Ken: I was a Hyperlog user for many years and I know how good the program
was for doing what the DX'er wanted done, quickly without a lot of "flash
and trash". Unfortunately, after many months of research, I have concluded
that there is no program that does what Hyperlog did. The closest of the
free Windows programs is probably Ham Radio Deluxe, which also includes
excellent rig control and beautiful graphics, but its big weakness is that
it does not distinguish between a DXCC entity *worked* and
*confirmed*...they're both the same to HRD! Also, when you hear a station,
you can't quickly check to see if you need the country on a particular
band/mode. You're flying in the dark. No freeware program I tested was
able to do that, control an Orion II and integrate with an Internet spotting
cluster. The old Hyperlog grid was perfect for that.
I finally settled on LOGic 8, which is big, complicated, has a giant
learning-curve and plenty of minor annoyances, but it does all the things I
want, and waaaay too much more. It cost $125, but I'd pay twice that for a
user-friendly, simple Windows program that did what Hyperlog did!
Ron N6IE
www.N6IE.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Brown" <ken.d.brown@hawaiiantel.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:04 PM
Subject: [TenTec] OT: logging programs
Hi all,
This post is completely off topic, and I have labeled it accordingly in
the subject line.
I have been using Hyperlog, a DOS program for years. It has worked well
so I have had no great incentive to upgrade to a windows based logging
program. Recently one of our cats took a nap on the laptop keyboard, and
managed to make Hyperlog revert to a unregistered trial edition, even
though I have been running with a paid for by me and registered to me
edition. Now instead of trying to fix it, I want to migrate to a windows
program of some sort. I understand there are many really good and free
logging programs available. I want something for day to day ragchewing
and DXing. It does not have to be good for contesting.
What do you use?
DE N6KB
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