[CQ-Contest] Dr. DX

[Jukka Klemola]

This is correct.
So true.

Many of us who think they remember DrDX, they think it was an amazing apps.
The reality will hit as you notice DrDX needs the paddle.

The assistance the keyboard gives us these days is overwhelming.


Also, the packet - type features were invented for DrDX; that is, the DrDX
was cracked
People were cheating in many ways - just like in real contesting.

We have the solar maximum at the moment.
Getting DrDX4Win would help many of us survive through the next minimum.


73,
Jukka OH6LI



2013/12/17 Tom Horton <k5iid at sbcglobal.net>

> I had a DR DX and at that time I was working in China, 2 months on and one
> off. I took my Dr DX with me one trip and had a blast with it. Took the
> computer, 8 inch B/W TV, keyer and paddle. Surpisingly enough even way back
> then the Customs inspectors didn't say a word. And in those days they went
> through everything.
> Spent many evenings chasing DX with that and listening on my R-1000
> receiver too!
>  73, Tom iid
>
>
> There is no joy in Mudville!
> http://www.dfwcontest.com
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>
> K5IID Tom Horton  Hillsboro, TX
> E sorter for ARRL W5 bureau
> Same call for 57 years!
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Barry <w2up at comcast.net>
> To: "cq-contest at contesting.com" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 8:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dr. DX
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>
> Agreed.  It was an amazing program, especially considering the ,e,ory
> limitations on the Commodore 64, which had about 32K of RAM. A Windows
> version would use 100 Meg :-)
> Barry W2UP
>
> On 12/16/2013 13:39, kr2q at optimum.net wrote:
> > I don't remember the year, but I used Dr. DX at Dayton, out in the one
> the convention center
> > areas.
> >
> > They didn't have much of a pileup (people), but I gave it a try.
> >
> > For those who never got to play with it, you would set your call
> (location) and go.  It "knew"
> > what the bands (all of them) should be like for YOUR location (including
> DX) for that time of day.
> >
> > So if you set it up for east coast USA and went to 80m at local noon
> time, the band was dead.
> > But if you went to 80 at, say 10pm local time, it was hopping, including
> QRM and static crashes.
> > But if you went to 10m at 10pm local time,
> hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss.
> >
> > I remember one guy set it up as if his call were an HS.  All he had were
> JA callers on 20m at whatever
> > time he had set it up for.  Pretty cool stuff.
> >
> > And you "tuned the band" to find DX too. It was the BEST contest
> simulator I've ever experienced.
> >
> > Too bad there isn't something like that now with a windows GUI.  During
> crappy SFI, it
> > was more fun than the actual contest (not sure if that would still hold
> true...activity has
> > just gone through the roof compared to back then...no matter what).
> >
> > Bring it back....I'd buy one!
> >
> > de Doug KR2Q
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