[Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe

Tue Apr 17 08:32:49 EDT 2012

I doubt Neal did it. I'll wager it was this way when Neal got it.
Kim N5OP
On Apr 17, 2012, at 0:20, "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net> wrote:
> Joe,
>> Nice catch. I can't believe I've been using DXB all these years and never 
> noticed this. I'm betting the most DX stations listed in RAC don't have 
> associated longitude and latitude coordinates and then DXB calculates the 
> correct bearing and distance. I'm puzzled though as to why Neal created a 
> macro opposite from the standard being used by CDROM data bases. Sure hope 
> Neal gets that one straightened out in V10.
>> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe WA6AXE" <wa6axe at hotmail.com>
> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>; <dxbase at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: April 16, 2012 2:58 PM
> Subject: [Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe
>>>>>> ALL:
>>>> We know that this is not going to happen anytime soon - as we are awaiting 
>> word from
>> Neal (in the future) simply about DXbase 10 ver 0.1 --- but, I wanted to 
>> get the word out
>> to everyone else that might be using a CDROM look-up (such as RAC or QRZ, 
>> etc etc) -- about
>> this BUG that Marco (I0MOM) exchanged emails with me about and we got his 
>> problem nailed-down-to
>> the RAC/CDROM look-ups ...
>>>> Here is the problem ...
>>>> (1) The "Normal" sign convention (for LONGITUDE) that is used by all of 
>> the CDROM Callbook makers is that
>> the EAST is a PLUS ( + ) Longitude -- and -- WEST is MINUS ( - ) Longitude 
>> .. But, DXbase has always had a
>> SIGNING CONVENTION that is Reversed from this "Normal" -- 
>>>> (2) Therefore ... IF any DXbase user has the CDROM Lookups TURNED-ON 
>> (Activated) -- then pse
>> be aware that if the DX Station's coordinates are included in the CDROM 
>> Record entry -- then your
>> Bearing and Distance will NOT BE CORRECT ...
>>>> ALL of the INFO you will see on BEARING and DISTANCE is related to Marco 
>> (I0MOM) QTH:
>>>> Here are some screen-shots to show the GOOD entry (without CDROM LookUPS 
>> turned on):
>>>> http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/GOOD.gif
>>>> and now the BAD entry (I now turned-ON the CDROM LOOKUPS):
>>>> http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/BAD.gif
>>>> and -- here is a screen-shot of the RAC (CDROM) entry for AH0D .. see the 
>> coordinates ....
>>>> http://www.navycthistory.com/wa6axe/RAC.gif
>>>>>>>> Again - I know that this will not be take care of (BUG) anytime soon -- 
>> but, I wanted to give
>> ALL a heads-up on this .. just in case you also run into this --- and, one 
>> other thing -- once
>> there is a BAD Bearing/Distance - because of the CDROM -- your SUMMARY 
>> window's
>> entries from then on out will be OFF and will be locked into the erroneous 
>> data ...
>>>>>> Just FYI for now ...
>>>> 73 Joe wa6axe
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