." But first, I want to clean up any bugs. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From kc5gtt at gmail.com Sun Jan 25 11:59:52 2009 From: kc5gtt at gmail.com (Carey Lockhart) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:59:52 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] registration request link Message-ID: wasent there a lost registration request link on the dogpark website. i wonder where i need to go and get it. carey From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Jan 25 12:17:43 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:17:43 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] registration request link In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1EA098B0-BA37-4F43-B524-097B5A5F8910@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Carey, On 25-Jan-09, at 11:59 AM, Carey Lockhart wrote: > wasent there a lost registration request link on the dogpark > website. i wonder where i need to go and get it. No there never was a link, but just email me directly and I will fix you up. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The complete refund was processed by Kagi 2007-06-11 03:16:44 GMT If you cancelled your order and accepted the refund, why would you want a new registration key ? 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From sid604 at comcast.net Sun Jan 25 12:57:44 2009 From: sid604 at comcast.net (sid604 at comcast.net) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:57:44 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [DogParkList] DogParkList mailing list submissions In-Reply-To: <5CEFE1AE-D9A8-4B33-9419-B7836B6D960C@comcast.net> Message-ID: <1786322180.1042201232906264521.JavaMail.root@sz0146a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> please remove my name from your mailing list. Sincerely, Sid Abbott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gale Center" To: dogparklist at dogparksoftware.com Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:11:11 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [DogParkList] DogParkList mailing list submissions > Send DogParkList mailing list submissions to ? n0aha _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Redding, Ph.D. wrote: > >> Great. >> >> I take it there is no free via the Internet lookup available? >> >> Terry - W6LMJ > > Due to circumstances beyond our control, free Internet lookup has > been discontinued. > > > QRZ doesn't like logging programs "scraping" their site and I can > see their point: When we "scrape" the site for lookup info, we get > the benefit of their hard work without looking at the advertisements > that help pay for it. We now have the free WM7D.net server, and the > subscription options for QRZ and HamCall are very reasonable. > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > > _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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David, WA1OUI From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Jan 25 15:54:06 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:54:06 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Control of Icom 756ProIII with beta s/w In-Reply-To: <59E8D639-E436-40B9-88DB-2B1AA1A6D0B0@arrl.net> References: <59E8D639-E436-40B9-88DB-2B1AA1A6D0B0@arrl.net> Message-ID: <5C7AFB88-82CE-40E9-BA61-220D009194CD@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 25-Jan-09, at 3:47 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > In your prefs you default to address 6e. However, I am trying to > change it because I also have an amp on the CT-17, Each time I try > to change it to 5c which has worked fine in prod, the program > changes it back to 6e when I change focus from the textbox. Any > suggestions? It's a bug. I'll see what I can do. Thanks for catching it. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Jan 25 18:15:04 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:15:04 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Control of Icom 756ProIII with beta s/w In-Reply-To: <59E8D639-E436-40B9-88DB-2B1AA1A6D0B0@arrl.net> References: <59E8D639-E436-40B9-88DB-2B1AA1A6D0B0@arrl.net> Message-ID: <4B6187A2-CBCF-40C7-BC9E-C7A2EFE0AF27@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 25-Jan-09, at 3:47 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > In your prefs you default to address 6e. However, I am trying to > change it because I also have an amp on the CT-17, Each time I try > to change it to 5c which has worked fine in prod, the program > changes it back to 6e when I change focus from the textbox. Any > suggestions? Fixed in Beta 11 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My setup is an Icom IC-706MkIIG with microHam DigiKeyer. Is there Debug log that might tell why it keeps shutting off? 5. Also, it will occasionally show the Signal Strength bar, but it does not consistently show it. 6. It shuts down after 10 minutes, but I know how to fix that problem. :-) It looks nice. I look forward to using the new version. -- Peter Nystrom (KB5HPL) http://www.peterandamy.org/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Jan 25 21:08:04 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:08:04 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Comments about MLDX V5.0b11 In-Reply-To: <8539C335-B6CA-48F4-8F3A-F37C4EEC1E47@gmail.com> References: <8539C335-B6CA-48F4-8F3A-F37C4EEC1E47@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5F87AF94-00E3-4F9B-AB89-34E03203AEBB@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Peter, On 25-Jan-09, at 7:55 PM, Peter & Amy wrote: > 1. I noticed that when I import a MLDX 4.3.6 log into MLDX v5 that > is leaves an extra line at the end of the log. Call, First Name, > Last Name, etc. If I import two logs there are two of them. It's the header from the old log file. You can delete it. > 2. The log database seems to have a column for My Rig. Is there a > plan to add one for My Antenna? Not at the moment - no way to sense that electronically, just as easy to put it in the comments. > 3. Do you manually have to enter that information (My Rig), or is > that information planned to be added to the Station Preferences > pane? (at some time in the future, just curious) It picks it up automatically from the driver you choose in the Radio Prefs. > 4. When I select Connect Radio VFO, I have trouble keeping it > connected. It will connect at times, and show me the radio Rx > Frequency, but will not stay selected for more than a minute or so. > My setup is an Icom IC-706MkIIG with microHam DigiKeyer. Is there > Debug log that might tell why it keeps shutting off? Yes. Please enable the "Debug Log" check box in the Radio Prefs Panel, click the VFO check box on and off a few times and send me the relevant Console Application Console Messages as well as a screen shot of your Radio Prefs. > 5. Also, it will occasionally show the Signal Strength bar, but it > does not consistently show it. Also sounds like a communications problem. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Sun Jan 25 22:10:15 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:10:15 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Control of Icom 756ProIII with beta s/w In-Reply-To: <4B6187A2-CBCF-40C7-BC9E-C7A2EFE0AF27@dogparksoftware.com> References: <59E8D639-E436-40B9-88DB-2B1AA1A6D0B0@arrl.net> <4B6187A2-CBCF-40C7-BC9E-C7A2EFE0AF27@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <0FF0A1B8-CA38-440C-85A9-5376FFA17D4F@mac.com> Dear Don, Thanks for the amazingly fast fix. Works like a champ! I even got a new country: Denmark on 75M while I was testing out the fix this evening. Thank you for that as well! Several comments about the new program, and be assured I understand it is a work in progress and find it hard to imagine you working on it and accepting users' comments at the same time. 1) A personal opinion is that the dup notice at the top left when a station has already been worked would be more visible if it were in red... black seems easy to ignore to me. 2) Are you planning on having power and RS Sent/Rx remain between sessions as they do in version 4+? 3) In version 4+ the country is in red if you have never worked it... are you going to implement something similar in 5? I might recommend that it be in red if there is no QSL. In version 4 it is in red only if not worked... if it has been worked but no QSL yet, it remains black. Thanks for all your hard work. David, WA1OUI On Jan 25, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Don Agro wrote: Hi David, On 25-Jan-09, at 3:47 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > In your prefs you default to address 6e. However, I am trying to > change it because I also have an amp on the CT-17, Each time I try > to change it to 5c which has worked fine in prod, the program > changes it back to 6e when I change focus from the textbox. Any > suggestions? Fixed in Beta 11 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I was never really bothered about the blue dot, so not to worry about that as far as I'm concerned. I've seen no suggestion of a Previous or UCB, so perhaps you weren't going to bother, especially as SQLite is so fast. > 3) In version 4+ the country is in red if you have never worked > it... are you going to implement something similar in 5? I might > recommend that it be in red if there is no QSL. In version 4 it is > in red only if not worked... if it has been worked but no QSL yet, > it remains black. I second that too, but how about red if not worked and blue if worked but no QSL yet? 73 de M0XDF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They do now in the dx panel, added them to the contest panel in b11. > 3) In version 4+ the country is in red if you have never worked > it... are you going to implement something similar in 5? I might > recommend that it be in red if there is no QSL. In version 4 it is > in red only if not worked... if it has been worked but no QSL yet, > it remains black. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From sjp at sjprior.fsnet.co.uk Mon Jan 26 06:48:40 2009 From: sjp at sjprior.fsnet.co.uk (Stephen Prior) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 11:48:40 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Mode operation with K3 In-Reply-To: <5F87AF94-00E3-4F9B-AB89-34E03203AEBB@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Don One thing that I have noticed (now on v11) is that Maclogger reports the K3's TX Data mode as CW-R. All the other modes appear to function properly. 73 Stephen G4SJP From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Mon Jan 26 07:58:44 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:58:44 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Mode operation with K3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <71695D7B-FD34-44F4-83E3-12E56271A8F2@Alphadene.co.uk> confirmed here too, there is a Digital mode on the drop down, but disabled. 73 de M0XDF, K3 #174 -- Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910) On 26 Jan 2009, at 11:48, Stephen Prior wrote: > Don > > One thing that I have noticed (now on v11) is that Maclogger reports > the > K3's TX Data mode as CW-R. All the other modes appear to function > properly. > > 73 Stephen G4SJP From dhkaplan at mac.com Mon Jan 26 08:13:17 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:13:17 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] "Sticky" RS report & Power still a problem Message-ID: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> Dear Don, Sorry to trouble you but in b11, I see no difference in the power and RS report. I enter it, it gets logged, and when I shut down the pgm and restart it, it isn't there. While the program is active it DOES carry through on each window (DX/Contest), but does not transfer between them, (which doesn't seem to be a problem to me at least). Also power entered in the DX panel doesn't pass through to the contest panel, and it can't be entered there either... no data entry allowed. Also, The email and url fields are blue, but are not clickable to link to the email or web site. My zip is a 9 digit zip, but 06092-2906 appears as "06...906". Should it either be truncated left justified, or shown in full? Or is this what you wanted? "Notes" can be entered in DX, but no Notes data entry in Contest. Also, why is there a "live" UTC field in the Contest panel when it already exists at the top of the window above the DX/Contest buttons? Perhaps the real estate could be used for something else? It's difficult for us beta testers to make comments without knowing what you intended, and what is a bug in some instances, since a help file is certainly low down in your priorities. Please excuse any comments if things are not bugs but ARE your design. I've programmed for 30 years and can sympathize. David, WA1OUI From g.berges at bergesetco.com Mon Jan 26 08:06:30 2009 From: g.berges at bergesetco.com (Gustavo Berges) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:06:30 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Control of Icom 756ProIII with beta s/w In-Reply-To: Message-ID: That last one would really be a good thing when the time comes. I know I've contacted many not confirmed and a color indication would be great. Red for no contact, another color for country contacted but not confirmed. Would be awesome!!! -- Gustavo Berg?s, NU4L 1820 NE Jensen Beach Blvd. #623 Jensen Beach, Florida 34957 (772) 419 8383 Ph./(772) 382 0209 Fx -- > From: Don Agro > Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:49:38 -0500 > To: David Kaplan > Cc: dogparklist MacLogger > Subject: Re: [DogParkList] Control of Icom 756ProIII with beta s/w > > Hi David, > > On 25-Jan-09, at 10:10 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > >> 1) A personal opinion is that the dup notice at the top left when a >> station has already been worked would be more visible if it were in >> red... black seems easy to ignore to me. > > Just working on bugs now, we'll leave the redesign for later :) > >> 2) Are you planning on having power and RS Sent/Rx remain between >> sessions as they do in version 4+? > > They do now in the dx panel, added them to the contest panel in b11. > >> 3) In version 4+ the country is in red if you have never worked >> it... are you going to implement something similar in 5? I might >> recommend that it be in red if there is no QSL. In version 4 it is >> in red only if not worked... if it has been worked but no QSL yet, >> it remains black. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Jan 26 08:10:31 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:10:31 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX v5.0 b12 microHAM Keyers and Icom Radios Message-ID: <4A5DF460-EC75-4CC9-B797-96C17FC221C3@dogparksoftware.com> Some people have reported problems with MacLoggerDX v5.0, microHAM Keyers and Icom Radios. I am using the microKEYER II (firmware v4.1) and Icom IC-756 with no connection problems. (You can use uH Utils to upgrade the firmware, v4.1 work with MacLoggerDX v4 also) Please give beta 12 a try and let me know if your connection is working reliably or not. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Jan 26 10:18:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 10:18:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] "Sticky" RS report & Power still a problem In-Reply-To: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> References: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> Message-ID: <776F1AC0-607F-4DBB-8792-D7E042471C60@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 26-Jan-09, at 8:13 AM, David Kaplan wrote: > Dear Don, > > Sorry to trouble you but in b11, I see no difference in the power > and RS report. I enter it, it gets logged, and when I shut down the > pgm and restart it, it isn't there. This was fixed in Beta 12 > > Also, > > The email and url fields are blue, but are not clickable to link to > the email or web site. Yes they are. Click on them then press return. > My zip is a 9 digit zip, but 06092-2906 appears as "06...906". > Should it either be truncated left justified, or shown in full? Or > is this what you wanted? That is truncated middle, if you click on it it displays the whole field. > "Notes" can be entered in DX, but no Notes data entry in Contest. Fixed in beta 13 > Also, why is there a "live" UTC field in the Contest panel when it > already exists at the top of the window above the DX/Contest > buttons? Perhaps the real estate could be used for something else? It was requested by Scott, see MacLoggerDX Contest list. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Mon Jan 26 14:18:33 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:18:33 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] 5.0b13 Message-ID: Now work fine FT-2000D and IC-7000 in MLDX 5.0b13 TNX Don. 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Jan 26 14:23:15 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:23:15 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] 5.0b13 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Roberto, On 26-Jan-09, at 2:18 PM, Roberto wrote: > Now work fine FT-2000D and IC-7000 in MLDX 5.0b13 Fantastic ! 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dhkaplan at mac.com Mon Jan 26 14:38:54 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:38:54 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] "Sticky" RS report & Power still a problem In-Reply-To: <776F1AC0-607F-4DBB-8792-D7E042471C60@dogparksoftware.com> References: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> <776F1AC0-607F-4DBB-8792-D7E042471C60@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <3C6E51B7-91E8-40AC-AC6F-6E2E2AEB3BDB@mac.com> Either I have a problem, or I am not making myself clear. I set power and RS sent/rx in b15, log a qso and then close the program. When I reopen the program it has disappeared. Same in DX & Contest panels. It DOES reappear in the prod version. David/WA1OUI On Jan 26, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Don Agro wrote: Hi David, On 26-Jan-09, at 8:13 AM, David Kaplan wrote: > Dear Don, > > Sorry to trouble you but in b11, I see no difference in the power > and RS report. I enter it, it gets logged, and when I shut down the > pgm and restart it, it isn't there. This was fixed in Beta 12 > > Also, > > The email and url fields are blue, but are not clickable to link to > the email or web site. Yes they are. Click on them then press return. > My zip is a 9 digit zip, but 06092-2906 appears as "06...906". > Should it either be truncated left justified, or shown in full? Or > is this what you wanted? That is truncated middle, if you click on it it displays the whole field. > "Notes" can be entered in DX, but no Notes data entry in Contest. Fixed in beta 13 > Also, why is there a "live" UTC field in the Contest panel when it > already exists at the top of the window above the DX/Contest > buttons? Perhaps the real estate could be used for something else? It was requested by Scott, see MacLoggerDX Contest list. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Jan 26 14:47:09 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:47:09 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] "Sticky" RS report & Power still a problem In-Reply-To: <3C6E51B7-91E8-40AC-AC6F-6E2E2AEB3BDB@mac.com> References: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> <776F1AC0-607F-4DBB-8792-D7E042471C60@dogparksoftware.com> <3C6E51B7-91E8-40AC-AC6F-6E2E2AEB3BDB@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi David, On 26-Jan-09, at 2:38 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > Either I have a problem, or I am not making myself clear. I set > power and RS sent/rx in b15, log a qso and then close the program. > When I reopen the program it has disappeared. Same in DX & Contest > panels. > > It DOES reappear in the prod version. 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When I shut the program down and then re-open it, they are still there. In version 5, they will stay between QSOs, but when I close the program and reopen it they are gone. I'll try some pictures as well... I've decreased the quality greatly to get them to pass the email group limit. Thanks! DHK -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: V4-Before.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 8183 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: V4-After.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 8573 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: V5-Before.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 7966 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If this is not what you mean and your not actually not seeing value show up in the Power, RST & RST S columns then I can't duplicate the problem here either. Here is a picture of a example entry. I have moved the Power RST S & RST left to show this is recording. I just logged this as an example/test. Just trying to help. Sorry if pictures don't get through the list. 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 26-Jan-09, at 2:47 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 26-Jan-09, at 2:38 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > >> Either I have a problem, or I am not making myself clear. I set >> power and RS sent/rx in b15, log a qso and then close the program. >> When I reopen the program it has disappeared. 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In version 5, they will stay > between QSOs, but when I close the program and reopen it they are > gone. I will look into it. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From va3sph at mac.com Mon Jan 26 21:54:08 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:54:08 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] "Sticky" RS report & Power still a problem In-Reply-To: <280375D9-25E8-4F82-BF28-2D70AD7EF208@mac.com> References: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> <776F1AC0-607F-4DBB-8792-D7E042471C60@dogparksoftware.com> <3C6E51B7-91E8-40AC-AC6F-6E2E2AEB3BDB@mac.com> <9BD240E8-651C-4DA6-9711-14461BD427FE@mac.com> <280375D9-25E8-4F82-BF28-2D70AD7EF208@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi Dave, Your pictures came through as well. I'm accustomed to the Yahoo groups filtering pictures and forgot Don lists lets pass. Understand the issue great now. Just wanted to help replicate your problem at my station. Just one other comment... I'm totally envious. 1500 watts!!! It's -10c (14F) here in Toronto and I bet that would help keep my toes warm. :-) All my best! 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 26-Jan-09, at 8:06 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > Dear Steve, > > Thanks for your comments... and the pix came thru fine. let's see if > I can explain this again! > > When I enter power and RS Sent and Rx into version 4 they stay in > the main panel for different QSOs. When I shut the program down and > then re-open it, they are still there. In version 5, they will stay > between QSOs, but when I close the program and reopen it they are > gone. > > I'll try some pictures as well... I've decreased the quality greatly > to get them to pass the email group limit. > > Thanks! > > DHK From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Jan 26 22:18:16 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:18:16 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX v5.0 for Cocoa Preferences sometimes not saved In-Reply-To: <0E2446C2-0BDA-42B5-86EF-F97FBCF2AAA5@dogparksoftware.com> References: <51974319-B154-4844-9B13-39A2BDDCAEF7@mac.com> <776F1AC0-607F-4DBB-8792-D7E042471C60@dogparksoftware.com> <3C6E51B7-91E8-40AC-AC6F-6E2E2AEB3BDB@mac.com> <9BD240E8-651C-4DA6-9711-14461BD427FE@mac.com> <280375D9-25E8-4F82-BF28-2D70AD7EF208@mac.com> <0E2446C2-0BDA-42B5-86EF-F97FBCF2AAA5@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <55004CAF-1E8E-45B1-89F1-B64C596285DA@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Dave, On 26-Jan-09, at 8:06 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > When I enter power and RS Sent and Rx into version 4 they stay in > the main panel for different QSOs. When I shut the program down and > then re-open it, they are still there. In version 5, they will stay > between QSOs, but when I close the program and reopen it they are > gone. I think this should be fixed in beta 16 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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When I shut the program down and > then re-open it, they are still there. In version 5, they will stay > between QSOs, but when I close the program and reopen it they are > gone. I think this should be fixed in beta 16 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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MacLoggerDX will use whatever format you have set in System Preferences / International / Formats / Dates and Times - medium 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Wed Jan 28 17:27:24 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:27:24 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Date problem Message-ID: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> Just loaded b25 and found that the date is strange. Both Time On and Time Off have the format: Jan 26, 2009 Jan 26, 2009 02:07:00 AM. Checked with b19, the last I had, and was fine there. David, WA1OUI -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Beta25-Time-Problem.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22109 bytes Desc: not available Url : From dhkaplan at mac.com Wed Jan 28 17:30:35 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:30:35 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Date Problem again Message-ID: Just noticed b26 is out, and problem is still there. DHK From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Jan 28 17:42:50 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:42:50 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Date problem In-Reply-To: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> References: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> Message-ID: <5F321AD1-7744-4869-AF06-039D24F06314@Alphadene.co.uk> I can't confirm that, it's using the 'Long' format from my International System Prefs correctly. However, it would be nice in a future version if we could pick which of the date format strings it uses and set that in MLDX prefs - personally I'd rather use the 'Short' format, because that is, er, shorter. But I believe Don is working on fixing beta bugs and getting the functionality in place first. I have to applaud his efforts, untiring and responsive - that must have been hard enough on a mature product like v4, god alone knows what it's like with a beta. -- It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets. -Voltaire, philosopher (1694-1778) On 28 Jan 2009, at 22:27, David Kaplan wrote: > Just loaded b25 and found that the date is strange. Both Time On and > Time Off have the format: > > Jan 26, 2009 Jan 26, 2009 02:07:00 AM. > > Checked with b19, the last I had, and was fine there. > > David, WA1OUI > Problem.jpg>_______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Jan 28 17:48:36 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:48:36 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Date problem In-Reply-To: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> References: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> Message-ID: On 28-01-2009, at 5:27 , David Kaplan wrote: > Just loaded b25 and found that the date is strange. Both Time On and > Time Off have the format: > > Jan 26, 2009 Jan 26, 2009 02:07:00 AM. > > Checked with b19, the last I had, and was fine there. > As I mentioned on the list earlier today: "With beta 22 you can edit and format QSO Time On and Time Off in the Log Panel. MacLoggerDX will use whatever format you have set in System Preferences / International / Formats / Dates and Times - medium" 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Jan 28 17:50:39 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:50:39 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Re: Date problem In-Reply-To: <5F321AD1-7744-4869-AF06-039D24F06314@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> <5F321AD1-7744-4869-AF06-039D24F06314@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <2D7A509D-6FA5-4549-B792-546C3B295388@dogparksoftware.com> On 28-01-2009, at 5:42 , David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > I can't confirm that, it's using the 'Long' format from my > International System Prefs correctly. As mentioned on the list earlier today, it's using the "medium" format and you can change the medium format to anything you like in the System Preferences. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Jan 28 17:56:58 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:56:58 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Re: Date problem In-Reply-To: <2D7A509D-6FA5-4549-B792-546C3B295388@dogparksoftware.com> References: <800748C8-568C-4021-A01F-EBEEB3BAF891@mac.com> <5F321AD1-7744-4869-AF06-039D24F06314@Alphadene.co.uk> <2D7A509D-6FA5-4549-B792-546C3B295388@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <737A5874-9C04-42E5-8CAD-F5C4D240C663@Alphadene.co.uk> Very sorry Don, my mistake, yes it's using medium. Re my comment about using short, yes I can change what my medium date format is (and maybe I'll have too), but I'd much prefer to keep my medium format as I like it for other things, and be able to tell MLDX which one to use. BUt it's hardly a matter of priority right now :-) -- They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626) On 28 Jan 2009, at 22:50, Don Agro wrote: > > On 28-01-2009, at 5:42 , David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> I can't confirm that, it's using the 'Long' format from my >> International System Prefs correctly. > As mentioned on the list earlier today, it's using the "medium" > format and you can change the medium format to anything you like in > the System Preferences. From dhkaplan at mac.com Wed Jan 28 18:07:27 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:07:27 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDx V5.0 for Cocoa Log Date Formats In-Reply-To: <06A61CF2-1B33-4F2B-8FFE-40E336DA66C2@dogparksoftware.com> References: <06A61CF2-1B33-4F2B-8FFE-40E336DA66C2@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Ok Don, I see what's happening. