[Elecraft] Alas, it is time for contest logging software

[Rod N0RC]

Thanks to all,

Too many to emails to respond to individually, please accept this post
as a personal thank you if you did respond.

No doubt some of my wants/needs are idealist: ...on touch button does
it all, calc score, email it... etc.; intuitive use...etc. No doubt.
Full function software that is easy to learn and use (superior
ergonomics) is difficult to achieve. (One program I use for general
logging comes close, XMLOG, www.xmlog.com) I realize I'll have to make
compromise, and am willing to do so. But I'll never stop pursuing the
ideal (or optimal), in this matter or any endeavor I undertake.

But I digress... YPLOG and Writelog drew positive comments. Prior to
posting my query, I read several reviews of many programs on eHam:
www.eham.com. (I also went to the websites of these programs, and
others, to study the product features) These two programs caught my
attention and seemed to fulfill many/most of my wants. I'm still not
clear how well they can handle scoring for the popular QRP events. So,
I will start dialogs with the authors (and users) of at least these
two. These programs offer the full rig control I desire and seem to
handle the K2.

For now I'll likely use QRP-DUPE, it satisfies the
ease-of-use/intuitive criteria.

73, Rod N0RC
Ft Collins, CO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rod N0RC" <rod@n0rc.com>
To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 8:38 AM
Subject: Alas, it is time for contest logging software


> Folks,
>
> I'm in the process of transcribing my ARCI QSO party log and
> calculating my score. I don't want to have to do this ever again,
> painfully slow. So it's time to get some good software and learn how
> to use it. Here are my requirements/wants: