[Dx4win] harsh comments

Tue Jul 30 18:37:23 EDT 2013

Harsh - but does get to an import point

E F Benson, W9YK
Elmhurst, Illinois, USA

efb at castco.com

On Jul 30, 2013, at 11:58 AM, Michael W. Babb <netpro1 at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> I just upgraded to 8.05 from 7.07, foolishly thinking I would get logging support for JT9. All i got instead is a more complicated LOTW procedure and a bunch of eQSL crap I couldn't care less about. 
> 
> What a waste of $30. 
> 
> Maybe some of that money will go toward worthwhile improvements to the program. 
> 
> 73,
> 
> 
> Mike, N4PF
> 
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>>  1. Re: Wish list (Jay Hainline)
>>  2. Re: Wish list (Franz Nieberding)
>>  3. Re: Wish list (Dick Flanagan)
>>  4. DX4WIN (Paul (Tex) Herson)
>>  5. Re: Wish list (Jim - N4ST)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 20:31:04 -0000
>> From: "Jay Hainline" <ka9cfd at mtcnow.net>
>> To: "Dx4win" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
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>> DX4WIN is still lagging way behind on keeping up with the newer digital 
>> modes and the signal reports used. Very poor when it comes to logging 
>> JT65-HF and the signal reports sent/received and it does not know about JT9 
>> yet for example. :-(
>> 
>> 
>> Jay Hainline KA9CFD
>> Colchester, IL EN40om
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: J?rgen Louis Christensen
>> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 20:24
>> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
>> 
>> And fldigi would be very nice to
>> 
>> Vy 73 de 5Q2J, Joe
>> 
>> Den 29-07-2013 22:21, Kostas SV1DPI skrev:
>>> Agree with Jim. Dx4win should leave some duties to other free software as 
>>> clusters to ve7cc, rig control to omnirig, lotw to tqsl, erc for rotators 
>>> control, jt65 for strange digi, msstv for sstv, digipan for psk, etc. but 
>>> these programs should be integrated with dx4win as mmtty already is. 
>>> What's better running dx4win and while it opens, will load ve7cc 
>>> connecting to clusters automatically, load also omnirig to have cat 
>>> control for all new radios, sdr, etc and when I want to ulpoad my qsos to 
>>> Lotw, press a button and voila... I think the most clever solution today 
>>> is to make a program which links all wonderful free programs out there.
>>> 
>>> 73 Kostas, SV1DPI
>>> 
>>> ???? 29/7/2013 22:46, ?/? Jim Reisert AD1C ??????:
>>>> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Erkki Heikkinen
>>>> <erkki.heikkinen at pp.inet.fi> wrote:
>>>>> For future releases:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1) Ability to block self spotters.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2) Ability to block non-DX spots inside the same continent (or even
>>>>> inside the same country)!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 3) Ability to block bragging spots: tnx, tks, tu, thx
>>>>> 
>>>>> 4) Ability to block begging spots: pse...
>>>> Erkki, I think the VE7CC user program can take care of many of these.
>>>> I personally would rather that DX4WIN be an excellent logging and
>>>> award tracking program first, rather than trying to do everything and
>>>> not do a good job at anything.
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:52:44 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Franz Nieberding <dk1ii at yahoo.com>
>> To: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>,    Erkki Heikkinen
>>   <erkki.heikkinen at pp.inet.fi>
>> Cc: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
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>> Hi Jim and all, 
>> as mentioned a few times, I think there is a lot of room for improvement for qsl management like make an easy set up for flag first mode/band contacts etc.
>> 73s de Franz, DK1II
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> Von: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
>>> An: Erkki Heikkinen <erkki.heikkinen at pp.inet.fi> 
>>> CC: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net> 
>>> Gesendet: 21:46 Montag, 29.Juli 2013
>>> Betreff: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Erkki Heikkinen
>>> <erkki.heikkinen at pp.inet.fi> wrote:
>>>> For future releases:
>>>> 
>>>> 1) Ability to block self spotters.
>>>> 
>>>> 2) Ability to block non-DX spots inside the same continent (or even
>>>> inside the same country)!
>>>> 
>>>> 3) Ability to block bragging spots: tnx, tks, tu, thx
>>>> 
>>>> 4) Ability to block begging spots: pse...
>>> 
>>> Erkki, I think the VE7CC user program can take care of many of these.
>>> I personally would rather that DX4WIN be an excellent logging and
>>> award tracking program first, rather than trying to do everything and
>>> not do a good job at anything.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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>> Message: 3
>> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:37:24 -0700
>> From: Dick Flanagan <dick at k7vc.com>
>> To: Franz Nieberding <dk1ii at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
>> Message-ID: <51F6E094.6040301 at k7vc.com>
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>> 
>> I have been a loyal DX4WIN user since V2.1, but if there isn't a major 
>> upgrade by the end of the year I will have no choice but to move 
>> on--probably to DXLab.  DX4WIN is simply falling too far behind the 
>> competition.
>> 
>> Dick
>> 
>> --
>> Dick Flanagan K7VC
>> dick at k7vc.com
>> 
>> On 7/29/2013 1:52 PM, Franz Nieberding wrote:
>>> Hi Jim and all,
>>> as mentioned a few times, I think there is a lot of room for improvement for qsl management like make an easy set up for flag first mode/band contacts etc.
>>> 73s de Franz, DK1II
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> ________________________________
>>>> Von: Jim Reisert AD1C <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
>>>> An: Erkki Heikkinen <erkki.heikkinen at pp.inet.fi>
>>>> CC: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>>>> Gesendet: 21:46 Montag, 29.Juli 2013
>>>> Betreff: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:57 PM, Erkki Heikkinen
>>>> <erkki.heikkinen at pp.inet.fi> wrote:
>>>>> For future releases:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 1) Ability to block self spotters.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 2) Ability to block non-DX spots inside the same continent (or even
>>>>> inside the same country)!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 3) Ability to block bragging spots: tnx, tks, tu, thx
>>>>> 
>>>>> 4) Ability to block begging spots: pse...
>>>> Erkki, I think the VE7CC user program can take care of many of these.
>>>> I personally would rather that DX4WIN be an excellent logging and
>>>> award tracking program first, rather than trying to do everything and
>>>> not do a good job at anything.
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:43:26 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: "Paul \(Tex\) Herson" <ka5y at yahoo.com>
>> To: "DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net" <DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [Dx4win] DX4WIN
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>> Amen to falling behind, been thinking the same thing but didn't want the learning curve on a new program....
>> 
>> Tex
>> ka5y
>> 
>> ------------------------------
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>> Message: 5
>> Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:31:40 -0400
>> From: "Jim - N4ST" <newsgroup at jimpricejr.com>
>> To: "'Dx4win'" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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>> I like the way HRD handles new modes.  It has a user editable file that can be updated as needed and can be mapped to a current mode if required for uploading to eQSL or LoTW.
>> 
>> 73,
>> Jim - N4ST
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jay Hainline
>> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2013 16:31
>> To: Dx4win
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Wish list
>> 
>> DX4WIN is still lagging way behind on keeping up with the newer digital 
>> modes and the signal reports used. Very poor when it comes to logging 
>> JT65-HF and the signal reports sent/received and it does not know about JT9 
>> yet for example. :-(
>> 
>> 
>> Jay Hainline KA9CFD
>> Colchester, IL EN40om
>> 
>> 
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