[CQ-Contest] N1MM Logger Beta Program Notice.

[Tom Wagner]

We are pleased to announce that the N1MM 
Logger will be available to beta testers for the 
2000 CQWW and ARRL SS contests.  
We are looking for 10-20 contesters would 
would like to test the software during the
upcoming contest season.

What's being beta-tested?

The N1MM Logger is a contest logging 
program.  It been in development for 
the past three years.  During that time 
many features, including bandmaps, sound 
card dvk, and contact recording have 
been implemented.  Of course, the usual 
check partial and logging functions are 
there as well.  A more complete list of 
features and the help file from the program 
can be seen at:

http://tomwagner.home.mindspring.com/n1mm.htm

What the testers can expect:

The program is reliable on the computer 
and rig combinations that we have tried it on.  
What we need to do is to expand the testing to
include a greater variety of environments.  
To support the beta users, I will make fixes 
(but not enhancements), before and during the 
contest season.  I plan to operate the contests, 
but as a casual operator only, so that I can be 
available to those needing assistance.

What we expect from the testers:

We need you to get the program working 
on your machine at least a week prior to 
the CQ WW SSB contest.   We expect that 
some will have installation problems, but if 
everyone waits until the last minute to resolve 
them, We won't be able to help very many.

We need you to actually use the program in 
at least two contest week-ends.  It would 
be best if you could make 300+ contacts on two or
more weekends to give the program a good 
testing.  The software is especially good for 
SOA efforts.

We need detailed problem reports.  One email 
per report is fine, just report 'em as you find them. 
The more detail you can give, the easier
it will be to find and fix the problem.  We 
will also need to know the severity of the problem, 
i.e. is it a show-stopper.  Because this is a
beta-test, I would not recommend that one use 
the software in a very serious effort.

General Information:

The N1MM Logger is freeware.  Once the beta
testing is complete and fixes have been applied, 
the software will be released to the public domain.  
Both the source and run-time versions of the code
will be released.

Please let me know if you are interested in participating 
in this beta program.  Thanks.

73,
Tom - N1MM
tomwagner at mindspring.com

P.S. Please forward this email to other contesters you
think might be interested in this software.






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