[LOGic] VK9GMW-Mellish Reef

Sun Apr 5 11:33:05 EDT 2009

That would be a start. The proliferation of callsign prefixes is out of 
control.
It seems that every half arsed event qualifies for a special callsign.....
Jim
> In Australia we are madly pushing to have all VK9 calls set as they were
> originally intended.
> I do not believe we will be faced with the current problem for long.
> Call areas will be returned to originality and the likes of Mellish Reef
> will be a VK9M prefix once more.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "K0DAN" <k0dan at comcast.net>
> To: "LOGic is open to all radio amateurs for discussion of
> LOGicloggingprogram" <logic at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [LOGic] VK9GMW-Mellish Reef
>>>> Thanks for the info Jack. I knew about this Mellish Reef DXped, but LOGIC
>> didn't....and as a result, I missed several weeks of opportunities to
>> contact them. Looks like they'll be QRV a few more days.
>>>> With the recent discussions about the future direction that LOGIC takes, 
>> I
>> have to say:
>> a) LOGIC is a great package
>> b) Dennis' support has been excellent
>> c) LOGIC has always been lacking an accurate, centralized, & current
>> prefix/DXped data file
>>>> Item "c" has been, and continues to be, my only frustration with the
>> product. Yes, there are periodic database updates on the support page, 
>> but
>> they are offten months behind the real-time activity. Yes, the user can 
>> do
>> their own research & update the database, but this is haphazard at best.
>> The
>> software needs to be the DXer's tool, not the other way around.
>>>> I don't wish to create flamewar here, nor attack Dennis. However these
>> random changes/updates in the DX world need to be better incorporated in
>> the
>> software so it's friendly to DXer's who are trying to grab another band,
>> prefix, mode.
>>>> In any event, thanks for the heads-up about Mellish Reef, my database now
>> has the changes, and LOGIC will now tell me when they've been spotted.
>>>> Tnx es 73
>>>> Dan
>> K0DAN
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jack" <k4wsb at arrl.net>
>> To: <logic at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 10:23 PM
>> Subject: [LOGic] VK9GMW-Mellish Reef
>>>>>>> Is showing up as Norfolk Island in the spot log.
>>>>>> DO NOT miss this important DXpedition due to the incorrect listing
>>>>>> Jack Hartley
>>> K4WSB
>>> DXCC Honor Roll
>>> QCWA OTC
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