[UK-CONTEST] Club Calls

[Alex GM3ZBE]

I thought N1MM supported it?  - oddly enough.

On 14/11/2010 13:28, geoff plucknett wrote:
> This contest has its own particular challenges but also opportunities. Lack
> of proprietary logger support has encouraged some groups to have a go
> themselves and see what they can do. The length of the exchange increases
> the duration of each QSO and thus reduces the rate. Perhaps the biggest
> challenge is the fundamental problem of generating any reasonable ERP on the
> band from the modern domestic garden. 264 feet into 20-40 feet just doesn't
> go and results in a wide range of configurations and feed arrangements as
> folks try to squeeze out some RF. This results in a high number of repeats
> which again reduces the rate. The event does also encourage the "average
> club member" who may not be set up for contesting to take part so there is
> also a relatively high level of manual logging.
>
> The way ahead for logging is therefore many fold; encourage each clubs
> software gurus to knock something up; increase pressure on logger producers
> (or those who produce contest specific modules) to produce something for the
> event; add suitable capability to the robot. However getting commercial
> developers to produce something that around 120 entrants do once a year is a
> bit of a challenge!
>
> Geoff G4FKA
>
> On 14 November 2010 12:47, Peter Hobbs<peter at tilgate.co.uk>  wrote: