[RTTY] software

[Dick Flanagan]

I spend more than $30 a year on laxatives.  If you insist on 
everything being free, you are to lose out on a lot of quality products.

Dick

At 09:04 AM 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 
<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
 >>
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