DXLab is a suite of interoperating applications designed to automate DXing activities. Each application can be independently installed and utilized; when multiple applications are running, they sense each other's presence and interoperate appropriately. All DXLab applications are free, and contain no advertising; they run on Windows 95, 98, 98SE, NT, 2000, and XP. Commercial use is expressly forbidden.
Downloading and Installing DXLab applications
Current members of the DXLab suite are:
| DXZone Rating | * controls frequency, mode, and receiver bandwidth for Icom, TenTec,
Kenwood, and Yaesu radios * provides 20 memories, each specifying frequency, mode, and receiver bandwidth * displays frequency-dependent settings for amplifiers and tuners * supports one-click execution of up to 8 transceiver-specific command sequences * provides frequency and mode information to WinWarbler and DXKeeper * enables WinWarbler to activate PTT via the transceiver control com port * enables PropView to QSY your transceiver to monitor specified IARU/NCDXF propagation beacons |
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| DXKeeper | DXZone Rating | * records and manages QSOs * tracks progress towards DXing objectives * prints QSL cards and labels * prints envelopes and address labels * provides real-time upload to eQSL.cc * logs WinWarbler QSOs * uses Commander for Icom, TenTec, Kenwood, and Yaesu transceiver control * uses DXView for progress reporting and plotting * uses Pathfinder for QSL route lookup |
| DXLabLauncher | * captures the location of each DXLab application * start some or all DXLab applications with one click |
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| DXView | DXZone Rating | * displays DXCC info and country maps * plots QSOs, spots, beam headings, solar position, and the solar terminator in real time on a world map * controls Hygain, M2, Yaesu, ARSWIN, and Heath rotators * plots WinWarbler QSOs * supports DXKeeper progress reporting and plotting * plots spots captured by SpotCollector * supplies spot frequency and mode to Commander for 1-click QSY from plotted spot * enables PropView to rotate your antenna to monitor specified IARU/NCDXF propagation beacons * uses Pathfinder for QSL route lookup |
| Pathfinder | DXZone Rating | * locates QSL information from web-accessible sources |
| PropView | DXZone Rating | * uses DXView to specify locations
via point-and-click on a world map * uses the IONCAP engine to predict minimum and maximum usable frequencies between specified locations * illustrates open bands graphically as a function of time and probability * obtains the current solar flux reading from SpotCollector * creates schedules for monitoring IARU/NCDXF propagation beacons -- by band, by location, or by bearing * uses Commander to to QSY your transceiver to monitor beacons per the current schedule * uses DXView to rotate your antenna to monitor beacons per the current schedule |
| SpotCollector | DXZone Rating | * collects and aggregates spots from multiple sources -- including packet,
Telnet, and IRC -- to create a local database that you can display, sort,
and filter in real time * plots spots on DXView's world map * consults your current DXKeeper log and highlights spots of stations with whom you need a QSO to meet specified DXing objectives * supplies frequency and mode to Commander for 1-click QSY * uses Pathfinder for QSL route lookup * maintains a 31-day graphical record of solar parameters (SFI, A, and K) |
| WinWarbler | DXZone Rating | * conducts PSK31 QSOs,
with simultaneous three-channel decoding and display * conducts RTTY QSOs, with dual-channel diversity decode when an external RTTY modem is available * includes a GPS interface * plots QSOs on DXView's world map * logs QSOs to ADIF files, or to DXKeeper * provides macros with comprehensive substitution commands, including GPS location, course, and speed * uses Pathfinder for QSL route lookup * uses Commander for Icom, TenTec, Kenwood, and Yaesu transceiver control of frequency and PTT activation |
| If you have questions or suggestions, please send them via email to the DXLab reflector. |