[Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe

Tue Apr 17 18:44:18 EDT 2012

Duh, your're right Joe! Meant to say when Jack created the macro. I shouldn't do emails late at night. :)
73,
Gary AL9A
 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: Joe WA6AXE 
 To: al9a at mtaonline.net 
 Sent: April 17, 2012 10:04 AM
 Subject: RE: [Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe
 Gary,
 This bug has been with DXbase for many years - way before Neal bought DXbase ...
 Joe
 > From: al9a at mtaonline.net
 > To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net
 > Date: 2012年4月16日 21:20:49 -0800
 > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXbase2007 BUG Report -- Joe wa6axe
 > 
 > 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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