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

Mon, 5 Apr 2004 08:56:52 -0700 (PDT)

But you do need a different program for the
sweepstakes, the DX contest, the prefix contest, etc. 
CT and NA will cover all of those in one program.

73s John NE0P

--- Bill VanAlstyne <[email protected]> wrote:
> R Johnson wrote:
> 
> > I was going to try and find the site for N3FJP
> software, but if it is
> > a charge PER contest affair I guess I'm not even
> interested !!!
> 
> Well, that's not exactly true. The VHF Contest
> logger covers five different
> contests:
> 
> o   ARRL January VHF SS
> o   ARRL June VHF QSO Party
> o   ARRL UHF
> o   ARRL September VHF QSO Party
> o   CQ WW VHF
> 
> Just in the interests of accuracy here...   ;-)
> 
> Bill / W5WVO
> 
> 
> >
> > For the ARRL & CQ VHF contests, CT is hard to beat
> (in either
> > version) !!!
> >
> > It does ALL for VHF/UHF/SHF and Almost all for HF
> contests !!!
> >
> > Support is GREAT even if it is FREE !!!
> >
> > 73
> > Bob, K1VU
> >
> >
> > At 21:13 4/4/2004 , John Geiger wrote:
> >> I couldn't agree more.  CT for win seems to work
> very
> >> nicely.  The problem with N3FJP software is that
> it is
> >> not a logging program.  It is logging programs. 
> You
> >> have to download and run a different program for
> each
> >> contest (plus pay for each one).  CT Win is free
> and
> >> supports all major contests with just 1 program.
> >>
> >> 73s John NE0P
> >>
> >> --- R Johnson <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>> 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
> 
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