Failed experiment

So I got a few answers to some questions last night.

1) HAMRS will not install on my laptop. I tried both the 32 bit and 64 bit Windows downloads. I currently have Windows 10. I got a message saying that some kind of file was necessary to complete the installation, that apparently my laptop does not have. Unfortunatrly, the error message did not specify what the needed file was.

2) I did successfully install HAMRS on my tablet, but it would not accept an ADIF file that I generated from AC Log. Just to be sure the file was OK, I imported that very same ADIF file into VLS Logger and it imported with nary a whimper.

So I will continue using my tablet and VLS Logger and will periodically export an ADIF file to AC Log on my laptop for posterity and safe storage (of which a copy of that AC Log  ADIF file gets put on a USB thumb drive for extra protection). It's just so much more convenient to bring the tablet on portable ops (or vacation, for that matter) instead of my laptop. Another factor is that a battery charge on my tablet lasts much, much longer than the battery on my ancient, wheezing laptop.

I received a disturbing e-mail today. I'm sure it's a scam, but what they are offering to sell me was disturbing. Of course, I have deleted the e-mail, but I snapped a screenshot of it before doing so.

I guess I'm naive in being disturbed that a list of email addresses from the ARRL would be available for sale. But after that ransomware incident they went through, I guess I'm stupid enough to think they wouldn't offer that for sale. Obviously these people have already bought an e-mail list that I am on in order to even send me an offer like this.

72 de Larry W2LJ

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