[Dxbase] DXBase 2006

[Gary AL9A]

I'm still a DXB2006 user and did not upgrade to 2007 when it came out 
because I didn't think I needed the slight improvements made in that 
release.  My intention was to upgrade when the 2008 edition was released. 
Then I was waiting for the 2009 update.  Now I'm anxiously awaiting the 2010 
version!  Hopefully it will be worth the wait!

There have been many suggestions made for the next release so Neal may 
already have his plate completely full.  If not I'd like to add two 
suggestions.
1.)  I've mentioned this one before.  The Tool/Options/Special Events... 
feature is lame.  When various events, such as contests, are entered and DXB 
is started the events for the month are displayed in random hysterical 
order, not in ascending date order for that month.  It also shows dates that 
are now history so I know what I've missed!  And it displays events for the 
month name without regard for the year.  Right now DXB is reminding me of 
the NA Sprint RTTY contest in October 2010 just so I don't miss it!  A 
decent date handling routine for this feature is badly needed.
2.) How about adding the ability for DXB to play pre-recorded audio messages 
for CQing, simple QSO exchanges, QTH/QSL info, RST reports, Special Event 
operation information, etc.  No need to have DXB create the messages, just 
the ability to tap into a folder of existing wav files, say with F keys, and 
key the rig and play them back.

73,
Gary AL9A



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Dougherty" <w2irt at verizon.net>
To: "'Jim WA9YSD'" <wa9ysd at yahoo.com>; <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: October 29, 2009 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXBase 2006


> My two-cents worth here, the upgrade from 2005 to 2006 was a massive 
> change
> with many new features added. The change to 2007 was much more subtle. A 
> few
> annoyances fixed and/or streamlined a little and support for the DXCC
> Challenge award was added. Very worthwhile for die-hards like me, but
> nothing really earth-shaking. I remember at the time I was hearing 
> comments
> from folks who said they'd wait for the 2008 version and see if it was 
> more
> substantial. As I'm a die-hard DXCC Challenge user, it was a huge upgrade
> for me <G>.
>
> -----------------------------------
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter,
> W2IRT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Just curious.  I do not mean anything about this question.  Do not read 
> any
> thing into it.
>
> Why are people still using DXbase 2006?
>
>
>
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