[Elecraft] Don’t throw those old DOS computers away

[Michael Walker]

I agree with Jim on this one.  :)

Mike va3mw


On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 4:55 AM Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:

> Yes, he SHOULD throw it away and learn modern logging software. Among
> other things, that modern software can easily link computers from
> multiple stations in a club setup. That's important, because each
> station can see the other's log. We work QRP battery with a single K3,
> and are often weak at the other end of the QSO. When logging computers
> are linked, each station sees the QSOs we've already had on 20 (easier
> copy) when we work them on 40, 80, and 15, so it's rare for them to need
> a fill if they are networked.
>
> It was disappointing to see that so many hams fail to continue their
> ongoing education by learning new stuff, like modern logging software.
> I'll be 80 in the fall, a ham since age 15, BSEE in 1964, and I still
> try to learn new stuff every day. BTW - I do LOTS of FT8 and MSK144 on
> 6M and FT8 on 160M, our QRP CW operation was all CW. W6JTI and I made a
> combined 680 QSOs. I've been using K1JT's digital modes for more than
> ten years. So have a bunch of OTs I know. And when I was taking a break
> from CW, I worked FT8 on 6M (along with K6EU, our primary VHF op) to
> pass out our rare grid (CM86). That VHF station ran high power and was
> not part of our QRP FD operation from a contesting point of view. Tom
> and I were simply lighting up our rare grid.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
> On 6/28/2021 1:34 AM, David Wilcox via Elecraft wrote:
> > One of the hams running our CW tent used his old favorite logging
> program and brought along an old DOS computer to run it……. I can’t remember
> the name of the program but it worked well and he racked up a good score.
> Everyone was shocked to see the old big DOS computer sitting on the table.
> I guess one should never throw anything away that works and you are
> comfortable with it.
>
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