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

Steve Dyer W1SRD w1srd at yahoo.com
Fri Jan 14 12:46:16 EST 2022


I agree. The most interesting work over the past couple years has been 
software to run stations remote.
73,
Steve
W1SRD
> Hello Pete
>
> I 'd like to see articles for software about station automation and 
> remote. Nodered for example, or software for remote control of radios 
> and how this works in contest conditions.
>
> 73 Kostas SV1DPI
>
> Στις 12/1/2022 17:55, ο/η Pete Smith N4ZR έγραψε:
>> 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....
>>
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