[Dxbase] DXBase Beyond 2007 Version

Sun Jul 31 15:20:38 EDT 2011

Hi Larry
I doubt you will see a DXBase booth at Dayton. A booth cost 550ドル this year
if memory serves correctly. A hotel room is 100ドル-200 a night, lets split the
difference and say 150ドル. Transportation is another 150ドル (flight plus
parking).
So three nights in a hotel, transportation and booth charges equal 1150ドル.
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 <Price.LE at frontiernet.net>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:bparry at rgv.rr.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 11:08 AM
> > To: 'RM'; Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> > 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: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dxbase-
> > bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of RM
> > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 8:02 AM
> > To: Dxbase at mailman.qth.net
> > 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
> >
> >
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