Quack Says
I'm also biased toward NA in that if I accidently hit the wrong key eg \
in NA nothing happens, in N1MM all kinds of goofey stuff happens and I
end up off the freq I was running on and have even had to totally shut down
the porgram and re-start to get going again. Just FAT Finger stuff but it
is something that I have to be aware of how to get out of the problem.
Quack
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CT vs. N1MM
> I'm biased - I work on the N1MM project - but I think there is no
> comparison. N1MM really took off from where TR Log stopped, which was
> really a quantum step forward over CT, particularly on CW.
>
> A critical difference is that both TR and N1MM programs are "modal' - that
> is, they work differently (and intuitively) for running and S&P. When you
> are running, you type a station's call and hit Enter. The program sends
> the other station's call and your exchange to him. You copy his exchange,
> hit Enter again, and the program logs the QSO and sends TU QRZ...
>
> In S&P mode, the same keystrokes are used, but the result is different.
> Type the call and hit Enter, and your call is sent. If the station
> answers you copy your exchange and hit Enter again, and it sends your
> exchange to him and logs the QSO. Couldn't be simpler.
>
> I read Mal's complaint about complexity. From my own experience doing
> user support, most of the problems result from people trying to DO really
> complicated things with the software, like SO2R with one or both radios
> operating split, or experimenting with advanced capabilities and getting
> fouled up.
>
> For a beginner, you really need only 2 or 3 windows open - the Entry
> window, the Check window, and the Log. Then you can add things as you
> become comfortable, and if you get tangled up, it's just a matter of
> renaming the simple .ini file and starting over.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
> At 12:31 PM 10/18/2006, Warren Rothberg wrote:
>>I have used CT for contesting since I bought my first copy in Dayton in
>>1987. I have not kept up with developments in the N1MM contest software at
>>all. So now, 19 years later, I am wondering what the pro's/con's of each
>>package are. Has anyone published a comparison? Is it time to change?
>>
>>
>>
>>Thanks for your input.
>>
>>
>>
>>Warren, W4WR
>>
>>
>>
>>p.s. By the way, my setup is XP SP2 with dual monitors.
>>
>>
>>
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