I've had really good experiences with the N3FJP programs, both for contests and general logging (ACLog). They are not free--$15 for general logging, $60 for all contests and future programs), but the developer is an active ham who will answer your emails and has an active Yahoo group. I find them much more intuitive and straightforward than the DXLab suite.
I would also suggest perusing the Ham Software reviews on eHam.net to get an idea of how people like the various programs out there. For sophisticated contest work, N1MM+ is king, but the N3FJP programs do 90% of what MM does with a much easier interface. Rick W4GE ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]

