[hpsdr] Database reset = loss of calibration data?

[Brian Lloyd]

On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 8:22 PM, John Ackermann N8UR <jra at febo.com> wrote:

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> I find myself needing to upgrade from mRX PS 3.2.10 to 3.2.17 and see that
> at 3.2.12 there was an instruction to reset the database.
>
> Sorry if this is a dumb/obvious question, but when you reset can you then
> re-import a saved database from the previous version (ie, suck the old data
> into the new database format)?


No.


> If not, does this mean that one has to redo the signal level and frequency
> calibration processes from scratch?
>

Yes.


>
> Those who know me will realize that I spend an excessive/obsessive amount
> of effort on the calibration, and would like to avoid redoing it every time
> I need to reset the database for a new version. :-)
>

Life is tough. Best to write your values down on paper using a pencil or
pen.

Actually, it is possible to make this possible. The authors of the software
have decided not to do so. I can think of several reasons why this might be
so but none of them is complementary.

-- 
Brian Lloyd
Lloyd Aviation
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Spring Branch, TX 78070
brian at lloyd.com
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