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DXLab applications run on Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors. Some DXLab applications can be individually run on Windows 95, 98, and 98SE. Using virtual machines, DXLab applications can also be run on Linux and Macintosh:
Before installing your first DXLab application, install the LauncherThe DXLab Launcher automates the installation of new DXLab applications and the upgrading of already-installed DXLab applications. If you're an aspiring DXLab user who has not installed any DXLab applications on your PC, or if you're a long-time DXLab user who has never installed the Launcher, then installing the Launcher will make it easy to install new DXLab applications and keep them up to date as upgrades are released. Clicking the Install Launcher button below will download and install the DXLab Launcher on your PC. Step-by-step guides to installing the Launcher are available in HTML for browsing and in PDF for printing. Do not click the Install Launcher button if the Launcher is already installed on your PC. If you're not sure, here's how to check. If the Launcher is already installed on your PC, you should determine if a newer version is available and, if so, upgrade it. By default, each DXLab application will be installed in a subfolder of
but you can specify an alternate location if desired. The Launcher will ensure that each DXLab application is installed in a separate folder, e.g.
The Launcher will also ensure that PropView's folder depth does not exceed 6
If you decide to install DXLab within c:\program files\ or c:\program files (x86)then
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With the latest version of the DXLab Launcher installed on your PC, you can upgrade an installed DXLab application to its latest release by following these steps:
start the Launcher
click the Launcher's Config button to open its Configuration window
click the Configuration window's New ? button to update the installation status and release availability of all DXLab applications
click the appropriate Upgrade button in the DXLab Application panel
The Launcher will inform you when the upgrade is complete. A step-by-step guide is available.
If you installed a DXLab application at some time in the past but haven't been installing its upgrades, you can obtain all subsequent defect repairs and enhancements by upgrading to the latest release, as described above.
All DXLab applications are produced using a software engineering process known as iterative development, characterized by frequent releases referred to as development releases. Occasionally, a stable development release is used to create a full release containing all software and documentation components. To facilitate rapid evaluation, development releases are lightweight, containing only those components that have changed since the most recent full release.
When the DXLab Launcher installs a new DXLab application, it first installs the application's most recent full release; if a later development release is available, the Launcher automatically performs the upgrade.
New releases of DXLab applications are announced on the DXLab email reflector, an open forum that you are encouraged to join. This reflector plays a major role in driving the development of DXLab -- suggestions are refined, alternatives are considered, and releases are critiqued; the result is a powerful flow of ideas whose implementation benefits all participants. At your option, messages posted to the reflector can be delivered via email -- either individually, or in a daily digest.
You can also determine whether new releases are available by running the Launcher and clicking the New ? button in the upper right corner of its Configuration window; in the DXLab Applications panel, Available releases that are newer than what's installed on your PC are highlighted in red font. You can configure the Launcher to automatically check for new releases on startup; a message indicating that new releases are available will appear on the Launcher's main window.
If you installed an application's full release at some time in the past but haven't kept up with development releases, you can obtain all subsequent defect repairs and enhancements by upgrading to that application's most recent development release, as described above.
See http://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/InstallingDXLabApplications for step-by-step guides to installing and upgrading DXLab applications.
For step-by-step help with common installation and usage scenarios, see Getting Started with DXLab. The table below provides links to feature summaries, online documentation, and printed documentation for each DXLab application:
| Summary | Online Documentation | Printable English Documentation | Printable German Documentation |
| Commander summary | Commander help | ||
| DXKeeper summary | DXKeeper help | ||
| DXView summary | DXView help | ||
| Launcher summary | Launcher help | ||
| Pathfinder summary | Pathfinder help | ||
| PropView summary | PropView help | ||
| SpotCollector summary | SpotCollector help | ||
| WinWarbler summary | WinWarbler help |
Defect Logs, and Enhancement Logs are useful in identifying changes made over time if you haven't been monitoring the release notes that accompany availability announcements; links to these logs are provided in the Available Releases table below.
