Official Starrsoft WIN500 Software Thread

[tbhausen]

The ARTCC DB import issue (posts 177 to 185) has been forwarded to the ARTCC DB admin. I will advise here, even though this isn't a Win500-specific issue.

Todd/Indy

[kinekep]

Originally Posted by tbhausen

The ARTCC DB import issue (posts 177 to 185) has been forwarded to the ARTCC DB admin. I will advise here, even though this isn't a Win500-specific issue.

Todd/Indy

Todd,

You are correct that the ARTCC DB Import is not a Win500 issue. I brought this up to Lindsey a while ago, and he is working on the issue. I believe that the way it's going to be handled is that if an ARTCC is listed in a State, it would be included in the list of statewide systems that can be imported. There was mention though that it was difficult to make this happen in the current DB version, and that it would be possible in the next release. I'll ping Lindsey again and see if there's any progress on this subject.

[bubbaearle]

Will copy/paste ever be implemented in the TSYS frequency list?

[DonS]

Originally Posted by kinekep

Todd,

You are correct that the ARTCC DB Import is not a Win500 issue. I brought this up to Lindsey a while ago, and he is working on the issue. I believe that the way it's going to be handled is that if an ARTCC is listed in a State, it would be included in the list of statewide systems that can be imported. There was mention though that it was difficult to make this happen in the current DB version, and that it would be possible in the next release. I'll ping Lindsey again and see if there's any progress on this subject.

You mentioned "statewide systems" above... shouldn't that be "statewide agencies", since we're talking about conventional channels and not trunked systems?

I've noticed that at least one ARTCC "agency" shows up under a state's list of agencies: the Memphis (ZME) list. However, it's not the same "agency" that shows up at the bottom of the Tennessee list - they have two different AID numbers.

[DonS]

Originally Posted by bubbaearle

Will copy/paste ever be implemented in the TSYS frequency list?

Maybe. Is it a big deal? What are you trying to do?

[tbhausen]

Paul/Don,

Thanks for following up on the ARTCC DB stuff.

Todd/Indy

[DonS]

Based solely on what I see when I request an 'stid' via either the XML or Web interfaces, it almost seems like it should be trivial to have the ARTCC stuff appear in the XML.

At the bottom of a Web request:
http://www.radioreference.com/module...ame=RR&stid=47
there's a list of ARTCC 'agencies', just like the "State Agencies" that appear in the middle of the page.

In an XML request:
http://www.radioreference.com/apps/xml1.1/?stid=47
we get the same list of "State Agencies". It seems like it should be "easy" to add the Web request's list of ARTCC agencies to the end of that XML.

[jpryor]

• All Objects tab: added ability to filter objects by type (now includes TSYS, TGRP, CONV, and SRCH/SWPR)
• All Objects tab: added ability to filter shown objects by Scan List membership, as well as by TSYS vs. non-TSYS.

I like it, this makes proof reading my configurations even easier. A "Hide All" / "Show All" button would be handy to quickly turn on or off all lists/option checkboxes at the same time. Also what about having an the "Add Column" option on the All Objects page as well? I would at least like to be able to see the LED Color, plus maybe other attributes where applicable at times.

[DonS]

Originally Posted by jpryor

• All Objects tab: added ability to filter objects by type (now includes TSYS, TGRP, CONV, and SRCH/SWPR)
• All Objects tab: added ability to filter shown objects by Scan List membership, as well as by TSYS vs. non-TSYS.

I like it, this makes proof reading my configurations even easier. A "Hide All" / "Show All" button would be handy to quickly turn on or off all lists/option checkboxes at the same time.

That's done and ready for the next release (I wish I'd seen this message 10 minutes earlier!).

Also what about having an the "Add Column" option on the All Objects page as well? I would at least like to be able to see the LED Color, plus maybe other attributes where applicable at times.

That's not nearly as easy, but is mostly "do-able". The problem is that I have to add a lot more object-type-specific code to that page, since most of the additional columns won't be common to all object types.

[Russell]

Don,

Give this a shot.

