[VHFcontesting] VHF-DX logger prob continued

[David]

Thanks Kevin,

The computer programmers and computer whizzes see little problem here. 
Since I am neither, I have problems.

One of the other most asinine rules the ARRL has on log submission, IMHO, is 
the requirement that computer generated logs cannot be mailed in yet a hand 
written one can.  I know that the purpose is to encourage full participation 
in Cabrillo but I think their goal should be to encourage full participation 
in attracting and keeping contesters.  They should bend over backwards to 
accept all logs that provide the essential information of the contest.

There is no way I can be convinced that deprecating the VHF-DX logging 
program encouraged more contesters nor was it a necessity.  After all the 
ARRL robot was accepting the both the Alpha and Numeric band designations up 
to the January 2006 contest.  Perhaps one of the ARRL contesting folks can 
explain it

David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <kevinemtid at sbcglobal.net>
To: <VHFcontesting at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 12:30 PM
Subject: [VHFcontesting] VHF-DX logger prob continued


>I also use VHF-DX. It was the most simple and easiest to use vhf logger I 
>could find for the right price. Unfortunately the programmer no longer 
>supports it. I am not a programmer I cannot and will not(because I did not 
>write it) open it to change a few designations the ARRL decided to make. I 
>for one cannot afford to spend 49 to 79 dollars for a logging program every 
>yr. I did use the cabrillo form located on the ARRL website  just now and 
>thank God I only had about 50 contacts to enter.  I don't plan on doing 
>that again. I'll have to do some research before the June contest or just 
>resort to a paper log.  Dave you are not Alone!
>
>  73,
>  Kevin KA1KOJ
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