[Dxspider-support] sh/qrz what will happen ?

[Mike McCarthy, W1NR]

I use the command all the time.  The original AK1A cluster introduced
callsign lookups with the "show/buck" command.  It required the sysop to
pay for and have the Buckmaster callbook on CD for the lookups to work.
  These were in the pre-internet days.  This command still exists in
DXSpider and still requires the Buckmaster subscription CD. At $80/yr
for Buckmaster, qrz.com is a bargain.

We cannot insist that someones hard work and effort be given away for
free.  If he had gotten enough donations, this wouldn't have happened.

Mike, W1NR

Rene Olsen wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> What will happen to sh/qrz ?
> 
> As I underatand it each spider sysop will have to pay 30$ US a year if they want to continue 
> to use sh/qrz. And of course the code behind the command would have to be rewritten.
> 
> I for one am not going to pay 30$ US a year just to get the command to work. There is plenty 
> of other expenses running a cluster with radioports, and I don't want to add even more.
> 
> Is there any alternatives that comes even close to qrz.com ?
> 
> What does other siteops think about this issue ?
> 
> Vy 73 de Rene / OZ1LQH
>