[Elecraft] N3FJP FD Logger

[David Gilbert]

Stupid type ... it should have read:

That's a neat feature for the average Field Day operator that is DOING mostly 
search-and-pounce.

Dave   AB7E




David Gilbert wrote:
> For one thing, if you're jumping back and forth between CW and SSB it's 
> nice to have the computer log the mode appropriately ... it's pretty 
> easy for any operator to forget to change the mode manually each and 
> every time.  Rig control does it for you.  And with regard that, the 
> N3FJP software doesn't properly pick up digital modes anyway ... if you 
> switch the rig to RTTY or PSK you have to manually type in the new mode 
> when you make the change.  It isn't even available as a drop-down selection.
>
> Also, the original requester wanted to key the K3 from the N3FJP FD 
> logger using various message macros.  That's certainly possible, but if 
> I remember correctly (I could be wrong) there is no full-time display to 
> show which function keys hold which messages.  You'd need a paper crib 
> sheet to educate each new operator.  With N1MM, the macros can be sent 
> from the function keys, but they are also accessible as on-screen mouse 
> buttons that display text to help you remember which one to click on.
>
> One of the coolest benefits of rig control with a competent program like 
> N1MM, however, is the band map capability.  Even without packet feeds, 
> the bandmap can show you stations displayed by frequency ... the ones 
> you've already worked are shown in gray text and the ones you had 
> previously flagged to try later show up in color.  Clicking on a 
> callsign automatically resets the rig to that frequency.  That's a neat 
> feature for the average Field Day operator that is don't mostly 
> search-and-pounce.
>  
> Besides, the various operators don't need to know how to set up N1MM.  
> Once it is installed, and without the bells and whistles turned on, in 
> my opinion it is as simple to use as N3FJP with less chance for human error.
>
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
>
> R. Kevin Stover wrote:
>   
>> Writelog and N1MM are both more powerful software packages but how much 
>> power do you need for field day? We're not talking about dedicated CQ WW 
>> teams who get together and practice using software for three months 
>> prior. For the most part FJP's FD logger gets used by folks on field day 
>> who "contest" once per year. They have neither the time nor inclination 
>> to learn something like N1MM.
>>
>> I'm wondering why anybody would "need" rig control during field day.
>>
>>
>> Jim Brown wrote:
>>
>>   
>>     
>>> Writelog and N1MM are much more powerful contest loggers, have 
>>> lots of slick features, and take a bit longer to learn. But they 
>>> are WELL worth the effort. N1MM is FREE. Writelog is not. I 
>>> started with Writelog, used it for 2-3 years, switched to N1MM a 
>>> few years ago and like it better. 
>>>
>>>   
>>>     
>>>       
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