TLF might be a viable alternative. I am a long time CT user, but found it pretty easy to get used to. The program's author is a TR user, so it should be even more familar to you. http://home.iae.nl/
I wonder if researchers could get access to the LOTW, in addition to contest weekend logs, to get a full picture of what communications were possible during a particular time. Unfortunately, it's onl
Author: jfitzgerald@alum.WPI.EDU (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Mon Feb 7 09:44:14 2000
The folks running CQ WPX and WW contests have included a curious phrase in their contest rules. Several of us in YCCC land have been discussing this, but cannot come to consensus. "All antennas used
Author: jfitzgerald@alum.WPI.EDU (Joseph B. Fitzgerald)
Date: Mon Feb 7 14:17:50 2000
OK, lets assume that the "Property Limits" are those of Russia. Someone has a station in Moscow and a telephone operated remote site in Vladivistok, with transmitters and receivers connected to thei
Familiarity. These users have gained familiarity with all the quirks and commands of their particular software package, and there is a non-trivial learning curve on any other piece of software. Plus
On 3/5/2013 6:45 PM, hankkier@aol.com wrote: 1 - almost impossible to find a run frequency without stepping on someone's toes, except on 10 meters One memorable moment for me was a K2 station that gr
Author: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:13:42 +0000
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Author: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu>
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 17:46:44 +0000
Good attitude Vitor! I am a bit of a donkey too. Self spotting seems crazy to me, but here we are. The beauty of contesting is that you can create your own overlays ... for example I sometimes challe
Author: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 16:35:27 +0000
My biggest concern about self spotting is that it gives those people who like to run without sending their call more than once every 5 or 10 minutes one more reason to keep doing that. This hurts the
Author: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:36:15 +0000
During an SSB contest there is absolutely no reason to be on an "exact" frequency. There isn't really one for rag chewing either, but a lot of people do it, perhaps out of habit due to checking into
Author: "Joseph B. Fitzgerald" <jfitzgerald@alum.wpi.edu>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 23:18:22 +0000
Apply Hanlon's razor ... "Never ascribe to malice that which can be explained by incompetence". Indeed the logging software can help you a little too much sometimes. I often wondered why interesting