Well said, Lou.
I am another early adopter of DX4WIN, from back in the early days of
Windows (3.1?) I started with DXLOG (for DOS) and after a number of
empty promises of a Win version from its developer (who lived 5 miles
from me at the time), I switched to DX4WIN.
There are things DX4WIN could do better and more efficiently. The only
reason I'm still with it is I don't actively chase awards or (paper)
QSLs any more. If I did, I would have jumped ship a number of years
ago. And if it weren't for AD1C's generous support, I don't believe
there would be many users left today.
Barry W2UP
On 1/5/2014 11:45, Lou Dietrich wrote:
All,
Great...I think a wish list web page might be a good idea....
If the wish list is not acted upon by the developer, will it do any
good?....as some have posted, the author of this software has decided
not to respond to emails and this group....and therefore the wish list
web page may just route to the developer's trash bin...and for our own
edification.
Not to be overly critical here...but that seems to be the situation we
are in with DX4WIN....
As users, we have bought this software, not only for what was
initially developed, but for continuing support. In today's world, a
logging program should do more than just logging....If we only
expected an initial release feature package without support, we would
be using DX4WIN to control aged rigs and logging basic DXCC awards!
Develop a web page...and have it ignored....write directly to the
developer and have it ignored ....or move off to another platform and
tell everyone within ear shot why we did it...those are our choices.
Let's face facts here...
Tod, nice adage...."Nothing is impossible as long as you are not the
one who has to do the work." Tod, this should be restated...."Nothing
IS possible as long as you chose NOT to do the work.". That is the
situation here...the author has chosen NOT to do the work...
73
Lou N2TU
On 1/5/2014 12:44 PM, n4dsp wrote:
Paul should put a link on the DX4WIN website for owner's to
contribute their idea's to the "Wish List".
I sent an email to Paul 2-3 weeks ago with a suggestion and did not
receive a response so I resorted
to the DX4WIN Reflector to BE HEARD.
Requesting some attention from the owner's of DX4WIN, the people who
support the Owner, asking for
continuing improvements is not bad mouthing just to clarify.
On 1/5/2014 12:26 PM, Tod wrote:
I think that some of the postings with the subject "Updates" should
really be posted with the subject " "Additional features I wish were
present".
DX4Win started as a logging program as I recall. Operating was up to
the person who had the amateur license; logging the QSO'S that
resulted from the "operating" was the job of the program.
Over time the intellectual property owner has chosen to add
features and present new Versions for sale. Some of the added
features happen to relate to operating things rather than logging of
QSO's.
As purchasers and users all we can properly expect is that the
features declared to be in the Version we purchased work as they are
defined to work for the equipment environment for which they are
declared to be functional. That implies that new radios , new
rotators or new COM to USB devices are not explicitly supported. If
the IP owner chooses to modify the Version to expand the supported
equipment environment, great. The same thing is true for
logging/operating features. If the IP owner chooses to add them, fine.
It seems a bit unreasonable to use the "product user reflector" to
'bad mouth' the IP owner.
Of course there is nothing wrong with making suggestions that the
product planner can consider when ( and if ) a new product or new
version is being planned. Commenting on what you wish was present or
even identifying an alternate product that has a feature you 'wish'
was present seems reasonable.
Building a list of features that users "wish" were present seems
reasonable too; particularly if maintenance of such a listing is not
expected to be the job of the IP owner. It would be even nicer if
someone had that list on a web site so it could be referenced by
people. That might reduce duplicate postings about certain " not
present yet" features.
One of 'The Laws of Life" is:
"Nothing is impossible as long as you are not the one who has to do
the work."
Tod, K0TO
Sent from my iPhone 5
On Jan 5, 2014, at 8:24 AM, Ernie <[email protected]> wrote:
Important to me:
1. Omnirig support so that I can run HDSDR and DX4Win connected to
my rig at the same time.
2. Easy way to add additional satellite names myself
3. Easy way to add mode names myself
Ernie W8EH
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