[Dxbase] Two Radio usage

Wed Oct 10 10:37:58 EDT 2012

Go to Tools > Options > Band Plan Mapping
This table assigns frequency ranges to Radio-1, Radio-2 or "Disable." For any frequency range, if you want the radio you have selected with the Radio-2 button to be the one that QSYs, you should set that particular frequency range to Disable. In my case I have set all the frequency ranges in this table to disable so that I can control everything with the Radio-2 button.
This table is also used for other functionality (determining what mode is associated with a particular frequency range, power level and rotor control). See the Band Plan Settings section in DXbase Help for more info.
73,
John, W1JA
-----Original Message-----
From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe K8FC (Hamstation)
Sent: Wednesday, 10 October 2012 10:03 AM
To: Kim Elmore
Cc: DXBASE
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Two Radio usage
Good morning Kim. Well I have diligently went through all the options many times before I posted the question. There , as far as I can see, nothing that denotes a "default" radio. Under "Log" options it has a check box for "Load band & mode from HF transceiver" not any particular transceiver so that statement is ambiguous as it does not denote which transceiver. Under either Radio 1 or Radio 2 tabs there is nothing that denotes a default transceiver ie: "Connect HF Radio (1or2) serial interface". Under the Internet tab all it says is "Connect interface at start up" That has to mean the internet interface to the logging program. There is no mention in the help files what the interaction is between clicking on a spot and rig control. Man it is so close, you can enter a qso manually and have it track the second radio but you cannot qsy the second radio using a packet spot...
If there is a statement somewhere in those User settings I am not seeing it.
Joe
On 10/10/2012 9:29 AM, Kim Elmore wrote:
> Yes. Within the user settings, you choose the equivalent of a "primary" radio (I've forgotten what it's actually called). This is the radio that receives spots, etc.
>> Kim N5OP
>>> On Oct 10, 2012, at 8:03, "Joe K8FC (Hamstation)" <hamstation at k8fc.com> wrote:
>>> Just beginning to experiment using two radios with DXbase. If I push 
>> the Radio 2 button and manually enter a call into the log, it reads 
>> the radio 2 frequency, mode etc. But, if I click on an internet 
>> spot, the radio 2 button releases and the radio 1 frequency changes 
>> to the spot frequency.
>>>> Is this normal ? Having never used it before I would think that if 
>> radio 2 button was pressed that would be the radio it was interfaced 
>> with for all operations.
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Joe K8FC
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