[Dxbase] Refinements...

Sat Dec 16 12:15:50 EST 2006

I'm just curious, why do you 'check' and 'uncheck'.
Is it to prevent spots from sounding alarms/populating the windows during 
daylight hours when there is no chance of hearing the stations?
If so, you may be interested in a cluster software called ARUser (and 
sometimes called CCUser).
It has vrey very good cluster spot filtering that could be used to eliminate 
undesirable cluster spots along with undesirable ann/full messages etc.
Plus a lot more features.
It's free and available at http://www.bcdxc.org/ve7cc/default.htm#prog
CCUser doesn't have a specific 'Time' filter, but that may be a good 
feature.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert C. Crawford" <k8vfv at arrl.net>
To: "DXbase" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2006 10:58 AM
Subject: Fw: [Dxbase] Refinements...
> Boy, this would really help me out. As I am sure other low band DX'ers.
> Every morning about an hour after sunrise I UNCHECK 160, 80 and 40 meters.
> And that evening before sunset I go back in and CHECK 40, 80 and 160 
> meters
> again. The program knows my SUNRISE and SUNSET time. It could
> automatically check and un-check an hour after sunrise and an hour before
> sunset. What a great help that would be!
>> We now get the band/mode summary for COUNTRIES or IOTA's. ZONES would be 
> a
> great help also!
>> THANKS Jack for the great program. Keep it up!
>> 73 de,
> Bob
> KN8VFV - July 1960, K8VFV since 1961
> Member of: 10 - X & CCA. Life member: ARRL & QCWA
> DXCC Honor Roll. DX is BS7 & E4!
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Al Bailey" <k8six at comcast.net>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday 15 December 2006 7:46 PM
> Subject: [Dxbase] Refinements...
>>>> I think DXBase is by far the best logging program out there and every
>> year we get some additional refinements to enhance what is already a
>> great product. For the next release I would like to suggest two
>> refinements that would help some of us Top Band and Zone chasers.
>>>> Every morning about 30 to 45 minutes after sunrise I have to click
>> the following to avoid unwanted Top Band U.S. spots.
>>>> User Options
>> Alert
>> 40M CW
>> 40M SSB
>> 80M CW
>> 80M SSB
>> 160M CW
>> 160M SSB
>> OK
>>>> That is 9 mouse clicks. Now in the evening just prior to sunset I
>> have to do the reverse of that operation.
>>>> I would like to see some method implemented to either avoid ANY mouse
>> clicks, or at best a Icon to click which would invoke a macro to do
>> them all at once. Another method would be to use the PC clock along
>> with the grey line and have the program automatically turn them on or
>> off at a given time before sunset and after sunrise. In fact that
>> could be a user option as to what amount of time he/she wants.
>>>> The second refinement I would like to see is the program track zones
>> and some reports made to show the totals per band.
>>>> To Jack and the group as well as all DXBase users best wishes for the
>> holidays.
>>>>>>>> 73 de K8SIX President SEMDXA
>> Manager CO2OJ, CL9C, T42D and T49C direct ONLY
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