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Jan 20th 2012, 23:26
W4RIG Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	I am incensed that the "free" programs distributed as "Trusted QSL" are in a format that requires the purchase of an "Unzip" program - such abuse of the concept of a "free" program - this is a black mark on ARRL - what can we do about this abuse of the supposedly free programs? Hank McCarl W4RIG ARRL Local Government Liaison - Eastern Massachusetts
Jan 21st 2012, 04:45
aa6e Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	Hank, There are many free zip/unzip programs available for Windows. A few seconds with Google ("free unzip") produces quite a few listings. One of the more advanced is 7zip. It can handle zip and many other compressed data formats. 73 Martin Ewing AA6E ARRL Technical Advisor
May 20th 2014, 14:42
KC2UGV Joined: Mar 27th 2014, 20:17 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0	unzip is a free (Free as in free beer, and free as in freedom): http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/unzip.htm