WHAT..??.. Just for the record I became a registered user of CT around 1987 and
was contesting for @20 years prior to that. Prior to CT I was logging by hand,
(what a revolting concept).
I recently had to use N1MM during a contest and found it was easy to use
because the function keys, that are used during a contest, are exactly the same
as CT. I just looked at TR, because I haven't looked at it for years, and the
function keys, used during contesting, are exactly the same as CT. As for the
comment ""re-learn all those obscure function keys and hidden windows"" let me
see if I understand alt-s=summary, alt-r=rate, alt-c=country, alt-z=zones, etc
etc etc. Seems like one of the most well thought computer logging programs
currently available. Many folks seem to have lost sight of the purpose of
contest logging software and that is to LOG during a contest.
CT is as current today as it was 20 years ago, at least is has a windows
version unlike TR. IMHO the setup and post contest functions of N1MM and TR
leave a lot be desired even though TR is really close to CT.
I have been asked many times over the years to recommend a contest logging
program and it's always CT.
MAL N7MAL
BULLHEAD CITY, AZ
http://www.ctaz.com/~suzyq/N7mal.htm
http://geocities.com/n7mal/
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth E. Harker
To: CQ Contest
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 18:46
Subject: [CQ-Contest] "Everyone" knows CT...
On Tue, Jul 05, 2005 at 08:49:29AM -0400, Mark Bailey KD4D wrote:
> I recently did an informal survey of PVRC members, and Writelog
> was by far the most popular logging program!
>
> The "big guns" I have been at use CT (DOS) or Writelog (Windows).
> I personally use TRLog for single operator contests (also DOS).
> Most people know how to use CT, and this is a factor for the
> bigger stations.
I don't think this is necessarily true for anyone getting into the sport
in the past five to ten years or so. I started contesting in the 1996-1997
contest season, and I can only recall maybe three contests I've done where
I had to use CT - Field Day in 1996, the June VHF contest at K8GP in 1998,
and CQWW SSB 2004 at K3LR. Every time, I have to re-learn all those
obscure function keys and hidden windows and what-not. I almost always
use TR, but I've been to several multis where I've had to use WriteLog.
I think anyone getting into the sport today would almost certainly be
using something other than CT. If your perception is that "everyone"
knows CT, maybe you just have an older peer community around you.
--
Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
kenharker@kenharker.com
http://www.kenharker.com/
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