[UK-CONTEST] Turbolog 4

[Ian White G/GM3SEK]

Clive Whelan wrote:
>For the mainstream contest operator, who just wants a repository 
>database for all QSOs( QSLs?-ugh), there is no reason NOT to use Logger 
>32.
>
>To those who think there are no free lunches, tuck in!
>
>
It's not just about being free. Much more important, you may find that 
the free software is BETTER than a paid-for product that is inadequately 
supported.

I am willing to pay for good software, but have abandoned two commercial 
logging products part-way through their licence terms because of poor 
support and/or broken promises. I'm now using N1MM for both DXing and 
contesting - not because it's free, but because it's better software 
with a very active support team.


This raises a slightly separate point: should we be using different 
software for contesting and for Monday-Friday DXing?

IMO there are a lot of advantages in using the contesting software the 
whole week round. It saves having to learn a whole different set of 
keystrokes, and reinforces the right set of snap reactions. Because you 
can tweak the configuration at leisure, it also helps to avoid the 
"Friday night config panic".

The downside is that contest software has little or no support for 
QSLing and award tracking... but those are off-line activities that can 
be done somewhere else, with different software.

Comments?


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73 from Ian G/GM3SEK