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    From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Daryl Stout on Tue Dec 28 14:16:30 2021
    Daryl Stout wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    I heard some ham radio operators were getting their long awaited Icom ID-52 D-Star HT's...but with a price of at least $700 a pop, that was
    too rich for my blood. That $700 would do better for me on medical
    stuff right now.

    I'd rather save my money and buy a new ICOM IC-7610 HF rig for $3300.

    Did I tell you that I have a script that allows one (with a paid
    subscription to QRZ.com) to look up callsigns at QRZ? With FreeBSD, I can
    run that as a "door" to allow lookups. Actually, if your OS can run cURL,
    you should be able to use it. Pretty neat stuff.

    73 DE KS4TD,
    Sean

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Sean Dennis on Tue Dec 28 17:53:00 2021
    Sean,

    I'd rather save my money and buy a new ICOM IC-7610 HF rig for $3300.

    The price of the gear is ridiculous. I think I told you about the DC
    to Daylight Rig that was at Hamvention a few years ago for $20,000+. Now,
    we could outfit a nice shack for that (or even buy a nice pre-owned car).
    But to me, $20,000+ for one rig, is overkill.

    Did I tell you that I have a script that allows one (with a paid subscription to QRZ.com) to look up callsigns at QRZ? With FreeBSD, I
    can run that as a "door" to allow lookups. Actually, if your OS can
    run cURL, you should be able to use it. Pretty neat stuff.

    I run Windows 10 32-bit for the BBS...it's on my late Mom's computer.
    I still have one of the last QRZ Callsign CD's, and have that on the
    BBS for "nostalgia". I would love to have a similar setup for current
    callsigns (I'm a premium subscriber, and use them and eQSL for data
    for running Netlogger). Right now, I just set up a simple door, telling
    users where they can find ham radio callsigns.

    Daryl, WX4QZ

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