[Ham-Mac] RumLog

[John L Merrill]

Rick Prather wrote:
> 
> On May 16, 2008, at 7:58 PM, John L Merrill wrote:
>>>
>> Nice program.
> 
> Yes, not a full featured operating aid like MacLoggerDX but I find it 
> does a great job of handling queries like "confirmed on LoTW"  and 
> "confirmed only on LoTW".   In fact, it's great reports finally got me 
> off my butt to submit for DXCC after 30+ years.
> 
> The LoTW integration is terrific.  No more manually looking up contacts 
> and marking them confirmed.
> 
> I also find it is about the easiest I have found for logging old 
> contacts from paper logs.  Little touches like only having to enter the 
> middle number of the RST are nice.
> 
> And, for me the main reason I have it opened alongside MLDX all the time 
> is the filtered and color coded DX spot window.  Plus, now with the 
> addition of the text message notifications I was able to work a new one 
> yesterday!  I was out getting the BBQ ready, got an alert on my iPhone,  
> walked back in here, worked him and I don't think my wife even missed me!
> 
> When I first started to play with the program I downloaded my LoTW 
> confirmations and found that a bunch that were in the log showed as not 
> there.  I checked them and found that they indeed were there.   I sent 
> an email off to Tom with a couple of examples.   About an hour later I 
> had a new version in my email that fixed it!  (problem turned out to be 
> related to the seconds in the time field).  I was impressed!
> 
> http://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html
> 
> Usual disclaimer:  I have not financial interest in RumLog (in fact 
> either does Tom (DL2RUM) apparently since it is free - unlike another 
> Mac logging program I paid $39 for and found that it does very little!
> 
> Rick - K6LE
> 
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Interfaces with my TS480 quite nicely.