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Time-Format.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 9168 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Date-Format.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 9804 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- I've modified the medium time format to include a date, so that the date and time are on top menu bar of my Mac... This is obviously my problem not yours (although I'm sure others use this trick to get the date there.) I'll have to figure another way to get the date. Thanks as usual for all your efforts. David, WA1OUI On Jan 28, 2009, at 06:03 AM, Don Agro wrote: With beta 22 you can edit and format QSO Time On and Time Off in the Log Panel. MacLoggerDX will use whatever format you have set in System Preferences / International / Formats / Dates and Times - medium 73 Don Agro VE3VRW _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Jan 28 18:11:31 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:11:31 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa stop bits Message-ID: Beta 27 has a fix for stop bits, some radios (like the FT-1000MP) require this to be set correctly. In the console debug log stop bits display as 0,1,2 corresponding to 1, 1.5 and 2 stop bits. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Jan 28 18:21:23 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:21:23 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDx V5.0 for Cocoa Log Date Formats In-Reply-To: References: <06A61CF2-1B33-4F2B-8FFE-40E336DA66C2@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <1C614B93-8BA5-444F-88B6-42DE5542A0F9@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 28-01-2009, at 6:07 , David Kaplan wrote: > I've modified the medium time format to include a date, so that the > date and time are on top menu bar of my Mac... This is obviously my > problem not yours (although I'm sure others use this trick to get > the date there.) I'll have to figure another way to get the date. Actually all you have to do is customize the date and the time to get both - even without customization the default setting for your country should still give you a date and time, not perhaps in the format you want, but the default is for a date and a time. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Jan 29 09:22:17 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:22:17 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 Radio Drivers Message-ID: Thank you are for your help testing the V5 beta - it's getting there. I want to ask a favor. Can you tell me which radios are working in V5 Beta 31 as well as in V4 ? (Just VFO Mode etc. Keyers haven't been tested yet) I need to know which Radio, PPC or Intel CPU, USB/Serial adapter type, and any other details you have time to include. Send the information to me directly, I will publish a list in a few days and fix the broken ones, one at a time (there are more than 70 drivers) Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 30 07:58:23 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:58:23 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 Radio Drivers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> On 29-01-2009, at 9:22 , Don Agro wrote: > Send the information to me directly, I will publish a list in a few > days and fix the broken ones, one at a time (there are more than 70 > drivers) I have published the list here: and it is linked to on the main V5 page: The summary is that most of the drivers are working with USB/Serial drivers but some people are having problems with the microHAM keyers. Chen and I are working on it and hope to have a fix shortly. Chen is doing this out of the goodness of his own heart so please don't contact him directly with MLDX/microHAM problems. Keying is not fully implemented yet - we want to get the basic CAT functionality working first, but aside from that we are aiming to get the drivers working as well or better than they are in V4 before we leave beta. I will update the driver list as the information becomes available. If you notice errors or omissions, please let me know and I will correct them. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Fri Jan 30 08:21:27 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:21:27 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> Here's another strange one. (I guess that's all I find!) I'm using the QRZ Online lookup. This morning when I started b35, when I looked up a call I had looked at previously, it showed the QSL for another entry. Now, when I look up other calls, most have the correct QSL, but not always. I can hit display from an entered call, and it will display the wrong QSL from a previous lookup. I can hit lookup and it will still display the same wrong QSL. (I even went to QRZ direct to be sure IT was OK!). This is such a random/bizarre event I don't know what files I can send, but I'm happy to send anything that will help. 73, David/WA1OUI From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 30 08:39:51 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:39:51 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi David, On 30-01-2009, at 8:21 , David Kaplan wrote: > ere's another strange one. (I guess that's all I find!) > > I'm using the QRZ Online lookup. > > This morning when I started b35, when I looked up a call I had looked > at previously, it showed the QSL for another entry. Now, when I look > up other calls, most have the correct QSL, but not always. I can hit > display from an entered call, and it will display the wrong QSL from a > previous lookup. I can hit lookup and it will still display the same > wrong QSL. (I even went to QRZ direct to be sure IT was OK!). > > This is such a random/bizarre event I don't know what files I can > send, but I'm happy to send anything that will help. > Try checking the "Erase QSL Picture" check box in the Look Up Prefs. The caption under the picture should always be correct, but without the checkbox you may be confused by a mismatch between your current lookup without a picture and an older lookup with a picture. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Fri Jan 30 08:53:59 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:53:59 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> Message-ID: <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> Sorry, Don, I just went in and it is ALREADY checked. The small pic can be blank, I'll either lookup or display a call, and the SAME erroneous QSL appears each time. David On Jan 30, 2009, at 08:39 AM, Don Agro wrote: Hi David, On 30-01-2009, at 8:21 , David Kaplan wrote: > ere's another strange one. (I guess that's all I find!) > > I'm using the QRZ Online lookup. > > This morning when I started b35, when I looked up a call I had looked > at previously, it showed the QSL for another entry. Now, when I look > up other calls, most have the correct QSL, but not always. I can hit > display from an entered call, and it will display the wrong QSL from a > previous lookup. I can hit lookup and it will still display the same > wrong QSL. (I even went to QRZ direct to be sure IT was OK!). > > This is such a random/bizarre event I don't know what files I can > send, but I'm happy to send anything that will help. > Try checking the "Erase QSL Picture" check box in the Look Up Prefs. The caption under the picture should always be correct, but without the checkbox you may be confused by a mismatch between your current lookup without a picture and an older lookup with a picture. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 30 09:19:18 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:19:18 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> Message-ID: <6E74556C-E5EC-47E9-BD51-D030D0C44919@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 30-01-2009, at 8:53 , David Kaplan wrote: > Sorry, Don, I just went in and it is ALREADY checked. The small pic > can be blank, I'll either lookup or display a call, and the SAME > erroneous QSL appears each time. Probably an old error in your cache - V4 and V5 use the same picture cache. To clear the cache - delete this folder: ~/Library/Caches/MacLoggerDX Cached QSL Pics/ 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 30 09:38:31 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:38:31 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] QRZ QSL card MLDX In-Reply-To: <657C0478-4614-431C-ABF6-D4B0BA882D26@mchsi.com> References: <66B250D5-63AA-428A-8C8F-718006E99FB1@mchsi.com> <657C0478-4614-431C-ABF6-D4B0BA882D26@mchsi.com> Message-ID: <116232D1-4512-4682-81BB-41F4669AB09A@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Richard, On 30-01-2009, at 9:24 , Richard Hammar wrote: > Don, I tried posting this message to the list a few days ago, but it > never appeared. I am replying to both lists in hopes that you see this. You ISP (MCHSI) is bouncing most of my emails. Both lists require you to post from the email address you subscribed with. You currently are subscribed to the dogpark list with a different email address than the one you used to send this email. You don't seem to be subscribed to the MacLoggerDX Yahoo Group. Your QSL Pic doesn't show up here either. > > Rich Hammar > > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Richard Hammar >> Date: January 28, 2009 6:22:04 PM CST >> To: dogparklist at dogparksoftware.com >> Subject: QRZ QSL card >> >> I recently purchased MLDX, and am using it with my Icom 7000 >> transceiver. I also purchased a subscription to QRZ for XML logbook >> data. This is working well. My only problem is that the picture I >> have uploaded to my QRZ profile is not appearing in the "QRZ QRL >> card" windows. I uploaded the picture per the QRZ instructions, and >> I can see it on my QRZ profile. But, it doesn't show up in MLDX. I >> see pics for many callsigns that I have worked so I know that the >> feature is working. My question is what do I need to do to have my >> image displayed. Thanks! >> >> 73s >> >> Rich Hammar >> W9TRM > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From va3sph at mac.com Fri Jan 30 10:04:39 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:04:39 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] QRZ QSL card MLDX In-Reply-To: <116232D1-4512-4682-81BB-41F4669AB09A@dogparksoftware.com> References: <66B250D5-63AA-428A-8C8F-718006E99FB1@mchsi.com> <657C0478-4614-431C-ABF6-D4B0BA882D26@mchsi.com> <116232D1-4512-4682-81BB-41F4669AB09A@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <8B606714-8E66-412B-85D8-A775608A0DB7@mac.com> Hi Don, Richard. Richard QSL Card/Picture is on the QRZ site. Could it be that the file name uploaded to QRZ is called W9TRM_EB4.jpg rather than W9TRM.jpg? 73 Steve On 30-Jan-09, at 9:38 AM, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Richard, > > On 30-01-2009, at 9:24 , Richard Hammar wrote: > >> Don, I tried posting this message to the list a few days ago, but >> it never appeared. > > I am replying to both lists in hopes that you see this. You ISP > (MCHSI) is bouncing most of my emails. > > Both lists require you to post from the email address you subscribed > with. > > You currently are subscribed to the dogpark list with a different > email address than the one you used to send this email. > > You don't seem to be subscribed to the MacLoggerDX Yahoo Group. > > Your QSL Pic doesn't show up here either. > >> >> Rich Hammar >> >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Richard Hammar >>> Date: January 28, 2009 6:22:04 PM CST >>> To: dogparklist at dogparksoftware.com >>> Subject: QRZ QSL card >>> >>> I recently purchased MLDX, and am using it with my Icom 7000 >>> transceiver. I also purchased a subscription to QRZ for XML >>> logbook data. This is working well. My only problem is that the >>> picture I have uploaded to my QRZ profile is not appearing in the >>> "QRZ QRL card" windows. I uploaded the picture per the QRZ >>> instructions, and I can see it on my QRZ profile. But, it doesn't >>> show up in MLDX. I see pics for many callsigns that I have worked >>> so I know that the feature is working. My question is what do I >>> need to do to have my image displayed. Thanks! >>> >>> 73s >>> >>> Rich Hammar >>> W9TRM >> > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 30 10:20:01 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:20:01 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] QRZ QSL card MLDX In-Reply-To: <8B606714-8E66-412B-85D8-A775608A0DB7@mac.com> References: <66B250D5-63AA-428A-8C8F-718006E99FB1@mchsi.com> <657C0478-4614-431C-ABF6-D4B0BA882D26@mchsi.com> <116232D1-4512-4682-81BB-41F4669AB09A@dogparksoftware.com> <8B606714-8E66-412B-85D8-A775608A0DB7@mac.com> Message-ID: <4908BF03-DB4A-401A-A100-9D3CC61088EF@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Steve, Rich, On 30-01-2009, at 10:04 , Steve Hellyer wrote: > Richard QSL Card/Picture is on the QRZ site. Could it be that the > file name uploaded to QRZ is called W9TRM_EB4.jpg rather than > W9TRM.jpg? This is the XML data that QRZ sends and it is not sending the "image" key: 2009-01-30 10:12:06.831 MacLoggerDX[6708:813] qrzSentData: [ W9TRM Richard R Hammar 5346 S Stonehaven Dr Springfield MO 65809 USA 37.116366 -93.215743 EM37jc Greene 29077 USA 2008-04-02 2017-03-17 KC0WFZ E HVIE rhammar at seetheglory.com http://www.seetheglory.com 241 1502297 2009-01-24 20:31:37 7920 417 Central -6 Y 1 0 0 0 3 126217u0d571300e9ba707ca9cb057e3bceacd2 Fri Jan 30 15:12:26 2009 ] 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From myles.landstein at gmail.com Fri Jan 30 17:36:14 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:36:14 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Blank Mapv5 Message-ID: <80F5FBE8-866F-4717-BBE8-F2C0B17A0759@gmail.com> Hi I realize that must be overlooking something simple and obvious, using v5.35 have connect and auto lookup selected in the dxcluster tab dx is coming in, it is 'beeping' the qrz lookup is working great. preferences tired w/the map box checks selected on/off but nothing at all shows or happens on the map rebooted etc what might I have overlooked?? thanks Going to Dayton '09 It will get better with more support! myles D landstein N2EHG myles.landstein at gmail.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Jan 30 18:44:16 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:44:16 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Blank Mapv5 In-Reply-To: <80F5FBE8-866F-4717-BBE8-F2C0B17A0759@gmail.com> References: <80F5FBE8-866F-4717-BBE8-F2C0B17A0759@gmail.com> Message-ID: <7A535D59-F6A5-4652-9A57-E63C3A4F8904@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Myles, On 30-01-2009, at 5:36 , myles landstein wrote: > I realize that must be overlooking something simple and > obvious, using v5.35 > have connect and auto lookup selected in the dxcluster tab dx is > coming in, it is 'beeping' the qrz lookup is working great. > preferences tired w/the map box checks selected on/off > > but nothing at all shows or happens on the map > rebooted etc > what might I have overlooked?? The Map Preferences, then switch out of Map and back in - they will take effect. > thanks 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 31 10:02:15 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:02:15 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> <6E74556C-E5EC-47E9-BD51-D030D0C44919@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: I believe that the small picture on the left is the current QSO, the other two are prvious QSOs, does that tally with what you are seeing? 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5b -- A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness. -Elsa Schiaparelli, fashion designer (1890-1973) On 31 Jan 2009, at 14:57, David Kaplan wrote: > Hi Don, > > I deleted the cache folder, made sure that the "Erase QSL Picture" is > checked, and it still seems to get "out of synch", showing 2 wrong > QSLs on the screen running b36. > > Thanks. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 31 10:06:03 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:06:03 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> <6E74556C-E5EC-47E9-BD51-D030D0C44919@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <2B05155C-6780-42A4-A089-CF76FFA29F0E@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 31-01-2009, at 9:57 , David Kaplan wrote: > I deleted the cache folder, made sure that the "Erase QSL Picture" > is checked, and it still seems to get "out of synch", showing 2 > wrong QSLs on the screen running b36. Strange. When I enter the same sequence manually N9N, OZ2HT and W3A I see exactly what you would expect to see. Unless this is happening to anyone else, I am going to have to leave it for a while. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 31 10:28:40 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:28:40 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: <2B05155C-6780-42A4-A089-CF76FFA29F0E@dogparksoftware.com> References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> <6E74556C-E5EC-47E9-BD51-D030D0C44919@dogparksoftware.com> <2B05155C-6780-42A4-A089-CF76FFA29F0E@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <42BAD016-61A5-4386-8A5E-5FF821DAC5C6@Alphadene.co.uk> trying that sequence with b37 (wow Band panel, AND the rig freq changes with the slider - thanks Don :-!) I see whatever the left photo is move to the middle window and the middle moves to the right. The left is replaced by N9N. Then entering OZ2HT, N9N moves to middle window, the midle moves to right and left is replaced by OZ2HT. W3A is not found on QRZ, well picture isn't, and so the pictures don't change. That was with Erase QSL cleared. With Erase QSL checked, the photos move to the right by one and the left photo well shows blank. -- Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. -Pearl S. Buck, Nobelist novelist (1892-1973) On 31 Jan 2009, at 15:06, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 31-01-2009, at 9:57 , David Kaplan wrote: > >> I deleted the cache folder, made sure that the "Erase QSL Picture" >> is checked, and it still seems to get "out of synch", showing 2 >> wrong QSLs on the screen running b36. > > Strange. When I enter the same sequence manually N9N, OZ2HT and W3A > I see exactly what you would expect to see. > Unless this is happening to anyone else, I am going to have to leave > it for a while. From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Jan 31 10:38:52 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:38:52 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: <42BAD016-61A5-4386-8A5E-5FF821DAC5C6@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> <6E74556C-E5EC-47E9-BD51-D030D0C44919@dogparksoftware.com> <2B05155C-6780-42A4-A089-CF76FFA29F0E@dogparksoftware.com> <42BAD016-61A5-4386-8A5E-5FF821DAC5C6@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <25CBF7C8-9013-4C3B-91C4-349D50288FDF@Alphadene.co.uk> However, subsequent to that, I did another lookup for W3A and now both left and right photos are of OZ2HT and labelled as such, with the left well being blank. Subsequent lookups did not move them further. So a bugett'e - that I can live with for sure. 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5b37 -- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917-2008) On 31 Jan 2009, at 15:28, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > trying that sequence with b37 (wow Band panel, AND the rig freq > changes with the slider - thanks Don :-!) > > I see whatever the left photo is move to the middle window and the > middle moves to the right. The left is replaced by N9N. > Then entering OZ2HT, N9N moves to middle window, the midle moves to > right and left is replaced by OZ2HT. > W3A is not found on QRZ, well picture isn't, and so the pictures > don't change. > That was with Erase QSL cleared. > > With Erase QSL checked, the photos move to the right by one and the > left photo well shows blank. > > > -- > Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to > fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a > civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. - > Pearl S. Buck, Nobelist novelist (1892-1973) > > On 31 Jan 2009, at 15:06, Don Agro wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> On 31-01-2009, at 9:57 , David Kaplan wrote: >> >>> I deleted the cache folder, made sure that the "Erase QSL Picture" >>> is checked, and it still seems to get "out of synch", showing 2 >>> wrong QSLs on the screen running b36. >> >> Strange. When I enter the same sequence manually N9N, OZ2HT and W3A >> I see exactly what you would expect to see. >> Unless this is happening to anyone else, I am going to have to >> leave it for a while. > -- Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own. -Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (1833-1870) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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David, WA1OUI On Jan 31, 2009, at 10:28 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: trying that sequence with b37 (wow Band panel, AND the rig freq changes with the slider - thanks Don :-!) I see whatever the left photo is move to the middle window and the middle moves to the right. The left is replaced by N9N. Then entering OZ2HT, N9N moves to middle window, the midle moves to right and left is replaced by OZ2HT. W3A is not found on QRZ, well picture isn't, and so the pictures don't change. That was with Erase QSL cleared. With Erase QSL checked, the photos move to the right by one and the left photo well shows blank. -- Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. -Pearl S. Buck, Nobelist novelist (1892-1973) On 31 Jan 2009, at 15:06, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 31-01-2009, at 9:57 , David Kaplan wrote: > >> I deleted the cache folder, made sure that the "Erase QSL Picture" >> is checked, and it still seems to get "out of synch", showing 2 >> wrong QSLs on the screen running b36. > > Strange. When I enter the same sequence manually N9N, OZ2HT and W3A > I see exactly what you would expect to see. > Unless this is happening to anyone else, I am going to have to leave > it for a while. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (20)Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar MARKETPLACE From kitchen basics to easy recipes - join the Group from Kraft Foods Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! 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David, WA1OUI On Jan 31, 2009, at 10:49 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: direct lookup, since I didn't have the specific ones in the log if you think it matters, I can make some log entries for them and try. -- i don't do caps, i'm a unix man! david ferrington, 1953 - On 31 Jan 2009, at 15:40, David Kaplan wrote: > David, > > > Are you trying this by direct lookup in the main panel, or by > choosing stations in your log, displaying them and then perhaps > doing a lookup on their calls? > > I just tried direct lookup of calls in sequence, and it works fine, > but using the logged calls and displaying them has problems... _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Jan 31 11:10:34 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:10:34 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] QSL Display problems In-Reply-To: <0E932AFC-CC22-492C-BA6B-989CFC271697@mac.com> References: <023C7406-9BBA-4CF9-9DE8-EB54830CE2A4@dogparksoftware.com> <89877EDB-F787-4E05-9341-7938DC76EC02@mac.com> <958FFE5E-5D10-42B3-83F7-C49166A6774C@mac.com> <6E74556C-E5EC-47E9-BD51-D030D0C44919@dogparksoftware.com> <2B05155C-6780-42A4-A089-CF76FFA29F0E@dogparksoftware.com> <42BAD016-61A5-4386-8A5E-5FF821DAC5C6@Alphadene.co.uk> <179B7A75-BB0D-4330-8C2C-65D696A1C5E0@Alphadene.co.uk> <0E932AFC-CC22-492C-BA6B-989CFC271697@mac.com> Message-ID: <5E8A4711-0C96-46A1-AFB4-81DD7D3F1649@dogparksoftware.com> On 31-01-2009, at 11:00 , David Kaplan wrote: > Yes, David, I think the problem has to do with log lookups Ahhh!, fixed in next beta. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From myles.landstein at gmail.com Sat Jan 31 11:35:44 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 11:35:44 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] v5 37 bandpanel question Message-ID: <44711D1C-1125-46F7-857C-47B6FEAA2D53@gmail.com> hi I have the call signs showing when dx comes in on the map but not on the band panel wondering if perhaps I overlooked a setting or that feature just hasn't been implemented yet thanks myles l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There are very few reported problems left in V5 B 40, but there are some issues which also exist in V4, these will be addressed shortly. http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX_for_Cocoa_drivers.html One change in V5 is the Mode Popup, If you select a mode that is not bolded in the menu (not available on your radio) it will choose an appropriate and available mode for the radio. (These may need some modifications for each radio, since all 70+ drivers are different, so let me know if the available alternates it chooses doesn't make sense) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From rprather at mac.com Sun Feb 1 18:37:25 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:37:25 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Radio Drivers In-Reply-To: <7EB0AFF9-A181-4354-9F5D-85085B6A0EB8@dogparksoftware.com> References: <7EB0AFF9-A181-4354-9F5D-85085B6A0EB8@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <804DBDD4-6528-4B18-83C8-7173BDB48328@mac.com> I must have screwed something up this morning.. I added my log from the PSK125 contest this weekend to my MLDX log in MLDX 4. Everything seemed to go fine and I then exported that section of my MLDX 4 log to an ADIF file and imported it in to MLDX 5. Everything seemed to take except for the SRX numbers so I checked back in MLDX 4 and they are there. So, I deleted my file in V5 and started with a "New" file. Then I imported the log.dat from V4. Now the SRX showed up and everything seems fine, Except: Now when I look at awards nothing shows up in any of the awards tables. All the countries/states are there but no data from my log. So far I have done the following: Started over with b40 and again started a new log file after erasing the plists and sql files for the previous one. Then, I did a New and refilled in my preference information. Then imported the dat.log file. Came in fine but still no awards! I have the tables but they are not filling in, they stay at all zeros. Did another total export from v4 as an ADIF and started over with V5 and imported it. No joy. Rebooted log out and in - nothing. Suggestions? Rick - K6LE From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 1 21:21:09 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2009 21:21:09 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Radio Drivers In-Reply-To: <804DBDD4-6528-4B18-83C8-7173BDB48328@mac.com> References: <7EB0AFF9-A181-4354-9F5D-85085B6A0EB8@dogparksoftware.com> <804DBDD4-6528-4B18-83C8-7173BDB48328@mac.com> Message-ID: <4ACD2FB8-6184-47B3-9DA6-B2BEB65904FC@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Rick, On 01-02-2009, at 6:37 , Rick Prather wrote: > I must have screwed something up this morning.. No, you didn't. > Now when I look at awards nothing shows up in any of the awards > tables. All the countries/states are there but no data from my log. A bug has crept in there - fixed B41 - just posted. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From rprather at mac.com Mon Feb 2 12:19:30 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:19:30 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Radio Drivers In-Reply-To: <4ACD2FB8-6184-47B3-9DA6-B2BEB65904FC@dogparksoftware.com> References: <7EB0AFF9-A181-4354-9F5D-85085B6A0EB8@dogparksoftware.com> <804DBDD4-6528-4B18-83C8-7173BDB48328@mac.com> <4ACD2FB8-6184-47B3-9DA6-B2BEB65904FC@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <594e7e20902020919o1e42e05ex232d45eee7a18fff@mail.gmail.com> Thanks, got it set now. I learned a bit about ADIF and Cabrillo files chasing this creepy bug! Time Machine saved my butt again! 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URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 2 15:52:13 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 15:52:13 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Radio Modes Log Modes Message-ID: <81ED991F-BD74-4290-B5A0-FCD6D0A35BA6@dogparksoftware.com> Beta 46 has a Prefs Panel that will allow you to Map the radio modes in the Popup to any text string you want to display and log. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Mon Feb 2 17:39:25 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:39:25 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Radio Modes Log Modes In-Reply-To: <81ED991F-BD74-4290-B5A0-FCD6D0A35BA6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <81ED991F-BD74-4290-B5A0-FCD6D0A35BA6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <007CA2AA-B22E-4F41-AE34-70CC2BB1F5B8@Alphadene.co.uk> Cool - and just been playing with Google Earth too - very cool :-) 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5b49 -- When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery. -Maxim Gorky, author (1868-1936) On 2 Feb 2009, at 20:52, Don Agro wrote: > Beta 46 has a Prefs Panel that will allow you to Map the radio modes > in the Popup to any text string you want to display and log. