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DX4WIN Release Notes
[ 6.04 | 6.03 | 6.02
| 6.01 | 5.03
| 5.02 | 5.01 ]
Here are the DX4WIN Release Notes starting with version 5.01 and ending with
version 6.04.
You can get the official
Release Notes for DX4WIN starting with Version 7.01 by following
this link.
PSK31
- Keep 'other' line low in PSK31 keying
- Double-click in psk31
ADIF
- Empty ADIF field skipped on import
- When using imported QSOs just to confirm QSOs, they will no longer be added if the QSO did not exist
- ADIF import qsl_date defaults to qso_date when qslsent = y
- Changed ADIF Freq (MHz) to be stored in QSO notes as KHz
- Corrected 1.25M band in ADIF
LoTW
- Export for LoTW selects ADIF filter
- Setting Upload Flag no longer ignores QSOs with QSL method set to 'Ignore'
- Export for LoTW will no longer write QSOs which have an upload date set
Reports
- Fixed landscape printing for reports
- Upload conf flag showed incorrectly in logbook window
QSOs
- Updated country database (thanks, Jim, AD1C)
- Corrected band plan for 60m (and radio defaults to USB)
- Added a Close button for File | New dialog window
- VUCC band listing was not clickable
- Added set confirm flag(s) to multiple QSO operations
- Added Set Upload Date to multiple QSO operations
- Default for new QSOs can have Lab, Upl or Lab+Upl
- Changing award flags honors QSO filter and active Selection
- Selecting a filter did set the wrong group default for new QSOs
- Populating state field using F1 will now update state / county summary
- When a US state is specified in a QSO, overriding the default zone will no longer add callsign exception records to the country database
Packet
- Incoming spots no longer update band decoder
- Corrected updating of the callsign on taskbar for incoming spots
- Various changes in the dx4win.tcp file (Internet addresses)
- The announcement window will no longer be shown automatically when selecting "List in Window" in the packet preferences. The window will be shown when the program starts and a the selection was made to show the announcement window.
System
- Run-time install of port driver
- Force the directory for QRZ CDROM to be a drive only
- Added portmap.ini file in save directory to specify a non-standard printer port address
- Added an import function for the calendar
Radio
- Added rig file for Yaesu-FT857 (Thanks G4IRN)
Control
- Added support for Prositel rotator
Country Database
- Corrected QSL manager editor (dates were wrong)
- Merging QSL managers lists actions
- Changed country database & import/export filters to follow Jim's (AD1C) database
Import/Export
- Corrected ADIF import band conversion for higher frequencies
- QSO import no longer changes 59 seconds to 58 seconds
- Import (merge) can use imported QSO for confirmation only (we can set confirmed or upload confirmed
- New I/E filter for dx4win
- Removed CT import filters; use the ADI export for CT instead.
Map
- Automatic update day and night fixed
Other
- DOS box showed under Win/XP when calling an external program
Packet
- Added extra priority level to distinguish worked or not band/mode combo
- New award band was tested incorrectly
- Small corrections in dx4win.tcp file
- Spots were not always saved when closing program
- Spot colors for 'nothing special' could not be changed
- Typing in packet window without an established connection will show the select connection dialog
PSK31
- Wrote routine to get text after double-click in PSK31 window (behavior varied by operating system)
- Added selection of COM port for PTT control
QSOs
- Added option to set QSLDate when setting QSL method in multiple QSO operations
- After changing the current Selection, the default group is set to that selection so adding or importing QSOs will get the group by default
- Changed prefix logic (ignored stuff on right only like /R and /MM)
- When the QSLDate is empty, the up-arrow will set the date to todays date, a down-arrow sets the date to the QSODate
- Added 60M band
- Grids were case sensitive
- Band / Mode also updated for current spot when callsign field is empty
- Added Upload fields to QSO window (Upload, Upload Date, Upload confirmed
- When a previous QSO is found for a call, the zone is now updated for the new QSO.
QSL Labels
- Max QSOs per label could only be changed for one custom labels but now we keep two separate values
- Marking additional QSLs for label printing takes mailed cutoff into account if there is a QSL manager
- Removing duplicate QSLs for printing no longer clears the print flag when a QSO was confirmed.
