[Dxbase] County Hunting

[Al Bailey]

I totally agree Ernie. I use Kwiklog for my County Hunting but am not in 
any way affiliated with them so this in not to be constituted as a ad.

I don't use DXBase for contesting either. For that I use Writelog and once 
again this is not a ad.

Each program has it's own pro's and con's but DXBase is by far the best I 
have seen for DXing.

Would you ride a Clydesdale at the Kentucky Derby ? Nope, you would ride a 
horse more suited toward the work it needs to do.


At 12:07 PM 4/27/2005, Ernie Zingleman wrote:
>First of all, let me say that I'm a DXBase customer and user since back at 
>version 3 or 4 of the DOS program.  It is all I use for DXing.  I don't 
>think there is a better program out there for this.
>
>I think it is great that folks are adding 'some' support for County 
>Hunting in DXBase.  I think this will help the casual type who is not 
>actively chasing counties but would like to track them.
>
>That being said, I think there are other programs out there that are 
>better suited for the Very Active county hunter.  I don't know that it is 
>within the objectives of the DXBase authors to ever duplicate these highly 
>specialized programs for which there is a limited audience appeal.
>
>I've used a few of the specialized county huting programs in the 
>past.  They do a better job at tracking one's progress and at handling the 
>paperwork involved.  County Hunting is all they are designed to do.  I 
>personally never wanted to mix my counting hunting with my DX 
>chasing....each program is good at what it was designed to do and I did 
>not want to 'muddy up' one database with the other.
>
>Please no flames on this....this is just my humble opinion.  If anyone is 
>thinking that I'm trying to intimidate them they are very mistaken.
>
>Ernie KS4Q
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "WA9YSD" <wa9ysd at att.net>
>To: "DXbse Forum" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:22 AM
>Subject: [Dxbase] County Hunting Reports
>
>
>I had received only 2 responces from my last post on this subject.  Both 
>wanted to see additional reports.  One of these responces, it was 
>suggested that the DATE - TIME - BAND - MODE - RST - STATE - COUNTY be 
>listed alphabetically.  I agree, so thats make 3 people would like to see 
>a report. If I knew how to do this I would program a report and publish 
>it.  I do not know why that some people out there oppose COUNTY HUNTING 
>and any mention of it on this forum.
>
>Please let your voice be heard here on the forum.  If anyone out there is 
>interested in programming some thing for county hunting there are at least 
>3 people interested.  Please,  stand up and be counted.  Do not be afraid 
>of the past and being intimidated!
>
>Keep The Faith, Jim
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