TRlog would be (and is) my choice. It's especially suited to field day since
it can run on a wide range of older machines and laptops and is very easy
to network and interface to the radios (be sure you have enough serial
ports - 2 per machine is handy. The intuitive use of the enter and
escape keys make for easy learning and logging for a new user. All files are
plain ascii txt so if you do have a problem with power or hd problems, it's
a lot easier to "fix" or recover a corrupted text file than a bin type. TR
is very bulletproof if you do have a power crash (who forgot to fuel the
genny?) which is another plus. Support from the author, N6TR and the TRlog
reflector is tops.
As a bonus, the free sample version supports Field day.
http://www.qth.com/tr/free.html
73 Don
VE6JY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <wn3vaw@fyi.net>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 23:08
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Field Day Logging
> I've just been asked by my club's Field Day chairman to serve on the
> computer/logging committee. First order of business is to decide on a
> logging program for this year.
>
> Two complications:
>
> 1) we have a blind amateur in the club, so a lot of Windows oriented
> packages won't work because of problems with his text-to-voice hardware &
> software
>
> 2) they would like to network the two or three operating positions
> together.
>
> So far, WriteLog has been suggested. Personally, I like CT but I know
> networking it can be cranky. And we are going to talk to Tom N3EQF about
> Log-EQF & Win-EQF in the next few days, when we can catch up to him
> (advantage of him being a local!)
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> 73, ron wn3vaw
>
> "There's No Crying in Baseball!"
> -- Jimmie Dugan, "A League of Their Own"
>
> "There must be some mistake. The Pirates in first? QRM on my end,
> probably."
> --John W3ULS (and there's no QRM, either)
>
>
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