[HCRA] logging programs

[Mike DeChristopher]

Most of you know my current setup here: an old 386 DOS machine running CT by K1EA.  In fact, CT is the only program on it; when I turn it on, it goes directly to CT.  Don't roll yours eyes quite yet.  It may be an old machine, but you had better believe it is completely tricked-out.  It actually was one of the old computers from up at K1TTT, so lets just say everything on it, in terms of software, is current.  It has the K1EA DVP card in the back, the radios are interfaced, and all that good stuff.

I was going to send this around the YCCC reflector, but I know we have a few other contesters around here, so I wanted to hear your take on it.  I think it might be time to upgrade.  My eyes have grown tired from looking at that tiny little monitor with only black and white on it.  So, here is my plan: get a new computer (or build one), put the DVP board in the back, and go from there.  The only other problem is a logging program.  Has anyone tried contest logging programs other than CT, and if so, what are your likes/dislikes?

Ideally, the new program should have:
*Radio interface technology (be it a bandmap, tuner, etc.)
*Built-in packet cluster access system for point-and-shoot
*Compatibility with the K1EA DVP board so I don't have to waste $100 on a new one
*Multi-op capability (so I don't have to merge the logs at the end of the contest)
*SO2R functions...both radios controlled simultaneously, full-functioning, etc.
and most of all...
*should be usable without a stinkin' mouse!

I have used N1MM up at K1TTT, and although I have never used it to its full-extent here, that may be a solution to explore.  I have never tried NA, TR, or Writelog.  I think the last two I would have to pay for, and the first is DOS.  I don't mind going to DOS or paying for a program, as long as I get the features I want.  Thank you for your help, and keep an ear out for NE1C this weekend...

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Mike DeChristopher, KB1FWN