DX4WIN

The Way Logging Software Should Be

Version History(8.02)

New features and bug fixes in 8.02

General

·     Fixed the bug that pressing the F1 key did not always launch the help screen

·     Fixed bug with using the mailed cutoff value.

·     Made input fields for radio selection wider

·     The status Mailed and Label now only apply to QSL cards

QSO Window

·     Reworked the interface in File | Preferences | F2 key and the code for using the F2 key

·     Improved the algorithms to retrieve Name/QTH and Frequency from the notes.

·     Setting the QSL method for a QSO in multiple QSO operations only applies to QSOs that are not confirmed and have the label flag set.

·     When adding a QSO using a double-click in the packet window will reuse the group number from the previous QSO that was added in real-time mode.

·     CR/LF characters in notes are replaced by a vertical bar (|)

·     $$ in the notes for the QSO template only adds the QSX frequency when in split mode.

·     Added Multiple QSO operation to set YL op flag

·     Fixed bug with search filter for users using 0,00 for a zero frequency. Also made the value comparison 20Kc wide.

·     We can now search the Group field for 0 !0 !11 etc

·     Added menu item to set all awards for a QSO to invalid

·     Fixed the list of QSO fields that can be enabled/disabled using the Tab key

Import/Export filters

·     Added an import filter for DXbase 2007 that uses a utility program to read an Access database.

·     Import/export filters can now handle lines up to 999 characters long

·     Fixed a problem with the import filter when the IOTA island name was empty.

·     Older DX4WIN import/export filters did not have all awards defined.

·     Fixed a bug that caused a GPF when stopping on a duplicate QSO during an import.

·     When importing QSOs we use a 1 minute time window; to confirm QSOs the time window is 10 minutes.

·     Only write notes for callsigns that are part of an export operation.

·     Added some more modes that can be recognized during imports like LSB, and USB.

·     The DX4WIN8 filter copied only 5 chars for the mode

LogBook Window

·     LoTW date format corrected in LogBook window

·     LogBook window remembers the column widths.

Radios

·     Modified ICOM radio drivers to read the correct number of bytes when executing a read mode command that includes a small delay.

·     Added ICOM 7600 drivers

·     Added Yaesu-FT9000PEP driver

Reports

·     Report generator honors selection of band / mode and makes all award types available at the same time.

·     Deleted entities are sorted towards the end of a listing.

·     Added code to protect against 'bad' award values

PSK31

·     Using Alt+R in PSK31 window will no longer change the mode on the radio.

·     Allow more sound cards for PSK31

Other

·     Use MicroSoft DLL to process the FullList.xml; write the result to iota.ini to make loading faster.

·     There was no delay after the first character in the CW buffer

·     Fixed bug with printing SWL labels

·     Update button in external data now sets the name field when available.

·     WPX summary window was not always updated