[Ham-Mac] Fwd: RE: RE: LOTW
harris ruben
[email protected]
Mon, 19 May 2003 16:24:20 -0400
The squeaky wheel DOES get the grease. K1ZZ passed along my letter
and a much more polite one came rushing back. I would expect that
those of you who also wrote will be receiving similar notes
I have left the eMail trail intact, for those who have not followed
the entire thread.
Keep squawking, guys!!!
N2ERN
>Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 16:04:42 -0400
>From: "Patton, David NT1N" <[email protected]>
>Cc: "Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ" <[email protected]>
>Hello Mr. Ruben
>
>
>LoTW is a huge project that will serve all Amateurs who are
>interested in submitting QSOs for credit for various awards. Early
>on we did solicit input from as many logging software authors as we
>could find, we received comments from some of them, and the project
>moved forward. We recognized that there was a small percentage of
>folks out there who would be using Macs, and we have carefully
>chosen all of the components of the software to ensure that they
>include Macintosh ports. If a Mac developer wants to step forward
>and port the software to the Mac it would be pretty easy for someone
>with that experience--which we don't have. But we wanted to develop
>the source code as best we could first.
>
>And, a very good guy has already appeared:
>
>
>
> > > The source code for the software will be made available soon,
>
> > > and my hope is that some Mac developer will step forward to do a
>
> > > port to the Mac. It should be relatively easy for someone who is
>
> > > equipped and experienced in Mac development, which I am not.
>
> >
>
> > I would like to incorporate LOTW capability into MacLoggerDX:
>
> >
>
> > <http://dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html>
>
> >
>
> > MacLoggerDX already imports/exports ADIF and as you may already be
>
> > aware Mac users are a small but vocal group :)
>
> > 73 Don Agro VE3VRW
>
>
>
>Hang-in there. I think there will be plenty of Mac software for
>logging access into LoTW. If you don't mind, what logging software
>are you using so we can contact that author?
>
>
>
>73, Dave, NT1N
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ
>Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:58 PM
>To: Patton, David NT1N
>Subject: FW: RE: LOTW
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: harris ruben [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 11:15 AM
>To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>Subject: Fwd: RE: LOTW
>
>Gentlemen:
>
>I sent this to Dave in response to his answer to my inquiry. We Mac
>users are not orphans and deserve better treatment that this. A
>League-sponsored project should address ALL hams, not just Intel
>users.
>
>You want my support and you want my donations, but you won't support
>ME. Perhaps my wife and I won't renew our memberships next year.
>Unfortunately, that's the only way I can register my displeasure
>with the league's attitude.
>
>"HOPEFULLY"??? PERHAPS??? It's time you SOLICITED help from the Mac
>community, endorsed our work and our abilities, and SUPPORTED OUR
>growing platform, which doesn't crash, is virtually immune to
>viruses (except Microsoft macro viruses) and, like the battery
>bunny, just keeps GOING.
>
>It's really time for a change.
>
>Hasrris Ruben N2ERN
>
>
>
>>To: "Patton, David NT1N" <[email protected]>
>>
>Well that's a shame. Perhaps i and all the other Mac users out there
>will stop "supporting" ARRL! Now we know where we rank on your list.
>
>
>You can take your LOTW and keep it where the sun don't shine. I got
>more than enough cards and envelopes to last me the rest of my life.
>
>
>N2ERN
>
>
>
>
>
>>Hopefully, whoever writes Macintosh logging software will
>>incorporate an interface with loTW. ARRL will not likely be
>>supplying a stand-alone Macintosh program.
>>
>
>
>73, dave, NT1N
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: n2ern [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Sat 5/17/2003 8:08 AM
>To: logbook
>Cc:
>Subject: LOTW
>
>WHERE'S THE MACICNTOSH SOFTWARE??????
>
>N2ERN
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ
>Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 2:58 PM
>To: Patton, David NT1N
>Subject: FW: RE: LOTW
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: harris ruben [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Saturday, May 17, 2003 11:15 AM
>To: [email protected]; [email protected]
>Subject: Fwd: RE: LOTW
>
>Gentlemen:
>
>I sent this to Dave in response to his answer to my inquiry. We Mac
>users are not orphans and deserve better treatment that this. A
>League-sponsored project should address ALL hams, not just Intel
>users.
>
>You want my support and you want my donations, but you won't support
>ME. Perhaps my wife and I won't renew our memberships next year.
>Unfortunately, that's the only way I can register my displeasure
>with the league's attitude.
>
>"HOPEFULLY"??? PERHAPS??? It's time you SOLICITED help from the Mac
>community, endorsed our work and our abilities, and SUPPORTED OUR
>growing platform, which doesn't crash, is virtually immune to
>viruses (except Microsoft macro viruses) and, like the battery
>bunny, just keeps GOING.
>
>It's really time for a change.
>
>Hasrris Ruben N2ERN
>
>
>
>>To: "Patton, David NT1N" <[email protected]>
>>
>Well that's a shame. Perhaps i and all the other Mac users out there
>will stop "supporting" ARRL! Now we know where we rank on your list.
>
>
>You can take your LOTW and keep it where the sun don't shine. I got
>more than enough cards and envelopes to last me the rest of my life.
>
>
>N2ERN
>
>
>
>
>
>>Hopefully, whoever writes Macintosh logging software will
>>incorporate an interface with loTW. ARRL will not likely be
>>supplying a stand-alone Macintosh program.
>>
>
>
>73, dave, NT1N
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: n2ern [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: Sat 5/17/2003 8:08 AM
>To: logbook
>Cc:
>Subject: LOTW
>
>WHERE'S THE MACICNTOSH SOFTWARE??????
>
>N2ERN
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