FWIW, I log all of my QSO's made with my vintage gear (Drake and Kenwood Hybrids) on paper and every once in a while, I transcribe them into DXLab.
DXLab is a complete package that can do an amazing amount of things but it does have a fairly steep learning curve.? It is freeware and is supported very well but you need to read up on it, first.
I used DXBase up until around 2003 but then they started requesting paid subscriptions for each update and I moved on.? Ham software is not a business where programmers can make much money but I found the frequent need to pay for updates to be a bit on the steep side.
IMO, what QRZ is doing with respect to blocking a call from the database is totally uncalled for and I will leave it at that.
73,
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow.? Fruit flies like a banana.
Sent with secure email.
------- Original Message -------
On Sunday, June 26th, 2022 at 8:38 PM, scott via groups.io <scott@...> wrote:
I haven't dealt with QRZ except I think I logged into it once to add something to a JA's logbook.? I, like you, took a 30 year hiatus from the radio and am back in the swing of things now.? I looked around and will say that I like N3FJP's logging program.? It's not perfect, but it beats writing my own which is what I did back in the late 70's.? And it's got a lot more functions than my old program (and it doesn't require a Commodore PET computer to run!)
The guys here on the Drake group are great for information, too.? I've asked several questions and have always gotten good answers, even when it wasn't about Drakes.? My entire station was bought in the late 70's and it is still running good (Drake & Dentron, can't beat 'em).? They work the "new" digital modes just fine, too.
Thought I'd add my 2 cents worth.??
Cya later & 73.
Scott
AA4HG
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I haven't dealt with QRZ except I think I logged into it once to add something to a JA's logbook.? I, like you, took a 30 year hiatus from the radio and am back in the swing of things now.? I looked around and will say that I like N3FJP's logging program.? It's not perfect, but it beats writing my own which is what I did back in the late 70's.? And it's got a lot more functions than my old program (and it doesn't require a Commodore PET computer to run!)
The guys here on the Drake group are great for information, too.? I've asked several questions and have always gotten good answers, even when it wasn't about Drakes.? My entire station was bought in the late 70's and it is still running good (Drake & Dentron, can't beat 'em).? They work the "new" digital modes just fine, too.
Thought I'd add my 2 cents worth.??
Cya later & 73.
Scott
AA4HG
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG
thank you so much, gregg, for the kind words and advice. i will check out CQRLOG as well this afternoon. not sure regarding my future with QRZ.com as i’m sure you have read... ? best 73, joe ? joseph n. graif k4jng ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Gregg Lebovitz Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 4:09 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? Joseph,
Really glad to hear that you found hams to help you sort out the logging stuff. I recently (within the past 2 years) got back into HF after a 30 year hiatus. I too had to learn all the digital stuff and bring my logs into the 21st century. I sync my log with QRZ.com and use QRZ.com to sync with LoTW. QRZ.com does a good job of removing dupes, which keeps my LoTW clean.
I am using CQRLOG at the moment. My shack computer was running Linux, but recently switched to Windows 11. I run CQRLOG in WSL. If you need any help with your transition into the digital ham radio world, please feel free to reach out.
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Joseph,
Really glad to hear that you found hams to help you sort out the logging stuff. I recently (within the past 2 years) got back into HF after a 30 year hiatus. I too had to learn all the digital stuff and bring my logs into the 21st century. I sync my log with QRZ.com and use QRZ.com to sync with LoTW. QRZ.com does a good job of removing dupes, which keeps my LoTW clean.
I am using CQRLOG at the moment. My shack computer was running Linux, but recently switched to Windows 11. I run CQRLOG in WSL.
If you need any help with your transition into the digital ham radio world, please feel free to reach out.
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Hello to the group,
Does anyone know of a source for the Drake DSR-2 knobs, especially the main tuning knob?
Thank you.
73,
Chuck
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Looks like some dodgy soldering to boot. That bottom solid wire actually looks like a cold joint at the relay. 73 -Jim NU0C On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:15:34 -0700 "David KE6YX" <dacuttler@...> wrote: Malcolm,
In addition to all the previously mentioned checks, here is one more.
A few months ago I too acquired a. 2NT, which had some weird phantom power issues that would come and go. It turned out to be a relay problem.
In the attached photo you can see 2 short solid wires going to RCA sockets. Any slight side or vertical load from a cable plug would flex the fixed contacts, and the transmitter would go crazy. This was with the socket screws tight.
