[TenTec] OT: logging programs

[Ron Castro]

Ken:  I was a Hyperlog user for many years and I know how good the program 
was for doing what the DX'er wanted done, quickly without a lot of "flash 
and trash".  Unfortunately, after many months of research, I have concluded 
that there is no program that does what Hyperlog did.  The closest of the 
free Windows programs is probably Ham Radio Deluxe, which also includes 
excellent rig control and beautiful graphics, but its big weakness is that 
it does not distinguish between a DXCC entity *worked* and 
*confirmed*...they're both the same to HRD!  Also, when you hear a station, 
you can't quickly check to see if you need the country on a particular 
band/mode.  You're flying in the dark.  No freeware program I tested was 
able to do that, control an Orion II and integrate with an Internet spotting 
cluster.  The old Hyperlog grid was perfect for that.

I finally settled on LOGic 8, which is big, complicated, has a giant 
learning-curve and plenty of minor annoyances, but it does all the things I 
want, and waaaay too much more.  It cost $125, but I'd pay twice that for a 
user-friendly, simple Windows program that did what Hyperlog did!

         Ron  N6IE
      www.N6IE.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Brown" <ken.d.brown at hawaiiantel.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:04 PM
Subject: [TenTec] OT: logging programs


> Hi all,
>
> This post is completely off topic, and I have labeled it accordingly in
> the subject line.
>
> I have been using Hyperlog, a DOS program for years. It has worked well
> so I have had no great  incentive to upgrade to a windows based logging
> program. Recently one of our cats took a nap on the laptop keyboard, and
> managed to make Hyperlog revert to a unregistered trial edition, even
> though I have been running with a paid for by me and registered to me
> edition. Now instead of trying to fix it, I want to migrate to a windows
> program of some sort. I understand there are many really good and free
> logging programs available. I want something for day to day ragchewing
> and DXing. It does not have to be good for contesting.
>
> What do you use?
>
> DE N6KB
>
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