[CQ-Contest] Getting back into contesting

[Scott Nichols]

Forget the 286...Big paperweight...

Use your Pentium, interface it to your radio, get a copy of Writelog, 
N1MM or any of the other good contesting loggers that run under Windows 
and have some fun!!

Cabrillo output is important and most newer loggers produce Cabrillo 
files for most contests...Saves much work in a text editor after the 
contest...Most contests now require Cabrillo, or at least prefer it...

Report your scores to http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/

Welcome back...

Scott VE1OP

Russell Hill wrote:

>After being out of contesting for most of 10 years, except for occasional
>sporadic activity, I am going to try to get on the 10M contest in Dec, and I
>need some "modern-day" advice:
>
>I have an old CT program running on my equally old 286 DOS machine.  I am
>trying to decide whether to update it and run it on the 286, or on my
>current Pentium laptop.  Or maybe I might buy a copy of TR or NA.  I have no
>basis on which to make a comparative decision.  I do plan to run other
>contests, including state parties, and do not wish to be limited in the
>contests covered by the contest software.  I would really appreciate some
>advice.
>
>Is getting the output (report) into a Cabrillo format any big deal?
>
>What is the URL to send my contest log for the most people to see?  Is
>"Eskimo" or some other site the preferred public post for claimed results?
>
>What else should I have asked that I am not knowledgeable enough to know
>about?
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>73, Rusty
>NA5TR
>
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