[Dx-qsl] Logging program

[Dave Haney]

I've been using LOG-EQF since the early 90's. It's very user-friendly and
powerful and there is a trial version available. Not sure how much the
full-featured version costs, but is probably very well worth it.




Peter neglected to mention DXLab by Dave AA6YQ which for DXing and general
logging is, like N1MM for
contesting, unbelievably powerful, comprehensive, and - more than any other
program I've seen -
remarkably intuitive.  Like N1MM, DXLab is completely FREE.  Plus, there's a
reflector with close
attention by Dave AA6YQ to answer any questions. The best descriptions of
DXLab can be found on
e-Ham's reviews... check them out.

73,  Jerry K3BZ


----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Dougherty (W2IRT)" <w2irt at comcast.net>
To: "VK6UHF" <vk6uhf at arach.net.au>; <dx-qsl at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 08, 2005 8:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Dx-qsl] Loging program ?


> At 04:47 08-10-05, VK6UHF wrote:
>>Greetings everyone,
>>Please don't jump on me for this one but i would like to know, of the =
>>dozens of programs available for qsl logging, is there a preference that =
>>you would recommend.
>>I am interested in tracking for several awards programs like WAS, WAZ, =
>>WAC, IOTA and any others available.
>>if it is simple not to complex but stable and easy to export logs to a =
>>qsl manager.
>>The last requirement is that it be able to work on a laptop. I have =
>>heard that some programs dont want to.
>
> Hi John,
>
> There are many logging programs out there, some free some a little pricey.
Some are 800-pound
> Gorillas and some are relative lightweights. A few are well written and
have a good Windows
> look-and-feel, others.....?
>
> Then there are also contest loggers versus QSO/QSL loggers.
>
> My personal preferences are DX Base as my primary logger and N1MM for
contests. Both are excellent
> and extremely powerful. N1MM is free, DX Base is $99 USD new and about $35
a year for the latest
> version.
>
> I will preface these remarks by saying my QSO logging needs are pretty
intense and I'm an
> extremely-savvy computer user (I'm a system/network admin professionally),
thus I wanted more than
> simple QSO/QSL/DXCC logging.
>
> DX Base will keep track of all your QSOs, awards, do your QSLs and make
breakfast for you after a
> night of DXing. Well, OK, maybe not, but it will do everything else,
including slicing and dicing
> your QSO data in ways you can't even imagine with it's powerful Crystal
Reports module. It's also
> a bear to learn but well worth the time needed to do so. You will have a
full handle on *all* your
> QSO data with this software, which will also print QSL labels (or actual
QSLs themselves if you
> set it up to do so), address labels, return-address labels and reports of
what's sent/not
> confirmed, not QSLd, etc. Needless to say, it tracks IOTA, WAZ, DXCC, etc.
Every logger today
> exports to ADIF.
>
> Others swear by the other 800-pound gorilla in the market, DX4WIN. I've
tried it but having used
> DX Base for so long, I didn't want to put in the time to re-learn logging
the DX4WIN way. It is
> supposedly an excellent program, however it doesn't really have the full
Windows look-and-feel and
> that's important to me.
>
> Another excellent product to consider is Logger32. Just as powerful (or
close to it) as either of
> the two commercial loggers (above), and free. One thing to consdier,
though, if you travel or
> manage other stations, DX Base is limited to 10 callsigns (its license is
keyed by the author to
> your calls), and you must contact him for a new key for each call. For me
that's no big deal, but
> if you are a QSL manager or a DXpeditioner, I'd suggest looking elsewhere.
>
> Finally, for contesting, there are only two pieces of software I'd
consider using -- N1MM Logger
> is unbelievably powerful and free. Writelog is also amazingly powerful but
I think it's $75 or so.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> - pjd
>
> W2IRT
>
>
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