[Dxbase] Frequency

Sat May 28 00:25:05 EDT 2005

Just about to create a new message about a similar problem, though DX Atlas
(V2.2 here) is not involved. Having just recently acquired DSL capability I
have finally been able to utilize DX spotting clusters with DXB. I'm using
VE7CC's AR User software and the spotting action seems to be what I have
expected. However, I am seeing one action I did not expect. The frequency
entered into the log from the rig is intermittently wrong. On some QSO's
the correct frequency is entered, on others it is all over the map. I get
long strings of what appears to be random numbers, sometimes with a leading
negative sign. How do you get a negative frequency? Some times the
frequency numbers are correct, but the decimal point is way off; 14185.50
comes out as 14185000.00 or some such number.
I had a long run into EU this afternoon on 17M and the problem was constant.
After going QRT I had to scroll to the top of the run, copy the correct
frequency into the clipboard and manually edit each bad frequency by pasting
the correct frequency into the bad log entry. I couldn't use Find & Replace
as the bad frequencies were all over the map. While a pain, this is fixable
while doing a run because I know what frequency is correct. When searching
& pouncing it can be a problem if the bad frequency isn't caught and
corrected right away. If I QSY to a new band or mode, how do I remember
which frequency, band or mode was used to make the contact? I've also
noticed that when attempting to send a spot, the spot frequency will
sometimes be off the mark as well, even if I have verified that the correct
frequency has been populated into the log.
Rig here is also an Icom 756Pro. PC is Pentium III laptop running ME. I'm
sure there is some kind of communication conflict between the computer and
the radio. I've tried adjusting the baud rate down from 19200 to 9600 with
no effect. Has anyone else ever noticed this behavior when connected to a
DX cluster? Would a higher DSL speed help? - running 128K now. I haven't
tried it yet, but I'm fairly confident that if I disconnect from the cluster
the frequency problem will go away. Not a viable solution!
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JV" <kt4u at adelphia.net>
To: "Z DX Base" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: May 27, 2005 3:36 PM
Subject: [Dxbase] Frequency
> Ran into a strange problem last night. I had monitor 1 set to DXBase
> 2005 and Monitor 2 to DX Atlas 2.25. After I had logged serval QSOs, I
> happen to look at the frequency that was logged. All QSOs were 363416.56
and
> the band was 75. I closed DX Atlas and the frequencies were logged OK.
Open
> DX Atlas back up and got the same problem. Anyone have this happen to them
> and if so, what's the cure. Using 2.4 MHz and XP pro. Rig is an IC-756
pro.
> JV
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