As my rig is at the radio hospital...I'm bored beyond belief. Just looking at the hole in my desk where the radio should be.
and I knew that would 'liven' things up. and yes it's easier and no you do NOT have to be a ARRL member but the biggee....eQSL's are useless. but to each his own... and at least I got someone to talk to....even if it wasn't over the air. :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie - AD5TH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Feature Request! > No flames from me....! Frankly I find eQSL to have several advantages > over LOTW that is IMHO... > > 1. No extra software need be installed > 2. It is totally 100% FREE - LOTW requires a current ARRL membership ($37 yr > for stateside..more for foreign) > 3. No "digital signature" required. > 4. LOTW setup is complicated and cumbersome and may I repeat - Not FREE!! > 5. Globally the vast majority of "real DX'rs" do -NOT- belong to ARRL > anyway!!! > 6. Heck most USA hams do -NOT- belong to ARRL either! > > To sum up (in my words) LOTW is costly, cumbersome and complicated to setup, > it has a minority of hams as "members" not a majority. eQSL is free, fast > and requires no "setup", $$$, "digital signature, annual renewal $$$, and no > magazines (80% ads) are spammed to your mailbox. > > Charlie > (now wearing asbestos underwear) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 3:31 PM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Feature Request! > > >> Can't resist this! >> >> REAL DXERS don't need no stinkun eQSL. >> >> REAL DXERS use LoTW! >> >> >> That should liven things up....:-) >> (remember I'm a retired firefighter, I'm used to flames!) lol >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Charlie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 3:20 PM >> Subject: [Dxbase] Feature Request! >> >> >>> eQSL is fast becoming a very usable and reliable qsl / awards / logbook >>> format. >>> >>> How about a DXbase feature so I can directly in real-time upload my Q's >>> to eQSL without leaving my DXbase screen? >>> I know of a competing product that has this exact feature. >>> >>> Charlie >>> Ham Radio - AD5TH >>> www.ad5th.com >>> Live Blues Music >>> www.492acousticblues.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> Dxbase mailing list >>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >>> Post: mailto:[email protected] >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 2/27/2005 >> >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.5.1 - Release Date: 2/27/2005 > >
