[RTTY] software

[David Levine]

Jerry,

Thanks for the reply. So for $18 I could check out an almost year old
version of the logging program? Or their page should be updated to indicate
for $18 you would get the current version and not the version they indicate
which is from Feb 2010.

How can you all use logging program software that is "old" and not upgraded?
I couldn't imagine going more then a release or 2 of N1MM without updating.
How do you work with a contest where the rules are changing since the last
run of the contest? That seems to be at least a recent and recurring
situation with contests where there are at least subtle but sometimes larger
changes in the rules, what's a multiplier, etc. If your version isn't up to
date, doesn't that present problems? I guess if you are focused solely on
logging contacts, and the exchange info isn't changing, then an old version
might just work fine, but it certainly wouldn't highlight new mults or
possibly provide support for some rule changes that could be software
related such as band change timers, etc.

I'd love to have both up and running to see which I like better and,
probably more so, to help out others that have questions on getting things
setup with similar equipment. I know in my local club, I only recommend N1MM
because it's the only one I could actually help the person with if they had
questions. I couldn't even suggest Writelog because I wouldn't want them to
have an issue, in Writelog's case spend $30, and I could go over and help
them. Sure there are others that can help, but I personally would only
recommend something I've used and could directly help them with.

I'm sure Writelog is a very good program since there are top contesters
using it and $30/yr isn't worth arguing about if it's your tool of choice,
but not upgrading because of a fee seems like someone is losing out.

David - K2DSL


On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 11:32 AM, Jerry Flanders <jeflanders at comcast.net>wrote:

> Check www.writelog.com . They have a "newbie special" for $18.
> Intended as a trial, but fully featured.
>
> I have been using WL for ten years or so. Back then it was twice the
> price initially, and then an annual fee of $30 or so just to maintain
> it. That money was and still is the best money I ever spent on
> something for the shack.
>
> It is an even better deal now, and my yearly cost is less because I
> don't upgrade every year.
>
> Since you are already comfortable with a different package, YMMV.
>
> Jerry W4UK
>
> At 07:07 AM 1/13/2011, David Levine wrote:
> >Cheryl,
> >
> >I'd like to try Writelog. I've used N1MM for 2 years now. Can I *try*
> >Writelog or do I need to pay $30 to find out I prefer N1MM?
> >
> >My guess is that I'm so comfortable with N1MM and know how to work it for
> >what I need, that like you return to WL, I'd return to N1MM because it is
> >what I'm comfortable/familiar with. But I'd like to try it out and see. If
> I
> >need to pay $30 for even a brief test drive, I'm not interested.
> >
> >For N1MM, I tell folks all the time that it is comprehensive and complex,
> >but a typical user just needs to do the setup and learn the small set of
> >features they will initially use. Over time, there are additional features
> >to take advantage of, but there's no need to deal with everything in N1MM
> to
> >get started.
> >
> >73
> >K2DSL - David
> >
> >On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Cheryl Whitlock <cherwhit at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> > > I agree with Andrei. Writelog and MMTTY are the way to go.
> > >
> > > I guess it depends on what you start out with and for me it was
> Writelog at
> > > Field Day in the late 1990s. Tom, KE4KWE sat me down and taught me how
> it
> > > worked. Before that I had been running machine RTTY; a C-64 with a AEA
> > > interface; and a Radio Shack Model IV with a Hal terminal unit and
> ROM-116
> > > interface. That Field Day with Writelog was my first experience in
> > > contesting and I loved it.
> > >
> > > I know a lot of you swear by N1MM and I gave it a try, but I keep
> coming
> > > back to Writelog.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > > Cheryl, AA4YL
>