[Dxbase] [dxbase] Results of the "3" CDROM tests -- Joe wa6axe

[Gary AL9A]

Remove the path name to the CDROM location.

73,
Gary AL9A

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Colello" <colellos at earthlink.net>
To: <dxbase at yahoogroups.com>; <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: April 22, 2012 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] [dxbase] Results of the "3" CDROM tests -- Joe wa6axe


> Is there a way to "turn off" the RAC look-up. I tried turning it off in 
> Options, but it didn't seem to turn off.
>
> Steve
> KA2KON
>
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: Joe WA6AXE
>  To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net ; dxbase at yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 9:59 PM
>  Subject: [dxbase] Results of the "3" CDROM tests -- Joe wa6axe
>
>
>
>
>  ALL:
>
>  Dennis (K6DS) had a HamCall CDROM and provided me with his results a 
> minute ago --
>
>  SO - now we have the final results of ALL 3 of the CDROM's that DXbase 
> supports
>
>  RAC (Flying Horse) Callbook CDROM -- because each of the records on this 
> CD contains
>  the COORDINATES for the DX Station -- this RAC CDROM will   "NOT"   give 
> the correct  Beam Heading and
>  Distance.
>
>  QRZ and HamCall Callbook CDROMs -- BOTH of these CDROMS are ALL OK and 
> WILL provide the
>  proper Beam Heading and Distance --- this is possible because neither of 
> these CDROM records
>  contains any coordinates info for the DX Station..
>
>  As long as the DXbase User (with a RAC CDROM Lookups) remembers that 
> their  Beam Headings
>  and Distance  "WILL NOT be correct" -- the Other info from the RAC CDROM 
> will populate all ok ...
>
>  Just providing the results of this look-see as FYI to all users!
>
>  Joe wa6axe
>
>
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