[DXBase] Internet Packet

2003年10月26日 07:54:56 -0600

Thanks Clark,
That was the problem. I actually started turning things off the last =
night
and found that when I turned the "announce" off, the problem went away. =
I'm
not sure if I have it turned on in my old 2003 version, but it didn't
exhibit the same problem. Without the speakers I didn't notice that the
announce was on and certainly have no reason to have it enabled.
I guess that the "announce feature" must use up a lot of the resources =
of
the computer because it would crash in no time. I guess my rule of thumb
will be to keep the announce feature turned off. I have been using =
DXBase
since its inception as a DOS program, and it is getting pretty =
complicated
these days.
Thanks,
Bill, W5VX
-----Original Message-----
From: Clark L. Stewart [mailto:[email protected]]=20
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 9:15 PM
To: Bill
Subject: Re: [DXBase] Internet Packet
Bill,
 Could it be that you have DXBase 2004 trying to "announce" the =
packet=20
spots in voice? If so, that will really slow it down. When the spots =
are=20
coming in as fast as they do in the contest, the computer just doesn't=20
"speak" fast enough to keep up. I can't remember what the setting is =
but=20
you can certainly find where you can turn off the voice=20
announcements. Remember, just muting the speaker does not do it, you =
have=20
to turn off the function of making the announcements.
At 11:31 AM 10/25/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I had to send my FT1000 MP in for some work and got it back just in =
time
for
>the CQWW Phone Contest. I thought I'd look for some new band countries, =
so
I
>hurriedly hooked up everything. I had upgraded my 20003 version of =
DXBase
to
>the 2004 version recently without incident.
>>I noticed immediately when I connecting the dialup internet and opened =
the
>window that something was not right. The packet spots were, of course
coming
>through quickly but the computer didn't seem to be able to update =
itself
>quickly enough.
>>The window that shows past QSO's began to show past qso's of two =
different
>stations at the same time! While receiving a new spot which was very =
often
>given the contest, all other DXBase functions stopped. If you tried to
click
>on one of the stations that were posted in the window, usually the one =
that
>was posted next was sent to the radio. On two occasions, the program
stopped
>working and I had to do the cntrl-alt-del and shut it down.
>>Since I hadn't deleted my older version 2003, I booted it up to see =
what it
>would do. It had no problem. The packet stations were posted quickly =
and
>efficiently.
>>Without the packet up, my DXBase 2004 seems a little slower but I =
hadn't
>noticed this problem before. I am using a Pentium II, 350 MHZ machine =
with
>256 Megs of memory and Windows 98 SE.
>>Since the 2003 version works, it seems like it is probably not a =
computer
>problem. I wonder if maybe doing an uninstall/reinstall might help or =
if
>someone might make a suggestion.
>>Bill, W5VX

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