What difference does it make what Jack does -- you have already decided -- stick with it..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim N7US" <[email protected]> To: "'Merle Bone'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] UTC Thread > Merle, > > I was a very loyal and longtime user of DXbase but switched to the DXLab > Suite several months ago. You'll find several former DXbase reflector > members on the DXLab reflector, so I'm not the only one. > > My driving force was the need for a logging program that polled my Yaesu > FT-2000D so my SteppIR would track the radio, automatically retuning the > antenna. I didn't want to give up DXbase sophistication and integration. > I > gave no weight to the fact that a program is free, as price is minor > consider how much we use the programs and how important they are to us. > > The support is phenomenal. My assumption is the author, who won the 2008 > ARRL Technical Innovation Award for the program, is in a position to be > able > to devote full time to the program and, yet, give it away for free. That > combination is stiff competition for any software developer; actually I > can't fathom how anyone could compete for the same type of program. > > I looked at several programs before making the switch. Logger32 seems > very > good and is popular. It was the only other contender. Others are > simpler; > there's a steep learning curve, but I've been told the same about DXbase. > > I am always way behind on QSLing, and I haven't used DXLab for that yet. > It > has lots of features that DXbase doesn't have (yet). I made a list of > them, > but my list might not be your priority list. > > The one thing I don't have in DXLab is automatic lookup of managers with > the > GOLIST on my hard drive. It's not perfect; some screens have fields I'd > like to eliminate, but the program is very configurable. > > I'm still on the DXbase reflector because of the 15 or so years I used the > program, and I want to know if Jack is coming out with something new. > > (BTW, I can't remember what I sold you, but I hope it's working OK!) > > Jim N7US > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > It seems to me that this thread is about the difference between > some people being able to make DXBase run well on VISTA, and maybe Windows > 7, > and having a logging database that is fully supported on the new operating > systems. > > It appears that DXBase may not be upgraded for support of the VISTA and > WINDOWS 7 > 64 bit operating systems. I need to move to a new, more capable computer, > to > handle my > growing list of ham related applications. So, I need to find a new logging > program that > has most of the capabilities of DXBase. I would be very interested in > comments from others > that have fully - or partially - switched to another logging program that > they think compares well > to DXBase. > Thanks & 73, > Merle - W0EWM > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------ > From: "Larry E Price" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] dxbase and utc.. > > I fail to see what this Thread is all about as I have a Vista computer set > to EST and my dxbase log records in UTC automatically. I never considered > it > to be a big deal. > > Larry > W4RA > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 8:19 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] dxbase and utc.. >> >> Seems funny but i have my vista machine set for EST and dxbase shows >> UTC no problem ? In years past and on other machines I just set the >> computer to UTC and went with it.. I have a clock for EST on my wall >> :).. >> Dave N8DC > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
