DXView's Configuration screen contains 4 tabs - General, Plot Settings, Rotator Control, and World Map -- each containing a related group of settings and controls that you can inspect and/or modify.
The General tab contains seven panels:
Display progress data in bold font | when checked, data in the info window's Progress table is rendered with a bold font |
Open most recent log | when checked with DXKeeper not running, DXView opens the most recent log opened when DXView and DXKeeper were both last running (if DXKeeper is terminated with this box checked, DXView will continue to display progress from the currently open log) |
Use dual monitors | when checked, windows that resided on the secondary monitor during the previous session will be restored to the secondary monitor on startup |
Log debugging information | when checked, DXView records diagnostic information in a file named Errorlog.txt residing in DXView's folder. |
Latitude | the North Magnetic Pole's latitude (defaults to the estimated 2004 position of 82 18'N) |
Longitude | the North Magnetic Pole's longitude (defaults to the estimated 2004 position of 113 24'W) |
Miles button | sets the DX textbox's unit of distance measurement to miles |
Kilometers button | sets the DX textbox's unit of distance measurement to kilometers |
Normal | click on the rectangle to set the color used to display the backgrounds of textboxes in the Search and DXCC panels when the callsign is not known to participate in the ARRL's Logbook of the World |
LotW | click on the rectangle to set the color used to display the backgrounds of textboxes in the Search and DXCC panels when the callsign is known to participate in the ARRL's Logbook of the World |
Latitude | your QTH
latitude, in the format X Y' Z
examples:
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Longitude | your QTH
longitude, in the format X Y' Z
examples:
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Position button | click to set your QTH latitude and longitude to the currently selected position on DXView's world map |
Save button | click to save your QTH latitude and longitude for use by subsequent DXView sessions |
Restore button | click to set your QTH latitude and longitude to the previously saved QTH position |
Location buttons | choose your
QTH location:
This location is used to establish an origin for plots created when you click the Plot button. The Origin Filter considers a plot's origin in determining whether or not that plot should be displayed on DXView's earth map. |
show control explanations | when checked, enables the display of explanatory information when the mouse cursor lingers over a textbox, button, checkbox, display pane, or setting. |
Browser pathname | if this setting is blank, WinWarbler displays online help using your PC's default HTML browser; if this setting contains the pathname of an HTML browser, WinWarbler displays online help using that browser. MapQuest and Google maps are displayed using the same browser. |
DXCC | the version number of the currently-installed DXCC database |
IOTA | the version number of the currently-installed IOTA database |
LotW Callsigns | the date-of-last-update for the currently-installed LotW callsign database |
The Plot Settings tab contains four panels:
the Spots and QSOs items
in this sub-panel are linked to their counterparts on the built-in
World Map window's Plot panel; changing one will automatically
update the other
Spots | when selected with SpotCollector running, DX spots are displayed on the world map |
QSOs | when checked with SpotCollector running, both the location of a spotted DX station and that of the station that spotted it are displayed on the built-in world map if gridsquares for each location were specified in the spot |
Lifetime | specifies how long, in hours, a spot should be displayed on the world map, as measured from the time the spot first appears; fractional durations like .25 can be specified. |
if DXKeeper is installed, the caption of this sub-panel includes the name of the log file from which QSOs and DXCC entities will be displayed
items in this sub-panel are linked to their counterparts on the built-in World Map window's Plot panel; changing one will automatically update the other
QSOs | when selected
with DXKeeper
running, logged QSOs are displayed on the world map
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DXCC Entities | when selected with DXKeeper running, DXCC entities are displayed on the world map |
Unworked | when checked, the world map displays logged QSOs whose DXCC award status is expired, and DXCC entities whose award status is unworked |
Unconfirmed | when checked, the world map displays logged QSOs whose DXCC award status is worked or requested, and DXCC entities whose award status is worked, queued, or requested |
Confirmed | when checked, the world map displays logged QSOs whose DXCC award status is confirmed or submitted, and DXCC entities whose award status is confirmed |
Verified | when checked, the world map displays logged QSOs whose DXCC award status is verified, and DXCC entities whose award status is verified |
band checkboxes | determines whether DX spots, DX QSOs, or DXCC entity award progress on the specified band appear on the world map |
? checkbox | determines whether DX spots, DX QSOs, or DXCC entity award progress whose band is unknown appear on the world map |
None checkbox | resets all band checkboxes |
Top checkbox | sets the 160m checkbox |
Low checkbox | sets the 80m and 40m checkboxes |
Tri checkbox | sets the 20m, 15m, and 10m checkboxes |
Warc checkbox | sets the 30m, 17m, and 12m checkboxes |
VHF checkbox | sets the 6m and 2m checkboxes |
All checkbox | sets all band checkboxes |
mode checkboxes | determines whether DX spots, DX QSOs, or DXCC entity award progress in the specified mode appear on the world map |
? checkbox | determines whether DX spots, DX QSOs, or DXCC entity award progress whose mode is unknown appear on the world map |
None checkbox | resets all mode checkboxes |
All checkbox | sets all mode checkboxes |
NAE checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from eastern North America appear on the world map |
NAM checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from midwestern North America appear on the world map |
NAW checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from western North America appear on the world map |
SA checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from South America appear on the world map |
EU checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from Europe appear on the world map |
AF checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from Africa appear on the world map |
