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

[Rex Maner]

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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