[Dx4win] DXLab

[Lou Dietrich]

All,

My two cents....this is not a matter of making money off DX4WIN. Nobody 
expects to get rich especially when dealing with us frugal hams.

How many of us would stay with DX4WIN if Jim AD1C didn't provide those 
valuable adjuncts? I venture to say, I would have walked long ago along 
with many on this reflector.

1. Is DX4WIN my program of choice? Yes, it is the most stable, easiest 
to use and demands less of my CPU than the others. Is it the most MS DOS 
3.0 looking interface? Yes!

2. Is DX4WIN is dire need of a facelift, Yes! Does it have warts? You bet.

3. Does DX4WIN need improvements. Yes!(LOTW interface, multiple cluster 
sourcing, new rig files (FT3K ), etc.)

Here's my bottom line- would I recommend DX4WIN to a new user with the 
current level of support and frequency of updates from the author, no 
way. Start with DXLabs and go forward.

In my opinion, this is a matter of continuing support of a product. If 
we want enhancements, we should pay for them but to ignore enhancements, 
withhold support or walk away for weeks/ months on end from DX4WIN isn't 
playing right with the users. To continue to sell DX4WIN to new users 
isn't going to make anyone rich but there is a unwritten contract that 
goes along with the sale of the software, which is continuing support of 
the product.

73/ Regards....

Lou N2TU




On 8/2/2013 9:02 AM, Bill Salyers wrote:
> I have been a DX4WIN user for years and I really appreciate the work that
> has been done to keep it up. I have found it to be the premier package on
> the market. However, once I downloaded DXLab, I was hooked. I am a bit more
> of a software "techie" than most perhaps, but, there are so many features
> and things that I have always thought "What if". There is a great overview
> presentation on DXLab on the website (
> http://www.dxlabsuite.com/Presentations/) I think for many, it will seem
> overwhelming and then the choice would be DX4WIN, no question.
>
> Not a commercial for DXLab...just my thoughts
>
> AJ8B => Bill
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 12:37 AM, Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com> wrote:
>
>> I have downloaded the DXLab entire product and it seems powerful, indeed.
>>   My personal problem is that I have used DX4WIN for so long it will be
>> difficult to train my fingers to use a different program.  Let us know how
>> your migration proceeds.  I would be particularly interested in any
>> incompatibilities you might find, especially any DX4WIN features you might
>> find are not available in DXLab.
>>
>> Dick
>>
>> --
>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>> dick at k7vc.com
>>
>> On 8/1/2013 2:39 PM, Paul (Tex) Herson wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone migrated to DXLab??  Any comments on how it compares to
>>> DX4WIN?  I've been playing with it seems to have a lot of nice features.
>>>
>>> 73 Tex
>>> ka5y
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