AS checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from Asia appear on the world map |
OC checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs originating from Oceania appear on the world map |
? checkbox | determines whether DX spots or DX QSOs whose origin is unknown appear on the world map |
None checkbox | resets all origin checkboxes |
All checkbox | sets all origin checkboxes |
The Rotor Control tab contains the Enable checkbox and six panels
determines whether rotator control is enabled
when set, attempts to open and configure the
selected port
AlfaSpid | specifies and AlfaSpid antenna rotator |
ARSWIN | specifies a rotator controlled by ARSWIN |
Heath | specifies a Heath HD1780 IntelliRotor |
Hygain | specifies a rotator whose controller uses the Hygain DCU-1 protocol |
LP-Rotor | specifies a rotator controlled by LP-Rotor |
M2 RC2800P-A | specifies an M2 RC2800P-A antenna rotator |
M2 RC2800X | specifies an M2 RC2800PX antenna rotator |
Prosistel | specifies a Prosistel antenna rotator |
SARtek | specifies a SARtek rotor controller |
TIC | specifies a TIC rotor controller |
TrackBox | specifies a TAPR TrackBox rotor controller |
Yaesu | specifies a Yaesu antenna rotator |
Slow | selects the rotators slowest speed of rotation |
Medium | selects the rotators mid-range speed of rotation |
Fast | selects the rotators fastest speed of rotation |
Endpoint | enables the Rotor-EZ "endpoint" option (disabling jumper on PCB must be removed for this to work) |
Overshoot | enables the Rotor-EZ "overshoot" option (disabling jumper on PCB must be removed for this to work) |
Unstick | enables the Rotor-EZ "Unstick" option (disabling jumper on PCB must be removed for this to work) |
Solar-QTH |
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Rotator offset |
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If Commander is running, the checkboxes in this panel determine whether a rotator control directive from another application is obeyed or ignored: if the active transceiver band's box is checked in this panel, then rotator control directives are obeyed. If the active transceiver band's box is not checked, then rotator control directives are ignored. If Commander is not running, rotator control directives from other applications are obeyed.
Port | choose the serial port by which your PC is connected to your rotator controller |
Speed | select the serial port's baud rate |
Word Length | select the serial port's word length, in bits |
Stop Bits | select the number of stop bits following each transmitted word |
Parity | select the serial port's parity |
The World Map tab contains four panels:
Enable | when checked, directs WinWarbler to display information on its built-in world map, a cylindrical equidistant projection in a rectangular window |
Include Antarctica on Continent overlay | when checked, the built-in world map's continent boundaries include Antarctica |
DX spot diameter | specifies the diameter of the filled circle that depicts a DX spot on the world map |
QSO line width | specifies the width of the line that connects both participants of a DX QSO on the world map |
QSO origin diameter | specifies the diameter of the filled circle that depicts a spotted DX QSO's origin on the world map |
Logged QSO diameter | specifies the diameter of the filled circle that depicts a Logged QSO on the world map |
DXCC entity diameter | specifies the diameter of the filled circle that depicts a DXCC entity on the world map |
Plot color | click to set the color of the solid circles that represent DX spots, logged QSOs, and DXCC entities on the world map |
Current | when selected, the sun's current position is displayed on the built-in world map |
At this UTC date/time |
when selected, the sun's position at the specified date and time is displayed on the built-in world map
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Set Xcvr split | when checked, double-clicking on a plotted spot in the built-in world map for a DX station operating split directs Commander (if running) to place the transceiver in split mode | ||||||||||
Include Country in popup | when checked, country names are included in popups that appear when the mouse cursor hovers over a DX spot on the built-in world map | ||||||||||
Log Filter |
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RTTY mode if WinWarbler not running |
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CW mode |
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Phone modes via WinWarbler |
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Enable | when checked, directs WinWarbler to display information on DX Atlas (version 2.1 or later) |
Display labels |
when checked,
when non checked,
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Display label details | if Display labels is enabled, determines whether additional text is displayed for plotted DX spots, logged QSOs, and DXCC entities |
Update grid status | when checked, initiating the Plot function on the Log QSOs tab of DXKeeper Main window clears any Maidenhead Fields and Grids currently shown as worked or confirmed on the DX Atlas map, and after all logged QSOs have been received from DXKeeper, updates the DX Atlas map to show worked and confirmed Fields and Grids (if DX Atlas is configured to display field and grid status) |
Plot color | click to set the color of the solid circles that represent DX spots, logged QSOs, and DXCC entities on DX Atlas |
The slider in this panel specified the initial zoom level when MapQuest is invoked to display the current position. Zoom level 0 uses the least magnification for the widest possible view, while zoom level 9 uses the most magnification for the most detailed view. High magnification maps are not available for some parts of the world.
The slider in this panel specified the initial zoom level when Google Maps are invoked to display the current position. Zoom level 15 uses the least magnification for the widest possible view, while zoom level 0 uses the most magnification for the most detailed view. High magnification maps are not available for some parts of the world.
The Entity Overides tab allows you to specify up to 16 callsigns and their associated DXCC entities. You can use this mechanism to handle DX callsigns that do not conform to standard prefix allocations. DXKeeper will be be governed by these Entity Overides; If Spotcollector is installed it will also be governed by these Entity Overides. You can also specify or modify Entity Overides via the Entity Overides tab on SpotCollector's Configuration window; any such changes will be reflected in DXView's Entity Overides tab.