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The eighth program in my C# rewrite project is now available!
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CQ WW DX?Contest Log 4.0 is Now Available!
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You'll find the new CQ WW DX Contest Log?software on the CQ WW DX Contest Log
Page at .? It is networkable and replaces both the previous stand alone and network versions.? As always, upgrades are free to registered users. This includes either the
previous contest or network versions and of course our N3FJP Software Package
users!
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Until CQ WW DX Contest Log 4.0 has a contest under its belt, you'll find
both the new version and the older, tried and true VB6 versions on the web site.
CQ WW DX Contest Log 4.0 is brand new, better, has additional features not found
in the VB6 versions and represents the future of N3FJP Software. It is also
completely new code - every single line of it!? While the template has been
tested extensively and the new, C#.NET versions for the major contests this year have?performed very well, this will be the first
use as applied specifically to this contest.? It is quite possible that a
contest specific bug or two remain to be found, so I want to give you the option
of using the VB6 version if you prefer.
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Customized Splash Screens Work Fine with the New Versions.
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If my son Brad, KB3MNE, has created a splash screen of your call sign for you to use with the old versions of my software, it will also work fine with the new versions of my contesting software and the new, future version of AC Log, once complete.? To use your image with the new file, simply move splash.jpg to the shared directory for the new software.? You can find the location from any of the new C# rewrites by clicking File > Show File Locations and noting the location of your shared settings files.? Just copy splash.jpg there.
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If you don't have a customized splash screen and would like to learn more, please visit the KB3MNE Call Sign Graphics Page here:?
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Are We There Yet (updated)?
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Now that the word is out that I'm rewriting the software, folks have had a taste of the new versions and enthusiasm is building for more, I'm getting swamped with questions along the lines of:
"When do you think you will have a program for ____________ (insert your favorite existing contest, new contest, AC Log, or additional feature here).
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I can't accurately predict target dates for the rewrites. Some days are very productive, while others takes an entire day to get a single line of code to work the way I want. On average, with the exception of the AC Log rewrite, which will be a huge project unto itself, it is looking like about two weeks per program. With about 50 programs in total, I have a multi year project ahead.
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My present plan, in this order and Lord willing, is to:
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- Finish rewriting the major contesting programs.? This includes ARRL November?Sweepstakes, ARRL 10 Meter and ARRL 160 Meter.? At about two weeks per program, I hope to have these three complete in roughly six weeks or so.
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?- Rewrite AC Log.? I can't predict how long this will take.? There are lots of additional features not present in the contesting software that I will have to rewrite and I simply don't know how long that will take.? It may be two months or ten months.??We will see how things go.
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?- Rewrite the remaining, currently supported contesting programs and?state QSO party programs.
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?- Add new contests and features
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Please stay tuned to the Announcements group and I will let you know as each new program / update is released.
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And in response to the questions we always receive when we neglect to
include the following in our e-mail announcements...
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Package Upgrade Information...
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If you have registered one or more individual programs and would like to
upgrade to N3FJP's Software Package or N3FJP's Software Package and CD for full
use of all our Amateur Radio software, we would be glad to apply the amount that
you have registered so far as a credit towards that purchase. Please send us an
e-mail directly and we'll let you know your balance.?
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N3FJP's Software Package includes approximately 50 programs for contesting,
net management, general logging and other Amateur Radio related applications. In
addition to full use of all these programs, registered package customers are
also entitled to receive free passwords for any new software that is added to
the package and free upgrades to existing programs. You'll find all the details
on the Register Now page at
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Donations are Gratefully Accepted!
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And in response to the often asked question for which Kimberly and I are
very grateful...
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"I know your upgrades are free, but I also realize how much time and
effort coding these enhancements and new programs take and that your pricing
policy doesn't fully reflect that. Can I send you something to show my
appreciation for your continued efforts?"
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Yes, thanks so much, your continued support in any amount is very welcome
and deeply appreciated! You can use this page:
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or?send your contribution by mail, payable to Affirmatech Inc., to:
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G. Scott Davis
118 Glenwood Road
Bel Air, MD 21014-5533
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Thank you so much for your continued support!
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Thanks!
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As always, thanks for your kind words, support, linking to our web site and
spreading the word about our software. Kimberly and I really appreciate
it!
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73, Scott
N3FJP
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Serving the Amateur Radio community with contesting and general logging
software since 1997.
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p.s. We often receive requests for e-mail address changes.
The way Yahoo groups are set up, it is much easier for subscribers
to unsubscribe from the old e-mail address and then subscribe with your new
e-mail address, than for the list owner to do it for you. Yahoo makes it
prohibitively difficult for list owners and limits or blocks their ability to
add subscribers, to prevent them from adding folks without their
permission.
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Fortunately, it is very easy for subscribers to unsubscribe
and resubscribe.
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Here are the links to the announcements group:
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And users group:
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If you have a new e-mail address, please go ahead and make
that change.
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