Once I figured out what was going on, I replaced the 2 straight solid wires with light weight stranded wires shaped into a horseshoe, which eliminated any pressure on the relay contacts. The transmitter has operated perfectly since then.
This may not be your problem, but it's worth checking.
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG
i am on his site right now and watching his quick start video...very
impressive. i can tell by his voice how nice a guy he is (i just can).
joseph n. graif
k4jng
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jim Shorney Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:51 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com And that is the polar opposite of the treatment that you get from N3FJP (Scott). The software is a family affair in the N3FJP household. Scott is a stellar human being and an avid contester, but has been known to stop to answer support questions during contests! 73 -Jim NU0C On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:05:06 -0400 "Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote: KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to
look me up gets back "no results". how low is that?
joseph n. graif
personal account
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dick
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer
supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available
for free.
In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched
for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there
that I would choose over DXBase.
73, Dick, W1KSZ
_____
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > on behalf of
John <johnk5mo@... <mailto:johnk5mo@...> >
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:04 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early
incarnation) in about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going
strong. There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely .
John K5MO
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...
<mailto:jimNU0C@...> > wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using
N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free
but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything
else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log
should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You
can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good
backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...
<mailto:jgraif1@...> > wrote:
and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it's a
good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
joseph n. graif
personal account
From: jgraif1@... <mailto:jgraif1@...>
<jgraif1@...
<mailto:jgraif1@...> >
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i
found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another.
QRZ.com doesn't create your county name in a format that eQSL likes
(they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma
and then the county name - how stupid). so, i will always have to edit
the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
at least i figured it out...sorry for the tirade, folks...
joseph n. graif
k4jng
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > On
Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via groups.io
<>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35
years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's
and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i
inputted all of my current and correct information into their system,
and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and
current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior
address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you
are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i
have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and
upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
QRZ.com is refusing to do anything about it, claiming it is my
responsibility to keep my information up to date. they make a big deal
of "standing behind their product" if it fails to work. well...guess
what? i have no idea how they got my old grid square, but it is not my
fault or my problem. i told them i don't care if they have to edit
each of my contacts individually, they are going to do it. and i was
having so much fun...
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Re: Hello from a new Drake owner (with a problem, of course :-)
Glad to see that you are making progress.? These older radios and their previous owners have clever ways to hide the problems. One step at a time. David Assaf III
W5XU??? VP8RXU
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022, 12:10 PM K9NUD-Steve < k9nud@...> wrote: Thanks, David. I'm learning my way around electronics troubleshooting in general and tube gear in particular. I figured out the problem. It was something silly, but I needed to understand how it worked. Why would I pick up tones from my signal generator on 80M but nowhere else? It turns out the auxiliary crystal switch was bad. I knew it was broken off, but figured it was still switching back and forth. I was wrong. The VFO was getting the tone from the signal generator on 80 but there was nothing to mix on the other bands. I shorted the open switch and signals started booming in on all bands.
It's pretty clippy with full RF gain but otherwise doing a nice job. I'm sure it needs an alignment now, but it sure is nice to get it working!
--
73 de Steve K9NUD ..
Nothing happens until someone calls CQ!
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And that is the polar opposite of the treatment that you get from N3FJP (Scott). The software is a family affair in the N3FJP household. Scott is a stellar human being and an avid contester, but has been known to stop to answer support questions during contests! 73 -Jim NU0C On Sun, 26 Jun 2022 14:05:06 -0400 "Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote: KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me
up gets back "no results". how low is that?
joseph n. graif
personal account
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dick
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer
supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available
for free.
In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched
for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there
that I would choose over DXBase.
73, Dick, W1KSZ
_____
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > on behalf of John
<johnk5mo@... <mailto:johnk5mo@...> >
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 9:04 AM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation)
in about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong. There's a
fair learning curve, but works really nicely .
John K5MO
On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...
<mailto:jimNU0C@...> > wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP
AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really
is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for.
I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else,
and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always
be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you
like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without
having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...
<mailto:jgraif1@...> > wrote:
and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it's a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
joseph n. graif
personal account
From: jgraif1@... <mailto:jgraif1@...> <jgraif1@...
<mailto:jgraif1@...> >
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com
doesn't create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include
the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county
name - how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the
first 145 entries in the grid square column.
at least i figured it out...sorry for the tirade, folks...
joseph n. graif
k4jng
From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > On Behalf
Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via groups.io <>
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> <mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >
Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and
qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all
of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the
fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they
somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings
screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself
apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i
can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the
grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
QRZ.com is refusing to do anything about it, claiming it is my
responsibility to keep my information up to date. they make a big deal of
"standing behind their product" if it fails to work. well...guess what? i
have no idea how they got my old grid square, but it is not my fault or my
problem. i told them i don't care if they have to edit each of my contacts
individually, they are going to do it. and i was having so much fun...
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Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG
thanx, michelle. i already did...and again when i found out i was no longer in the data base. you know, it makes it appear as if i am bootlegging my own callsign. ? joseph n. graif personal account ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Michelle Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 3:26 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? Why not contact the President & Founder of QRZ and explain your issues: ? 73’蝉 Michelle WB8QGR ? ? editor@... ? ? ? ? ? Who the heck is this KG7MAK jerk? ? On Jun 26, 2022, at 1:05 PM, Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...> wrote:
? KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ? ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase. I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
>
>?
>
> joseph n. graif
>
> personal account
>
>?
>
> From: jgraif1@... <jgraif1@...>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
>
>?
>
> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
>
>?
>
> at least i figured it out...sorry for the tirade, folks...
>
>?
>
> joseph n. graif
>
> k4jng
>
>?
>
> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
>
>?
>
> well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
>
> QRZ.com is refusing to do anything about it, claiming it is my responsibility to keep my information up to date. they make a big deal of "standing behind their product" if it fails to work. well...guess what? i have no idea how they got my old grid square, but it is not my fault or my problem. i told them i don't care if they have to edit each of my contacts individually, they are going to do it. and i was having so much fun...
>
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yes, i know...and yet, he is the “editor”. ? joseph n. graif personal account ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Joe Wolfe Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 2:46 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? ???????????? The guy is a Tech…….You trying to log 2 meters or 10? ? Joe – W7RKN ? KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ? ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase. I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
>
>?
>
> joseph n. graif
>
> personal account
>
>?
>
> From: jgraif1@... <jgraif1@...>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
>
>?
>
> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
>
>?
>
> at least i figured it out...sorry for the tirade, folks...
>
>?
>
> joseph n. graif
>
> k4jng
>
>?
>
> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
>
>?
>
> well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
>
> QRZ.com is refusing to do anything about it, claiming it is my responsibility to keep my information up to date. they make a big deal of "standing behind their product" if it fails to work. well...guess what? i have no idea how they got my old grid square, but it is not my fault or my problem. i told them i don't care if they have to edit each of my contacts individually, they are going to do it. and i was having so much fun...
>
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Why not contact the President & Founder of QRZ and explain your issues: ? 73’蝉 Michelle WB8QGR ?
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From: [email protected] [mailto: [email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 2:42 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? editor@... ? ? ? ? ? Who the heck is this KG7MAK jerk? ? On Jun 26, 2022, at 1:05 PM, Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...> wrote:
? KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ? ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase. I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
>
>?
>
> joseph n. graif
>
> personal account
>
>?
>
> From: jgraif1@... <jgraif1@...>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
>
>?
>
> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
>
>?
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Malcolm,? In addition to all the previously mentioned checks, here is one more.? A few months ago I too acquired a. 2NT, which had some weird phantom power issues that would come and go. It turned out to be a relay problem. In the attached photo you can see 2 short solid wires going to RCA sockets. Any slight side or vertical load from a cable plug would flex the fixed contacts, and the transmitter would go crazy. This was with the socket screws tight. Once I figured out what was going on, I replaced the 2 straight solid wires with light weight stranded wires shaped into a horseshoe, which eliminated any pressure on the relay contacts. The transmitter has operated perfectly since then. This may not be your problem, but it's worth checking.? 
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???????????? The guy is a Tech…….You trying to log 2 meters or 10? ? Joe – W7RKN ? KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dick Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase. I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
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> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
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> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Ronnie Hull Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 2:36 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? Who the heck is this KG7MAK jerk?
On Jun 26, 2022, at 1:05 PM, Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...> wrote:
? KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ? ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase. I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
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On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
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> From: jgraif1@... <jgraif1@...>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
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> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
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On Jun 26, 2022, at 1:05 PM, Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG <jgraif1@...> wrote:
? KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ? ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase.
I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
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> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
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> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
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> QRZ.com is refusing to do anything about it, claiming it is my responsibility to keep my information up to date. they make a big deal of "standing behind their product" if it fails to work. well...guess what? i have no idea how they got my old grid square, but it is not my fault or my problem. i told them i don't care if they have to edit each of my contacts individually, they are going to do it. and i was having so much fun...
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KG7MAK also removed my call from the database. so, anyone trying to look me up gets back “no results”. how low is that? ? joseph n. graif personal account ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dick Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase.