Radios
- Corrections in Kenwood radio file (thanks to Don, W0DJC)
- Changed order for setting frequency and mode
Reports / Awards
- Small correction in award file (Darrell)
- Made Freq column wider in progress report
- Added time column to WAZ submission reports
- rstR = 0 or ValidDX = Invalid are now indicating an invalid QSO for any award
- Rewards no longer require a minimum number of qualifying QSOs (like 100 for DXCC)
- Added option to select what counts as confirmed (card, upload or both; this is reflected in reports, spots and summaries)
Corrections
- Corrected band=Satellite when converting an older log format (note that the wrong conversion where a satellite contacted ended up as 13cm can be changed with the new 'Set band' option in the multiple QSO operations)
- Removing the 'Progress Bar' when saving a log corrected the Alt+S problem
- DX Alert level is now silent when you select 'None' and the other priorities are now correct
- First QSL label prints in the correct orientation when printing single labels
- Contest message is now preserved when reading / writing an INI file
- US County find in the world map selects the correct county (Excepts Alaska and Broomfield, CO)
New features
- Added option to set new band in multiple QSO operations
Country database
- Small corrections and additions IOTA database
On-line Help
- Added example formats for QSL label printing
Packet
- Added a priority for new band
- Added an option to show a DX spot as high priority for an unconfirmed country
- The colors for font text and the background can be changed for the different priorities
- Added a new column indicating the priority level of a spot
- Added wild character matching for the callsign watch function
- Automatic refresh interval can be specified in an WWW page for DX spots
- Added option to sort DX spots by grid or by IOTA.
VUCC and Grids
- Added a number of new VHF bands plus 4M
- Added option to show grid lines on the world map
- World map shows current grid square in the header
- Searching for a grid value has been fixed
- Grid locator can now be copied automatically from the address shown using the Buckmaster or Flying Horse CDROM
QSOs
- The drop-down lists for modes and bands are now split in two sections. Selected bands and modes in the station parameters are shown first, followed by the ones that are not enabled.
- Added option to change the QSL method for the selection of QSOs
- Added option to modify the QSO date/time for the selection of QSOs
- Automatic selection for QSL printing of QSOs for WPX has been fixed
- IOTA for a previous QSO is inserted when adding in real-time
- A cutoff for 'worked' and 'mailed' with a zero value now means that the cutoff is ignored
- Changed the strings for PSK31 to 'PSK31' (was 'PSK3')
- KG4xx recognized as Guantanamo, KG4x and KG4xxx is USA
- Removed ## and ?? from QSO notes if information is not available
- When a search fails (F8) the QSO Window is ready for a new search to be entered
- The length of county names increased to 22 characters
- Added ability to enter aurora / meteor and rain scatter reports; see modes for details.
- Added modes JT44 and FSK44
- Bad county field will show listing when entering or updating a QSO
- When adding QSOs real-time the background color of the time field will remain darker as long as the time is updated automatically.
Summary Windows / Reports
- Corrected double-click in a summary window when adding real-time
- SameCall window shows more matching calls
- Added progress reports for DXCC, WAS, WAZ and WPX. A progress report shows the difference in the number of countries (states etc.) worked, confirmed etc. for two date ranges in the log.
Labels
- Fixed the problem that only the first page was printed in landscape mode when printing QSL labels
- QSOs printed for Method=QSLService are now sorted by callsign
CW keyboard
- A '+' or '-' in a text buffer (macro) changes the speed
Radios
- Added support for easy switching between two radios
- The command for split on or off is now send first to the radio, correcting a problem with some radios when the B VFO was selected
Control
- Added ability to use any COM port / LPT port for keying CW and PTT
- Added option to set a bit14 on the LPT line when switching to the second radio
- Added option to select between other installed sound card(s) for PSK31
- Corrected selection for 6M in band decoder
- Added support for ON4AOI band decoder
Map
- Added more map data (Islands, cities and US counties)
- Added search function (for country, city and IOTA)
Other
- Reworked and expanded the on-line help
- Added delay for Hy-Gain rotator
- Added support for GOLIST DLL
- Added support to search a website for address and QSL manager information
- Fixed problems with IOTA editor
- Added new import/export filter for DX4WIN (for longer mode field and county field)
- Increased highest COM port number that can be specified
Summary Windows
- A double-click in one of the many summary windows will set a search filter for the band/mode combination for that window (Country, State, Grid, IOTA, Zone etc)
- Added a County summary window
- Added a Mode and Band totals line and Total Confirmed column.
