[RTTY] software

[Jerry Flanders]

I was just trying to answer your question. The version I am currently 
using (10.71C) is older than the trial version and it works very FB. 
I guess it just hasn't needed fixing since then.

I don't intend to get drawn into an argument  over which program is 
best or whether WL's marketing plan works - I really don't know.

GL and 73

Jerry W4UK

At 12:04 PM 1/13/2011, David Levine wrote:
>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 
><<mailto:jeflanders at comcast.net>jeflanders at comcast.net> wrote:
>Check <http://www.writelog.com>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 
> <<mailto:cherwhit at gmail.com>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