[UK-CONTEST] Win-Test

Mon Jan 24 14:13:41 EST 2005

Thank god I'm a nerd.     What the hell does amortised mean?

Bring back CT and DOS - all is forgiven  (hihi)

Tom GM4FDM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Field" <g3xtt at lineone.net>
To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Win-Test

>I think, Royce, that's a step too far. For the IOTA contest we go Cabrillo
> (and several other formats) to XML to MySQL. The advantage of the XML
> intermediate stage is that the logs can easily be "eyeballed" before being
> amortised into the final MySQL database - you can view them in any Web
> browser. The final import to MySQL, for 1200 logs, takes all of about 5
> minutes, if that.
>
> Don G3XTT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Royce Hunt, M0RHI" <m0rhi at m0rhi.co.uk>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 3:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Win-Test
>
>
>>
>> I'm sure Gaby (OE8YDQ) won't mind me saying but as a University project
>> she was creating a logging programme using mySQL. The only draw back was
>> it was in VB.net which obviously has implications tying it to Windows.
>> Though, mySQL is a great way, in my opinion of making something platform
>> portable, and is also great for doing anything web-based with the data,
> too.
>> Maybe we'll see the day that we just export our mySQL database and the
>> Contest Committees just import the data and run their backend scripts on
>> it. A pipedream perhaps..
>>
>> Royce, M0RHI
>>
>> Don Field wrote:
>>
>> >Out of curiosity, has anyone looked at this:
>> >
>> >http://www.dogparksoftware.com/mldxss.html
>> >:
>> >also http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX3D.html
>> >
>> >Looks awesome. Pity it's for Mac, but some interesting ideas in there by
> the
>> >look of it. We need a Windows version!
>> >
>> >Actually, what we probably need, platform-independent-wise, is a Web
> based
>> >logger, XML-based, that could therefore lend itself to single-op,
> multi-op,
>> >single-site, multi-site, etc, etc. Could run directly on the
>> >contest-sponsor's server, and results could be out in next to no time
> after
>> >the contest. Anybody starting to develop anything less than this 
>> >nowadays
> is
>> >really so 20th-century!
>> >
>> >73 Don G3XTT
>> >
>> >----- Original Message -----
>> >From: "Cooper, Stewart" <coopers at odl.co.uk>
>> >To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> >Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 1:37 PM
>> >Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] Win-Test
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >I have used the DX-Net software by this author, and I can recommend it.
> His
>> >support is good too. He is an active contester himself. As for 'not 
>> >being
>> >open source' 'missing the target'... whilst I like the notion of open
>> >source, in reality it is a support nightmare, and probably about 2 radio
>> >amateurs in the UK would have the skills or desire to start
> re-engineering
>> >their logging software. Besides, you yourself have said that a platform
>> >independent piece of software would be difficult to write, let alone
>> >support. I have long time looked for a logger that would support 
>> >contests
>> >and allow a comments field (for 4m QTH, etc) and bandmap on VHF. I don't
>> >know if this one does, but I'll probably give it a try.
>> >73
>> >Stewart
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com
>> >[mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Andy Summers
>> >Sent: 24 January 2005 13:20
>> >To: uk-contest at contesting.com
>> >Subject: RE: [UK-CONTEST] Win-Test
>> >
>> >
>> >Hi Simon and all,
>> >
>> >Yet another logging app! Whilst it looks pretty good, I think software
>> >authors are perpetually missing the target. Why is this wheel 
>> >continually
>> >being re-invented? What I would like to see is an open source logger 
>> >that
> is
>> >platform portable. That way you could add any missing features yourself
> (if
>> >you can write software), and run it on Linux if you like. N1MM is more 
>> >or
>> >less run open source, but sadly isn't platform portable (Use of VB and 
>> >MS
>> >Access).
>> >
>> >I think a Java based logger would fit the bill. I did a bit of hacking 
>> >in
>> >Java myself to see, but it's a lot more complex than you might think.
> It's
>> >become an abandoned project for now because I can't devote the necessary
>> >time to it (bear in mind N1MM runs to about 72,000 lines of code). I had
>> >used the working title 'jlog', but subsequently discovered somone had
> bagged
>> >that name already <www.jlog.org>! Whilst this is written in Java, it's
> not
>> >fully open source and isn't really aimed at contesting.
>> >
>> >In replying to your post and having a rant, I guess I'm just hoping that
>> >someone might 'take up the baton'.
>> >
>> >73,
>> >Andy.
>> >
>> >PS: Glad to see CVRS is resurgent on the contesting front. I was a CVRS
>> >member 25 years ago, where I was first introduced to contesting.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 14:53:34 +0000
>> >>From: Simon Pearson <m0clw at ftml.net>
>> >>Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Win-Test
>> >>To: UK-Contest <uk-contest at contesting.com>
>> >>Message-ID: <41F3BA6E.3070701 at ftml.net>
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>> >>
>> >>Hi folks,
>> >>
>> >>I came across Win-Test, a Windows contest logging program
>> >>written by Oliver F5MZN (who also wrote the open source DX
>> >>cluster software, 'DXNet'). From what I've seen thus far, it
>> >>looks very promising!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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