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Feb 7 04:56:19 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:56:19 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 beta - stable now? Message-ID: Don, forgive the subject line, but by stable I mean, settled down and less updates etc. Do people here think it's up to the usual high standard of Don's v4 betas now? I've been testing, but not using it as my daily log (stayed with v4), because of the initial issues and number of changes and the original lack of some features, which are now available. I'd like to use v5 as my regular log now (for one thing, it helps find little quirks I'd missed in casual use), do people here think it's up to that now. I will miss the AppleScript, since I use that to move about in contests and implement some of the key sequences that v4 just didn't have. Please don't read this mail as a complaint or aspersion on Don's software or MLDX (v4 or v5). A rapid turnover of bugs is to be expected in any new significant release and v5 certainly is significant. 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5b49 -- Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. But I'm not so sure about the universe. -- Albert Einstein. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Feb 7 07:12:50 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:12:50 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 beta - stable now? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5DA07DD9-35AE-424A-A38C-AA2D12CC0E2E@dogparksoftware.com> Hi David, On 07-02-2009, at 4:56 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > I've been testing, but not using it as my daily log (stayed with > v4), because of the initial issues and number of changes and the > original lack of some features, which are now available. I think the main issue is will you lose log data if you use V5 ? > I'd like to use v5 as my regular log now (for one thing, it helps > find little quirks I'd missed in casual use), do people here think > it's up to that now. As long as you back up your SQL file and/or export to ADIF you could always fall back to V4 if you had to. > I will miss the AppleScript, since I use that to move about in > contests and implement some of the key sequences that v4 just didn't > have. Scripting will take a while - and when it's done the syntax will not be the same as it was for v4. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Feb 7 07:26:37 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:26:37 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 beta - stable now? In-Reply-To: <5DA07DD9-35AE-424A-A38C-AA2D12CC0E2E@dogparksoftware.com> References: <5DA07DD9-35AE-424A-A38C-AA2D12CC0E2E@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <1493DB3E-B23D-437B-B378-2AA68A5815BE@Alphadene.co.uk> All very good points Don, the backup via ADIF being a good one, I have a Time-Capsule, so I'm not concerned about recovery. OK about Apple script syntax changes, not a problem, not being available for some tie is frustrating (as I'm sure it is for you), but I can live with that. The issues of dates imported etc seems to have been addressed. -- Power is no substitute for Skill. On 7 Feb 2009, at 12:12, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 07-02-2009, at 4:56 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> I've been testing, but not using it as my daily log (stayed with >> v4), because of the initial issues and number of changes and the >> original lack of some features, which are now available. > > I think the main issue is will you lose log data if you use V5 ? > >> I'd like to use v5 as my regular log now (for one thing, it helps >> find little quirks I'd missed in casual use), do people here think >> it's up to that now. > > As long as you back up your SQL file and/or export to ADIF you could > always fall back to V4 if you had to. > >> I will miss the AppleScript, since I use that to move about in >> contests and implement some of the key sequences that v4 just >> didn't have. > > > Scripting will take a while - and when it's done the syntax will not > be the same as it was for v4. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Feb 7 07:44:56 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:44:56 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Re: MLDX v5 beta - stable now? In-Reply-To: <1493DB3E-B23D-437B-B378-2AA68A5815BE@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <5DA07DD9-35AE-424A-A38C-AA2D12CC0E2E@dogparksoftware.com> <1493DB3E-B23D-437B-B378-2AA68A5815BE@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi David, On 07-02-2009, at 7:26 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > OK about Apple script syntax changes, not a problem, not being > available for some tie is frustrating (as I'm sure it is for you), > but I can live with that. Now that MLDX and cocoaModem can share the same keyer it is not anecessary to have cocoaModem tell MLDX to key the PTT and I am assuming that the most important thing will be for cocoaModem to be able to tell MLDX to log a QSO. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Feb 7 07:58:27 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:58:27 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Scripting In-Reply-To: <1493DB3E-B23D-437B-B378-2AA68A5815BE@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <5DA07DD9-35AE-424A-A38C-AA2D12CC0E2E@dogparksoftware.com> <1493DB3E-B23D-437B-B378-2AA68A5815BE@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: On 07-02-2009, at 7:44 AM, Don Agro wrote: > I am assuming that the most important thing will be for cocoaModem > to be able to tell MLDX to log a QSO. I should have written - cocoaModem or any AppleScript. The following script commands work with Beta 73 -- -- MacLoggerDX Scripting commands -- tell application "MacLoggerDX" get version count every qso exists qso "W1AW" get call of qso 1 get first_name of qso 1 get last_name of qso 1 call of every qso whose call starts with "VE3" end tell -- If you run this script the output of each command will overwrite the preceding, so just comment them all out with "--" but one at a time. I will post again when "make qso" works. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Feb 7 11:28:59 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:28:59 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Scripting In-Reply-To: References: <5DA07DD9-35AE-424A-A38C-AA2D12CC0E2E@dogparksoftware.com> <1493DB3E-B23D-437B-B378-2AA68A5815BE@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <29D852E0-3E72-4D7F-9A42-EE135B7F541D@dogparksoftware.com> You can log a QSO via AppleScript in Beta 74 -- MacLoggerDX Scripting commands tell application "MacLoggerDX" get version count every qso exists qso "W1AW" get call of qso 1 get first_name of qso 1 get last_name of qso 1 call of every qso whose call starts with "W7" log "W1AW" end tell 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From rprather at mac.com Sun Feb 8 12:51:31 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:51:31 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] Comments on V5 Message-ID: I have couple of questions/comments on the current and future functions of V5. Don is probably working on these areas but I just wanted to touch bases with him and the community to make sure we are on the same track and also to let me know if I am missing something. 1) The QSL look up display is not on three panels. the current spot or lookup is the smaller of the three and where the country information used to be. Is the country status lookup window going to come back? Wouldn't it be better to have the current QSL in the first big window and the country lookup where it was? 2) If I lookup a call that is in the log I get the nice "WA6xxx is in you log 3 times" in the upper left corner but the "Previous" panel is missing so I can't easily see the previous QSO's. I know I can enter the call in the search box but that's another step and not as handy as the old Previous panel. 3) I assume the old "Contest Helper" will be back. Don, thanks for the help with the AppleScript. Now I get to pursue one of my projects and learn enough AppleScript to modify the cocoaModem to MLDX lookup script. All in all the program is making great progress and it is close to becoming my primary operating aid/logger instead of V4. Thanks, Rick K6LE MacOSG Tips and Tricks Editor http://macosg.com/group/viewforum.php?f=66 From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 8 13:43:02 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 13:43:02 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Comments on V5 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1EFC657C-F5D5-408B-95C8-B0305C739DC9@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Rick, On 08-02-2009, at 12:51 PM, Rick Prather wrote: > 1) The QSL look up display is not on three panels. the current > spot or lookup is the smaller of the three and where the country > information used to be. Is the country status lookup window going > to come back? Wouldn't it be better to have the current QSL in the > first big window and the country lookup where it was? The Postal Country of the base call is displayed as "Country" and directly to the right of it is the the DXCC ID and Country (which may be a portable prefix or a dxpedition). Much cleaner than V4. > 2) If I lookup a call that is in the log I get the nice "WA6xxx is > in you log 3 times" in the upper left corner but the "Previous" > panel is missing so I can't easily see the previous QSO's. I know > I can enter the call in the search box but that's another step and > not as handy as the old Previous panel. I think the Previous Panel is gone for good - there were too many limitations to it's use and it generated a lot of confusion in judging by my email "In" basket. > 3) I assume the old "Contest Helper" will be back. On the Web Page: "QSL, Labels, Memory Panels, Contest Helper, Manual, and 3D Map coming soon." > Don, thanks for the help with the AppleScript. Now I get to pursue > one of my projects and learn enough AppleScript to modify the > cocoaModem to MLDX lookup script. You are welcome Rick, > All in all the program is making great progress and it is close to > becoming my primary operating aid/logger instead of V4. That's good to hear Rick, we are getting there. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 9 12:09:26 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:09:26 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Label Printing Message-ID: In Beta 83 there is an "Export Selected Log Entries to Address Book" "Log" Menu command that will enable you to use Address Book's powerful label printing capabilities. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 9 13:16:55 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 13:16:55 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa search criteria Message-ID: <0DEFE814-068E-461F-AC18-E2B3CC9BA810@dogparksoftware.com> In Beta 84, an "Unconfirmed" check box has been added to the Log panel search criteria. It will find all QSO's in the log which have a blank QSL Received field. All the search criteria work together - if active each one must be satisfied ie All Calls with "N2" in them on the "20M" band, with a first name containing "John" that have a blank QSL Received field. Or all unconfirmed 20M contacts. etc. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Mon Feb 9 18:50:01 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 23:50:01 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - SQLite really rocks Message-ID: <9A1BBA44-5099-4F18-9351-39EDABA362CB@Alphadene.co.uk> I gotta say, I think using an SQL database for the backend was a great choice Don. I love being able to make mass updates using the SQLite Database Browser. 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5b85 -- Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? -Epicurus, philosopher (c. 341-270 BCE) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 9 19:11:09 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:11:09 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - SQLite really rocks In-Reply-To: <9A1BBA44-5099-4F18-9351-39EDABA362CB@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <9A1BBA44-5099-4F18-9351-39EDABA362CB@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: Hi David, On 09-02-2009, at 6:50 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > I gotta say, I think using an SQL database for the backend was a > great choice Don. I love being able to make mass updates using the > SQLite Database Browser. That's great David, if you come up with any search/report/update scripts or procedures that you feel others might be interested in, please feel free to post them to the Files section of the MacLoggerDX Yahoo group. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Mon Feb 9 19:33:22 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:33:22 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - SQLite really rocks In-Reply-To: References: <9A1BBA44-5099-4F18-9351-39EDABA362CB@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <8FAFEC22-DDF3-4B65-90EF-7DE070A30618@Alphadene.co.uk> I certainly will (and let people know), just cleaning up my old v4 log, putting contest_id in instead of using comments and then doing a lookup to fill the comments in - that works so well too - much faster than v4 and I like not having to keep telling it to save as well - the whole log panel experience is so much better. Really good job, Don. Once I start developing some analysis, I'll let people know. BTW fellow users, if you want to run Excel or Numbers on your v5 db, but can't get a CSV file out/in - use SQLite Database Browser 1.3 on your db file. It will export/import the data as a CSV :-) 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5b48 -- It is almost impossible to carry the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard. -George Christopher Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher (1742-1799) On 10 Feb 2009, at 00:11, Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 09-02-2009, at 6:50 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> I gotta say, I think using an SQL database for the backend was a >> great choice Don. I love being able to make mass updates using the >> SQLite Database Browser. > > That's great David, if you come up with any search/report/update > scripts or procedures that you feel others might be interested in, > please feel free to post them to the Files section of the > MacLoggerDX Yahoo group. > > Thanks, > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From n1zj at att.net Mon Feb 9 21:14:07 2009 From: n1zj at att.net (n1zj) Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:14:07 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plans In-Reply-To: <944AC78A-D6BE-4430-874D-6AF10DDCFAE4@dogparksoftware.com> References: <2DDC59D0-8BFF-4F64-B60A-1274CC73268A@att.net> <944AC78A-D6BE-4430-874D-6AF10DDCFAE4@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> Hi again, Don, On Feb 8, 2009, at 5:52 PM I said (off list): >> and I wonder if there is any way as yet that I can customize the >> band plans. And you replied: >> I don't see the need - the band plans are tied to reality but you >> can use the Mode Mapping preferences to change what the modes are >> displayed and logged as. OK. Let me try to explain. The problem isn't so much what is logged as what is sent to the transceiver. Actually, we had a discussion something like this a while back and you said: > January 2, 2008 > Sub-bands are more of a convention than a rule but you can customize > the sub-band limits and place the modified file in a Band_Plans > folder in your log folder. I agree! I see several reasons for customizing band plans: 1. The included band plans aren't right. For example in both the current v5 and v4 editions the US 80m plan has CW extending only to 3580 and RTTY extending up to 3620. In fact RTTY is only legal up to 3600 and SSB is a question of one's license class. There are also errors in the 40M table. Actually, as I pointed out last year, they have never really represented the real US allocations, but that misses the point because ... 2. The band plan one wants to have in MLDX is, as you suggested, a question of what convention you subscribe to. Not only are there a lot more than 4 allocation schemes in the world, e.g. New Zealand, but individuals may wish customize the band plans according to their typical usage, or even their projected usage during a contest. For example, I may wish to temporarily widen the RTTY band, because I'm going to be in a RTTY contest one week, and reduce it for a CW contest the next. 3. If the value of the band plan is that when I click on a spot I get the frequency and mode set on my transceiver, then the MLDX should send the right frequency and mode to my rig. In my case, I use AFSK a lot. That means that when I click a spot in the CW or RTTY part of the band, I want the log to show CW or RTTY or PSK etc, but I want the transceiver to go to PKT-L. Someone else might want his transceiver to go to FSK and PKT-L, or maybe PKT-H and CW. I might even get fussy about PSK and want to define a small sub-band between 14070 and 14073 that logs PSK and selects PKT-L. I actually do much (but not all) of that in v4, thanks to a flexible scheme and the Band_Plans file. I'd hate to lose that. So, I guess what I'm asking for is that the band plan be pushed out to a plist or some such thing that I could edit (the Plist editor would be fine), and that the scheme allow me to select separately what is logged and what is sent to the transceiver for each sub-band and that I be able to change the sub-band boundaries. John, N1ZJ From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 9 21:55:42 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:55:42 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plans In-Reply-To: <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> References: <2DDC59D0-8BFF-4F64-B60A-1274CC73268A@att.net> <944AC78A-D6BE-4430-874D-6AF10DDCFAE4@dogparksoftware.com> <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> Message-ID: <5B8C314D-500A-4D03-87F4-F05EAC471EB2@dogparksoftware.com> Hi John, On 09-02-2009, at 9:14 PM, n1zj wrote: > I see several reasons for customizing band plans: > > 1. The included band plans aren't right. For example in both the > current v5 and v4 editions the US 80m plan has CW extending only to > 3580 and RTTY extending up to 3620. In fact RTTY is only legal up > to 3600 and SSB is a question of one's license class. There are > also errors in the 40M table. Actually, as I pointed out last year, > they have never really represented the real US allocations, Errors or omissions can and will be corrected, I am counting on people to let me know when they find them. > but that misses the point because ... > > 2. The band plan one wants to have in MLDX is, as you suggested, a > question of what convention you subscribe to. Not only are there a > lot more than 4 allocation schemes in the world, e.g. New Zealand, Band plans can be added easily - but it speaks to your argument that no one ever asked for a new one in V4 and very few errors were reported over the years. Not because there were no errors, but because obviously no one thought it important enough to report. They can, after all be updated instantly online. The band plans are a convenience for the computer to guess what mode is being used on a frequency. We assume that a human operator actually KNOWS what mode is in play - it's not a choice - the QSO is already in progress in a specific mode. > but individuals may wish customize the band plans according to their > typical usage, or even their projected usage during a contest. For > example, I may wish to temporarily widen the RTTY band, because I'm > going to be in a RTTY contest one week, and reduce it for a CW > contest the next. This whole issue only applies to modules in the software that set the radio (like a dxcluster spot) and then try to derive a mode to set based on the frequency. I am assuming that there is an operator sitting at the computer that knows what mode the QSO is in. Sometimes the DX Spot will report the mode "RTTY" etc. but not always. > 3. If the value of the band plan is that when I click on a spot I > get the frequency and mode set on my transceiver, then the MLDX > should send the right frequency and mode to my rig. In my case, I > use AFSK a lot. That means that when I click a spot in the CW or > RTTY part of the band, I want the log to show CW or RTTY or PSK etc, > but I want the transceiver to go to PKT-L. Someone else might want > his transceiver to go to FSK and PKT-L, or maybe PKT-H and CW. I > might even get fussy about PSK and want to define a small sub-band > between 14070 and 14073 that logs PSK and selects PKT-L. I actually > do much (but not all) of that in v4, thanks to a flexible scheme and > the Band_Plans file. I'd hate to lose that. Big flaw in that argument - the station that posted the spot, and the QSO being reported are not likely to share your preferences. So someone reports a QSO on a certain frequency where you like to work a certain mode - the problem is that they aren't working that mode. Just select the actual native radio mode that you use to work the mode they are working and let the mode mapping take care of the display and logging of that mode. This is a DX Spot after all - reporting real time QSO's using a specific mode - which may or may not conform to the band plan for their - or your country - but the likelihood of it corresponding to your personal mode preferences is less likely than it corresponding to a band plan. > So, I guess what I'm asking for is that the band plan be pushed out > to a plist or some such thing that I could edit (the Plist editor > would be fine), and that the scheme allow me to select separately > what is logged and what is sent to the transceiver for each sub-band > and that I be able to change the sub-band boundaries. I think what we have in V5 is less confusing, more transparent and easier to understand than what we had in V4. That's why I spent many long nights designing it that way. The mode popup shows the actual native radio mode that your radio is set to. The mode mapping translates that into the proper name of the mode for display and logging. All you have to do is choose your mode mapping once and then click the mode popup to choose the mode you want to work. When a spot comes in and you are using Auto Tuning - which is the only time this whole argument even applies, you have to choose if you want to work it - and you have to work it in the mode they are using - not the one in your personal band plan, or in MacLoggerDX's band plan. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 9 22:07:09 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:07:09 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plans In-Reply-To: <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> References: <2DDC59D0-8BFF-4F64-B60A-1274CC73268A@att.net> <944AC78A-D6BE-4430-874D-6AF10DDCFAE4@dogparksoftware.com> <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> Message-ID: <0F7B0BAB-10A1-4A00-9AEC-FB1D0D24CAB6@dogparksoftware.com> Hi John, On 09-02-2009, at 9:14 PM, n1zj wrote: > So, I guess what I'm asking for is that the band plan be pushed out > to a plist or some such thing that I could edit (the Plist editor > would be fine), and that the scheme allow me to select separately > what is logged and what is sent to the transceiver for each sub-band > and that I be able to change the sub-band boundaries. BTW if you haven't figured it out yet - the band plan files are still there in the Application Bundle Resources folder. You can still edit them in exactly the same way as in V4, it's just that most of my customers won't want to. - just remember to back it up since a new Application bundle will overwrite it. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From n1zj at att.net Tue Feb 10 09:26:21 2009 From: n1zj at att.net (n1zj) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:26:21 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plans In-Reply-To: <0F7B0BAB-10A1-4A00-9AEC-FB1D0D24CAB6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <2DDC59D0-8BFF-4F64-B60A-1274CC73268A@att.net> <944AC78A-D6BE-4430-874D-6AF10DDCFAE4@dogparksoftware.com> <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> <0F7B0BAB-10A1-4A00-9AEC-FB1D0D24CAB6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Thanks Don, I guess each of us has a different style and, as you point out, a basic trade-off is flexibility vs. ease of use. > BTW if you haven't figured it out yet - the band plan files are > still there in the Application Bundle Resources folder. You can > still edit them in exactly the same way as in V4, it's just that > most of my customers won't want to. - just remember to back it up > since a new Application bundle will overwrite it. Great! I hadn't noticed that, but I can work with it. I think that should let me do what I want to do. I will do a systematic QA job on it and send you the results. Might take a few days. John, N1ZJ From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Feb 10 09:52:44 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:52:44 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plans In-Reply-To: References: <2DDC59D0-8BFF-4F64-B60A-1274CC73268A@att.net> <944AC78A-D6BE-4430-874D-6AF10DDCFAE4@dogparksoftware.com> <0C324752-F516-4570-BED8-BA85D3F8D2FC@att.net> <0F7B0BAB-10A1-4A00-9AEC-FB1D0D24CAB6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Hi John, On 10-02-2009, at 9:26 AM, n1zj wrote: > I guess each of us has a different style and, as you point out, a > basic trade-off is flexibility vs. ease of use. Exactly. It's my job to provide the best possible experience for the greatest number of users and one of the biggest problems and complaints with V4 was the Windows-like explosion of files and options scattered all over the place. Most people want to spend their time with Ham Radio, not figuring out a couple of dozen configuration files. Simplicity and ease of use are the basic requirements of any Mac application. >> BTW if you haven't figured it out yet - the band plan files are >> still there in the Application Bundle Resources folder. You can >> still edit them in exactly the same way as in V4, it's just that >> most of my customers won't want to. - just remember to back it up >> since a new Application bundle will overwrite it. > > Great! I hadn't noticed that, but I can work with it. I think that > should let me do what I want to do. I will do a systematic QA job > on it and send you the results. Might take a few days. Don't forget that "Update Internet Files" will overwrite the file as well. You are welcome to hack into the band plans files but it is not a supported feature. If you do notice errors in the band plan files, please don't hesitate to report them. They can be fixed quickly and downloaded instantly. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Feb 10 14:34:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:34:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa QRZ CD ROM Message-ID: <7148BB08-866B-4149-9E45-E038C2125489@dogparksoftware.com> QRZ CD ROM support has been added in Beta 86 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Tue Feb 10 15:07:51 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:07:51 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa QRZ CD ROM In-Reply-To: <7148BB08-866B-4149-9E45-E038C2125489@dogparksoftware.com> References: <7148BB08-866B-4149-9E45-E038C2125489@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <88D34EAD-E8FA-41B1-8FB7-5A1E88C961FE@ea2ry.com> Hi Don and All. The dxcluster how it works, 1 click?, 2 clicks? or some conbinacion keyboard? The "Bands" window is empty and my cluster is receiving spot, why? The "Map" windows is empty. It is possible to show the last 10 or 20 spots in the cluster? The script "Lookup and Log V5.scpt" works well with cocoamodem 2.0 V0.65 Thanks for your work 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com El 10/02/2009, a las 20:34, Don Agro escribi?: QRZ CD ROM support has been added in Beta 86 73 Don Agro VE3VRW _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Feb 10 15:25:58 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:25:58 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa QRZ CD ROM In-Reply-To: <88D34EAD-E8FA-41B1-8FB7-5A1E88C961FE@ea2ry.com> References: <7148BB08-866B-4149-9E45-E038C2125489@dogparksoftware.com> <88D34EAD-E8FA-41B1-8FB7-5A1E88C961FE@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: <692DD0BF-760B-4B97-B95E-DF6C9EBA643E@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Roberto, On 10-02-2009, at 3:07 PM, Roberto wrote: > The dxcluster how it works, 1 click?, 2 clicks? or some conbinacion > keyboard? Triple click. > The "Bands" window is empty and my cluster is receiving spot, why? Display of spots on the Band Panel is not yet implemented. > The "Map" windows is empty. It is possible to show the last 10 or 20 > spots in the cluster? You need to set that in the Map Preferences. You can chose to display the log spots, the cluster spots, how many of each and the labels for each. > The script "Lookup and Log V5.scpt" works well with cocoamodem 2.0 > V0.65 > > Thanks for your work You are welcome. