[Dx4win] What is the future of DX4WIN?

[Ricardo Navarrete]

Hi all

I was a very happy user of DX4WIN until I started on satellites 4 years
ago, the satellite database is not updated anymore and I had a good
response of the developer was that DX4WIN is not profitable so it lost his
interest maintaining it updated.

I moved to another logging program to handle my 100000 qsos and all my
stats not a big as Guy's ones but not too bad for 28 years of ham radio.

I don't understand why automate a program is a sin. Do you work FT8??? Yes
the computer makes the QSO for you!!!!!!! Wow mind blowing!!!!!

I love DX4WIN but now it doesn't cover my needings...  Automate is not one
of them but there are more.....

What a pity!!!!!

73 Rick

El lun, 20 nov 2023, 20:28, ON4AOI via DX4WIN <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
escribió:

> Gents,
> What are we?
> Radio operators, technicians or just a bunch of let the computer do it all
> for you?
>
> In my opinion the manual up/download is the only correct way to do it not
> automatically.
> Why is simple b4 I upload I check always for mistakes. Just check psk
> reporter many spots are on wrong
> Freq (band) because he lost cat or didn't change band, this also mean that
> if it would be automatically uploaded
> It will contain useless data for LoTW, qrz, eQSL etc etc.
>
> Tnx to Paul and DX4WIN I have now (in 42years)
> 4003 bandslots from 160m-13cm+Sat
> 13 band DXCC
> 16 band WAC
> 14 band WAS 160-23cm (probably the 1st non USA)
> 9 band WAZ
>
> Integration of wsjt-x or clone(s) would only slow down the speed of light
> we have now
> With a few 100K qso's .... ..
>
>
>
> Guy ON4AOI
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Mike Cizek W0VTT
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2023 6:47 PM
> To: DX4WIN at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] What is the future of DX4WIN?
>
> I agree with Tim K4TK.  DX4WIN is an old school DXer's logging program and
> it suits my needs very well.  Manual LoTW import/export and WSJT-X import
> are only a few mouse clicks and take less than a minute.
>
> Having said that, it would be nice to know that Paul has a plan for the
> future when he wants to (or needs to) bow out.
>
> On a very different note - I would like to see a similar program for the
> Mac OS.
>
> (Note that I made my living using a piece of equipment designed over 500
> years ago with one moving part, and I still drive a car with a manual
> transmission.)
>
>
> ---
> 73,
> Mike Cizek WØVTT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net <dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Tim moore
> Sent: Monday, 20 November, 2023 11:27
> To: David Perry, N4QS <n4qs at vci.net>
> Cc: DX4WIN Reflector <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] What is the future of DX4WIN?
>
> David Perry (N4QS) certainly doesn't speak for all of us.  I like the
> product just as it is and I think the support and updates are excellent as
> they exist today.  I fully understand some may find issues with the product
> as it is,  but they don't speak for or represent all of us . And of
> course,  you're never going to please all the folks all the time in this
> diverse hobby.
>
> But since you wanted folks to speak up.....I am.  I vote we continue as
> things are maintained today.  Not that mine...or anyone else's opinions
> really carry any significant weight.  The owners should of course do as
> they see fit to do.  After all, it's their product to sell and maintain.
> Those who don't like the product can find another product more to their
> liking. Those of us pleased with the product....can continue using it.
>
> I could have/use any product on the market out there....and I chose this
> one ....with good reason.  I like it just as it is.....
>
> As an Engineer with 45+ years in the IT industry and quite a few years
> working in software development,  I appreciate the time and effort it takes
> to develop and maintain a product.  And I have been involved with the
> effort of trying to keep a myriad of customers with diverse desires and
> requirements satisfied.  It's a daunting task.  I'll save for another day
> my discussion on Problem Reports (PRs) and Deficiency Reports (DRs) and
> Known Problems and Workarounds (KP&Ws) and Configuration Control Boards
> (CCBs) and racking and stacking customer desires/complaints.
>
> K4TK
> Tim
>
>
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