[CQ-Contest] Field Day Logging Reply Summary (to date)

Rex Maner k7qq at netzero.net
Mon Apr 22 04:16:23 EDT 2002


Hi Ron
Go to the webe site  ac6v.com tons on free ware there and NA is one of them.
The operation is basicly the same as CT and works on a DOS mach. or also on
win ME in a DOS window  in ME or exit to DOS prompt is better.
I use it here for all contest and have no problems.
NO reason to LINK computers for FD other than to show it can be done.   Hand
everyone a floppy and tell everyone to copy the   whaateverfd.QDF to it post
FD take them home and do all the logs on your on computer.
Rex K7QQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <wn3vaw at fyi.net>
To: "CQ Contest" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 15:37
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Field Day Logging Reply Summary (to date)


> Thanks to all who've replied to me on the FD Logging software question I
> posed yesterday.
>
> Examining the replies has been interesting.
>
> In terms of raw numbers, the overwhelming number of responses have been in
> favor of TRLog.  Interestingly enough, most of these responses have come
> from the TRLog reflector, NOT the CQ-Contest reflector... since one of the
> replies to me was cross-posted.
>
> Sticking solely to reponses from CQ-Contest, TRLog still had the most
> favorable responses, with NA and CT both tied for a close second.  But
most
> of the CT comments have not been ringing endorsements -- most have
basically
> told me that since I already own CT, might as well stick with it rather
than
> learn a new package.  Also interesting comments there.
>
> I'm still interested in further comments from anyone familiar with these
> three packages.  Meantime I'm going to have to hunt up copies of TRLog &
NA
> for comparison... a thought that still makes me shudder (several years
ago,
> I once asked a few questions about one of these on the Pa QSO Party
> reflector and unexpectedly received a phone call from the distributor who
> had been told I was ready to buy it!)
>
> A few additional comments:
> Several people have told me that networking the laptops for FD isn't worth
> the aggravation.  Actually, I agree, but I was asked to check into it.  (
> Don't shoot the messenger! )
>
> Several others have had... interesting reactions to my comment regarding
our
> blind member.  I've been called Politcally Correct ( please! ) for even
> mentioning it; and prejuduced for not referring to him as "visually
> impaired" instead of "blind."  Must be doing something right if I'm
ticking
> off both sides of THAT nonsense.  In any event, while I appreciate the
> well-meant comments on alternatives to sticking to text-based software so
> that Shawn's text-to-voice stuff would work... well, we don't work that
way
> here, sorry.  He's a member of our club, he's a great operator, and a
> reasonable request like this is not a burden, merely a small problem to be
> solved.  Sorry a few don't look at it that way, but that's life.
>
> Besides, the alternative is that he'll cook again this year.  (Think I'm
> kidding? Go to http://doit.pgh.net/~wolfie/washrag.htm, pull up the July
> 2001 issue, and look at Page 7)  Although a cross-state wedding kept me
from
> the club FD op last year, I hear that his burgers were first-rate...
>
> 73, ron wn3vaw
>
> "There's No Crying in Baseball!"
> -- Jimmie Dugan, "A League of Their Own"
>
>
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