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 11 08:18:44 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:18:44 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Keyers and PTT status (Beta 87) Message-ID: <8BE38A95-0DA8-4F9D-B858-ABCB9862E4E1@dogparksoftware.com> microHAM keyer devices: Keep in mind that other programs (like cocoaModem) can access the microKEYER devices while MacLoggerDX V5 is using it for CAT. cocoaModem no longer needs to tell MacLoggerDX to key the PTT "PTT MacLoggerDX", cocoaModem can do it directly: "PTT microKEYER". PTT (set from Applescript) working reliably. Software if supported by radio (Ten-Tec Orion, Most Kenwoods, Elecraft KIO2, K3, Most Icoms, Most Yaesus) DTR & RTS if serial port RTS is connected to radio PTT (microHAM USB II) microHAM supported. Keyer CW ("Keyers" Button) still needs a lot of work. Software if supported by radio. (Ten-Tec Orion, Kenwood TS-480, TS-570, TS-870, TS-2000, Elecraft KIO2, K3) DTR & RTS if serial port RTS is connected to radio PTT and RTS is connected to radio CW key (microHAM USB II) microHAM implemented but not tested. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Thu Feb 12 13:36:04 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:36:04 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] Spanish IOTA Message-ID: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> All stations EA show an reference IOTA, why? Only EA6 and EA8 are Islands. One rarely comes an IOTA prefix with EA1-2-3-4-5-7-9 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 12 15:05:03 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:05:03 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Spanish IOTA In-Reply-To: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> References: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: Hi Roberto, On 12-02-2009, at 1:36 PM, Roberto wrote: > All stations EA show an reference IOTA, why? > > Only EA6 and EA8 are Islands. > > One rarely comes an IOTA prefix with EA1-2-3-4-5-7-9 Perhaps rarely but: EU-142 EA1 Oviedo/Cantabria Province Group EU-134 EA2 Vizcaya/Guipuzcoa Province Group EU-154 EA3 Barcelona/Tarragona Province Group EU-069 EA5 Columbretes Islands EU-143 EA7 Cadiz/Huelva Province Group AF-036 EA9 Chafarinas Islands Prefixes cannot determine IOTA with 100% certainty. If a lookup finds a 2 character or more match with the published IOTA Prefix, it fills it in. Not all of these will be correct, you have to verify the IOTA code during the QSO. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Thu Feb 12 15:14:56 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:14:56 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] Spanish IOTA In-Reply-To: References: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: <62F15E42-A797-454B-B7BF-DCC486A9CEA8@ea2ry.com> It is not easy to leave the field blank and enter the data when it has been verified in the QSO? 99,99% of the QSOs with EA2 prefix no are of the IOTA EU-134 No problem to work well, but less work than having to delete that data in each QSO. :-) 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com El 12/02/2009, a las 21:05, Don Agro escribi?: Hi Roberto, On 12-02-2009, at 1:36 PM, Roberto wrote: > All stations EA show an reference IOTA, why? > > Only EA6 and EA8 are Islands. > > One rarely comes an IOTA prefix with EA1-2-3-4-5-7-9 Perhaps rarely but: EU-142 EA1 Oviedo/Cantabria Province Group EU-134 EA2 Vizcaya/Guipuzcoa Province Group EU-154 EA3 Barcelona/Tarragona Province Group EU-069 EA5 Columbretes Islands EU-143 EA7 Cadiz/Huelva Province Group AF-036 EA9 Chafarinas Islands Prefixes cannot determine IOTA with 100% certainty. If a lookup finds a 2 character or more match with the published IOTA Prefix, it fills it in. Not all of these will be correct, you have to verify the IOTA code during the QSO. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 12 15:43:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:43:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Spanish IOTA In-Reply-To: <62F15E42-A797-454B-B7BF-DCC486A9CEA8@ea2ry.com> References: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> <62F15E42-A797-454B-B7BF-DCC486A9CEA8@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: <350EECB5-043F-4AAD-B98D-BFA8CC1409DE@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Roberto, On 12-02-2009, at 3:14 PM, Roberto wrote: > It is not easy to leave the field blank and enter the data when it > has been verified in the QSO? And what about the people who want the lookup to suggest IOTA, ITU and CQ Zone ? > 99,99% of the QSOs with EA2 prefix no are of the IOTA EU-134 > No problem to work well, but less work than having to delete that > data in each QSO. I have put 3 check boxes on the Look up Prefs in Beta 92: Suggest CQ Zone Suggest ITU Zone Suggest IOTA You can turn them on or turn them off. Your choice. And - Beta 92 has something interesting in the Bands Panel. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Feb 12 16:03:23 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:03:23 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Spanish IOTA In-Reply-To: <350EECB5-043F-4AAD-B98D-BFA8CC1409DE@dogparksoftware.com> References: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> <62F15E42-A797-454B-B7BF-DCC486A9CEA8@ea2ry.com> <350EECB5-043F-4AAD-B98D-BFA8CC1409DE@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Hey, slow down Don, I can?t keep up :-) -- Those who walk bravely through life, unafraid of loss or failure, find that they very rarely lose or fail. On 12 Feb 2009, at 20:43, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Roberto, > > On 12-02-2009, at 3:14 PM, Roberto wrote: > >> It is not easy to leave the field blank and enter the data when it >> has been verified in the QSO? > > And what about the people who want the lookup to suggest IOTA, ITU > and CQ Zone ? > >> 99,99% of the QSOs with EA2 prefix no are of the IOTA EU-134 >> No problem to work well, but less work than having to delete that >> data in each QSO. > > I have put 3 check boxes on the Look up Prefs in Beta 92: > > Suggest CQ Zone > Suggest ITU Zone > Suggest IOTA > > You can turn them on or turn them off. Your choice. > > And - Beta 92 has something interesting in the Bands Panel. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Thu Feb 12 16:09:37 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:09:37 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] Spanish IOTA In-Reply-To: <350EECB5-043F-4AAD-B98D-BFA8CC1409DE@dogparksoftware.com> References: <6FFABFFE-0526-4BA6-8707-A62571C7A036@ea2ry.com> <62F15E42-A797-454B-B7BF-DCC486A9CEA8@ea2ry.com> <350EECB5-043F-4AAD-B98D-BFA8CC1409DE@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <2772AA6A-A67C-47E0-8D09-A4991D16E3C0@ea2ry.com> Thank you very much Don to implement these options in the new beta92 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com El 12/02/2009, a las 21:43, Don Agro escribi?: Hi Roberto, On 12-02-2009, at 3:14 PM, Roberto wrote: > It is not easy to leave the field blank and enter the data when it > has been verified in the QSO? And what about the people who want the lookup to suggest IOTA, ITU and CQ Zone ? > 99,99% of the QSOs with EA2 prefix no are of the IOTA EU-134 > No problem to work well, but less work than having to delete that > data in each QSO. I have put 3 check boxes on the Look up Prefs in Beta 92: Suggest CQ Zone Suggest ITU Zone Suggest IOTA You can turn them on or turn them off. Your choice. And - Beta 92 has something interesting in the Bands Panel. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From n1zj at att.net Thu Feb 12 17:43:58 2009 From: n1zj at att.net (n1zj) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:43:58 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plan function Message-ID: <7F07DBB8-563C-4C6D-A953-7930835A7166@att.net> Hi Don, Nice new band panel - very attractive! As I said i would, I have been exercising the sliders and the resource "USA.dat". It seems an old bug has resurfaced. The problem is that some modes do not generate the correct CAT codes. These include: PKT- L, PKT-H, PKT-FM, FSK-R and CW-R. When used in the band plan they generate CAT code MD02, which is USB. This was the case in V4 until 4.4.3b11 and was repaired in b14 (probably in b12, but I missed that one). I have attached the mail messages we exchanged at the time. John, N1ZJ -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: Don Agro Subject: MacLoggerDX - band plans - digital modes Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:19:15 -0500 Size: 3616 Url: -------------- next part -------------- -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... 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Thats is very kind of you John, but it would appear that the bug is not an old bug but is rather, a bug in your edited band plans, and as you may recall, I advised you that editing of the band plans is possible but not supported in V5. > This was the case in V4 until 4.4.3b11 and was repaired in b14 > (probably in b12, but I missed that one) I also assume you realize that V5 is a total rewrite of V4 and not the same program or the same drivers. This has absolutely nothing to do with V4 or any previous emails regarding V4. You have edited your band plan to include mode names that are not recognized by the function in V5 that maps frequency to mode. Spots from the dxcluster or the band sliders in V5 choose one of the following modes: CW, USB, LSB, RTTY, FM, AM since those are the only modes contained in the factory band plans. Some of the modes you put in there are supported on the FT-2000 when selected from the mode popup - except for "PKT_H" - I'm not really sure where you got that one - the FT-2000 doesn't support a PKT-H, perhaps you were thinking of "PKT-U" ? > PKT-L, If selected from the mode popup sends "MD8;" which is PKT-L > PKT-H, There is no native radio mode named PKT-H in V5 or in V4, just PKT, PKT-FM, PKT_U and PKT_L PKT_U, if selected from the mode popup sends "MDC;" which is PKT-U > PKT-FM, If selected from the mode popup sends "MDA;" which is Packet FM > FSK-R If selected from the mode popup sends "MD9;" which is FSK-R > and CW-R. If selected from the mode popup sends "MD7;" which is CW-R 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 12 19:43:46 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:43:46 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] Band plan function FT-2000 In-Reply-To: References: <7F07DBB8-563C-4C6D-A953-7930835A7166@att.net> Message-ID: On 12-02-2009, at 7:13 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Spots from the dxcluster or the band sliders in V5 choose one of the > following modes: CW, USB, LSB, RTTY, FM, AM since those are the only > modes contained in the factory band plans. This has been expanded in Beta 93 to include everything but the kitchen sink. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Feb 13 07:22:05 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:22:05 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes Message-ID: Color Codes: Spots on Map and Bands Panel: Red - Less than 5 minutes old. Yellow - Between 5 and 30 minutes old. Gray - Older than 30 minutes. Spots older than 8 hours are removed. Grid (first 4 character), ITU, DXCC, CQ Zone, IOTA Text Color: Red - Not in Log. Brown - Worked in Log but Unconfirmed Black - Worked in Log and Confirmed. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Feb 13 09:20:30 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:20:30 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Ambiguous DXCC ID's Message-ID: <945D8AA9-90B5-453A-A847-034B8E8AE487@dogparksoftware.com> In MacLoggerDX V4 we evolved a rather complex method of dash suffixes to deal with overlapping or ambiguous DXCC ID's: --- "Overlapping DXCC Identities and Call Suffixes There are a number of cases where a station's call sign does not uniquely identify it's DXCC ID. For example ZK1 can be North Cook Island or South Cook Island.To handle cases like this MacLoggerDX employs a suffix. To indicate the call you are looking up or logging is North Cook Island append "-N" to the call sign: ZK1ASQ-N, to indicate South Cook Island append "-S" to the call sign: ZK1ASQ-S. These suffixes are dropped on export to ADIF (so as not to confuse the LoTW). The suffixes are shown in the Awards Panel/DXCC. The suffix should be appended to the portable prefix not the base call, for example "FO-A/DL3GA" logs as Austral Island. If a call has an alternate suffix available it will appear immediately to the right of the large country text in the location area after a lookup. For example, looking up "ZK1" will display "South Cook Island N" which tells us that "ZK1-N" will log as "North Cook Island"." --- This was confusing and limiting for everyone. In V5 we have dropped the dash suffixes completely. If your DXCC ID's were correct in V4, they should import correctly into V5. The V5 internal DXCC database chooses the most likely DXCC ID and entity name based on the call prefix that is looked up. If it is incorrect for that particular QSO you can easily edit both the ID and the entity name in the log or in the lookup display area before you log it. If you notice an error or omission, please let me know and I will correct it. Changes can be reflected instantly with the "Update Internet FIles" command. In the case of ambiguous call sign prefixes we will attempt to choose the most common ID. In the case of deleted DXCC ID's we will choose the current ID. We still have the DXPedition list to handle special calls, which is also updated with the "Update Internet FIles" command. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From rprather at mac.com Fri Feb 13 11:03:24 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:03:24 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9FF71199-E098-4074-8D94-AADB7AE8D620@mac.com> Nice job Don, Thanks, Rick K6LE On 2/13/2009, at 4:22 , Don Agro wrote: > Color Codes: > > Spots on Map and Bands Panel: > > Red - Less than 5 minutes old. > > Yellow - Between 5 and 30 minutes old. > > Gray - Older than 30 minutes. > > Spots older than 8 hours are removed. > > > Grid (first 4 character), ITU, DXCC, CQ Zone, IOTA Text Color: > > Red - Not in Log. > > Brown - Worked in Log but Unconfirmed > > Black - Worked in Log and Confirmed. > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dhkaplan at mac.com Fri Feb 13 12:41:37 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:41:37 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Pardon my ignorance, but I understand the Map/Bands Panel and think they're great, but I can't find any colors for your second item, the grid... I guess I've looked everywhere but where they really are! David, WA1OUI running b96 On Feb 13, 2009, at 07:22 AM, Don Agro wrote: Color Codes: Spots on Map and Bands Panel: Red - Less than 5 minutes old. Yellow - Between 5 and 30 minutes old. Gray - Older than 30 minutes. Spots older than 8 hours are removed. Grid (first 4 character), ITU, DXCC, CQ Zone, IOTA Text Color: Red - Not in Log. Brown - Worked in Log but Unconfirmed Black - Worked in Log and Confirmed. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Feb 13 12:47:03 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:47:03 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi David, On 13-02-2009, at 12:41 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > Pardon my ignorance, but I understand the Map/Bands Panel and think > they're great, but I can't find any colors for your second item, the > grid... I guess I've looked everywhere but where they really are! The Grid (test based on first 4 characters), ITU, DXCC, CQ Zone, IOTA Text Fields are in the DX Panel, the Grid (test based on first 4 characters), ITU, CQ and IOTA Text Fields are also in the Contest Panel. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Fri Feb 13 12:56:00 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:56:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: OK, I've looked at both DX and Contest panels and tried quite a few entries and see no colors. (And I'm not color blind in regular life!). I see what you mean by Grid/ITU/DXCC, etc. now. David, WA1OUI On Feb 13, 2009, at 12:47 PM, Don Agro wrote: Hi David, On 13-02-2009, at 12:41 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > Pardon my ignorance, but I understand the Map/Bands Panel and think > they're great, but I can't find any colors for your second item, the > grid... I guess I've looked everywhere but where they really are! The Grid (test based on first 4 characters), ITU, DXCC, CQ Zone, IOTA Text Fields are in the DX Panel, the Grid (test based on first 4 characters), ITU, CQ and IOTA Text Fields are also in the Contest Panel. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Feb 13 13:06:46 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:06:46 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Re: MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <39E6305B-7182-40A7-A34B-F5749FA70C81@dogparksoftware.com> On 13-02-2009, at 12:56 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > OK, I've looked at both DX and Contest panels and tried quite a few > entries and see no colors. (And I'm not color blind in regular > life!). I see what you mean by Grid/ITU/DXCC, etc. now. So if they are black then they must be confirmed in your log. Try switching to a new log with nothing in it. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Needless to say - if you don't have CQ, ITU and IOTA suggestions enabled in the Lookup Prefs the only text in any color that you will see there is that which has been entered in your call server database (QRZ etc.) for that call. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Fri Feb 13 13:19:05 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:19:05 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: OK, I enabled the suggestions, and entered VK5ABC for lookup. I've never ever worked a VK station before. I still see no colors on either panel, VK5ABC does exist in QRZ. I dunno, David, WA1OUI On 13-02-2009, at 12:56 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > OK, I've looked at both DX and Contest panels and tried quite a few > entries and see no colors. (And I'm not color blind in regular > life!). I see what you mean by Grid/ITU/DXCC, etc. now. Needless to say - if you don't have CQ, ITU and IOTA suggestions enabled in the Lookup Prefs the only text in any color that you will see there is that which has been entered in your call server database (QRZ etc.) for that call. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Feb 13 13:33:44 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:33:44 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi David, On 13-02-2009, at 1:19 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > OK, I enabled the suggestions, and entered VK5ABC for lookup. I've > never ever worked a VK station before. I still see no colors on > either panel, VK5ABC does exist in QRZ. I am sending you a screen shot which will likely be stripped from the lists. It was taken with an empty log and the QRZ Online server. As you can see Grid, IOTA and DXCC are red, CQ Zone and ITU are not since multiple suggestions (with commas) are disregarded. 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URL: From rprather at mac.com Fri Feb 13 14:04:57 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:04:57 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Color Codes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5EEED2E3-7851-4165-B05D-11B0A411C8F9@mac.com> Seems to be working as designed here. Nice addition. Rick K6LE On 2/13/2009, at 10:33 , Don Agro wrote: > Hi David, > > On 13-02-2009, at 1:19 PM, David Kaplan wrote: > >> OK, I enabled the suggestions, and entered VK5ABC for lookup. I've >> never ever worked a VK station before. I still see no colors on >> either panel, VK5ABC does exist in QRZ. > > I am sending you a screen shot which will likely be stripped from > the lists. It was taken with an empty log and the QRZ Online server. > As you can see Grid, IOTA and DXCC are red, CQ Zone and ITU are not > since multiple suggestions (with commas) are disregarded. > > Sorry, but I don't have any more time to spend on this. > > > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Sat Feb 14 07:03:39 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:03:39 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] QSL-S Message-ID: <70AEB370-5064-446F-A400-66C18FFB2148@ea2ry.com> Hi. How can I mark as QSL S "Y" many selected QSOs? 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Feb 14 10:32:11 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:32:11 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Mark QSL Sent/Received In-Reply-To: <70AEB370-5064-446F-A400-66C18FFB2148@ea2ry.com> References: <70AEB370-5064-446F-A400-66C18FFB2148@ea2ry.com> Message-ID: <7C77B327-0417-48C3-A332-4D2068454668@dogparksoftware.com> On 14-02-2009, at 7:03 AM, Roberto wrote: > How can I mark as QSL S "Y" many selected QSOs? Beta 102 has a "Mark Selected Log Entries QSL" "Log" Menu item which will mark QSL Sent and/or QSL Received in bulk. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From rprather at mac.com Sat Feb 14 13:57:11 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:57:11 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Mark QSL Sent/Received In-Reply-To: <7C77B327-0417-48C3-A332-4D2068454668@dogparksoftware.com> References: <70AEB370-5064-446F-A400-66C18FFB2148@ea2ry.com> <7C77B327-0417-48C3-A332-4D2068454668@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <150AF8C4-539B-4CE6-9B6C-D657DFC41DFD@mac.com> Very nice! That will save a fair amount of time. Thanks. BTW, it is amazing how much less CPU load V5 uses compared to V4 when they are hooked up to the radio. In V4 I used to run around 40% CPU usage and now in V5 it is usually less than 2%. Now I feel comfortable leaving the radio connected all the time. Rick K6LE On 2/14/2009, at 7:32 , Don Agro wrote: > > On 14-02-2009, at 7:03 AM, Roberto wrote: > >> How can I mark as QSL S "Y" many selected QSOs? > > Beta 102 has a "Mark Selected Log Entries QSL" "Log" Menu item which > will mark QSL Sent and/or QSL Received in bulk. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Feb 14 14:02:19 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:02:19 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Mark QSL Sent/Received In-Reply-To: <150AF8C4-539B-4CE6-9B6C-D657DFC41DFD@mac.com> References: <70AEB370-5064-446F-A400-66C18FFB2148@ea2ry.com> <7C77B327-0417-48C3-A332-4D2068454668@dogparksoftware.com> <150AF8C4-539B-4CE6-9B6C-D657DFC41DFD@mac.com> Message-ID: Hi Rick, On 14-02-2009, at 1:57 PM, Rick Prather wrote: > Very nice! > > That will save a fair amount of time. > > Thanks. You are welcome. > BTW, it is amazing how much less CPU load V5 uses compared to V4 > when they are hooked up to the radio. > > In V4 I used to run around 40% CPU usage and now in V5 it is usually > less than 2%. Now I feel comfortable leaving the radio connected > all the time. You can also use the "Radio Packet Aggregate Timeout" field in the uH Router Preferences to tune this for your radio. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 15 15:02:19 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:02:19 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Message-ID: <42DA6A49-D600-42A0-81BB-ED1EDB2279F7@dogparksoftware.com> The Memories Panel has been added in Beta 108 and The Bands Panel allows you to mouse over spots for info and click them for lookup and tuning. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 16 17:13:19 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:13:19 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Maps Message-ID: Beta 113 has 4 different Map resolutions selectable in the Map Prefs. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From k9jri at mac.com Mon Feb 16 18:10:11 2009 From: k9jri at mac.com (Michael Blake) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:10:11 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Maps Message-ID: Don, The variable resolution maps work really well. I usually keep MLDX spread all the way across my 24" LED Cinema Display and the 2048 is great for that. The 1024 is better when running on the 13" MacBook display. It is nice to have options.... very nice.... You do good work young man :) For those that have not tried it, point your Mac's screen saver to the MacLoggerDX cached QSL Pics folder for its' picture source. I have over 2500 QSL pictures in the cache thus far and most of the photos placed in the screen saver collage are VERY NICE. Just another really neat side benefit of MLDX. Michael Blake k9jri at mac.com On Feb 16, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Beta 113 has 4 different Map resolutions selectable in the Map Prefs. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist > Michael Blake k9jri at mac.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From g0dvj at amsat.org Mon Feb 16 18:54:06 2009 From: g0dvj at amsat.org (Jonathan G0DVJ) Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:54:06 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 K1EL WK support? Message-ID: <6A4CFFA7-8DF2-490F-A401-4B32CEC4A8B5@amsat.org> I know that Don doesn't need additional ideas for features in MLDX but a few nice additions seem to have been implemented recently so I'll give this a try ... it can always end up on the stack... just thought I would canvass in case its possible. There must be more WK (by K1EL) users for CW keying than just me. Apparently its protocol is simpler to implement than the MicroHam router protocol and I guess it would appeal to any Windows switchers who use it and happen to have it rather than the MicroHam keyer hardware. I use MicroHam USB II for data but WK for keying CW on both radios. OK that's it ... just another Keyer option, aka the options for rotor hardware and callbook lookups etc. ok ... nite all. 73 Jonathan G0DVJ -- From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Feb 17 10:06:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:06:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX 5.0 released Message-ID: MacLoggerDX 5.0 released Dog Park Software is pleased to announce that version 5.0 of MacLoggerDX has been released and can be downloaded from: What's New in this version: * 100% Cocoa Universal Binary. * SQLite data base: Unlimited log size. Instant edits. Fast! * Shared access to microHAM keyer ports. * Serial Ports recover from sleep. * All internal databases can be updated over the Internet. * Exports ADIF, Imports ADIF and MacLoggerDX v3.5+ Logs. * Map Full Screen Mode. * Can automatically check for software update at startup. * Expanded DX Alarms capability. * Contest mode data entry. --------------------------------------------------------- MacLoggerDX logs into your favorite Telnet DXCluster and as DX Spots are received, tunes your radio to the spot, looks up the call and displays the DX station on the real time grey line Map with distance and bearing from your station. If you decide to work the station, MacLoggerDX is ready to instantly add the QSO and your Radio's VFO information to your log and can swing your beam around to work the station Direct or Long Path. MacLoggerDX supports ADIF Import/Export which is fully compatible with eQSL.cc and the ARRL LoTW. MacLoggerDX looks up calls on the Internet, the new QRZ or HamCall Online premium services, in QRZ CD Roms, it's internal zipcode database, Dxpedition database, the ARRL country and DX lists, your Log Book and your User Call Book. MacLoggerDX's internal databases are regularly updated instantly over the Internet. With a single key stroke you can see where this QSO is operating from - right down to the street level using Google Maps or Google Earth. In the background MacLoggerDX can tune your rig to a pre-arranged schedule or scan list - interrupting the program if something of interest pops up on the DXCluster. MacLoggerDX automatically tracks DXCC, IOTA, WAS and CQ WAZ (Worked All Zones) Awards and will even use the Mail application to Email you if that rare DX location pops up on the DX Clusters. It has a Bands Display panel which tracks activity by HF Ham Band and lets you quickly tune to the action using a separate VFO slider for each band - as well as VFO Stacking registers for quick recall of interesting frequencies. MacLoggerDX features quick selection of multiple logs, searching and sorting based on any log field, fast and easy printing of logs, envelopes, QSL Cards and bulk address labels, unlimited user- customizeable memories, Drag and Drop Scan List with adjustable delay, UTC scheduled events and drivers for over 70 popular Amateur Radio Transceivers and SWL Receivers. --------------------------------------------------------- Requirements * Mac OS X 10.5 and later. * Internet connection for Telnet DXClusters. Optional... * Serial Port and cable for Radio Interface. * USB Serial Adapter. * QRZ CD-Rom. --------------------------------------------------------- Supported Radios: Kenwood TS-50, TS-60, TS-440S, TS-450, TS-480, TS-570, TS-670, TS-690, TS-790, TS-850, TS-870, TS-940S, TS-950S,TS-950SDX, TS-2000, R-5000. AOR AR8200, AR8600, AR5000, AR3000A, AR-7030. Icom IC-703, IC-706, IC-706MkII, IC-706MkIIG, IC-718, IC-735, IC-737, IC-746, IC-746Pro, IC-751, IC-756, IC-756Pro, IC-756ProII, C-756ProIII, IC-7000, IC-7400, IC-7700, IC-7800, IC-765, IC-775, IC-781, IC-910, IC-970, R71A, R75, R8500, R9000, PCR-1000. Yaesu FTdx9000, FT-2000, FT-1000MP, FT-1000D, FT-990, FT-950, FT-920, FT-900, FT-897, FT-890, FT-857, FT847, FT-840, FT-817, FT-757GXII, FT-450, FT-100, VR-5000. JRC JST-245, NRD-525, NRD-535, NRD-545. Elecraft K2 (with KIO2) and K2/100, K3. Drake R8B. Ten-Tec Jupiter, Argonaut V, Orion, RX-320, RX-350, Pegasus, Omni VI, Omni VII. Racal 6790/GM. Alinco DX-77. Rockwell-Collins HF-2050. Collins/AOR DDS-2A --------------------------------------------------------- Supported Rotator Controllers: Yaesu GS-232 hy-gain DCU-1 Pathfinder SARtek M2 RC2800 Idiom Press RotorCard SDX Prosistel CBOX AlphaSpid --------------------------------------------------------- Supported External Keyers: microHAM micro KEYER microHAM micro KEYER II microHAM USB CW KEYER microHAM digi KEYER --------------------------------------------------------- Registration: MacLoggerDX must be registered to work beyond the 10 minute time limit. This is a $50.00 USD upgrade for registered MacLoggerDX 3.5 and later users. --------------------------------------------------------- 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From k9jri at mac.com Tue Feb 17 16:59:19 2009 From: k9jri at mac.com (Michael Blake) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:59:19 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX Version 5.0 Message-ID: <69B9D2F1-EAA6-4826-A4D5-976780E8015A@mac.com> Don, It is nice to see that MLDX made it out of the beta mode on build 117. You have done a wonderful job and I really enjoy the software. What are your plans regarding build numbers on the released package? I did not find any reference to the build number associated with the download button so you don't know when to go get a later build other than to download it and compare the build date against what you already have on the machine. I sent the following text in a note to Chen (W7AY) after today's cocoaModem and uH Router update. "Without you and Don (MLDX) it would not be possible to be a Mac Guy ham." I don't know how many realize just how important you two guys are to the Mac loving ham community but I certainly do. Thanks! Michael Blake k9jri at mac.