[Dxbase] wish list for dxbase 2006-cw interface

Thu Mar 31 20:45:11 EST 2005

I have put in many frustrating hours trying to make the cw interface work.
It doesn't really work! There are several paragraphs of apologia contained
in the help file that in essesence states that even if you could get an
interface that worked, it would be limited significantly due to limitations
in windows. Other users have found that if you run mmtty minimized the cw
interface will work. Why should that be a prerequisite to operation of a
advertised dxbase capability. I presently use two freeware windows
programs, N1MM and Hamlogger, that have excellent cw machine interfaces that
have none of the windows problems alluded to in the dxbase help file.
Instead, DXBASE provides interfaces with other hardware cw interfaces that
cost more than the DXBASE software. The freeware programs also provide some
of these interfaces. I have been a long user of dxbase, and will probably
continue to use it due to the really strong report mangement system
capability that is imbedded within the logging database (way to go Joe). So,
after all of the above, I recommend that the next version of DXBASE contain
a working cw interface in line with the current "industry standard".
Dick Barron
WY4Q