[Dx4win] CD data bases

[Dick Flanagan]

At 04:59 PM 3/9/2006, ki4fyr wrote:
 >Does anyone have any recommendations as to a good CD to purchase to use as a
 >call sign data reference source, data can be copied to hard drive?

Hi, Larry.

There are several CD-based call book products.  For quite a few years I 
used the RAC ("Flying Horse" Radio Amateur Callbook), but subsequently 
found the QRZ CD-ROM to contain more current QSL information.  It costs $25 
and is updated every six months.  https://secure.qrz.com/store/qrz_cd.html

All callbook products use the same FCC database for their domestic call 
sign information.  Where they begin to differ is in their supplementary 
information (usually added by the licensees) and in the quantity and 
accuracy of their DX information.  You will often hear on-the-air DX 
comments "QSL via QRZ dot com" that in my mind affirms the widespread 
popularity of the product.

73, Dick
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Dick Flanagan K7VC NV SM
E-mail: k7vc at arrl.org