SameCall Window
- SameCall Window uses the Callsign search option to show exact matching calls only or to show all QSOs with the same homecall.
- SameCall Window will now also display calls for current QSO in Spotting Window when adding QSOs in real-time and the callsign field is empty.
Packet
- Option to clear the packet talk window
- When changing the sort order in the packet spotting window the current spot will remain selected
Radios
- Corrected radio interface when Tx offset is enabled.
- Partial support for Yaesu-FT100
- Added entry for ICOM-756 radio
- Added entry for Kenwood TS-2000
Labels
- Added macro (&&) to insert the name from the notes for the callsign in the QSL label
Databases
- Added logic to remove duplicate information for QSL managers during import
- Updated award file (thanks to Guy ON4AOI who collects the many contributions)
- Updated IOTA (thanks to Jim, AD1C and Guy, ON4AOI)
General
- Added support for a message based rotator interface which supports the ARS interface by EA4TX
- Changed Worked cutoff and Mailed cutoff dates; both are now a number days instead of absolute dates.
- Changes in a prefix will reset the IOTA field and change the beam heading
- Added option to leave all windows in place to support dual monitors.
- Added latest version of pskcore.dll (AE4JY)
- Added Ctrl+T to insert today's date in notes field
- Added serial port for keying PSK
- Button to minimize QSO Window and maximize on map window
- IOTA summary window displays all bands
- Long function keys (> 255) did not recognize % char
- Last line of a report did not have a line when using shading
- In Label print window, checking 'Print QSL Mgr' did not affect the buro counter
- Same Call window did show calls for KK4HD like KK4HD/VP2 but not calls like VP2/KK4HD
- Moved QSL-VIA field to notes for QSO for ADIF import
- Fixed continent mapping and 'country has bureau' flag
- Corrected a number of County spelling errors (thanks Jim, AD1C)
- Using F1 in IOTA field did not update direction indicator
- Corrected the DX4WIN import/export filters (Position needed to be non-zero)
- Changed logic to retrieve the first name from the notes for the callsign (used in %n macro)
PSK Window
- Added a PSK31 window based on the pskcore.dll by AE4JY
Radios
- Added support for TenTec Pegasus
- Added support for Kachina 505DSP
- Added ability to control DTR and RTS lines for the radio COM port
- CW keying can now also use the RTS line of the radio COM port
- Set Frequency window is no longer modal and can handle split frequencies
Country database
- Added East Timor and Chesterfield Islands to country database
- Added a number of new IOTAs (tnx Jim, AD1C and Milan, OK1FM)
Awards
- WPX submission prints calls only in multiple columns
- IOTA award allows for all bands
DX spots
- Added option to cancel voice announcements in DX Spotting window
- Packet spotting window will remember last sort order
- Added command to delete old spots for spotting window
Import / Export
- Added import filter for Kachina logs (and another date format)
- Small corrections for ADIF import
Function keys
- Redesigned the function keys for the RTTY window etc.
- There are now 16 function keys (buffers) and increased the maximum length
- Added a few %macros for more flexibility.
QSOs
- Added Substring option for callsign searches
- The window 'Save QSO you just added' now also has an option to cancel
- Moved custom awards fields so they are no longer on the bottom of the window
QSL Labels
- Changed bureau sort order to include a region number for the USA, so KK4HD will print before KA5ABC, and all regions will be printed together. Sort order takes portable operations into account; so KK4HD/VP5 will be sorted among the USA calls.
System
- Correction in Save / restore map parameters
- Removed option 'Minimize other applications'
- Added option to CW keyboard to buffer a single line
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