[UK-CONTEST] Contest logger comparisons

[Andy Summers]

Clive,

I sat up when I read the extract below, but I couldn't find anything new out
there. Are you referring to TLF, actually written by Rein, PA0R? If not, can
you share the appropriate URL?

TLF is a pretty good linux contest logger, but doesn't have the bells &
whistles of the usual windows suspects. In particular, I miss a decent
bandmap. Having gone totally linux at home now, this is my only realistic
option (other than SD + Wine). Tom, DL1JBE, has started maintaining TLF now,
so it should start improving from now on.

I always thought it was peculiar that there weren't more decent linux
contest loggers - us hams being an experimental lot. I guess it's just a
legacy thing - linux on the desktop didn't really take-off until about 5
years back. I'm also surprised why developers haven't chosen to use Java,
which would be OS agnostic.

73 Andy, G4KNO.

On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 1:31 AM, Clive Whelan <clive at gw3njw.net> wrote:

>
> There is another faint possibility, and that is a version of TR ported
> to the Linux platform by Martin/OK1RR and friends. It is indeed only the
> non availability of a good Linux contest logger that keeps me using the
> execrable Windows platform.
>
>