I used TR-Log in the 2005 CW SS on a newer computer
(Intel D865PERL motherboard and 2.8Ghz P4) thanks to
the dual-boot tips from KD4D. It was great to be able
to use TR-Log SS without having to re-wire all of the
radio and keying interafces and resuscitate an old DOS
computer that is on its last legs.
I wound up using 6.78 because as K6LL pointed out, the
band map does not work per-radio-band in the final version
6.79. Unfortunately the NONCW problem re-appears in 6.78,
and I had that occur maybe a half-dozen times during the
contest. Most of the time I caught it,but had to guess
as which band the QSO was to be logged on. I see two QSOs
in the log now that I will have to make a guess on which
band before submitting the log. I hope I won't get dinged
if a QSO is logged on the wrong band.
It feels sad that we have to choose between two broken
versions to use, even for our beloved CW Sweepstakes.
I suppose I should have taken N2IC's suggestion to use
6.69, but I couldn't find it on my systems here, so I
wound up using 6.78. The NONCW problem didn't appear
until about 100 contacts were in the log.
November 22 2003 was a fateful day in the life of
TR-Log fans. It was the best CW contest logging
program around, and for a while, the support was
unbelievable. I have tried other loggers, and while
they are all interesting to one degree or another,
TR-Log is my tool of choice for serious contesting.
It will continue to be so, even if I have to choose
which features I can live without.
I can't fault Tree. Not everyone can work for free,
or is interested in doing so, even for something they
are very passionate about. I gladly pay programmers
for their valuable time and skills. I was (am?) a life
subscriber of TR-Log, and it was without a doubt the
best deal going in contesting. I would be willing
to ante up again for another 10 years if there was
some way to resuscitate TR-Log development. And
most everyone knows what a cheap bastard I am...
Anyway, the dual-boot deal really got my interest ramped
back up for TR-Log. It's the ultimate CW contest tool.
Congratulations to Tree on what is possibly another
CW SS win. And thank you for not operating QRP OM. :-)
73
-Kirk K4RO
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