Hi Larry I doubt you will see a DXBase booth at Dayton. A booth cost $550 this year if memory serves correctly. A hotel room is $100-200 a night, lets split the difference and say $150. Transportation is another $150 (flight plus parking).
So three nights in a hotel, transportation and booth charges equal $1150. Now you know why there was only 1 Logging program with a booth at the show this year (and I bet money he isnt there next year). Assuming I offer no discount (which isn't very safe assumption), I would have to sell 23 new licenses to break even (not even counting for my time). I have always said that I didn't take DXB over to get rich but I surely didn't take it over to lose a lot either. Just the cost of establishing the programming environment for the 1.09 release was more than the entire revenue I have made on sales. Again, I love doing it and its not an issue for me, but throwing another grand at it with little residual income to offset it isn't very wise. If I go next year, it will be (again) to work at the Flex Radio booth where my real income is derived. I was (and always will be) very happy to meet so many DXB users there this year. If I go next year I will post it on the reflectors so you can come by and chat, DXBase was actively being demo'ed at the Flex booth as I set up the "Dream Station" exhibit and of course what Dream Station is complete without DXB?? 73 Neal On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 1:20 PM, Larry E Price <[email protected]>wrote: > I think we have all been pretty patient for several years now. When was the > last time there was a Dxbase booth at Dayton where potential customers > could > see the program in action and existing customers could ask questions in > person? Yes, there is good HELP available on this discussion group for > existing fans of the program, but it is not the same as it 'used to be' > when > we could count on stopping by the "booth" in Dayton annually. I talked > several of my colleagues into purchasing Dxbase over the years by taking > them by the hand to a demo of the program so they could see the features. > > 73 > Larry > W4RA > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bill Parry [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:08 AM > > To: 'RM'; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] DXBase Beyond 2007 Version > > > > Ron, > > > > Everybody is anxious for the newest greatest version. The fact is that > > what > > we have is working fine. I have been using DXBase since its inception > > and > > love the program. I think it is going to be great to have a new DXBase > > Win 7 > > version with lots of cool new stuff. Frankly, though, what I have > > (DXBase > > 2007) works really nice and I am pretty familiar with it. The support > > that > > you can get off this site is excellent. Just be patient...all will be > > fine. > > Incidentally I certainly be one of the first to buy the new iteration > > of > > DXBase when it comes out...just like I always have. > > > > Bill W5VX > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:dxbase- > > [email protected]] > > On Behalf Of RM > > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:02 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Dxbase] DXBase Beyond 2007 Version > > > > I've been a long time DXBase user and supporter (approximately since > > 1986) > > and cannot see myself switching to another logging program. However, > > all > > four of my Windows machines are now running Win 7 (and will not ever go > > back > > to pre-Win 7). I have tried to create order to the many fine > > enhancements/upgrades provided by the logging program users in planning > > to > > reinstall DXBase 2007 on the machine. I've given up trying to do this. > > > > What is the plan, if one still exists, for providing a DXBase XXXX in > > the > > near future??????? If one is planned, hopefully it allows the 2007 > > version > > log files to be easily loaded into the new software and incorporates > > many of > > the features that folks have provided to DXBase and the radio control > > interface works with the legacy and the new radios. > > > > I've waited patiently for the new DXBase XXXX version, which hopefully > > brings this outstanding logging program into today's world, to show up. > > I've become concerned that I've haven't seen any communications on the > > DXBase website which addresses the above and the planned delivery of > > the new > > version. In fact, I've not seen any 'official' discussion of the > > planned > > delivery in recent times. > > > > I prefer DXBase to any other DX type logging software that I've studied > > or > > installed. Most of those program developers really needed a course in > > how > > to create viable and usable human interfaces. > > > > Is there a Date Planed for DXBase XXXX? > > > > > > Ron / NU1U > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dxbase mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > _____ > > avast! 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