[Elecraft] logging program

[Baker]

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 20:57:28 -0500, Jeff Burns wrote:
>I am looking for a logging program. Currently, my computer is=
 across
>the
>room from the K2 so I do not need rig control or DX spots.
>
>My first goal for using a computer logbook is keeping track of=
 award
>progress and other interesting statistics.  I am also hoping to
>reduce my
>QSL expenses by only QSLing contacts that will advance my DXCC=
 or 
WAS
>status. Finally, I hope that automating the outgoing QSLs will=
 save
>me some
>time. Obviously, the program needs to be inexpensive and easy to=
 use
>if the
>second two goals are to be realized.
>
>I first evaluated the free Logger32. The features in this=
 program
>are great,
>and you can't ask for a better price! Unfortunately, the beta
>version seems
>to still have a lot of bugs, and unimplemented features. Has=
 anyone
>else
>found this program to be stable enough to use without lots of 
hassle?
>
>Next I tried ACLog. This is a nice, simple and stable program,=
 and
>at $20
>the price is also reasonable.  The free US and Canada call book=
 is a
>nice
>bonus. The award tracking and QSL management features are
>unfortunately
>quite simple. For instance, there seems to be no way to list all=
 the
>contacts from unconfirmed DXCC entities and mark them for=
 sending a
>QSL.
>
>There are a several sophisticated commercial programs=
 available.
>Unfortunately, by the time you get a call book they all seem to=
 be
>fairly
>expensive for what I want to do. However, if the expensive=
 program
>makes the
>process 10 times easier it is probably worth 5 times as much.
>
>What suggestions do you have for achieving the goals I have 
outlined?
>
>Jeff Burns
>AD9T
>
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Jeff,

Try the DXLabs suite of programs for general logging. 
For contesting I use the N1MM logger, both work well with the=
 K2.

73

Stewart G3RXQ
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