In the TSYS Objects tab; all actions occur in the top list box (trunking systems)
1. Select all TSYS objects.
2. Reassign all TSYS objects starting at 1801.
3. Sort the TSYS Objects by Alpha Tag.
4. Reassign all TSYS objects starting at 1801.

You now have all your TSYS objects in Alpha Tag and ObjectID order.

Now look at the TGRP objects. You will find that many of them have lost their original TSYS object assignment and are now assigned to the wrong systems. Something has been corrupted.

Also, please consider the following features;
1. Add a 'Move TGRP Object(s) to another system' option in the TSYS Objects and All Objects tabs.
2. Add a zero hits counter option for all or all selected objects.

Thanks for another great product.

Russell

[DonS]

Originally Posted by Russell

Don,

Give this a shot.

In the TSYS Objects tab; all actions occur in the top list box (trunking systems)
1. Select all TSYS objects.
2. Reassign all TSYS objects starting at 1801.
3. Sort the TSYS Objects by Alpha Tag.
4. Reassign all TSYS objects starting at 1801.

You now have all your TSYS objects in Alpha Tag and ObjectID order.

Now look at the TGRP objects. You will find that many of them have lost their original TSYS object assignment and are now assigned to the wrong systems. Something has been corrupted.

Found it. Note that all of the corrupted TGRPs have been moved into the last <n/2> TSYS objects, where <n> is the number of TSYS objects you're reassigning.

I'll have a fix in a couple of hours.

Also, please consider the following features;
1. Add a 'Move TGRP Object(s) to another system' option in the TSYS Objects and All Objects tabs.

I decided to use cut/copy/paste in the TSYS tab for that function, based on historical (Win92 - Win97) requests from users that I get rid of dedicated buttons and use "standard" methods of moving data around.

2. Add a zero hits counter option for all or all selected objects.

That actually exists in the CONV and TSYS tabs (select objects, set the "Hit Count" field to 0, and click "Store"). I'll add a "Clear Hits" button to the All Objects tab.

[Russell]

Thanks Don. I had this happen a couple of times , but couldn't figure out where it was happening until late last night. I hadn't thought about the cut/copy/paste thing. The zero hits button will make it much easier. I really appreciate your quick response.

1.04 is working great!

Thanks,
Russell

[bubbaearle]

Originally Posted by DonS

Maybe. Is it a big deal? What are you trying to do?

I typically set up all my stuff in excel and just copy & paste into where it needs to go.....

[BOBRR]

Hello:

Does, or will, the software support fully controlling and operating the scanner via a PC ?

Looked on Don's site, but could see no mention of it, or any screen shots, but I may have missed it all of course.

If so, what is the link to the screenshots of, or description of, please ?

Thanks,
Bob

[fmon]

Happy Thanksgiving Bob,

Control of scanner on PC has been available from the first version.

Under Features on the software site.
-Monitoring and control of the PSR-500 and PSR-600, with internal updating of Hit Counts and auto-creation of new TGRPs when Wildcards are hit while scanning.
Under Planned Features.
-Logging of data retrieved in the "monitor" mode

[BOBRR]

Hello,

Thanks for info.

And, a most Happy Thanksgiving to you, and everyone else.

Bob

[TES]

Originally Posted by BOBRR

. . . what is the link to the screenshots of, or description of, please ? . . .

Here is a shot of the Monitor/Control page. The yellow bar above the LCD is Don's representation of the PSR-500's LED (set to red in this case).

Win500 has an option on the Monitor/Control page to open a detached, always-on-top, small window with the monitor screen. Here it is while I'm running Adobe Reader 8. In the window, the LED color will surround the LED.

Don appears to be running a detached window on his site. Click the " Listen to .... " link at the top of this page.

[TES]

. . . (set to red in this case). . .

Oooops—maybe that's yellow.

[Russell]

"Listen to Don's Scanner" What are you using on the server side?

[Stick0413]

Don,

I am wondering how you set up the video portion of your stream. I haven't figured out how to do that yet.

Edit: Nevermind... Just figured it out ... Simple if I looked in the right place on Windows Media Encoder. lol