[50mhz] Re: [Logic] Re: Your favorite VHF contest logging software?

Sun, 04 Apr 2004 17:31:13 -0400

Hi Bill:
I meant to get back to you earlier but my taxes got in the way.

I've been asked this question many times, both by myself and other VHF'ers.

My conclusion is that CT is the best choice !!!
-CT is available in a Windows version as well as DOS. Both work well. 
-It's fast and simple to use.
-It has a "Super Partial Checker" to check a partial callsign as you enter it.
-It has a "Master Database" for VHF callsigns only. A great plus for VHF contests.
-It work well on older laptops for Hilltopping, FD, Rover etc !!! (it's not "BloatWare")
-It has excellent support. Updates readily available by download from K1EA's site.
-It has a mail list at [email protected] . To get your questions answered fast.
-It's now FREE !!! I'd still pay for it if it wasn't free !!!

I can go on and on about CT. I've used it for all my VHF contests since the early
90's or whenever V5.07 came out.  I was a "Paying Customer" until it became free.

WriteLog is nice but expensive and is overkill for me and my equipment.  Unless things
have changed there is yearly update fee of $50 or $60. Too steep for me !!!

Next we have "General Loggers" like LOGic, Log-EQF, and the like.  These function
as "Contest Loggers", but I have never found that they offer the features of CT.

I use LOGic as my "General Logger" and import the CT ADIF files into it after the contest.
It works great for that purpose !!! I've tried LOGic for some contests and was never really
happy with it compared to CT.

I've tried Log-EQF in both DOS and Windows versions. While it's not a "Contest Logger",
it functions well. It misses some features found in CT.

The bottom line is there are "General Loggers" and "Contest Loggers". Both do their
specific job well. When you try to combine the functions into one program things don't
work quite as well.

My vote is for CTWIN and LOGic for the most flexibility. The 2 BEST !!!

Look at the "Super Partial Checker" and the VHF "Master Database" features in CT
before you make your mind up.

See you in June on 6M from FN42ma (2M also Hi Hi).

73
Bob, K1VU

ex: WA1OFR
6M for 33 years and still having fun.

At 14:19 4/4/2004 , Bill VanAlstyne wrote:
>Mel, Mark, et al.,
>
>Thanks for the many responses to my query from both the LOGic and 50MHz
>reflectors. I've checked out all the suggested programs and previewed a few of
>them, where possible.
>
>Well, call me whatever, but I just can't see myself using a DOS app. I guess
>I've just been a Windows user for too long (twelve years!) My brain has become
>GUI-attuned, I guess. <g> So I really looked seriously only at the true Windows
>apps. Since I'll be running it on a 1.8 GHz dual-CPU machine with a 10K RPM
>Ultra-SCSI HD and 4 GB RAM, I don't exactly have to worry about code efficiency
>versus hardware horsepower. :-)
>
>Writelog is obviously an awesome program, as sophisticated in concept and
>implementation as LOGic. Way more than what I need, at least for the moment -- 
>but I suspect I'll end up with it at some day soon. I just really love elegant,
>heavy-duty software. For this summer's VHF contest, though, I've decided to go
>with the N3FJP VHF Contest logger. It's a well-crafted Windows app obviously
>created by somebody who understands VHF contesting; it's simple and easy to use,
>and very fast; it talks to my radio (for frequency readout); and it costs ten
>bucks.  :-)  All definite plus-points.
>
>(I can see that for really serious contesting, though, Writelog offers an
>incredible array of tools you can't find anywhere else.)
>
>See you June 12-13 when 6M is wide-open (fingers and toes crossed)...
>
>Bill / W5WVO
>ABQ, NM / DM65
>
>
>Mel wrote:
> > I use Writelog, and it's a terrific program. I've heard good things
> > about N1MM... The price is right (free) so perhaps it is the place to
> > start. CT is still available... But is DOS based... But it's an
> > excellent Contest Logger...
> >
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> >> Sent: April 2, 2004 10:16
> >> To: _Mailing List LOGic; _Mailing List 50 MHz
> >> Subject: [Logic] Your favorite VHF contest logging software?
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm looking forward to operating the June VHF QSO Party this
> >> year as a single-op fixed station, 6M only. I'm currently
> >> running LOGic 6 as my general logging program, but many have
> >> voiced the opinion in the past that a lighter-weight, more
> >> nimble contest logger is the way to go for contests. Since
> >> I'm far from being a "big gun" (100W, 5 el @ 35') and don't
> >> live in a particularly rare grid square (Albuquerque, DM65),
> >> my strategy will probably be more "hunt and pounce" than
> >> running pile-ups -- though that will probably happen, too, if
> >> the band opens up strongly to 6-land as it did during the
> >> 2003 contest.
> >>
> >> I'd like some opinions!
> >>
> >> Bill / W5WVO
> >> Albuquerque, NM / DM65
> >>
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