[RTTY] software

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

 > 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.

Unfortunately, for users with 64 bit systems version 10.76 has
significant problems.  You would not see it since you've obviously
worked around them but the 64 bit installer/UAC support and support
for COM8-16 can be a real issue for new users.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 1/13/2011 12:44 PM, Jerry Flanders wrote:
> 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
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