[CQ-Contest] Software Column in NCJ - Need Ideas

[Pete Smith N4ZR]

I've just resumed writing a software column for NCJ, my third stint over 
the last 10 years or so.  To put it mildly, the software scene has 
changed dramatically over that period, and software has become so 
integral to ham radio contesting that it's mostly taken for granted, and 
I find it hard to come up with topics that people will find intersting 
or useful.  Hence this message...

Do you have specific software packages, or kinds of software, that you'd 
like to see written about in NCJ?  How about subjects *about* software, 
and the influence of software on contesting?  One topic I'm thinking 
about is call history files.  Do you think they've been on balance good 
or bad for contesting?  What about the effect on logging accuracy?  What 
software do you use to help you with antenna construction and 
decision-making about what to put up? What capabilities would you like 
to see that don't currently exist (at least not within ham budgets)?

You come up with the topics, I'll get the software and give it a 
shakedown cruise. Over....

-- 
73, Pete N4ZR
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