DXLab applications can be manually downloaded via hyperlinks in the table below, or via any of several worldwide distribution sites.
| Application | Most Recent Full Release | Most Recent Development Release | Auxiliary Files | Versions | Defect Logs | Enhancement Logs |
| Commander | 5.8.7 | history | log | log | ||
| DXKeeper | 7.1.9 |
Scripts Primary Subdivision Database |
history | log | log | |
| DXLab Launcher | 1.5.2 | history | log | log | ||
| DXView | 2.6.8 |
DXCC Database installation instructions
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history | log | log | |
| Pathfinder | 4.3.9 | Search Library | history | log | log | |
| PropView | 1.3.0 | history | log | log | ||
| SpotCollector | 3.4.2 |
Audio
Announcements by Joe DX Audio Introductions by Joe DX Audio Phonetics by Joe DX Audio Announcements in CW |
history | log | log | |
| WinWarbler | 4.5.0 | 6.7.9 | WinWarbler DXCC List | history | log | log |
DXLab applications interoperate using an open protocol. This has stimulated the development of new applications that work in concert with some or all members of the DXLab Suite:
| Application | Function | Most Recent Full Release | Most Recent Development Release | Online Documentation |
| Alpha 87a CAT Remote Control | provides control of you Alpha 87a amplifier, interoperating with Commander | 1.1.8 | Description | |
| BMUtil | extends DXKeeper's AddNeeded operation to support "every entity on every band in every mode" | |||
| CW Get to WinWarbler | displays CW characters decoded by CW Get in WinWarbler's CW receive pane | 1.0 | Description | |
| CW Skimmer to Commander | provides interoperation between CW Skimmer and Commander | 1.0 | ||
| CW Skimmer to DXKeeper | provides interoperation between CW Skimmer and DXKeeper | 2.0 | ||
| DM780 DXLab Bridge | enables a DM780 user to log QSOs directly to DXKeeper | 2.0.0.4 | ReadMe | |
| DM780-DXL | enables a DM780 user to log QSOs directly to DXKeeper, perform lookups in DXView and Pathfinder, and use either Commander or Ham Radio Deluxe for transceiver control | ReadMe | ||
| DX Atlas | alternative world map for DXView | 2.25 | ||
| DXLabFrequency | displays a small window that displays frequency, mode and s-meter | 1.1.0 | 1.1.6 | ReadMe |
| DXLab HRD Bridge | transceiver control via Ham Radio Deluxe | 1.0.2 | 1.0.6 | HTML help |
| DXLabPTT | Supports the use of IZ8BLY Hellschreiber with Commander | 1.0.0 | ||
| DXLabTest | application that illustrates the use of DXLab's DDE interfaces (includes source code) | 1.1.9 | ||
| interoperation with TurboHAMLOG | ||||
| Frequency Manager | stores frequencies including a title and mode in a tree hierarchy layout, with optional scanning | 2.0 | 2.0 | ReadMe |
| Fldigi-DXLab Gateway | enables Fldig to interoperate with Commander, DXView, DXKeeper, and SpotCollector | 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 (update) | ReadMe |
| HamSked | scheduler that interoperates with Commander | 0.5.1 | HTML help | |
| LP StepLink | Commander to SteppIR control box interface | |||
| MixW DXLab Gateway | MixW interoperation with DXKeeper, DXView, Commander, SpotCollector and Pathfinder | 3.0.6 | 3.0.7 | |
| MM DXLab Bridge | MMSSTV, MMTTY, and MMVARI interoperation with DXKeeper and Commander | 6.0.0 | HTML help | |
| MultiPSK | digital mode application that directly interoperates with DXKeeper, Commander, SpotCollector, and DXView | 3.11 | ||
| N1MM-DXKeeper Gateway | N1MM to Dxkeeper realtime logging and web update | |||
| PstRotator | supports additional rotators, provides remote control over IP | |||
| Rotor4WinContest | integrates DXView and Win-Contest | |||
| SpotSpy |
extends
SpotCollector to support visible
and audible alarms for needed IOTA groups, RDA districts, and
individual callsigns |
1.4.1 | 1.4.4 |
HTML
help Windows help |
US: http://www.dxlabsuite.com/download.htm (thanks to Jamie W2QO, and Networks & More! Inc. http://www.k12usa.com & http://www.isboss.com )
US: http://dxlab.ky1v.com/Info/download.htm (thanks to David KY1V, Ray VK7AAA, and ASPwebhosting.com )
Italy (in Italiano): http://www.i6kzr.it/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=13&Itemid=27 (grazie a Renzo I6KZR)
Italy: http://www.iv3yer.com/Dxlab.htm
(thanks to Luigi IV3YER)
| If you have questions or suggestions, please send them via email to the DXLab reflector. |
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