[Dx4win] DX4WIN UPDATE

Sat Sep 6 15:22:32 EDT 2014

As I'm not very active these days and don't really chase awards any 
more, DX4WIn still suits my needs.  If I were more active and chasing 
awards, I would have looked elsewhere about 5 years ago.

I predict the next update will be a patch to keep it working with Win9.

Barry W2UP
P.S.  I'll use whichever software AD1C uses and selflessly supports :-)

On 9/6/2014 13:05, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> I was Paul's first customer, more than 20 years ago, when it was in 
> version 0.92. Ultimately, about a year ago I gave up on using DX4WIN 
> because it did not do a couple of things I had come to need.  I tried 
> DXlab Suite, which was indeed slow to load my 125,000 QSO log and far 
> too complex for my tastes, but then tried Logger32, which is also free 
> and works just fine.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
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> http://reversebeacon.net,
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>
> On 9/6/2014 11:53 AM, Dave Perry wrote:
>> It would be nice if Paul would communicate with his user base a bit more
>> frequently.  I think he is trying to set some sort of a record to see 
>> how
>> long the program will maintain an active user base without him ever
>> responding or providing an update again.  Hi, hi
>>
>> But I must say that DX4WIN still performs flawlessly in managing my 
>> 80,000+
>> contacts across several different call signs.  It also interfaces
>> beautifully with SteppIR and the Top Ten Devices DX Doubler (SO2R 
>> box) and
>> Band Decoder -- and my two K3s.  Plus, we get all of the great free 
>> support
>> from Jim, AD1C.
>>
>> If Paul was trying to charge us an annual maintenance fee, that would 
>> be a
>> different matter.  I have tried converting to HRD and DXLabs several 
>> times
>> and both come crunching to a halt when I try to load in my number of
>> contacts.  There is also no practical way to automatically enter all 
>> of the
>> DXCC confirmations for almost 2,500 band/countries into a new program.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I do not recommend DX4WIN to friends given the lack of
>> support and communication from Paul and the uncertainty of support 
>> for the
>> program going forward--especially when new users would have to pay for a
>> non-supported product.  But whenever logging programs come up for
>> discussion, I tend to be quiet and count my blessings that I have the 
>> best
>> program on the market--and I don't have to pay an annual maintenance 
>> fee.
>> Why let everyone else in a our great little secret?
>>
>> In short, it is still an excellent program and it's free! Shh...!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Dave, N4QS
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: DX4WIN [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ernie
>> Walls
>> Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2014 6:27 AM
>> To: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN UPDATE
>>
>> DX4Win has been motionless in respect to program improvements for 
>> many years
>> now, probably six or seven. The update from v7 to v8 was pretty much 
>> useless
>> as the digital inclusion never was successful.
>>
>> I moved from WJ2O in 2004, when DX4Win was pretty much state of the 
>> art, at
>> least in terms of amateur radio logging programs, and have watched it 
>> remain
>> more or less motionless while a number of other programs simply 
>> passed it in
>> terms of output. Or, at least, so I am told.
>>
>> At this stage, the only reason I don't move is that the two or three
>> programs that are 'allegedly' at the top of the programming tree are so
>> complex, and do so many things that I am not the slightest bit 
>> interested
>> in, and take so much computer management skills and time that I 
>> cannot be
>> bothered.
>>
>> DX4Win has peaked - if you want to have your logger do smarter 
>> things, you
>> are going to have to move programs. Simple as that. Do I kike the 
>> situation
>> - not really, but like the great majority of us, nought I can do 
>> about it.
>>
>> My view.
>>
>> Ernie Walls VK3FM
>> Vk3fm at wallsy.com.au
>> Mobile 0418 301 483
>>
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