[Dx4win] External database versus qrz.com on the internet.

[Wendell Wyly - W5FL]

You should subscribe to the go list.  The author has been working only on
qsl managers for over 25 years and he has not got a database with all
correct starting and ending data bases yet, that is the best data base
available.  I am sure logger 32 gives mostly correct answers, but it is very
expensive and time consuming to get that last 10% correct and without it,
you will waste a lot of money qsling.

-----Original Message-----
From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Joe - WDØM
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 11:09 PM
To: Wendell Wyly - W5FL; jjreisert at alum.mit.edu; 'Jerry Dorsky';
Dx4win at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Dx4win] External database versus qrz.com on the internet.

I don't think it's a problem - any database is only as good as the data in 
it.  Same goes with the database for QSL managers within DX4WIN.  It's 
interesting that, if there really were "so many problems to doing that", it 
was done in Logger 32.

73,
Joe
WDØM


At 10:00 PM 11/24/2004, Wendell Wyly - W5FL wrote:
>There are so many problems to doing that, it will never happen.  Hundreds
of
>DX stations have managers depending on date of qso or mode of qso,
>reassigned call signs, etc.  If you are only talking about US stations,
then
>it will work on most of them, but they seldom have qsl managers.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Joe - WDØM
>Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:37 AM
>To: jjreisert at alum.mit.edu; Jerry Dorsky; Dx4win at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Dx4win] External database verses qrz.com on the internet.
>
>Ahhhh, but if you take a look at Logger 32, a freeware logging program,
>you'll see that it automatically looks up a callsign on the internet
>through QRZ.com and places it in your logging fields - automatically - no
>intervention required other than entering the callsign.  Magic.  Wish that
>would happen in DX4WIN.  No CDROM, no "steps" required - just enter the
>callsign....and it's free.
>
>73,
>Joe
>WDØM
>
>
>At 12:39 PM 11/23/2004, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote:
> >--- Jerry Dorsky <k1hkf at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > > I am a newbie to DX4win. Could someone please tell me if there is an
> > > advantage to using an external database cd rom over qrz.com on the
>internet
> > > to pull up names and addresses?
> >
> >1.  The CDROM data is better integrated into DX4WIN.
> >     Using QRZ.COM takes too lookups vs one.
> >
> >2.  If the Internet is down, you're stuck!
> >
> >3.  By buying the data, you support the people who maintain it.
> >
> >4.  If you have the disk space, copy the CDROM data
> >     to your hard drive, and lookups will be FAST.
> >     You can open the F3 window and step from QSO to QSO
> >     and the data is updated instantaneously.
> >
> >73 - Jim AD1C
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> >USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.com
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