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Feb 17 17:20:10 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:20:10 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX Version 5.0 In-Reply-To: <69B9D2F1-EAA6-4826-A4D5-976780E8015A@mac.com> References: <69B9D2F1-EAA6-4826-A4D5-976780E8015A@mac.com> Message-ID: <766C92F9-03D9-419B-9ADB-9A9332B1A111@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Michael, On 17-02-2009, at 4:59 PM, Michael Blake wrote: > It is nice to see that MLDX made it out of the beta mode on build > 117. You have done a wonderful job and I really enjoy the > software. What are your plans regarding build numbers on the > released package? I did not find any reference to the build number > associated with the download button so you don't know when to go get > a later build other than to download it and compare the build date > against what you already have on the machine. The next release will be 5.01 beta which no one will know about unless they visit the web site. When 5.01 is released it will trigger an "Update Available" message if you are checking at startup or when you "Check for Updates". > I sent the following text in a note to Chen (W7AY) after today's > cocoaModem and uH Router update. > > "Without you and Don (MLDX) it would not be possible to be a Mac Guy > ham." Thanks Michael, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 18 11:34:48 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:34:48 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] To Change V4 "N" QSL Received to blank in V5 Message-ID: <63BBC3FE-8975-41F1-814C-E80BC8633762@dogparksoftware.com> To Change V4 "N" QSL Received fields to blank fields in V5: 1) Sort by "QSL Received" in the Log Panel. 2) Select all the "N" entries. 3) Select "Mark Selected Log Entries QSL" from the Log menu. 4) Check the "QSL Received" check box and leave the "QSL Received" text field blank. 5) Press the "Mark" button. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 19 09:31:04 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:31:04 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa 5.01b3 Message-ID: 5.01 B3 has a Contest Helper Window added under the Log Menu. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Feb 19 09:52:18 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:52:18 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa 5.01b3 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <335A65AB-38E7-45F0-81A1-6A87CC0D3949@Alphadene.co.uk> Cool. Are you planning on allow us to specify specific bands to look in and also allow us to limit dup search to a specific date & time? -- What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the tiny titmouse. -Edward Abbey, naturalist and author (1927-1989) On 19 Feb 2009, at 14:31, Don Agro wrote: > 5.01 B3 has a Contest Helper Window added under the Log Menu. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 19 10:00:48 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:00:48 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa 5.01b3 In-Reply-To: <335A65AB-38E7-45F0-81A1-6A87CC0D3949@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <335A65AB-38E7-45F0-81A1-6A87CC0D3949@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <16E0356E-740B-4EC0-B3DF-8500D10B1E0B@dogparksoftware.com> On 19-02-2009, at 9:52 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Cool. Are you planning on allow us to specify specific bands to look > in and also allow us to limit dup search to a specific date & time? Possibly, which is more useful or more used ? I'm trying to keep the interface as simple as possible. Don't forget you can now sort the partial call list in the Contest Helper Window by date or by band or by call. Any other fields that would be useful in the partial call list ? 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Feb 19 10:08:45 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:08:45 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa 5.01b3 In-Reply-To: <16E0356E-740B-4EC0-B3DF-8500D10B1E0B@dogparksoftware.com> References: <335A65AB-38E7-45F0-81A1-6A87CC0D3949@Alphadene.co.uk> <16E0356E-740B-4EC0-B3DF-8500D10B1E0B@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <3850579C-E1A9-4800-9126-9C8558DCCC78@Alphadene.co.uk> Well, when looking for dups in a contest, not having a lot of chaff from previous contest or different bands helps a lot in spotting a call. The setup in v4 was pretty good 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.01b3 -- Ok, so what's the speed of Dark? On 19 Feb 2009, at 15:00, Don Agro wrote: > > On 19-02-2009, at 9:52 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> Cool. Are you planning on allow us to specify specific bands to >> look in and also allow us to limit dup search to a specific date & >> time? > > Possibly, which is more useful or more used ? I'm trying to keep the > interface as simple as possible. > > Don't forget you can now sort the partial call list in the Contest > Helper Window by date or by band or by call. > > Any other fields that would be useful in the partial call list ? > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Fri Feb 20 04:19:35 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:19:35 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - distance Message-ID: <5B6BE09F-419A-4CA1-8C44-B43F026BAD43@Alphadene.co.uk> Don, I guess that's the distance to the Dx on the bar above the callsign, to the right of the bearing? It doesn't appear to display the correct distance all the time. If I look up a call like K5ZD it didn't change from 5km, but then I looked up G3NCN, who lives about 1 K away and it says 45km, then I look up G4KFK, who lives 300m away and it says 2km, then I looked up VP6DX-D and it didn't change from 2km so what is the distance based on? 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.01b11 -- It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese. -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Feb 20 06:07:33 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 06:07:33 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - distance In-Reply-To: <5B6BE09F-419A-4CA1-8C44-B43F026BAD43@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <5B6BE09F-419A-4CA1-8C44-B43F026BAD43@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <353CD953-3DB4-4420-AAAC-802BFB347797@dogparksoftware.com> Hii David, On 20-02-2009, at 4:19 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Don, I guess that's the distance to the Dx on the bar above the > callsign, to the right of the bearing? It doesn't appear to display > the correct distance all the time. It is as accurate as your site location and the location of your lookup. As with V4 the accuracy of the lookup is based on many things. > If I look up a call like K5ZD it didn't change from 5km, but then I > looked up G3NCN, who lives about 1 K away and it says 45km, then I > look up G4KFK, who lives 300m away and it says 2km, then I looked up > VP6DX-D and it didn't change from 2km > so what is the distance based on? It's impossible for me to tell you without knowing what the "Locator" field said for that call. There is extensive coverage of this in the manual: "Here is how MacLoggerDX determines Map position for a call/prefix: ? MacLoggerDX resolves all call signs to the DXCC country level using the data published in the ARRL Operating guide subject to special issue call overrides in dxpeditions.dat "Locator: Country". ? bearings.dat resolves specific prefix based locations - "Locator: Call". ? QRZ lookup may provide a zip code which can be resolved by zip.dat which has the entire US 1999 census zip to post office latitude and longitude data "Locator: US Zip". ? cities.dat has entries where if the city is known and found the latitude and longitude can be resolved "Locator: City". ? If the call is in either your log, or your user call book, that location data is found in a lookup "Locator: Log GS". ? APRS position reports will of course supersede all the above for location data "Locator: APRS". ? If Internet Lookup is enabled and if there is a grid square or Latitude and Longitude data provided on the Internet this will be used "Locator: iNet GS", "Locator: iNet LL", this is usually the most accurate since the operator has provided this data himself." 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Fri Feb 20 06:26:59 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:26:59 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - distance In-Reply-To: <353CD953-3DB4-4420-AAAC-802BFB347797@dogparksoftware.com> References: <5B6BE09F-419A-4CA1-8C44-B43F026BAD43@Alphadene.co.uk> <353CD953-3DB4-4420-AAAC-802BFB347797@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <9FA4DE4C-50E9-4C72-9533-DF9D58F66F5F@Alphadene.co.uk> thanks, I'll re-read that, look at the results of lookups and the exosting log. 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.01b11 -- Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment. -Robert Benchley On 20 Feb 2009, at 11:07, Don Agro wrote: > Hii David, > > On 20-02-2009, at 4:19 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> Don, I guess that's the distance to the Dx on the bar above the >> callsign, to the right of the bearing? It doesn't appear to display >> the correct distance all the time. > > It is as accurate as your site location and the location of your > lookup. > > As with V4 the accuracy of the lookup is based on many things. > >> If I look up a call like K5ZD it didn't change from 5km, but then I >> looked up G3NCN, who lives about 1 K away and it says 45km, then I >> look up G4KFK, who lives 300m away and it says 2km, then I looked >> up VP6DX-D and it didn't change from 2km >> so what is the distance based on? > > It's impossible for me to tell you without knowing what the > "Locator" field said for that call. > > There is extensive coverage of this in the manual: > > > > > "Here is how MacLoggerDX determines Map position for a call/prefix: > ? MacLoggerDX resolves all call signs to the DXCC country level > using the data published in the ARRL Operating guide subject to > special issue call overrides in dxpeditions.dat "Locator: Country". > ? bearings.dat resolves specific prefix based locations - "Locator: > Call". > ? QRZ lookup may provide a zip code which can be resolved by > zip.dat which has the entire US 1999 census zip to post office > latitude and longitude data "Locator: US Zip". > ? cities.dat has entries where if the city is known and found the > latitude and longitude can be resolved "Locator: City". > ? If the call is in either your log, or your user call book, that > location data is found in a lookup "Locator: Log GS". > ? APRS position reports will of course supersede all the above for > location data "Locator: APRS". > ? If Internet Lookup is enabled and if there is a grid square or > Latitude and Longitude data provided on the Internet this will be > used "Locator: iNet GS", "Locator: iNet LL", this is usually the > most accurate since the operator has provided this data himself." > > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . > > email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com > www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com > iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 22 08:44:22 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:44:22 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5.01 for Cocoa Time & Date Formats Message-ID: In version 5.01 (Beta 22) the Log "Time On" and "Time Off" fields have been changed to a fixed format : 2009-02-22 08:14:01 This was done to fix a crash when edited QSO's were exported to ADIF. Your System Preferences Time and Date Formats can now be set to anything you like without affecting MacLoggerDX. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From rprather at mac.com Sun Feb 22 12:20:50 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:20:50 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5.01 for Cocoa Time & Date Formats In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5BDFE3AD-B2C6-4D59-A97F-0DCE86456F12@mac.com> Don, Thanks, that's something I have wanted since v4.. BTW, as far as I'm concerned you could drop the seconds. Rick - K6LE On 2/22/2009, at 5:44 , Don Agro wrote: > In version 5.01 (Beta 22) the Log "Time On" and "Time Off" fields > have been changed to a fixed format : 2009-02-22 08:14:01 > This was done to fix a crash when edited QSO's were exported to ADIF. > Your System Preferences Time and Date Formats can now be set to > anything you like without affecting MacLoggerDX. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 22 12:28:29 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:28:29 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5.01 for Cocoa Time & Date Formats In-Reply-To: <5BDFE3AD-B2C6-4D59-A97F-0DCE86456F12@mac.com> References: <5BDFE3AD-B2C6-4D59-A97F-0DCE86456F12@mac.com> Message-ID: <35E19BFA-887B-4AFC-922E-D80ACB28E85F@dogparksoftware.com> On 22-Feb-09, at 12:20 PM, Rick Prather wrote: > BTW, as far as I'm concerned you could drop the seconds. I like the seconds :) But I have dropped the year and seconds from the Contest Helper time display. "02-22 14:44" 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 22 12:37:34 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:37:34 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5 for Cocoa Update Notifications Message-ID: Starting with Version 5.01 Beta 24, MacLoggerDX will properly notify beta users when the next release version is available. Before that only those running 5.0 release would get the notification. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 22 13:19:14 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:19:14 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V5.01 for Cocoa Time & Date Formats In-Reply-To: <5BDFE3AD-B2C6-4D59-A97F-0DCE86456F12@mac.com> References: <5BDFE3AD-B2C6-4D59-A97F-0DCE86456F12@mac.com> Message-ID: <1F6F9574-AE48-4046-A367-F355BCC13EF8@dogparksoftware.com> On 22-Feb-09, at 12:37 , Don Agro wrote: > Starting with Version 5.01 Beta 24, MacLoggerDX will properly notify > beta users when the next release version is available. Before that > only those running 5.0 release would get the notification. On 22-Feb-09, at 12:20 , Rick Prather wrote: > Thanks, that's something I have wanted since v4.. In version 5.01 Beta 25 the Log Time On and Time Off fields have been changed to a fixed format : "2009-02-22 08:14:01 PM" I have been unable to get the NSTableView NSDateFormatter to use a 24 hour clock so the Log will display UTC Time but in 12 hour format. It's a bug that probably won't be fixed until OS X 10.6 but the exported ADIF date is in the correct 24 hour format: "20090222201401201408" 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Feb 22 13:32:31 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 13:32:31 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] [MacLoggerContest] MacLoggerDX V5.01 for Cocoa Time & Date Formats In-Reply-To: <1F6F9574-AE48-4046-A367-F355BCC13EF8@dogparksoftware.com> References: <5BDFE3AD-B2C6-4D59-A97F-0DCE86456F12@mac.com> <1F6F9574-AE48-4046-A367-F355BCC13EF8@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <49CAD9F1-3165-4753-92A0-E82E59A5AD48@dogparksoftware.com> On 22-Feb-09, at 13:19 , Don Agro wrote: > It's a bug that probably won't be fixed until OS X 10.6 OK, so maybe it's fixed in Beta 26 :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From angeles.m at codetel.net.do Mon Feb 23 06:40:50 2009 From: angeles.m at codetel.net.do (Mejico Angeles-Lithgow) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:40:50 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacDopplerPRO X files question Message-ID: Hello, Don. I'm in trouble! I tried adding some sats that were missing in the original list, and I seem to have disrupted something or the data going into one of the added satellites ... I will appreciate your help, as now when I select a satellite either both or one of the frequencies do not show in the controls window... Thanks in advance. Mejico, HI8MAK -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: locations.dat Type: application/octet-stream Size: 4672 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: mode.dat Type: application/octet-stream Size: 19756 bytes Desc: not available Url : -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: kepler.dat Type: application/octet-stream Size: 8170 bytes Desc: not available Url : From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 23 09:31:32 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:31:32 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacDopplerPRO X files question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <30B6F747-3C35-413E-ACB0-1F25B6A663D7@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Mejico, On 23-Feb-09, at 6:40 AM, Mejico Angeles-Lithgow wrote: > I'm in trouble! I tried adding some sats that were missing in the > original list, and I seem to have disrupted something or the data > going into one of the added satellites ... I will appreciate your > help, as now when I select a satellite either both or one of the > frequencies do not show in the controls window... I imported your modes.dat file and it is indeed corrupted. The problem is that you edited it directly instead of using the Prefs Mode editor and saved it with Mac Line endings. To fix it just save it with Unix line endings. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ltrranch at vtc.net Mon Feb 23 13:35:25 2009 From: ltrranch at vtc.net (ltrranch at vtc.net) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:35:25 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Mentoring Message-ID: <32F5D1EA-CF77-48E5-8BE7-D4F11AF811D3@vtc.net> I was wondering if someone would be so kind as to help me understand what is happening with the new MacLogger program V5.0 for Cocoa. I've been following the dialog for the dogparklist. I'm a semi techie who would like to learn more about digital communication. A little background: I do use and really enjoy using MacLogger in SSB contests. I have loaded and used Cocoa modem with a SignalLink USB interface with only one PSK contact to date. I use a IC-736 transceiver with a G5RV antenna and the Blackcat CI-V interface to the radio. I thought I'd ask just a few questions to begin with: 1. With using 5.0 do you run Cocoa in the foreground and MacLogger in the background for logging? 2. Is the SignalLink ok or should I switch to the microHam keyer? Any pro or cons? 3. Do I need a CW filter in the transceiver? Will start with these questions. Thanks Tom N7KCX From ltrranch at vtc.net Mon Feb 23 16:10:07 2009 From: ltrranch at vtc.net (ltrranch at vtc.net) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:10:07 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Mentoring Message-ID: Hello Rick, Thank you for your response. You gave me a "clue" regarding using the memory part of the keyer for contests. That was helpful. I do understand about the filter. I guess I have to ask, what does the 5.0 offer that can't be done between Cocoa & MacLogger 4.3.6? Thxs Tom N7KCX From rprather at mac.com Mon Feb 23 17:29:36 2009 From: rprather at mac.com (Rick Prather) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:29:36 -0800 Subject: [DogParkList] Mentoring In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Tom, There are several reasons I like V5. Among them are: It looks great! It is very fast to load and to search the database. I can share my mHam router between cocoaModem and MLDX. It's CPU load while connected to the radio is about 10 to 20 times less. It allows me to move the log columns around to suit my preferences. Does voice notifications of new or unconfirmed countries. Contest mode works well. Contest helper has been improved to check cluster spots. Quick pick and set for splits. Don is improving it daily, in fact, sometimes several times a day! I like the Awards panel that shows the calls in the log for each country. More to follow... Rick K6LE On 2/23/2009, at 1:10 , ltrranch at vtc.net wrote: > Hello Rick, > Thank you for your response. You gave me a "clue" regarding using > the memory part of the keyer for contests. That was helpful. I do > understand about the filter. > I guess I have to ask, what does the 5.0 offer that can't be done > between Cocoa & MacLogger 4.3.6? > Thxs Tom N7KCX > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Mon Feb 23 18:34:24 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:34:24 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - significance of colours in Bands panel Message-ID: Don, what is the significance of the red and yellow callsigns in the bands panel? 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b2 -- If all is not lost, where is it? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Feb 23 18:36:38 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:36:38 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - significance of colours in Bands panel In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <221D35A5-ADF9-4DA1-81B8-CBE2E721BA09@dogparksoftware.com> On 23-Feb-09, at 6:34 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Don, what is the significance of the red and yellow callsigns in the > bands panel? I think this was posted before, but: Color Codes: Spots on Map and Bands Panel: Red - Less than 5 minutes old. Yellow - Between 5 and 30 minutes old. Gray - Older than 30 minutes. Spots older than 8 hours are removed. Grid (first 4 character), ITU, DXCC, CQ Zone, IOTA Text Color: Red - Not in Log. Brown - Worked in Log but Unconfirmed Black - Worked in Log and Confirmed. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From va3sph at mac.com Tue Feb 24 08:05:04 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:05:04 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacDopplerPRO X files question In-Reply-To: <30B6F747-3C35-413E-ACB0-1F25B6A663D7@dogparksoftware.com> References: <30B6F747-3C35-413E-ACB0-1F25B6A663D7@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: TextWrangler (Free) or BBEdit will allow you to preserve or save with UNIX, MAc or DOS (Windows) line endings. http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/ 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 23-Feb-09, at 9:31 AM, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Mejico, > > On 23-Feb-09, at 6:40 AM, Mejico Angeles-Lithgow wrote: > >> I'm in trouble! I tried adding some sats that were missing in the >> original list, and I seem to have disrupted something or the data >> going into one of the added satellites ... I will appreciate your >> help, as now when I select a satellite either both or one of the >> frequencies do not show in the controls window... > > > I imported your modes.dat file and it is indeed corrupted. > The problem is that you edited it directly instead of using the > Prefs Mode editor and saved it with Mac Line endings. > To fix it just save it with Unix line endings. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Feb 24 10:24:54 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:24:54 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5 for Cocoa AppleScriptiing Message-ID: In version 5.02 Beta 6 the AppleScript "log" and "lookup" commands have been separated to allow lookups via Applescript from CocoaModem and then logging with comments subsequently. This will also allow default settings of start and end times to be more accurate but may require existing scripts to be modified. -- MacLoggerDX Scripting commands tell application "MacLoggerDX" -- General get version count every qso exists qso "W1AW" get call of qso 1 get first_name of qso 1 get last_name of qso 1 call of every qso whose call starts with "W7" -- PTT : uses method chosen in Radio Prefs Keyer Popup setPTT "ON" delay 1 setPTT "OFF" -- Lookup lookup "W1AW" -- Logging setModeMapping "USB PSK31" setVFOandMode "14.070 USB" setVFOLoggingOffset "0.00001" log end tell 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From g0dvj at amsat.org Tue Feb 24 19:13:16 2009 From: g0dvj at amsat.org (Jonathan G0DVJ) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:13:16 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] Fwd: K1EL Winkeyer support in MLDX V5.x? References: Message-ID: Just cross posting this to the other list because I never saw it come through on the yahoo list. Sorry for those who get it twice... J. -- Begin forwarded message: > From: Jonathan G0DVJ > Date: 24 February 2009 19:59:17 GMT > To: macloggerdx at yahoogroups.com > Subject: K1EL Winkeyer support in MLDX V5.x? > > > I mentioned this a while back .. I can't recall any replies but I > would still be astounded if no other MLDX users also have WK from > K1EL systems for keying so I am assuming as always that there is a > certain level of apathy on mailing lists. > > Looking at the K1EL site (http://k1el.tripod.com/software.html) ... > I now see that MLDX (albeit slightly mis-named but correctly linked) > does support WK, being listed there as one out of 33 packages > (reproduced below) that do support it. This wouldn't surprise me in > that the MicroHam keyers all have WK inside and they are definitely > supported. However having kitted my shack out with WK for CW keying > (and microHam for USB / audio interfacing) I am not about to change > the hardware. I hope its just me that hasn't found out how to make > it work yet but if not, then to know it would be considered for the > future (once the current frenzy of beta activity has subsided) would > be great ... as I realise Don is full steam on getting existing > things sorted right now. Alternatively if anyone else has made it > work then please share your experience. > > 73 > Jonathan G0DVJ > -- > > microHam > U.S. Interface > Ham Radio Solutions > Rig Expert > dxBase > StarLog > N1MM Logger > WinLog32 > RCK Log > LuxLog > SD by EI5DI > RCS by N4PY > TRX-Manager > MixW > WriteLog > Ham Radio Deluxe > Win-EQF > Logger32 > RoverLog by N1MU > Win-Test > DXLab Suite > AC Log by N3FJP > PDA's LOGic8 > DX4WIN > CommCat by W6HN > XMlog > CQ/X de NO5W > TurboLog > MacLogger Deluxe > KB for Max OSX by W6EET > Linux Daemon for WK by PA0R > CQPWIN by AE6Y > TR4W by UA4WLI > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 14:36:48 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:36:48 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLOggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 Message-ID: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> Version 5.02 Beta 7 has the 3D map. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ea2ry at ea2ry.com Wed Feb 25 15:29:32 2009 From: ea2ry at ea2ry.com (Roberto) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:29:32 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLOggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Fantastic 3D map. The callsign is not shown on the map, as in 2D??, i hope that soon.... yes :-) Thank you for your hard work. 73's de Roberto http://www.ea2ry.com El 25/02/2009, a las 20:36, Don Agro escribi?: Version 5.02 Beta 7 has the 3D map. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 16:47:17 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:47:17 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: On 25-Feb-09, at 3:29 PM, Roberto wrote: > The callsign is not shown on the map, as in 2D??, i hope that > soon.... yes :-) There is only one call sign it could be right now and that's pretty easy to figure out :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 16:53:05 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:53:05 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> On 25-Feb-09, at 3:29 PM, Roberto wrote: > The callsign is not shown on the map, as in 2D??, i hope that > soon.... yes :-) I almost forgot to mention - another difference between the Version 5 3D Map Option and the Version 4 3D Map Option is - it's FREE ! 