The simplest answer before the fight/discussion begins anew: The one
that works the best for YOUR needs.
Generic may not do contests well; contesting logbooks may not do every
day well.
Some play well with other code; some play well with hardware; some don't
do either.
Some cost money; some are free. Some are just crap-ware...
It's a struggle; just fill your needs.
73,
Rick NK7I (specifically NOT saying which one I use)
On 6/28/2021 2:54 PM, jerry wrote:
So what's the hot ticket nowadays on logging software?
I rolled my own, but it's
quite primitive. It runs on my Linux server and I access it via a web
browser. It gives me a pair of clocks at the top - local and UTC. At
the bottom, there's a big text window for copying code. In between -
the list of contacts, plus a form for entering a new one. The current
UTC timestamp is automatically put in. The latest contact has a
button for ending it - and putting in the "end" UTC timestamp.
It was easy to do that, because I already wrote substantial software
in support of my business, and the infrastructure was all there -
webserver, SSL, libraries for linking multiple pages, templates etc etc.
I'm sure that other people have written logging software with
features I can barely imagine.
Right now, I'm thinking of having it automatically nominate text in
the CW copy window for new contacts...."anything that looks like a
callsign".
Also need something to slice & dice the logbook data for contest
reports.
- Jerry KF6VB
______________________________________________________________
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]
