DX4WIN

App. Note 5

Using QRZ and QRZ.COM with DX4WIN

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I had much grief trying to get the QRZ Callsign Dabase to run from my hard drive and work with the following three programs simultaneously:

• DX4WIN 7.02
• GOWIN
• QRZ32.EXE

This application note describes how I got it to work. My experience is based on Volume 27, Summer 2006 edition of the QRZ Callsign Database.

Installing QRZ CDROM

When installing the QRZ CDROM to your hard drive, the installation path should be the root path of a hard drive partition. By default, it will try to install the program in:

C:\Program Files\QRZ Ham Radio

Because I install all my Ham Radio applications on my E:\ partition, I selected:

E:\

During the installation process, it should show you that the callbook data will be installed to:

E:\Callbk

Make sure to select the option to install the files to your hard drive. I installed the data only, not the QSL images.

Setting up DX4WIN

Here is a screen shot of the EXTDATA preferences for using the QRZ callsign database:

Note the following:

• Data directory is set to E:\, there is nothing else in the path.
   
• See the settings near the bottom of the window for using QRZ.COM. When the F3 (Callsign/Mgr) window is open in DX4WIN, typing ENTER in this window will bring up a web browser to look up the callsign or manager. This information may be more current than the information on the CDROM database

Also check the QRZ32.DLL file that came with DX4WIN - you may need to copy the one off your QRZ CDROM. Here are the file parameters for the Summer 2006 edition:

    Directory of E:\dx4w702\extdata\qrz32.dll
    10/17/2003  15:23          81,920  qrz32.dll

Setting up GOWIN

Install GOWIN. Mine is installed on E:\:

E:\GOLIST

Now configure GOWIN to use the QRZ CDROM database using:

Options -> Callsign Database Type

Options -> Disk Drive for Database

Do not change the DLL that came with the GOWIN software! The file parameters should look like this:

    Directory of  E:\golist\Qrzdll32.dll
    4/24/2002  11:24          86,016  Qrzdll32.dll

This .DLL recognizes that the QRZ data is installed in the root of the drive partition, i.e.:

    E:\Callbk

All three programs should now happily co-exist and work as expected.