[SADXA] LOTW progress

[Jerry Wothe]

John:

I thought about this for a long time and then finally started into it many 
months ago and was overwhelmed with the complexity of it all and never 
followed through. I think it has been simplified since then as it seems much 
simpler now than what I remember back when I first started into it.

I guess the key for me was when I went into eQSL and looked at how many 
folks had requested QSLs from me, over 600. I thought  Hmmmm, maybe I need 
to fix that problem.

So I did sign up on eQSL and it is a much simpler process than LOTW to 
upload the logs. I now have just about all my electronic logs uploaded to 
eQSL.

Hopefully I will finish the LOTW process in the next day or two and upload 
to that also.

I use Writelog as my logging software. Find the details of it at: 
http://www.writelog.com/  You can order it online for $30 or you can send 
for a CD for a few more $.

I like it because besides using it for all the contests, I could fashion my 
own General Log, for everyday use when not contesting.

There is practically an endless list of Logging programs around, some you 
pay for some you don't.

Another popular one is Logger32, and N1MM, both which are free and 
downloadable from the web. I think Logger32 works good as a contest as well 
as everyday logging program, but dont't hold me to that as I have never 
really looked into it. N1MM is a contest only program that is very powerful 
but also quite complicated, as I understand it. I have been told it takes a 
while to figure it out. But then I guess one can say that about all of them. 
Writelog took me quite a while to get it set up to my liking.

I would say at this point I don't know why I waited so long to get going 
with electronic logging. I think it is great, even thought I only us a very 
small part of the features electronic logging offers. Time will improve 
that.

Good luck

Jerry
W6XI
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <N7wb at aol.com>
To: <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 7:29 AM
Subject: Re: [SADXA] LOTW progress


>
> In a message dated 2/26/2009 6:14:21 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
> jdwothe at cox.net writes:
>
> Well  today I got my password for LOTW. Now we will see how we do with the
> next  steps. That may take a while before I jump  in.
>
> Jerry
> W6XI
>
>
>
> I'm thinking of doing it also - I need to get a new computer first I think
> or put the stuff on our laptop - key problem there is "our"....
>
> What logging program do you folks recommend?
>
> Thanks John n7wb
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