I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
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> joseph n. graif
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> From: jgraif1@... <jgraif1@...>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
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> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>? <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG via
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> well...this is how my re-introduction to the hobby is going after 35 years off the air. i thought i would enjoy using technology to log my qso's and qsl's. QRZ.com has already ruined that. despite the fact that i inputted all of my current and correct information into their system, and despite the fact that my license contains all the correct and current information, they somehow "buried" the grid square of my prior address in a log book settings screen that doesn't come up when you are registering, or make itself apparent afterwards. so, now that i have paid to upgrade my membership so i can download the log and upload it to eQSL, everything bounced because the grid square in the contacts doesn't agree with the one in my profile.
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many, many thanks to jim, john and dick for the kind advice. now, i can enjoy this hot summer afternoon indoors checking out three possibilities for my “new” log and listening to field day.... ? i realize there are alternatives. it’s just that i am new to electronic logging after 35 years off the air. i was just getting comfortable with QRZ.com and enjoyed putting together my little home page. i subscribed so i could move contacts over to eQSL. then, to be offered no help and told (in so many words) that whatever my issue, it was my fault and then have it all ripped away without warning, including the free account (i mean, who does that? well...KG7MAK, that’s who) was just plain hurtful. he probably destroyed all my data in the process. what an infantile and vindictive way to act. ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Dick Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2022 12:09 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com ? I have been using DXBase since 1999. Although no longer supported except on the DXBase Forum, it is now available In the years since the original owner retired, I have searched for a replacement. To date, I have found nothing out there that I would choose over DXBase.
I'll cast a vote for Logger32. I installed Zakanaka (it's early incarnation) in? about 1999 and 11,000+ QSO's later it's still going strong.? There's a fair learning curve, but works really nicely . ? On Sun, Jun 26, 2022 at 11:38 AM Jim Shorney <jimNU0C@...> wrote:
I really don't consider QRZ to be a "real" log. I have been using N3FJP AClog as my station log for well over a decade. It is not free but it really is true that in both the cases of QRZ and AClog you do get what you pay for. I was an early adopter of eQSL more for the card images than anything else, and later LoTW for ARRL awards. But IMO your main station log should always be a program that resides on your own computer(s). You can use it as you like and you can also ensure that you have a good backup strategy without having to rely on someone else to do it.
73
-Jim
NU0C
On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 20:11:39 -0400
"Joseph Nicholas Graif - K4JNG" <jgraif1@...> wrote:
> and now, QRZ.com has closed my account because i complained. it’s a good thing i have that .adif file. those bastards...
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> From: jgraif1@... <jgraif1@...>
> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 7:47 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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> i knew if i complained something good would happen and it did. i found an .adif editor and fixed the problem as well as uncovering another. QRZ.com doesn’t create your county name in a format that eQSL likes (they include the two-letter state abbreviation followed by a comma and then the county name – how stupid). so, i will always have to edit the county column and the first 145 entries in the grid square column.
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> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2022 6:44 PM
> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> Subject: [DRAKE-RADIO] QRZ.com
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Re: Hello from a new Drake owner (with a problem, of course :-)
Thanks, David. I'm learning my way around electronics troubleshooting in general and tube gear in particular. I figured out the problem. It was something silly, but I needed to understand how it worked. Why would I pick up tones from my signal generator on 80M but nowhere else? It turns out the auxiliary crystal switch was bad. I knew it was broken off, but figured it was still switching back and forth. I was wrong. The VFO was getting the tone from the signal generator on 80 but there was nothing to mix on the other bands. I shorted the open switch and signals started booming in on all bands.
It's pretty clippy with full RF gain but otherwise doing a nice job. I'm sure it needs an alignment now, but it sure is nice to get it working!
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Nothing happens until someone calls CQ!
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Re: Hello from a new Drake owner (with a problem, of course :-)
Hi Steve,
For tube gear that has set for long amounts of time it is vitally important that you clean the tube pins and tube socket pins so that you are not getting intermittent electrical contact. This can be as simple as taking the tubes out of their sockets and putting them back in again several times. I like to use a littttttttllle squirt of DeOxit on the tube socket pins and then insert/remove the tube a couple of times. Doing just that has cleared up multiple problems on tube radios I have had.
Check the input impedance on your Fluke. The higher end Flukes have 10 Mohm input impedance. If you have that you should be good on the voltage measurements (if anyone else has experience with this, please advise).
73, Gordon KJ6IKT
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