[WriteLog] Field Day Software Solutions

[George Johnson]

Frank,
Short answer you three questions:  Yes, Yes, No.
This is what our group did last year.  No network, separate band/modes for 
each station, and other log methods used by some stations.  Worked fine and 
no one knew how we were doing the whole weekend...  Hi Hi...

BTW, for giggles and grins we added a virus to a computer we were going to 
use for the network and overall monitoring.  This insured that we ended up 
with the configuration above.  It is also important to set this all up on 
site Saturday about 1pm ET.

But WL worked great on (my) station...
73, George .. W1ZT


At 01:39 AM 12/20/2003, Frank Grossman (WB2BXO) wrote:
>Yes, I know it's a bit early to think about FD when the temps hover around 
>freezing, but all of us who use logging software know the value of advance 
>planning.  :)
>
>Our club began using logging software on FD three years ago, and vastly 
>improved its results.  A club member wrote an excellent logging database 
>that interfaces with a Web browser, so we could use any computer, as long 
>as it had a network card and a Web browser installed. This year, some of 
>us would like to improve the club's learning experience by exposing 
>members to other contest logging solutions, such as Writelog.
>
>Three questions:
>
>For simplicity, can we avoid networking our operating positions as long as 
>each stations remains on its assigned bands?  i.e  station A;  160-40, 
>Station B; 20-10; Station C; VHF/UHF; Station D; GOTA (different callsign 
>for GOTA),
>
>Second, QSO reporting requirements seem simple, i.e. "a list of stations 
>worked by band/mode during the Field Day period (dupe sheet or an 
>alpha/numeric list sorted by band and mode)," per the 2003 rules.  So, it 
>seems like we would have little problem creating our entry from four or 
>five separate log files after FD.
>
>Third:  Would we introduce any problems if the operator in charge of each 
>station chose to use his or her own favorite logging software, so long as 
>each provides the FD Chairperson with the required alphanumeric list in 
>ASCII format?
>
>As I see it, all we lose by running stand-alone computers, provided each 
>station remains on its assigned bands, is the ability to get a running 
>score for the whole operation in real time.
>
>Thanks for the help!
>
>73,
>Frank
>WB2BXO
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