[South Florida DX Association] More Logging programs

[Bill Dzurilla]

Perhaps easier to say what features a program is missing than what it does have.  There are 3 things that HRD currently does not have that I would love to see.  Does any program have these?

1) Fully automatic LOTW upload - each logged QSO goes immediately to LOTW - they say the ARRL will not permit this, as they want each log entry to be run through their TQSL program before upload.

2) Support for WSJT digital modes - they are supposed to be working on this.

3) Automatic mode switching from DX cluster - when you click on a DX call in the cluster, it automatically retunes your rig to the DX station's frequency, but it does not change the rig's mode.  So if you are listening on SSB and click on a CW spot, you must change the rig to CW mode manually.  Not exactly a backbreaking chore, but automatic would be nice.  My Kenwood TS-480SAT could be set up to do this, but not ICOM rigs. 


--- On Mon, 3/2/09, NPAlex at aol.com <NPAlex at aol.com> wrote:

> From: NPAlex at aol.com <NPAlex at aol.com>
> Subject: More Logging programs
> To: billdz.geo at yahoo.com, sfDXA at mailman.qth.net, bmarx at bellsouth.net, n8pr1 at bellsouth.net
> Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 3:26 PM
> The feature set you described sounds the same as those in
> DXLab, the  support 
> is superb by the author and the many reflector supporters. 
> I like  the 
> automated upgrades and uploads to LOTW and eQSL.  Just a
> couple of key  clicks and 
> it is done.  With regard to contest logging, N1MM dominates
> the  FCG contest 
> group, and for field day and other contests the N3FJP
> application is  a 
> favorite.  in this area.
>  
> Norm W4QN  
> 
> 
> All  of the major programs have pretty much the same
> features and 
> capabilities,  just a matter of personal choice as to which
> one has the best look and  
> feel.  I have not seen a "pay for it" program
> that has more or better  features 
> than the free ones.  
> 
> Support is important, a friendly  forum where you can ask
> questions and get 
> any problems solved quickly.  A  few people at the HRD
> forum said that they 
> switched to HRD from Logger 32  because they received
> unhelpful answers from the 
> Logger 32 owner, although I  have no personal experience to
> confirm or refute.
> 
> Although there's a  lot of debate about the best
> program for general logging, 
> the N1MM logger  seems to be the favorite for contesting.
> 
> Other HRD features: award  analysis (tracks your progress
> towards various 
> awards), mapper (displays maps  with a plot of all stations
> you have worked), 
> satellite tracker, automatic  upload of each logged qso to
> eQSL (but not to 
> LOTW), bandscope, audio  notification when new DX spotted,
> audio grabber (records 
> the output of your  receiver), Google Earth map of stations
> you work.
> 
> 73, Bill NZ5N   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Norm W4QN
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