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Feb 25 17:17:10 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:17:10 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> THat's very nice Don. Unfortunately, I can't get mine to stop spinning at present, doesn't seem to matter what I do, I won't stay put. Tried option keys and CapsLock. -- Natural ability without education has more often attained to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. -Cicero, statesman, orator, writer (106-43 BC) On 25 Feb 2009, at 21:53, Don Agro wrote: > On 25-Feb-09, at 3:29 PM, Roberto wrote: > >> The callsign is not shown on the map, as in 2D??, i hope that >> soon.... yes :-) > > I almost forgot to mention - another difference between the Version > 5 3D Map Option and the Version 4 3D Map Option is - it's FREE ! > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 17:19:36 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:19:36 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> On 25-Feb-09, at 5:17 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Unfortunately, I can't get mine to stop spinning at present, doesn't > seem to matter what I do, I won't stay put. Tried option keys and > CapsLock. A single click in the Map area will do it. (I knew some one was going to ask this :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Feb 25 17:26:39 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:26:39 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> Yes, I found that, but it just goes back to the spot, I want it to stay where I put it. Preferably, it would only spin as I drag and would slow down as I slow down, speed up as I speed up and stop when I spot dragging and stay put when I 'unclick' Then if I want it back to the spot, a double-click would do that (some key combo, like option-click and showing my home QTH would be triple- click or something like alt-click. And I guess some of that needs to be in prefers - like follow spot? I'm never satisfied am I :-) 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is. On 25 Feb 2009, at 22:19, Don Agro wrote: > > On 25-Feb-09, at 5:17 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> Unfortunately, I can't get mine to stop spinning at present, >> doesn't seem to matter what I do, I won't stay put. Tried option >> keys and CapsLock. > > A single click in the Map area will do it. (I knew some one was > going to ask this :) > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 17:34:12 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:34:12 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: On 25-Feb-09, at 5:26 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Yes, I found that, but it just goes back to the spot, or your station if you don't have follow spots checked. Have you figured out how to get it to animate through the earth and out the other side so you can watch the earth disappear into the distance ? (Hint: use the command key) > I want it to stay where I put it. Do you ? Well I'm knocking off for the day. Maybe tomorrow :) > Preferably, it would only spin as I drag and would slow down as I > slow down, speed up as I speed up and stop when I spot dragging and > stay put when I 'unclick' > Then if I want it back to the spot, a double-click would do that > (some key combo, like option-click and showing my home QTH would be > triple-click or something like alt-click. > And I guess some of that needs to be in prefers - like follow spot? You're kidding right ? > I'm never satisfied am I :-) No, actually, you never are :) 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Feb 25 17:41:55 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:41:55 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> On 25 Feb 2009, at 22:34, Don Agro wrote: > On 25-Feb-09, at 5:26 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >> Yes, I found that, but it just goes back to the spot, > or your station if you don't have follow spots checked. > > Have you figured out how to get it to animate through the earth and > out the other side so you can watch the earth disappear into the > distance ? (Hint: use the command key) That's interesting! > >> I want it to stay where I put it. > Do you ? Well I'm knocking off for the day. Maybe tomorrow :) Well earned rest. > >> Preferably, it would only spin as I drag and would slow down as I >> slow down, speed up as I speed up and stop when I spot dragging and >> stay put when I 'unclick' >> Then if I want it back to the spot, a double-click would do that >> (some key combo, like option-click and showing my home QTH would be >> triple-click or something like alt-click. >> And I guess some of that needs to be in prefers - like follow spot? > > You're kidding right ? No actually I'm not! :-) > >> I'm never satisfied am I :-) > No, actually, you never are :) I know, a fault of mine, when I see something that is really good and I can imagine how it could be even better - fantastic even - I'm a perfectionist - But I know you can do this :-) I also know how easy it is to look at something and say "if you only ..." - and just how hard that last 20% can sometimes be. From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 17:50:49 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:50:49 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: On 25-Feb-09, at 5:41 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > But I know you can do this :-) So do I, but you are assuming that it is the right thing to do. I am not convinced. The number one problem with 3D (and I have been working with 3D since the 70's) is that people get lost in 3 space all too easily. (Some people can't even figure out how to stop the spinning :) That is why I thought it best to return to station or spot. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Feb 25 18:01:41 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:01:41 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <017C8F93-4255-4803-8934-5F46CFEC07C7@Alphadene.co.uk> Hmmm - I would have thought it was pretty obvious that if one drags, it moves and when one stops, it stops. Perhaps I'm wrong or assuming too much? And the faster you drag, the faster it spins - although right now, the spin to drag ratio is a little high for me. Returning to station or spot on mouse button release is ok I guess, since this about seeing the path and not seeing where everything is that you've worked. If your intention is that we will be able to see all our logged QSO's, then I think you'd have to find a way of leaving the globe where we left it. I'd prefer not to go back to using Caps Lock to hold it in place though! And I thought you'd said you were done for the day! What time did you start this morning, I seem to remember seeing a mail from you around 08:00 my time! 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 -- Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. -Isaac Asimov, scientist and writer (1920-1992) On 25 Feb 2009, at 22:50, Don Agro wrote: > > On 25-Feb-09, at 5:41 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> But I know you can do this :-) > > So do I, but you are assuming that it is the right thing to do. I am > not convinced. The number one problem with 3D (and I have been > working with 3D since the 70's) is that people get lost in 3 space > all too easily. (Some people can't even figure out how to stop the > spinning :) That is why I thought it best to return to station or > spot. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Wed Feb 25 18:23:05 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:23:05 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <017C8F93-4255-4803-8934-5F46CFEC07C7@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> <017C8F93-4255-4803-8934-5F46CFEC07C7@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: <0082C70C-921C-4395-B9B6-8602F8B85F50@dogparksoftware.com> On 25-Feb-09, at 6:01 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > Hmmm - I would have thought it was pretty obvious that if one drags, > it moves and when one stops, it stops. Perhaps I'm wrong or assuming > too much? I think you are assuming too much. I prefer it to snap back to a known state but that's just me and I'm not the one who has to answer to the users... Oh wait - I am the one who has to answer to the users :) > And the faster you drag, the faster it spins - although right now, > the spin to drag ratio is a little high for me. Right now the FURTHER you drag, the faster it spins. If you only drag a bit it spins VERY slowly - very cool in full screen mode - nice touch: the spin rate transfers between full screen mode and application mode seamlessly. > Returning to station or spot on mouse button release is ok I guess, > since this about seeing the path and not seeing where everything is > that you've worked. If your intention is that we will be able to see > all our logged QSO's, then I think you'd have to find a way of > leaving the globe where we left it. What logged QSO's ? - there are only two markers there right now - station and spot. > I'd prefer not to go back to using Caps Lock to hold it in place > though! V4 didn't continue to animate. It either snapped back or stayed where you put it - no continuous animation - this is a different program. > And I thought you'd said you were done for the day! I'm always up for a good discussion :) > What time did you start this morning, 4:00 AM Toronto time. > I seem to remember seeing a mail from you around 08:00 my time! > > 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Wed Feb 25 18:30:16 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:30:16 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta 7 In-Reply-To: <0082C70C-921C-4395-B9B6-8602F8B85F50@dogparksoftware.com> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> <017C8F93-4255-4803-8934-5F46CFEC07C7@Alphadene.co.uk> <0082C70C-921C-4395-B9B6-8602F8B85F50@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <9CC4CD3F-83E5-423C-8488-65CFAF336D22@Alphadene.co.uk> On 25 Feb 2009, at 23:23, Don Agro wrote: >> Hmmm - I would have thought it was pretty obvious that if one >> drags, it moves and when one stops, it stops. Perhaps I'm wrong or >> assuming too much? > I think you are assuming too much. I prefer it to snap back to a > known state but that's just me and I'm not the one who has to answer > to the users... Oh wait - I am the one who has to answer to the > users :) OK, after a little effort, I've got it to stop spinning, but slowing it down until it stops, it's not instant, but not bad. Still find the movement to drag ratio a little to course, a little movement makes it spin quite a lot. >> And the faster you drag, the faster it spins - although right now, >> the spin to drag ratio is a little high for me. > Right now the FURTHER you drag, the faster it spins. If you only > drag a bit it spins VERY slowly - very cool in full screen mode - > nice touch: the spin rate transfers between full screen mode and > application mode seamlessly. Yes ok, my mistake, it is the further you drag. >> Returning to station or spot on mouse button release is ok I guess, >> since this about seeing the path and not seeing where everything is >> that you've worked. If your intention is that we will be able to >> see all our logged QSO's, then I think you'd have to find a way of >> leaving the globe where we left it. > What logged QSO's ? - there are only two markers there right now - > station and spot. Yes, but I was kinda hoping :-) >> I'd prefer not to go back to using Caps Lock to hold it in place >> though! > V4 didn't continue to animate. It either snapped back or stayed > where you put it - no continuous animation - this is a different > program. That is very true - this is better, just takes getting used to it. 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 From myles.landstein at gmail.com Wed Feb 25 18:59:22 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:59:22 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V 5.02 Beta In-Reply-To: <0082C70C-921C-4395-B9B6-8602F8B85F50@dogparksoftware.com> References: <383C86A9-BFD4-45C7-9998-F93E3A426653@dogparksoftware.com> <36D34B09-691D-4569-AF47-D03361957B3B@dogparksoftware.com> <7A417B74-45E9-4A36-B076-F1D5D7B71538@Alphadene.co.uk> <0BDF5078-E3A2-41FF-A044-24BF625EE438@dogparksoftware.com> <7D7A402B-CAF9-4254-91C1-BC793E4A50D9@Alphadene.co.uk> <35B26F71-4322-4ACE-9FD5-8F7322BAE07D@Alphadene.co.uk> <017C8F93-4255-4803-8934-5F46CFEC07C7@Alphadene.co.uk> <0082C70C-921C-4395-B9B6-8602F8B85F50@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <5334A6F2-6417-4879-9DBD-F53B0150CB95@gmail.com> since we all having a nice friendly graphics conversations.... all this 3D stuff and Graphics related ideas got me thinking about Snow Lep... Wonder if core animation and or using the graphics processor to offload are in the cards? Not saying anyone should do that just wondering if thoughts were laid down for making use of it? On Feb 25, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Don Agro wrote: > > On 25-Feb-09, at 6:01 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> Hmmm - I would have thought it was pretty obvious that if one >> drags, it moves and when one stops, it stops. Perhaps I'm wrong or >> assuming too much? > > I think you are assuming too much. I prefer it to snap back to a > known state but that's just me and I'm not the one who has to answer > to the users... Oh wait - I am the one who has to answer to the > users :) > >> And the faster you drag, the faster it spins - although right now, >> the spin to drag ratio is a little high for me. > > Right now the FURTHER you drag, the faster it spins. If you only > drag a bit it spins VERY slowly - very cool in full screen mode - > nice touch: the spin rate transfers between full screen mode and > application mode seamlessly. > >> Returning to station or spot on mouse button release is ok I guess, >> since this about seeing the path and not seeing where everything is >> that you've worked. If your intention is that we will be able to >> see all our logged QSO's, then I think you'd have to find a way of >> leaving the globe where we left it. > > What logged QSO's ? - there are only two markers there right now - > station and spot. > >> I'd prefer not to go back to using Caps Lock to hold it in place >> though! > > V4 didn't continue to animate. It either snapped back or stayed > where you put it - no continuous animation - this is a different > program. > >> And I thought you'd said you were done for the day! > > I'm always up for a good discussion :) > >> What time did you start this morning, > > 4:00 AM Toronto time. > >> I seem to remember seeing a mail from you around 08:00 my time! >> >> 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist myles landstein myles.landstein at gmail.com please note my new email address dti will soon be eliminated , gmail is my new home update your dir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 26 03:27:24 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:27:24 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] I give up (5.02 b8) In-Reply-To: <6F8DC78D-BCEE-4117-BCE5-21AE6CD88CBC@mac.com> References: <6F8DC78D-BCEE-4117-BCE5-21AE6CD88CBC@mac.com> Message-ID: <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Michael, On 25-Feb-09, at 9:30 PM, Michael Blake wrote: > I cannot find a "Display Duplicate" button anywhere. I give up.... > where is it please? It is a little grey "light bulb" which flashes green at the rate of once a second when you look up a call that is already in your log. It is at the top of the MacLoggerDX Window just above the "Call" data entry screen and just below the "MacLoggerDX" Title bar title. To the left of the Distance and bearing text and to the right of the text that says "Call Sign Worked Date" for a duplicate. In a previous beta it was only visible when active. Since 5.02 Beta 7 or so it is visible all the time. If you hold the mouse over it it says "Click to display previous QSO" > I have been looking since it was first posted on the site. Which version are you using ? > I would prefer somebody younger than 65 telling me where it is. If > you're eyes are older than mine I am really gonna be upset :) If you are not using the latest Beta - the button may only be visible when it is flashing. Look up a call you know is in the log and you should see it. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Feb 26 05:49:05 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:49:05 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] I give up (5.02 b8) In-Reply-To: <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <6F8DC78D-BCEE-4117-BCE5-21AE6CD88CBC@mac.com> <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <0020FD5F-158E-4FFF-ACCC-0EC49F0464BC@Alphadene.co.uk> you kept that quiet :-) thank you for implementing that 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 -- Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen. --John Steinbeck, novelist, Nobel laureate (1902-1968) On 26 Feb 2009, at 08:27, Don Agro wrote: > If you hold the mouse over it it says "Click to display previous QSO" From k9jri at mac.com Thu Feb 26 06:38:12 2009 From: k9jri at mac.com (Michael Blake) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:38:12 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] I give up (5.02 b8) In-Reply-To: <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> References: <6F8DC78D-BCEE-4117-BCE5-21AE6CD88CBC@mac.com> <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <023FCB05-C389-4DE7-A303-138C66BDE379@mac.com> Now just a darn minute please! A BUTTON was a small round plastic thingy, with four holes, sewn to a shirt, that always popped off right in the middle of an important presentation when you were standing up in front of a group of your most important customers. THEN a button became a small rectangular thingy on a computer screen that usually had a legend telling you what it might possibly do if you clicked on it with your mouse (another story ain't it). NOW!!! You're telling me that a light bulb no longer has a little screw base on it, looks like an LED and substitutes for a BUTTON. Thanks Don, I'm really surprised that I did not find it myself :-) Michael Blake k9jri at mac.com On Feb 26, 2009, at 3:27 AM, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Michael, > > It is a little grey "light bulb" which flashes green at the rate of > once a second when you look up a call that is already in your log. > > It is at the top of the MacLoggerDX Window just above the "Call" > data entry screen and just below the "MacLoggerDX" Title bar title. > To the left of the Distance and bearing text and to the right of the > text that says "Call Sign Worked Date" for a duplicate. > > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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OpenCL (Open Computing Language) in Snow-leopard is a common API set so other things can be accelerated. For example heavy math problems which would be greatly accelerated by parallelism. Todays graphics card are many time faster than main processor as very specific tasks. Helps programmers because they call one API (set of calls) and OpenCL will figure out if best run on main processor or on GPU (Graphic cards) and make it work on said and differing CPU and GPU. GPUs while incredible fast have a very specific and small abilities compared to main CPU. A typically high end video card will have close to 150 tiny little processors on them and you can think of it as a compute cluster on a chip They also have access to VERY high speed VRAM. This will make specific programs which need math power very fast if used by the programmer, but I don't expect will make any difference generally on your Mac. There are other technologies which are going to generally speed up applications and also be even better at conserving power (especially desirable people on the move with MacBook, iPhone, iPod Touch but also general power saving to all Mac and continue "greening up" use ie Grand Central. Recall Al Gore is on Apple Board of Directors so big push from him to always reduce carbon footprint. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCL http://www.apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/ And if you want fast check out the new Public Beta of Safari 4.0. There is no faster nor industry compliant browser... http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 25-Feb-09, at 6:59 PM, myles landstein wrote: > since we all having a nice friendly graphics conversations.... > > all this 3D stuff and Graphics related ideas got me thinking > about Snow Lep... > > Wonder if core animation and or using the graphics processor > to offload are in the cards? > > Not saying anyone should do that just wondering if thoughts > were laid down for making use of it? > > > > > On Feb 25, 2009, at 6:23 PM, Don Agro wrote: > >> >> On 25-Feb-09, at 6:01 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: >> >>> Hmmm - I would have thought it was pretty obvious that if one >>> drags, it moves and when one stops, it stops. Perhaps I'm wrong or >>> assuming too much? >> >> I think you are assuming too much. I prefer it to snap back to a >> known state but that's just me and I'm not the one who has to >> answer to the users... Oh wait - I am the one who has to answer to >> the users :) >> >>> And the faster you drag, the faster it spins - although right now, >>> the spin to drag ratio is a little high for me. >> >> Right now the FURTHER you drag, the faster it spins. If you only >> drag a bit it spins VERY slowly - very cool in full screen mode - >> nice touch: the spin rate transfers between full screen mode and >> application mode seamlessly. >> >>> Returning to station or spot on mouse button release is ok I >>> guess, since this about seeing the path and not seeing where >>> everything is that you've worked. If your intention is that we >>> will be able to see all our logged QSO's, then I think you'd have >>> to find a way of leaving the globe where we left it. >> >> What logged QSO's ? - there are only two markers there right now - >> station and spot. >> >>> I'd prefer not to go back to using Caps Lock to hold it in place >>> though! >> >> V4 didn't continue to animate. It either snapped back or stayed >> where you put it - no continuous animation - this is a different >> program. >> >>> And I thought you'd said you were done for the day! >> >> I'm always up for a good discussion :) >> >>> What time did you start this morning, >> >> 4:00 AM Toronto time. >> >>> I seem to remember seeing a mail from you around 08:00 my time! >>> >>> 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 >> >> 73 Don Agro VE3VRW >> >> _______________________________________________ >> DogParkList mailing list >> DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com >> http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist > > myles landstein > myles.landstein at gmail.com > please note my new email address > dti will soon be eliminated , gmail is my new home update your dir > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Feb 26 08:29:13 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:29:13 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] I give up (5.02 b8) In-Reply-To: <0020FD5F-158E-4FFF-ACCC-0EC49F0464BC@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <6F8DC78D-BCEE-4117-BCE5-21AE6CD88CBC@mac.com> <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> <0020FD5F-158E-4FFF-ACCC-0EC49F0464BC@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: On 26-Feb-09, at 5:49 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > you kept that quiet :-) I tried it both ways and liked yours better. BTW click in animating map resets to station or spot. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Thu Feb 26 08:35:47 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:35:47 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] I give up (5.02 b8) In-Reply-To: References: <6F8DC78D-BCEE-4117-BCE5-21AE6CD88CBC@mac.com> <12C33741-06D2-429E-A99C-882E1538FDA6@dogparksoftware.com> <0020FD5F-158E-4FFF-ACCC-0EC49F0464BC@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: and thank you for that too 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b7 -- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -John Muir, naturalist, explorer, and writer (1838-1914) On 26 Feb 2009, at 13:29, Don Agro wrote: > > On 26-Feb-09, at 5:49 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > >> you kept that quiet :-) > > I tried it both ways and liked yours better. > BTW click in animating map resets to station or spot. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From myles.landstein at gmail.com Fri Feb 27 06:50:40 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:50:40 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] failed to mount help re v5 Message-ID: <4B1DC62E-C3A1-4288-A8EE-F9C11243DD80@gmail.com> Hi Might someone be able to help me with a problem I seem to be having trying to install some MLDX packages? Background: Tried to open the latest V 5.02b17. There has been allot of updates lately and have not had any problems Typically I just click on the package (.dmg) and it's ready to go. A recent exception to this was when I tried to install V5.01 Beta 25, I got the following error which appeared as a pop up window : "The following disk image failed to mount MacLoggerDXb.dmg reason: not recognized." Thought perhaps it might have been a 1 time anomaly and since Beta26 can out so fast and installed I didn't think much of it. Someone told me this was some simple basic mac related stuff but I was unsure why it happened my presumption was something related to the package rather than the os since everything elese seemed to install . Tried to use V 5.02b17 today and I get the same exact message so now naturally I am a bit concerned. I did try to reboot and download the application several times thinking perhaps it got corrupted, my machine a MacBookPro 15" running 10.5.6 has had no other software changes for many months. Any help is greatly appreciated thanks myles landstein N2EHG myles.landstein at gmail.com please note my new email address dti will soon be eliminated , gmail is my new home update your dir -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From va3sph at mac.com Fri Feb 27 10:40:01 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:40:01 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] failed to mount help re v5 In-Reply-To: <4B1DC62E-C3A1-4288-A8EE-F9C11243DD80@gmail.com> References: <4B1DC62E-C3A1-4288-A8EE-F9C11243DD80@gmail.com> Message-ID: <026B8AB8-22EB-4357-AB0D-45F3EF0F6C87@mac.com> Hi Myles, It's tough to be sure as but It sounds as if you filing system is in need of some repair. When disk image mounts, or any external volumes be it network or physically connected (USB or Firewire), they get mapped to a directory on your main drive /Volumes. This is UNIX directory is hidden from you in the Finder which is normal. However it could be having some issues. Best thing to do is boot with Mac OS X 10.5 DVD that your purchase or came with computer and run Disk Utilities from that DVD. First run Disk Repair. If it finds errors you should repair them and then run it again until it says all is well. Secondly reboot and run Disk Utility but this time from you hard drive /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility. You need to only do this once. It will make sure main System directories have correct permissions. It important to do this in the order above as permissions ride on top of disk and if the disk is corrupted fixing permissions will could be rather useless (perhaps even cause more errors). This is a good procedure and works most of the time. If Disk Utility says it can't fix repair the disk in the first step it means the filing system is corrupted to a more serious degree and it's a good time to use a tool which will perform a very detailed recovery/ fix. Much more time consuming that Disk Utility. A great tool for that situation is Alsofts Disk Warrior. I actually I run that utility once or twice a year regardless as it optimizes the file system tables and make the computer boot and run a bit faster. Sort of a filing system tuneup. Instructions.... http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1417 Try Disk Utility Insert the Mac OS X Install disc that came with your computer, then restart the computer while holding the C key. When your computer finishes starting up from the disc, choose Disk Utility from the Installer menu. (In Mac OS X 10.4 or later, you must select your language first.) Important: Do not click Continue in the first screen of the Installer. If you do, you must restart from the disc again to access Disk Utility. Click the First Aid tab. Click the disclosure triangle to the left of the hard drive icon to display the names of your hard disk volumes and partitions. Select your Mac OS X volume. Click Repair. Disk Utility checks and repairs the disk. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1452 Should I start up from a Mac OS X install disc to repair disk permissions? When possible, disk permissions should be repaired while started up from a Mac OS X volume (hard disk) that contains updated Mac OS X software, instead of a Mac OS X installation disc. Mac OS X software updates may change permissions on some files to improve security. When this occurs, the version of Disk Utility on the Mac OS X volume is updated to account for the new permissions. Running Disk Utility while started from the Mac OS X volume ensures that the changes made by software updates are preserved. Why this happens depends on many variables. But most common cause it a sudden power outage when computer is not on a UPS. Highly recommend even a small UPS on computer systems. Make sure if you have one or get one you connect the USB signal cable to your Mac or else you only delaying the sudden power loss. Signal cable tells the computer to perform normal shutdown. Prevention is always better than cure especially with hard drives. :-) Hope this make sense and works for you. 