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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Hello to all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Many years I was running QRZ callbook server with my NOS software.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>As of February 10, 2014 QRZ.COM is no longer offering to sell this product<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>the way that they were providing; we needed only two files callbkc.dat and callbkc.idx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>in order to function with JNOS or TNOS software. Even they are not renewing old<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>subscriptions. This product was NOT free in the past, but now with this kind of limitation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>their only intention is to make more money…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>I don’t know JNOS developers like VE4KLM, Maiko Langelaar what kind of solution may<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>bring to solve this situation or convince QRZ.COM to support our public service like before.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Even purchasing their $995.00 lifetime platinum package won’t bring our old service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Is this ham radio spirit? I don’t think so!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Below you see QRZ.COM download information from their website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>QRZ Database Downloads<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Special Notice As of February 10, 2014, QRZ no longer offers new subscriptions for these downloads. Existing subscribers may continue to download these files until their subscriptions expire, however, those subscriptions will not be renewed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>These data files are being phased out as they no longer meet the needs of many of today's more modern services. </span> <span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>After 20+ years, they had a good run.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>73 Bob, VE2HAR<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>