[UK-CONTEST] TLF (private email)

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

I use my eeePC running Linux, with Minos via WINE, for 144 UKAC. Works  
very well.
-- 
73 de M0XDF

On 14 Sep 2009, at 10:19, Mark Marsden wrote:

> Hi Robin
>
> Not Linux but, Michael G7VJR wrote in the CDXC Digest on the Asus  
> Eee PC with Wintest.
> Bob G3PJT used a similar setup in Malta for CC (BERU).
> They certainly help ultra light DxPeditioning.
>
> 73 Mark G4AXX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> ] On Behalf Of Robin Thompson
> Sent: 13 September 2009 23:09
> To: 'Andy Summers'; uk-contest at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] TLF
>
> I wonder if anyone has tried running this sort of logger on a CnMbook
> (linux) 7" machine ? (They come in many styles/badges and sell for  
> around
> £100)
> I recently bought one to "play" with (from a well known High St  
> electronics
> shop) for running a simple logger in the car for /p operation ...but  
> really
> have not had any success - but then I have not used Linux before  
> either !
>
> http://www.cnmlifestyle.com/
>
> Robin
> G3TKF
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: uk-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:uk-contest-
>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Andy Summers
>> Sent: 09 September 2009 13:20
>> To: uk-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] TLF
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I thought it might be interesting to linux users to bring to your
> attention
>> TLF.
>> http://home.iae.nl/users/reinc/TLF-0.2.html
>>
>> I've also just updated the TLF Wiki to add a Fedora 11 install how- 
>> to:
>> http://tlf.wikispaces.com/
>>
>> It's a contest logger that feels a lot like DOS loggers of old, e.g.
> CT/TR.
>> I originally started using it in January for 80mCC because the PC I  
>> had at
>> the time was too slow to run SD under Wine. I've used it ever since  
>> at
> home
>> and can recommend it. My personal preference would be to use N1MM,  
>> but I
>> don't use Windoze at home anymore. The main thing I miss is the  
>> bandmap,
> but
>> everything else is catered for. I don't 'do' data, but as well as  
>> CW & SSB
>> support it interfaces to fldigi. The bit I really like is it's open
> source,
>> so I'm able to make changes to suit me if I want.
>>
>> On the down-side, it seems the author isn't actively supporting the
> project
>> right now because he has another project taking all his time. Also,  
>> the
>> e-mail reflector isn't too active. Anyhow, if you run linux I'd  
>> recommend
>> taking a look. I've not found anything else native to linux that  
>> comes
> close
>> to it for contest logging.