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 27-Feb-09, at 6:50 AM, myles landstein wrote: > Hi > > Might someone be able to help me with a problem I seem to be > having trying to install some MLDX packages? > > > Background: > Tried to open the latest V 5.02b17. There has been allot > of updates lately and have not had any problems > > Typically I just click on the package (.dmg) and it's ready to > go. > > A recent exception to this was when I tried to install V5.01 > Beta 25, I got the following error which appeared as a pop up > window : > > > > "The following disk image failed to mount MacLoggerDXb.dmg > reason: not recognized." > > Thought perhaps it might have been a 1 time anomaly and since > Beta26 can out so fast and installed I didn't think much of it. > > Someone told me this was some simple basic mac related > stuff but I was unsure why it happened my presumption was > something related to the package rather than the os since > everything elese seemed to install . > > > Tried to use V 5.02b17 today and I get the same exact > message so now naturally I am a bit concerned. > > > I did try to reboot and download the application several > times thinking perhaps it got corrupted, my machine a > MacBookPro 15" running 10.5.6 has had no other software > changes for many months. > > > > > > Any help is greatly appreciated > > > > > thanks > > > > > > myles landstein N2EHG > myles.landstein at gmail.com > please note my new email address > dti will soon be eliminated , gmail is my new home update your dir > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk Sat Feb 28 07:06:31 2009 From: M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk (David Ferrington, M0XDF) Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:06:31 +0000 Subject: [DogParkList] New file uploaded to macloggerdx (((( ALERT )))) - TRASHES System In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <61D1D217-1264-4559-81A2-48CB590A975C@Alphadene.co.uk> OK, my suggestion is for all those that have not seen this - there appears to be a file in the Yahoo group file list, but I don't at this point know which one. This appears to have a bug that will cause it to attempt to delete a lot of files from your system, including the system. If you run with admin privs, which a lot of us do, it could badly damage your installation. Just avoid it until we know more. Jeff, if you ever get a moment, perhaps you could give me the URL to the file. 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b22 -- Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe. -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642) On 28 Feb 2009, at 11:54, Swiger, Jeffrey M. wrote: > OK, Pardon my French here!... > YOUR DAMN RIGHT it DID!.. WTF is the moderator to get that file off > here!.. I have just lost my FRIKIN system because this ran!,.. I'm on > my Macbook now and Trying Time Machine to restore my Drive, The > NAQP-RTTY is at 1:00pm Local and I have NO Computer.. WHAT did this > script Have in it, and WHO posted it?.. > > Jeff-N8NOE > > --- In macloggerdx at yahoogroups.com, "David Ferrington, M0XDF" > wrote: > > > > That looks very dangerous - it's attempting to delete every file (in > > Unix, a directory is really a special file) it can. > > I don't wish to be alarmist, but it's quiet possible some files have > > been deleted (and they won't be in the trash). > > > > What was this s/w you were running? and why is it creating a tmp dir > > below the MLDX home? > > 73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.02b > > -- > > One glance at a book and you hear the voice of another person, > perhaps > > someone dead for 1,000 years. To read is to voyage through time. > > -Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996) > > > > On 28 Feb 2009, at 07:37, Swiger, Jeffrey M. wrote: > > > > > ERROR I Received. > > > > > > sh: line 0: cd: /Users/n8noe/Documents/MLDX_Logs/tmp/: No such > file or > > > directory > > > rm: Applications: is a directory > > > rm: Desktop DB: Permission denied > > > rm: Desktop DF: Permission denied > > > rm: Developer: is a directory > > > rm: Garvin Files: is a directory > > > rm: Ham Toyz: is a directory > > > rm: Library: is a directory > > > rm: Network: is a directory > > > rm: System: is a directory > > > rm: Users: is a directory > > > rm: Volumes: is a directory > > > rm: bin: is a directory > > > rm: cores: is a directory > > > rm: dev: is a directory > > > rm: home: is a directory > > > rm: mach: Permission denied > > > rm: mach_kernel: Permission denied > > > rm: mach_kernel.ctfsys: Permission denied > > > rm: net: is a directory > > > rm: private: is a directory > > > rm: sbin: is a directory > > > rm: tmp: Permission denied > > > rm: usr: is a directory > > > rm: var: Permission denied > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 3 16:10:09 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 16:10:09 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX v5 - powermate how - yrgent In-Reply-To: <6CEFC11E-C61F-45B2-B5D6-4D569658AC91@Alphadene.co.uk> References: <6CEFC11E-C61F-45B2-B5D6-4D569658AC91@Alphadene.co.uk> Message-ID: On 3-Mar-09, at 2:58 PM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote: > sorry, just aboutnto go into a contest and realise MLDX v5 not > responding to powermate - sure I've missed something, but what? The control you wish to affect must be in focus. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Mar 5 16:05:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:05:00 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V4 and SignaLink USB In-Reply-To: <55CB67E8-B72A-409E-B981-5964751E9346@dogparksoftware.com> References: <956922CC-B302-40AB-96EA-F407B4161FF6@dogparksoftware.com> <8FCFBDF8-E65D-4EE4-8E71-236D66AE210A@dogparksoftware.com> <062AF33F-C66E-403B-AF6A-7A3C427B0FCD@mac.com> <55CB67E8-B72A-409E-B981-5964751E9346@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: Is anybody using the SignaLink USB on OS X 10.4 with MLDX V4 ? If so, which driver did you use ? Is the driver built into 10.4 or just 10.5 ? Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Thu Mar 5 16:12:45 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:12:45 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX V4 and SignaLink USB In-Reply-To: References: <956922CC-B302-40AB-96EA-F407B4161FF6@dogparksoftware.com> <8FCFBDF8-E65D-4EE4-8E71-236D66AE210A@dogparksoftware.com> <062AF33F-C66E-403B-AF6A-7A3C427B0FCD@mac.com> <55CB67E8-B72A-409E-B981-5964751E9346@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: On 5-Mar-09, at 4:05 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Is anybody using the SignaLink USB on OS X 10.4 with MLDX V4 ? > If so, which driver did you use ? > Is the driver built into 10.4 or just 10.5 ? OK, I think I see the problem - the SignaLink USB does not have a CAT connection and cannot be used to control or read the Radio VFO... http://www.tigertronics.com/slusbfaq.htm "Can I use the SignaLink USB to control my radio, or will I need a separate CAT interface? The SignaLink USB is a sound card interface that provides the necessary hardware to operate all sound card digital and voice modes, but it does NOT provide the "CAT" (Computer Assisted Tuning) hardware needed to control the radio. If you want to control your radio (tuning, band/mode selection, etc.), then you will need a separate CAT interface. We suggest checking your radio manual for the radio manufacturer's CAT interface part number (CI-V, CT-x, etc.). If you do not want to purchase a CAT interface from the radio manufacturer (these are usually more expensive), then we suggest searching the internet for a compatible unit. NOTE: Please see the question below about using the SignaLink USB with programs that offer CAT control." 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From k7peh at comcast.net Sat Mar 14 14:10:29 2009 From: k7peh at comcast.net (Phil Hystad) Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:10:29 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] adif version ? Message-ID: Which version (1 or 2) of ADIF is used by MacLoggerDX -- or, does it matter? From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Mar 14 14:50:43 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:50:43 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] adif version ? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <1975F983-51DD-4822-B3F9-B16A947786B1@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Phil, On 14-Mar-09, at 2:10 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: > Which version (1 or 2) of ADIF is used by MacLoggerDX -- or, does it > matter? V5 reads any version but as the ADIF header tells you it writes version 2.1.4 This ADIF file was created by MacLoggerDX MacLoggerDX5.042.1.4 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From k7peh at comcast.net Sun Mar 15 11:51:10 2009 From: k7peh at comcast.net (Phil Hystad) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 08:51:10 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX 5.0.3: Radio becomes unavailable Message-ID: I just installed MLDX 5.0.3 yesterday and upgraded from MLDX 3.x.x. My radio is an Icom 756 Pro III. Late last night, while MLDX was running and connected to my radio (which remained on through the night), I put my Mac to sleep before I put myself to sleep. This morning, upon wakeup, I noticed that my radio was no longer actively associated with MLDX. That is, the little checkbox on the radio VFO display was unchecked. At this time, my radio itself was on, awake, and good CW coming in over the speakers. So, I rechecked the little checkbox and it activated, got a frequency readout that was correct and the S-meter moved then it unchecked right away. I tried this several times. Then, I shutdown MLDX, restarted it and things are fine. Is my experience with this planned behavior or does it show a problem somewhere? 73, phil, K7PEH From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 15 12:01:37 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:01:37 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX 5.0.3: Radio becomes unavailable In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3551DEEF-A35C-4380-90A1-51447BB71C4F@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Phil, On 15-Mar-09, at 11:51 AM, Phil Hystad wrote: > I just installed MLDX 5.0.3 yesterday and upgraded from MLDX 3.x.x. > My radio is an Icom 756 Pro III. > > Late last night, while MLDX was running and connected to my radio > (which remained on through the night), I put my Mac to sleep before > I put myself to sleep. This morning, upon wakeup, I noticed that my > radio was no longer actively associated with MLDX. That is, the > little checkbox on the radio VFO display was unchecked. At this > time, my radio itself was on, awake, and good CW coming in over the > speakers. > > So, I rechecked the little checkbox and it activated, got a > frequency readout that was correct and the S-meter moved then it > unchecked right away. I tried this several times. Then, I shutdown > MLDX, restarted it and things are fine. > > Is my experience with this planned behavior or does it show a > problem somewhere? > > 73, > phil, K7PEH When the computer is asleep - so are the serial ports. V4 would sometimes hang on sleep and need a reboot. V5 senses a sleep and disconnects the radio. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 15 12:33:47 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:33:47 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MLDX 5.0.3: Radio becomes unavailable In-Reply-To: <3551DEEF-A35C-4380-90A1-51447BB71C4F@dogparksoftware.com> References: <3551DEEF-A35C-4380-90A1-51447BB71C4F@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <5425C8C5-E7BB-42EE-9FB3-CDDFE00D83FF@dogparksoftware.com> On 15-Mar-09, at 12:01 PM, Don Agro wrote: > V5 senses a sleep and disconnects the radio. It reconnects the radio on wake too - at least it does here. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From LB3SA at norlogic.no Sun Mar 15 14:37:21 2009 From: LB3SA at norlogic.no (LB3SA) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:37:21 +0100 Subject: [DogParkList] QSL Labels In-Reply-To: <1975F983-51DD-4822-B3F9-B16A947786B1@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: I'm sure this has been addressed before but the archive is a little cumbersome to search (is there a way to search the entire archive?). I see that a QSL panel is coming in this release. Does that involve label printing? If so, is there a particular size I should stock up on? 73, Are - LB3SA From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 15 17:07:51 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:07:51 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] QSL Labels In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: On 15-Mar-09, at 2:37 PM, LB3SA wrote: > I see that a QSL panel is coming in this release. Does that involve > label printing? No. MacLoggerDX V5 has an "Export Selected Log Entries to Address Book" "Log" Menu command that will enable you to use Address Book's powerful label printing capabilities. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Mar 16 08:53:32 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:53:32 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemoriesManager Message-ID: MacMemoriesManager Version 3.5 is now free but unsupported. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 17 08:18:20 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:18:20 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemoriesManager Message-ID: A number of people have written to ask what happened to MacMemoriesManager. Simple. A single review on eHam killed it. It is now free and unsupported. I used to wonder why more people didn't write ham software for the Mac. Now I know. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dhkaplan at mac.com Tue Mar 17 09:01:52 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:01:52 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemories Manager Cable Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0A5A72B9-4FB2-4425-A833-A991C6CFFB9C@mac.com> This is off-topic for the MacLogger group, but since Don started it... (And it is a shame about the program...) Anyone out there know about the USB->TH-F6 (Kenwood) cable? I have had one and used it in the past to my mac, but just went to try it and it doesn't seem to connect. Radio is on PC mode, and the LED lights up when I plug in the USB connector, but no go. Nothing changes on the radio and the software can't find USBModem. (Or could the problem be in the radio???) Are there drivers that I should try to re-install??? It's been so long since I got it, I've forgotten. Thanks David, WA1OUI From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 17 09:33:26 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:33:26 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] [Ham-Mac] MacMemoriesManager In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <89293586-D7F8-4A34-8DB8-38D0E53195EF@dogparksoftware.com> On 17-Mar-09, at 9:11 AM, Dan Romanchik KB6NU wrote: > I doubt that a single review killed it, Doubt all you like. Sales died the week the review was published. The reviewer, by the way says he is "glad". > especially since the other two reviews were positive. My guess is > that it was just too expensive for what it does. $67 seems like a > lot of money for a program that only manages memories. It was still losing money and now it's free and unsupported. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From n1zj at att.net Tue Mar 17 11:17:25 2009 From: n1zj at att.net (N1ZJ) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:17:25 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] [Ham-Mac] MacMemoriesManager In-Reply-To: <89293586-D7F8-4A34-8DB8-38D0E53195EF@dogparksoftware.com> References: <89293586-D7F8-4A34-8DB8-38D0E53195EF@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <505D050C-1519-49A5-B7FD-C5E18E7D9326@att.net> On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:33 AM, Don Agro wrote: > Doubt all you like. Sales died the week the review was published. > The reviewer, by the way says he is "glad". The reviewer is "glad" that he is left with a product he doesn't like? How does that make sense? There is an illness in our society. Too many of us think that commerce is an adversary game in which every player is out to take advantage of every other player. We think that's what "free market" means. We're wrong. We need to think of our suppliers and our customers as partners. Their welfare is important to us. We need to pay enough for what we get to keep our suppliers in business, and we need to charge our customers fairly so that they stay in business and can keep buying. Commerce based on trying to rip each other off is how we got into this nasty recession in the first place. The reviewer in this case seems to me to have been incredibly short sighted. He would have served his own interests much better if he had written an honest, but optimistic review and communicated suggestions to Don on the side. If his goal was to have a better product, then encouraging support of the product would have accomplished that. I am happy to say that that seems to be the approach we are all taking to MLDX, and it's working. With enough positive thinking and cooperation maybe we can get more developers interested in Cocoa so that Don and Chen won't be so lonely and we can all have more stuff. John, N1ZJ From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 17 11:45:37 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:45:37 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] [Ham-Mac] MacMemoriesManager In-Reply-To: <505D050C-1519-49A5-B7FD-C5E18E7D9326@att.net> References: <89293586-D7F8-4A34-8DB8-38D0E53195EF@dogparksoftware.com> <505D050C-1519-49A5-B7FD-C5E18E7D9326@att.net> Message-ID: <7CCB19FB-20E6-4FF8-98DF-1B49CF67110C@dogparksoftware.com> Hi John, On 17-Mar-09, at 11:17 AM, N1ZJ wrote: > With enough positive thinking and cooperation maybe we can get more > developers interested in Cocoa so that Don and Chen won't be so > lonely and we can all have more stuff. Thanks John, I couldn't have put it better. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ltrranch at vtc.net Tue Mar 17 12:47:26 2009 From: ltrranch at vtc.net (ltrranch at vtc.net) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:47:26 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Commentary by N1ZJ Message-ID: <8CADAC5F-555D-4E55-8A8B-DFA3744BA86F@vtc.net> Re: The "glad" reviewer Well written!! John Exactly how I feel. Tom N7KCX From jaysimmons at chasingrainbows.com Tue Mar 17 13:39:52 2009 From: jaysimmons at chasingrainbows.com (Jay Simmons) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:39:52 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Old QSL's In-Reply-To: <7CCB19FB-20E6-4FF8-98DF-1B49CF67110C@dogparksoftware.com> References: <89293586-D7F8-4A34-8DB8-38D0E53195EF@dogparksoftware.com> <505D050C-1519-49A5-B7FD-C5E18E7D9326@att.net> <7CCB19FB-20E6-4FF8-98DF-1B49CF67110C@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <49BFE068.6030304@chasingrainbows.com> Before I ask my newbie question, let me first say how impressed I am with the huge effort and scope of MacLoggerDX...I have a IMAC with dual processors running Windows XP for my Solidworks 3D Modeling program on one side and all my Mac software on the other...I am delighted to have any Mac based Ham Radio software. You can count on my long term support. There is way too much bashing from critics who probably could not write a single line of code...what we need is fair evaluation and positive attitudes so things will improve. Now my question...I have downloaded the latest upgrade, however, I still can not figure out how to list my old QSL's so the program knows that I have already worked them. A hit or two would be helpful...Best Regards...Jay Simmons K6RIY From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 17 13:44:35 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:44:35 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Old QSL's In-Reply-To: <49BFE068.6030304@chasingrainbows.com> References: <89293586-D7F8-4A34-8DB8-38D0E53195EF@dogparksoftware.com> <505D050C-1519-49A5-B7FD-C5E18E7D9326@att.net> <7CCB19FB-20E6-4FF8-98DF-1B49CF67110C@dogparksoftware.com> <49BFE068.6030304@chasingrainbows.com> Message-ID: Hi Jay, On 17-Mar-09, at 1:39 PM, Jay Simmons wrote: > Now my question...I have downloaded the latest upgrade, however, I > still can not figure out how to list my old QSL's so the program > knows that I have already worked them. A hit or two would be > helpful...Best Regards...Jay Simmons K6RIY Just put anything in the QSL Received field in the Log Panel. The FAQ shows how to change V4 entries to worked, but the same procedure can be used to change blank fields to worked. http://dogparksoftware.com/mldxfc_faq.html "To Change V4 "N" QSL Received fields to blank fields in V5: 1) Sort by "QSL Received" in the Log Panel. 2) Select all the "N" entries. 3) Select "Mark Selected Log Entries QSL" from the Log menu. 4) Check the "QSL Received" check box and leave the "QSL Received" text field blank. 5) Press the "Mark" button." 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From myles.landstein at gmail.com Tue Mar 17 15:35:54 2009 From: myles.landstein at gmail.com (myles landstein) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:35:54 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemoriesManager In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hmm All the reviews seemed good, but one, hey not all good stuff in the world or on eham necessarily gets 100%. Typically or statistically speaking most people who write usually write / call to complain, in general. Eham might be a bit of a statistical anomaly since most reviews offer a lot of support but 'us' hams are a unusual bunch. Always going to be a few people that just don't understand the stuff or don't like it this is to to small to be a reflection of the program I really liked the software, and if I am not mistaken is about the only MAC memory program out there. On one hand I am sure anyone can understand Don being upset about getting a bad review , but it wasn't the worst review I've ever seen, and who knows the validity of the reviewer? Perhaps he had a bad day, or has an ax to grind? Perhaps the person isn't 'well' not saying he is or isn't but just who knows? Perhaps that is just his opinion, were all entitled no matter how correct or misguided . I would never let 1 bad review change my mind My idea would not be to focus on the minority but the overwhelming majority of people who across many DogPark programs , feel Don's work is really great. Mac Memories Manager has worked great for me on many radio's, worked as it should have and allowed me to enjoy 2 things I really love , ham radio and Mac together. All the other DogPark software I've used works great too. Very sorry to hear it was loosing money, what other mac memory programs are people using? I really hate programming memories into the radio using the radio, it's so much easier to use the program, and allows me to have a back up on disk. Yes despite all this Don has allowed it to be available for free, which shows he is the better man ... When I have the time to compose a well written review for eham , yes even thou it's now free I will post it, as a matter of principle Continued fan myles On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:18 AM, Don Agro wrote: > A number of people have written to ask what happened to > MacMemoriesManager. > > Simple. A single review on eHam killed it. > > > > It is now free and unsupported. I used to wonder why more people > didn't write ham software for the Mac. Now I know. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ Going to Dayton '09 It will get better with more support! myles D landstein N2EHG myles.landstein at gmail.com From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 17 15:41:17 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:41:17 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemoriesManager In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <05AB9F90-D44E-4545-BC87-2C3F5DDB1367@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Myles, On 17-Mar-09, at 3:35 PM, myles landstein wrote: > My idea would not be to focus on the minority but the > overwhelming majority of people who across many DogPark > programs , feel Don's work is really great. I didn't make the program free because I was upset Myles. I discontinued support because after the review, sales dropped to zero and I could no longer afford to support the program. It was a simple business decision. > Continued fan Thanks Myles. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Tue Mar 17 20:39:05 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:39:05 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] iSpectrum Audio Ananlyzer Message-ID: iSpectrum Audio Ananlyzer is now FREE but unsupported. http://dogparksoftware.com/iSpectrum.html 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From EZRhino at fastmovers.biz Tue Mar 17 21:16:35 2009 From: EZRhino at fastmovers.biz (EZ Rhino) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:16:35 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] dx cluster Message-ID: Somebody check and see if you can connect to NC7J in MLDX DX cluster? Chris From dhkaplan at mac.com Tue Mar 17 22:04:48 2009 From: dhkaplan at mac.com (David Kaplan) Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:04:48 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] dx cluster In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Got an error 408, Time-out David Kaplan, WA1OUI On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:16 PM, EZ Rhino wrote: Somebody check and see if you can connect to NC7J in MLDX DX cluster? Chris _______________________________________________ DogParkList mailing list DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Mar 21 22:14:43 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:14:43 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacloggerDX 5.X and Icom 7800 In-Reply-To: <24B590EC-E197-4029-B4FD-417F3172D814@gmail.com> References: <24B590EC-E197-4029-B4FD-417F3172D814@gmail.com> Message-ID: <14B2BAA4-395C-42DA-895A-17985DAC21A2@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Jeff, I have forwarded this to the dogparklist. You might want to subscribe to it rather than the contest list for general radio connection questions... On 21-Mar-09, at 8:23 PM, Jeffrey A. Steinberg wrote: > My MacLogger 4.4 worked fine with my keyspan USB/Serial 4-port > device and my rotator (Green Heron--DCU-1 emulation at 4800 baud) > and my IC-7800). If anyone has this combination (radio and > Maclogger) would you be willing to share configurations over the > phone. If so, can you PM me or reply to this e-mail letting me > know. Put your call in. > > Currently my 7800 is set to CI-V baud rate auto, address: 6Ah, CI-V > transceiver ON, RS-232C Function Decode, Decode baud rate: 98600. You mean 9600 not 98600 don't you ? The radio and MacLoggerDX have to be set to the same baud rates. > Preferences on the radio is serial port, keyspan serial port id, > 9600 baud, 2 stop bits, icom-7800, DTR yes, RTS yes, command delay > 0ms., icom address 6A. You want 1 stop bit not 2. > --Jeffrey Steinberg > K2MIT > > Thanks in advance. This is frustrating because it worked in 4.4 You also mentioned that it was working with V5 but then stopped when you rebooted: On 21-Mar-09, at 5:51 PM, Jeffrey A. Steinberg wrote: > I had it connected but after a reboot, no connection. > > I tested the keyspan on my automated telescope and all is well with > all 4 ports.. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From va3sph at mac.com Sat Mar 21 22:26:16 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:26:16 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacloggerDX 5.X and Icom 7800 In-Reply-To: <14B2BAA4-395C-42DA-895A-17985DAC21A2@dogparksoftware.com> References: <24B590EC-E197-4029-B4FD-417F3172D814@gmail.com> <14B2BAA4-395C-42DA-895A-17985DAC21A2@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <5C895302-A607-4D3C-99D0-D8C312819568@mac.com> Hi Jeff, Yes sign up to mailing list so we can all help (http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist ). Many othera with experience with same gear or similar. Your going to have to set to 1 stop bit NOT 2 as Don suggested. I am using with a Kenwood currently (my IC-7000 out of service in my garage as working on building a new portable digital shack with it) but many other on here have icoms. 