Stupid type ... it should have read: That's a neat feature for the average Field Day operator that is DOING mostly search-and-pounce.
Dave AB7E David Gilbert wrote: > For one thing, if you're jumping back and forth between CW and SSB it's > nice to have the computer log the mode appropriately ... it's pretty > easy for any operator to forget to change the mode manually each and > every time. Rig control does it for you. And with regard that, the > N3FJP software doesn't properly pick up digital modes anyway ... if you > switch the rig to RTTY or PSK you have to manually type in the new mode > when you make the change. It isn't even available as a drop-down selection. > > Also, the original requester wanted to key the K3 from the N3FJP FD > logger using various message macros. That's certainly possible, but if > I remember correctly (I could be wrong) there is no full-time display to > show which function keys hold which messages. You'd need a paper crib > sheet to educate each new operator. With N1MM, the macros can be sent > from the function keys, but they are also accessible as on-screen mouse > buttons that display text to help you remember which one to click on. > > One of the coolest benefits of rig control with a competent program like > N1MM, however, is the band map capability. Even without packet feeds, > the bandmap can show you stations displayed by frequency ... the ones > you've already worked are shown in gray text and the ones you had > previously flagged to try later show up in color. Clicking on a > callsign automatically resets the rig to that frequency. That's a neat > feature for the average Field Day operator that is don't mostly > search-and-pounce. > > Besides, the various operators don't need to know how to set up N1MM. > Once it is installed, and without the bells and whistles turned on, in > my opinion it is as simple to use as N3FJP with less chance for human error. > > Dave AB7E > > > > > R. Kevin Stover wrote: > >> Writelog and N1MM are both more powerful software packages but how much >> power do you need for field day? We're not talking about dedicated CQ WW >> teams who get together and practice using software for three months >> prior. For the most part FJP's FD logger gets used by folks on field day >> who "contest" once per year. They have neither the time nor inclination >> to learn something like N1MM. >> >> I'm wondering why anybody would "need" rig control during field day. >> >> >> Jim Brown wrote: >> >> >> >>> Writelog and N1MM are much more powerful contest loggers, have >>> lots of slick features, and take a bit longer to learn. But they >>> are WELL worth the effort. N1MM is FREE. Writelog is not. I >>> started with Writelog, used it for 2-3 years, switched to N1MM a >>> few years ago and like it better. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> >> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
