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Old August 15th 11, 04:46 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Jeff Liebermann[_2_] Jeff Liebermann[_2_] is offline
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:27:33 +0200, Helmut Wabnig [email protected] ---
-.dotat wrote:

Want one?


Not really, since I can't do anything to fix the alleged problem.

4nec2 from time to time destroys it's saved antenna files.
Just lost another 2 hours of work.


Nobody does backups until after they have lost data. I've been using
4NEC2 for at least 7 years and have never lost a file. Well, I have
accidentally overwritten a file, but that was my fault. When I tinker
with antennas, I save multiple versions of the same design with the
version number appended as in file001.nec. This way, if I make a
horrible mistake, I can go back to a previous version and try again.

Now I understand why it's free.
Can't charge money for bugs.


Well, that why we have alternatives to 4NEC2 and why I don't charge
for my free advice:
http://www.smeter.net/antennas/mmana.php
http://www.eznec.com
http://www.nittany-scientific.com
http://www.hamradiosecrets.com/antenna-design-software.html
http://www.si-list.net/swindex.html (old but still useful)


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