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 21-Mar-09, at 10:14 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > I have forwarded this to the dogparklist. You might want to > subscribe to it rather than the contest list for general radio > connection questions... > > On 21-Mar-09, at 8:23 PM, Jeffrey A. Steinberg wrote: > >> My MacLogger 4.4 worked fine with my keyspan USB/Serial 4-port >> device and my rotator (Green Heron--DCU-1 emulation at 4800 baud) >> and my IC-7800). If anyone has this combination (radio and >> Maclogger) would you be willing to share configurations over the >> phone. If so, can you PM me or reply to this e-mail letting me >> know. Put your call in. >> >> Currently my 7800 is set to CI-V baud rate auto, address: 6Ah, CI-V >> transceiver ON, RS-232C Function Decode, Decode baud rate: 98600. > > You mean 9600 not 98600 don't you ? The radio and MacLoggerDX have > to be set to the same baud rates. > >> Preferences on the radio is serial port, keyspan serial port id, >> 9600 baud, 2 stop bits, icom-7800, DTR yes, RTS yes, command delay >> 0ms., icom address 6A. > > You want 1 stop bit not 2. > >> --Jeffrey Steinberg >> K2MIT >> >> Thanks in advance. This is frustrating because it worked in 4.4 > > You also mentioned that it was working with V5 but then stopped when > you rebooted: > > On 21-Mar-09, at 5:51 PM, Jeffrey A. Steinberg wrote: > >> I had it connected but after a reboot, no connection. > >> >> I tested the keyspan on my automated telescope and all is well with >> all 4 ports.. > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 22 07:54:07 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:54:07 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] The group macloggerdx is temporarily unavailable Message-ID: Hi, Some of you may be getting the "The group macloggerdx is temporarily unavailable." message. I am not sure why but I have contacted Yahoo and hopefully they will have it fixed soon. Thanks, 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From viggen at mac.com Sun Mar 22 09:33:32 2009 From: viggen at mac.com (Larry West) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:33:32 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] The group macloggerdx is temporarily unavailable In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5E49EB57-6D0F-4728-99C1-C3A66C407830@mac.com> I was also getting that on some other Yahoo groups last night. N2LJ On Mar 22, 2009, at 07:54, Don Agro wrote: > Hi, > > Some of you may be getting the "The group macloggerdx is temporarily > unavailable." message. > > I am not sure why but I have contacted Yahoo and hopefully they will > have it fixed soon. > > Thanks, > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From viggen at mac.com Sun Mar 22 09:50:00 2009 From: viggen at mac.com (Larry West) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:50:00 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Odd issue with MLDX 5.03 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> MLDX 5.03 has been, by and large, working fine for me since I upgraded a short time ago. But I have been seeing some odd "lockups". Essentially what happens is MLDX will be the foreground app, and for no apparent reason, I get the "spinning beach ball of death", and MLDX is largely unresponsive. I can switch to other apps, and all seems to be working. I can even switch back to MLDX, and the window comes to the foreground, but I cannot do anything with it. Tuning the rig does not change the frequency display in MLDX. Dis- and re- connecting the USB II from the USB bus does not do anything. Sometimes MLDX will run for hours, sometimes, for only a brief period before locking up. The closest thing I can come with as to a cause is the lockup seems to mostly happen while I'm absent-mindedly tuning the rig using the tuning knob on the rig. But I'm not exactly 100% on that. Of course, it seems to only lock up when I need to log a contact! I have tried to force-quit MLDX, but that does not quite get rid of everything. The app window goes away, but the icon in the dock still shows the "active" glowing thingy below the icon. I can't relaunch MLDX, and I cannot restart or shut down, except with the power button on my MBP. I've tried the force-quit from the dock, and from Activity Monitor, and same result. System here is a 2.33 Ghz 15" MBP, 3Gig ram, Apple Cinema 20" ADC display, Apple Bluetooth keyboard & Mighty Mouse, Mac OS X 10.5.6 I often run with MLDX, Mail.app, Safari, Acrobat Pro, and time Machine all active. Rig is an IC-7000, connected to the MBP via ?Ham USB II, and audio connected (for digital modes) via original iMic. I thought I spotted in another thread that there is a log I can send or look at, but I can't seem to locate the thread... 73, N2LJ Larry From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 22 09:57:30 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 09:57:30 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Odd issue with MLDX 5.03 In-Reply-To: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> References: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> Message-ID: On 22-Mar-09, at 9:50 AM, Larry West wrote: > MLDX 5.03 has been, by and large, working fine for me since I > upgraded a short time ago. But I have been seeing some odd "lockups". > > Essentially what happens is MLDX will be the foreground app, and for > no apparent reason, I get the "spinning beach ball of death", and > MLDX is largely unresponsive. I have seen that happen when the call sign server is slow but it recovers shortly or times out. > I can switch to other apps, and all seems to be working. I can even > switch back to MLDX, and the window comes to the foreground, but I > cannot do anything with it. Tuning the rig does not change the > frequency display in MLDX. Dis- and re- connecting the USB II from > the USB bus does not do anything. It will lock up the USB driver if you disconnect while MLDX is communicating over it. > Sometimes MLDX will run for hours, sometimes, for only a brief > period before locking up. The closest thing I can come with as to a > cause is the lockup seems to mostly happen while I'm absent-mindedly > tuning the rig using the tuning knob on the rig. But I'm not exactly > 100% on that. Of course, it seems to only lock up when I need to log > a contact! You don't mention what rig, but if it is an Icom, try turning off Transceive mode in the radio menus. > I have tried to force-quit MLDX, but that does not quite get rid of > everything. The app window goes away, but the icon in the dock still > shows the "active" glowing thingy below the icon. I can't relaunch > MLDX, and I cannot restart or shut down, except with the power > button on my MBP. > > I've tried the force-quit from the dock, and from Activity Monitor, > and same result. > > System here is a 2.33 Ghz 15" MBP, 3Gig ram, Apple Cinema 20" ADC > display, Apple Bluetooth keyboard & Mighty Mouse, Mac OS X 10.5.6 > I often run with MLDX, Mail.app, Safari, Acrobat Pro, and time > Machine all active. > Rig is an IC-7000, connected to the MBP via ?Ham USB II, and audio > connected (for digital modes) via original iMic. > > I thought I spotted in another thread that there is a log I can send > or look at, but I can't seem to locate the thread... It's in the FAQ: 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 22 10:00:15 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:00:15 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Re: Odd issue with MLDX 5.03 In-Reply-To: References: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> Message-ID: <5621E949-73A3-4A39-85C2-02FF6BB85DC6@dogparksoftware.com> On 22-Mar-09, at 9:57 AM, Don Agro wrote: > You don't mention what rig, but if it is an Icom, try turning off > Transceive mode in the radio menus. Oh, sorry, you did mention. I have an IC-7000 here too and haven't seen these lockups, so you want to turn transceive mode off in the radio menus. Set delay to 0 in MLDX, and make sure you have the latest driver for the USB II. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From viggen at mac.com Sun Mar 22 10:05:15 2009 From: viggen at mac.com (Larry West) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:05:15 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Odd issue with MLDX 5.03 In-Reply-To: References: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> Message-ID: <671F7BA2-9557-45E5-9761-219CED77C337@mac.com> On Mar 22, 2009, at 09:57, Don Agro wrote: > > On 22-Mar-09, at 9:50 AM, Larry West wrote: > >> MLDX 5.03 has been, by and large, working fine for me since I >> upgraded a short time ago. But I have been seeing some odd "lockups". >> >> Essentially what happens is MLDX will be the foreground app, and >> for no apparent reason, I get the "spinning beach ball of death", >> and MLDX is largely unresponsive. > > I have seen that happen when the call sign server is slow but it > recovers shortly or times out. That could be it... > > >> I can switch to other apps, and all seems to be working. I can even >> switch back to MLDX, and the window comes to the foreground, but I >> cannot do anything with it. Tuning the rig does not change the >> frequency display in MLDX. Dis- and re- connecting the USB II from >> the USB bus does not do anything. > > It will lock up the USB driver if you disconnect while MLDX is > communicating over it. I don't normally do this, but if it has been a while... >> Sometimes MLDX will run for hours, sometimes, for only a brief >> period before locking up. The closest thing I can come with as to a >> cause is the lockup seems to mostly happen while I'm absent- >> mindedly tuning the rig using the tuning knob on the rig. But I'm >> not exactly 100% on that. Of course, it seems to only lock up when >> I need to log a contact! > > You don't mention what rig, but if it is an Icom, try turning off > Transceive mode in the radio menus. IC-7000, and transcieve mode is off, and has been off. Thanks, Don! N2LJ From n9ij at comcast.net Sun Mar 22 12:25:51 2009 From: n9ij at comcast.net (Len Revelle) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:25:51 -0500 Subject: [DogParkList] New MLDXv5 user questions. Message-ID: I now have v5.0 installed and running. The first of what I hope are not many questions.. 1. I still have v4 on the MacBook. There are a number of folders and script sets associated with it while, at least at first glance, there are none but the SQLLite file associated with v5. When I am ready to dump v4 can I safely dump all the stuff associated with v4? 2. In concert with the above, are there scripts that I should keep or are the most common functions within v5? 3. Anyone have a script that will search the log file and update the CQ Zone award data so I can see where I stand in that category. Seems the zone info never transferred via ADIF from my old Windows-based logger. Enough for now. Thanks Len Revelle N9IJ n9ij at comcast.net From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 22 12:32:57 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:32:57 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] New MLDXv5 user questions. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <833C31DE-3C3C-46A1-8390-65C10D13C789@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Len, On 22-Mar-09, at 12:25 PM, Len Revelle wrote: > I now have v5.0 installed and running. The first of what I hope are > not many questions.. > 1. I still have v4 on the MacBook. There are a number of folders and > script sets associated with it while, at least at first glance, > there are none but the SQLLite file associated with v5. When I am > ready to dump v4 can I safely dump all the stuff associated with v4? Yes, but I would keep my old log.dat files on a CD or something, just in case. > 2. In concert with the above, are there scripts that I should keep > or are the most common functions within v5? The V4 scripts are largely incompatible with V5 73 Don Agro VE3VRW D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com From kilo2mit at gmail.com Sun Mar 22 16:43:02 2009 From: kilo2mit at gmail.com (Jeffrey A. Steinberg) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:43:02 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Help! IC-7800 Keyspan and V5 Message-ID: <23B9A221-5881-4664-B315-F23DE7E7B7A1@gmail.com> Before I go out and buy a new set of cables, can someone with a 7800 and V5 of MacloggerDX help me with my parameters? On V5: Port P1.1 on keyspan 9600 1 stop bit IC-7800 selected DTR and RTS checked Command delay: 0 Icom Address: 6A On 7800: CI-V Baud Rate: 9600 CI-V address: 6Ah CI-V Transceive: On RS-233C Function: Decode Decode Baude Rate: 9600 does any one more knowledgeable know if this should work or might as Don suggested the Cables are bad. I personally think its a setting on the 7800. I had it working but a mac Crash caused it to stopped it from working. Go figure. Jeffrey Steinberg, K2MIT From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 22 16:49:32 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:49:32 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Help! IC-7800 Keyspan and V5 In-Reply-To: <23B9A221-5881-4664-B315-F23DE7E7B7A1@gmail.com> References: <23B9A221-5881-4664-B315-F23DE7E7B7A1@gmail.com> Message-ID: <954C15A0-124B-4080-802D-D332565AC3D3@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Jeff, On 22-Mar-09, at 4:43 PM, Jeffrey A. Steinberg wrote: > does any one more knowledgeable know if this should work or might as > Don suggested the Cables are bad. I didn't say the cables were bad I said: On 22-Mar-09, at 3:48 PM, Don Agro wrote: > I don't know if it's necessary to buy a new set, but that's > definitely a question you should ask on the list. I don't have a > 7800 here but I know several of my customers are using the 7800 with > MacLoggerDX and you should ask what kind of cabling they are using > from the USB/Serial adapter to the radio. ...and... On 22-Mar-09, at 2:29 PM, Don Agro wrote: > If V4 doesn't work and V5 doesn't work then there is something wrong > with your interface. > Your telescope does not use the same cable as the one that connects > to your radio. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From kilo2mit at gmail.com Sun Mar 22 16:58:43 2009 From: kilo2mit at gmail.com (Jeffrey A. Steinberg) Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:58:43 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Help! IC-7800 Keyspan and V5 In-Reply-To: <954C15A0-124B-4080-802D-D332565AC3D3@dogparksoftware.com> References: <23B9A221-5881-4664-B315-F23DE7E7B7A1@gmail.com> <954C15A0-124B-4080-802D-D332565AC3D3@dogparksoftware.com> Message-ID: <1997E22A-979C-4D9B-AB4A-244093F6F563@gmail.com> Sorry to misquote Don, who has been so helpfull with this problem. I am hopful that it's just a parameter issue and not a cabling issue. If any 7800 owners can help, please respond. ----------------- Jeffrey Steinberg 914-374-7503 On Mar 22, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Don Agro wrote: > Hi Jeff, > > On 22-Mar-09, at 4:43 PM, Jeffrey A. Steinberg wrote: > >> does any one more knowledgeable know if this should work or might >> as Don suggested the Cables are bad. > > I didn't say the cables were bad I said: > > On 22-Mar-09, at 3:48 PM, Don Agro wrote: > >> I don't know if it's necessary to buy a new set, but that's >> definitely a question you should ask on the list. I don't have a >> 7800 here but I know several of my customers are using the 7800 >> with MacLoggerDX and you should ask what kind of cabling they are >> using from the USB/Serial adapter to the radio. > > ...and... > > On 22-Mar-09, at 2:29 PM, Don Agro wrote: > >> If V4 doesn't work and V5 doesn't work then there is something >> wrong with your interface. >> Your telescope does not use the same cable as the one that connects >> to your radio. > > > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW > > From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Mar 23 07:20:58 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:20:58 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Help on connecting MLDX 5 to dxcluster In-Reply-To: <80B04F08-3534-4E02-A227-1CA19CA70ABB@scansani.it> References: <80B04F08-3534-4E02-A227-1CA19CA70ABB@scansani.it> Message-ID: <2DC621E1-4570-43F1-842B-D5F90D6D9500@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Maurizio, On 23-Mar-09, at 7:16 AM, Maurizio Scansani wrote: > Hi everyone and apologize for my English... > > I am not able to connect to telnet dxcluster... > > In the cluster panel, i read: > > Telnet Startup: > > But nothing happens, even thought I push the CONNECT button and > change the node. > > Thanks! > > Max, IK2YSE I have cross-posted this to the other two lists. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Mar 23 11:34:00 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:34:00 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] [macloggerdx] Help on connecting MLDX 5 to dxcluster In-Reply-To: <80B04F08-3534-4E02-A227-1CA19CA70ABB@scansani.it> References: <80B04F08-3534-4E02-A227-1CA19CA70ABB@scansani.it> Message-ID: <776C900F-9413-4E71-AC17-069A38162B38@dogparksoftware.com> Hi Maurizio, On 23-Mar-09, at 7:16 AM, Maurizio Scansani wrote: > I am not able to connect to telnet dxcluster... What happens when you try this in a Terminal.app window ? $ telnet dxc.kn4f.net Trying 76.107.211.254... Connected to dxc.kn4f.net. Escape character is '^]'. *** Connected to: KN4F Welcome to the KN4F AR-Cluster node Telnet port! Please enter your call: ve3vrw Hello Don Agro (VE3VRW) Welcome to the KN4F AR-Cluster port located in Memphis, Tn. WWV: SFI=69 A=4 K=1 No Storms -> No Storms 23-Mar-09 15:00Z Since Mar 2007 the KN4F node has processed 3,642,555 DX spots To set filters to just see spots from the US and Canada, do a SET/FILTER K,VE/PASS (or see HE FILTERS for more filter options) Please enter your email address as SET/EMAIL terry at ab5k.net Please enter your phone number. Example SET/PHONE 333-4567 40 nodes, 29 local / 285 total users Uptime 12 11:14 VE3VRW de KN4F 23-Mar 1533Z arc > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From ltrranch at vtc.net Mon Mar 23 16:01:08 2009 From: ltrranch at vtc.net (ltrranch at vtc.net) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:01:08 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] DCU-1 Pathfinder Message-ID: <27E1A5F0-770C-4751-9E0E-B90B506370F8@vtc.net> Hello Group, I'm thinking of using the DUC-1 Pathfinder for controlling the antenna rotator and interfacing it with the MacLoggerDX program to control the rotation of the beam. I noticed that the output from the DUC-1 is in the form of a RS-232 port connection. Is there a cable that converts the RS-232 to a Mac USB connection? I believe this is what is needed to make this configuration work. Thanks Tom N7KCX From k9jri at mac.com Fri Mar 27 10:17:24 2009 From: k9jri at mac.com (Michael Blake) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:17:24 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Shift, Control, Option & Command modifiers added to VFO Stepper. Message-ID: Just a note, hopefully a helpful note, regarding "Spaces" and the "control" key modifier. If you have Spaces enabled the default Spaces control keys are "control" plus the "up, down, left and right" keys. This will cause you to get a new "Spaces" screen when using the new VFO Stepper "control" modifier key. Just turn off Spaces or change Spaces to not use the control key. Michael Blake k9jri at mac.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Fri Mar 27 10:43:17 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:43:17 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacLoggerDX for Cocoa Beta 12 Message-ID: I had requests from several customers who wanted to know what was happening while using cocoaModem and scripts without looking at the MLDX screen. I have replaced the log sound with something more distinctive and moved the quieter log sound to lookup. For those of you with bad nerves or working late at night when the rest of the family sleeps, there is now a check box in the site prefs to turn all MacLoggerDX sounds on or off. V 5.04 Beta 12 - Frequency roundoff error fixed. - Shift, Control, Option & Command modifiers added to VFO Stepper. - 3D Map Sun sub-sat point marker added. - Don't auto-scroll DXCluster if anything is selected. - DXCluster panel supports full editing (cut,copy,paste,delete). - Use most recent QRZ QSL Pic. - JA Band Plan errors fixed, ITU Zone coloring fixed. - Site Pref added to turn sounds on or off. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From k7peh at comcast.net Sat Mar 28 12:48:53 2009 From: k7peh at comcast.net (Phil Hystad) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:48:53 -0700 Subject: [DogParkList] Logging multiple call signs with one QSO contact and log entry Message-ID: A question. What is the convention to log multiple call signs that are involved in a single QSO and log contact which is identified by frequency and time. In particular, I am thinking of something like a small roundtable where you might have two or three others with no particular main or primary contact. I am in the process of moving my own logging database into ADIF and then loaded into MLDX. I am using MySQL as the back bone of my own logging database and instead of a single call sign associated with a log entry, I allow multiple call signs that are foreign key referenced (by date/time of start of QSO) to the main log entry. My guess is to put the extra call signs in the notes (comments) section but I was hoping for some method that would allow me to capture other information. One idea I had was merely to create multiple log entries all with the same start/end date-times and the same frequency each identifying a separate call sign. But, is there a canonical way of doing this in MLDX? 73, phil, K7PEH From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sat Mar 28 13:03:18 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:03:18 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Logging multiple call signs with one QSO contact and log entry In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Phil, On 28-Mar-09, at 12:48 PM, Phil Hystad wrote: > A question. What is the convention to log multiple call signs that > are involved in a single QSO and log contact which is identified by > frequency and time. In particular, I am thinking of something like > a small roundtable where you might have two or three others with no > particular main or primary contact. > > I am in the process of moving my own logging database into ADIF and > then loaded into MLDX. I am using MySQL as the back bone of my own > logging database and instead of a single call sign associated with a > log entry, I allow multiple call signs that are foreign key > referenced (by date/time of start of QSO) to the main log entry. I would guess that the limiting factor would then be the ADIF specification wouldn't it ? > My guess is to put the extra call signs in the notes (comments) > section but I was hoping for some method that would allow me to > capture other information. One idea I had was merely to create > multiple log entries all with the same start/end date-times and the > same frequency each identifying a separate call sign. But, is there > a canonical way of doing this in MLDX? No MacLoggerDX, like ADIF assumes that a QSO is between the tags "OPERATOR" (the logging operator's call sign) and "CALL" (the contacted station's call sign). > > 73, > phil, K7PEH 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From va3sph at mac.com Sat Mar 28 20:03:23 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:03:23 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] DCU-1 Pathfinder In-Reply-To: <27E1A5F0-770C-4751-9E0E-B90B506370F8@vtc.net> References: <27E1A5F0-770C-4751-9E0E-B90B506370F8@vtc.net> Message-ID: <16626972-4F88-443D-96D0-51E0294140CD@mac.com> Hi Tom, Yes it's impossible to find serial port on computer these days. My hope is that this will trigger new radio with USB. Will not miss serial troubleshooting. :-) Til then I like the Keyspan (now Tripp Lite) as they have some good drivers in my experience. http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&txtModelID=3914 But there are many others getting good reports.... Other serial adaptors come by many names. Some of the online sellers of cables identify the chipset. One to also look for is FTDI chipset. http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/FTDI/FTDI+USB-+Serial+adapter+cable http://www.tronisoft.com/2455.php FTDI Drivers for various OSes including Mac OS X can be found here. http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm Another chip maker is Prolific. Driver found here... http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=31 (Not sure how good they are as have not tried Prolific.) If you have need to control a number of serial devices Rotor, Radio1, Radio2, etc... Multiport serial adaptor are also available. One usb connection to 4 or more RS-232 serial ports. http://www.tripplite.com/en/products/model.cfm?txtSeriesID=518&txtModelID=3916 http://www.usbgear.com/USBG-4FTDI-B.html Spoiled for choice. They key seem to be good software drivers as poor drivers can make your computer unstable or at the very least drive you nuts troubleshooting. 73 Steve-VA3SPH On 23-Mar-09, at 4:01 PM, ltrranch at vtc.net wrote: > Hello Group, > I'm thinking of using the DUC-1 Pathfinder for controlling the > antenna rotator and interfacing it with the MacLoggerDX program to > control the rotation of the beam. I noticed that the output from the > DUC-1 is in the form of a RS-232 port connection. Is there a cable > that converts the RS-232 to a Mac USB connection? I believe this is > what is needed to make this configuration work. Thanks Tom N7KCX From va3sph at mac.com Sat Mar 28 21:22:17 2009 From: va3sph at mac.com (Steve Hellyer) Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:22:17 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Odd issue with MLDX 5.03 In-Reply-To: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> References: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> Message-ID: <9784B631-3729-403E-9BF1-A14BA509B0EE@mac.com> Larry if you get that again try open up Activity monitor and see if some other application is consuming CPU most of your CPU. You can sort the Activity monitor list by CPU by clicking on CPU column header. You may notice an application running in that list called spindump. This OS application kicks in when as a running progress becomes unresponsive (hung). Details here on what it does... http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/Manpages/man8/spindump.8.html Console log is also a good friend here as you can usually see some type of trail of complaints from OS or applications. This is not a solution but just some tools and techniques to gather more information on what might be occurring during these situations. Lastly make sure your MicroHAM USB II drivers (FTDI serial chip) are up to date http://www.microham.com/index1.html But you sound like a fellow who keeps things quite current and may have check this already. 73 Steve - VA3SPH On 22-Mar-09, at 9:50 AM, Larry West wrote: > MLDX 5.03 has been, by and large, working fine for me since I > upgraded a short time ago. But I have been seeing some odd "lockups". > > Essentially what happens is MLDX will be the foreground app, and for > no apparent reason, I get the "spinning beach ball of death", and > MLDX is largely unresponsive. > I can switch to other apps, and all seems to be working. I can even > switch back to MLDX, and the window comes to the foreground, but I > cannot do anything with it. Tuning the rig does not change the > frequency display in MLDX. Dis- and re- connecting the USB II from > the USB bus does not do anything. > > Sometimes MLDX will run for hours, sometimes, for only a brief > period before locking up. The closest thing I can come with as to a > cause is the lockup seems to mostly happen while I'm absent-mindedly > tuning the rig using the tuning knob on the rig. But I'm not exactly > 100% on that. Of course, it seems to only lock up when I need to log > a contact! > > I have tried to force-quit MLDX, but that does not quite get rid of > everything. The app window goes away, but the icon in the dock still > shows the "active" glowing thingy below the icon. I can't relaunch > MLDX, and I cannot restart or shut down, except with the power > button on my MBP. > > I've tried the force-quit from the dock, and from Activity Monitor, > and same result. > > System here is a 2.33 Ghz 15" MBP, 3Gig ram, Apple Cinema 20" ADC > display, Apple Bluetooth keyboard & Mighty Mouse, Mac OS X 10.5.6 > I often run with MLDX, Mail.app, Safari, Acrobat Pro, and time > Machine all active. > Rig is an IC-7000, connected to the MBP via ?Ham USB II, and audio > connected (for digital modes) via original iMic. > > I thought I spotted in another thread that there is a log I can send > or look at, but I can't seem to locate the thread... > > 73, > > N2LJ > Larry > > _______________________________________________ > DogParkList mailing list > DogParkList at dogparksoftware.com > http://two.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/dogparklist From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Sun Mar 29 08:39:05 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 08:39:05 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] Odd issue with MLDX 5.03 In-Reply-To: <9784B631-3729-403E-9BF1-A14BA509B0EE@mac.com> References: <10ACAB33-F0D8-493C-AE6B-1B5A80C79F53@mac.com> <9784B631-3729-403E-9BF1-A14BA509B0EE@mac.com> Message-ID: On 28-Mar-09, at 9:22 PM, Steve Hellyer wrote: > The closest thing I can come with as to a cause is the lockup seems > to mostly happen while I'm absent-mindedly tuning the rig using the > tuning knob on the rig. This is almost always a result of having Transceive mode enabled in an Icom radio. 73 Don Agro VE3VRW From gale_center at comcast.net Sun Mar 29 23:32:40 2009 From: gale_center at comcast.net (Gale Center) Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:32:40 -0600 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemoriesManager Message-ID: <9706C869-20AC-4F51-A437-BA3804484DC8@comcast.net> What Radios does MacMemoriesManager Work with? Thank you for your help. Gale From dagro at dogparksoftware.com Mon Mar 30 01:11:52 2009 From: dagro at dogparksoftware.com (Don Agro) Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:11:52 -0400 Subject: [DogParkList] MacMemoriesManager In-Reply-To: <9706C869-20AC-4F51-A437-BA3804484DC8@comcast.net> References: <9706C869-20AC-4F51-A437-BA3804484DC8@comcast.net> Message-ID: On 29-Mar-09, at 11:32 PM, Gale Center wrote: > What Radios does MacMemoriesManager Work with? Thank you for your > help. Gale http://dogparksoftware.com/MacMemoriesManager.html Supported Radios Kenwood TH-D7, TH-F6, TH-F7, TH-G71, TM-V7, TM-D700, TS-570, TS-2000 Icom IC-7000, IC-706, IC-706mkII, IC-706mkIIG, IC-756, IC-910, R8500 Yaesu FT-817, FT-857, FT-897 (May not work with radios modified for out-of-band). Yaesu does not document the memory access commands for these radios and they can change at any time. AOR AR3000A, AR8200 Radios with clone capability only and no individual memory access CAT commands are not currently supported. Registration MacMemoriesManager is FREE but unsupported. Best Regards, Don Agro D o g P a r k S o f t w a r e L t d . email: dagro at dogparksoftware.com www: http://www.dogparksoftware.com iChat AV:dogpark at mac.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: