[WriteLog] Re: Whether to use Writelog

[Phil Cooper]

Hi all,

I seem to have deleted the original email asking whether Writelog was any
good, but perhaps a complete "newbie" might add a few cents' worth of
explanation.

After many years of using WF1B, I found that I needed to update my contest
software, and Writelog was my choice. I started using it earlier this year,
and have no problem in recommending that you go for it.
Installing is simple, providing you follow the basics of unzipping files,
and following on-screen prompts.

I have not, and will never regret the decision to change to Writelog. I will
agree that there is a lot to take in, and that the "documentation" has
limits.
I am a "dyed in the wool" RTTY contester, which - to me - makes it even
harder, as I find that the Writelog documentation is biased towards CW and
SSB, but that is a purely personal feeling, and in no way detrimental to
Wayne or Ron, or Writelog itself.

I have found a wealth of information on the web, and the K9JY site has to be
one of the best for basic Writelog operation. If you want to do just RTTY,
then the AA5AU site from Don is simply the best.
Both Scot and Don have helped me in the past, and will no doubt answer
stupid questions from me again before long (especially as WAEDC is coming
soon, with the QTC saga!), but they have helped, and without complaint. I am
especially grateful to them both, and a few others who have pointed me in
the right direction.
There is also the WB6BIG website which has seveal very useful utilities for
Writelog, and they too have been useful, especially the INI file editing
tool.

Having used WF1B, I agree that the hardest thing is to make the break.
However, like many things in life, you have to go for it, or get left
behind.

So, as a beginner with Writelog, I can very much recommend it, and the
sooner you get stuck in the better. However, please consider doing it for a
contest that isn't important to you!
How to tie a good knot is not best learnt when you are hanging from a 300
foot tower with no other way down!

Kind regards, and 73 to all

Phil GU0SUP