Jeff KU8E writes:>
> I agree with John... While it is nice to have a slick program like
Writelog
> I would rather stick to a DOS based program that I am sure the file is not
going to be deleted if a problem occurs. Every version of Windows has
> some sort of problem and I just don't trust any contest program that runs
under it. Is there a SAVELOG type function in Writelog that you could have
run say every 10 qso's that would save your log to a file on a diskette ????
I would use that if it's available...
>
Yes writelog asks you to start a save log after the first QSO. The standard
is to save after 10 or 20 QSOs. I turned off my P 3 contest computer last
year after one of my famous 40 meter runs
(I do have a UPS system from WB4SQ). My original log was there and the
last 20 QSOs restored no problem. With a UPS system a power outage can be
overcome as you can calmly log off the PC.
the problem is that my PC has a combo board or motherboard with built in
modem and sound card (rated very good by WA9ALS on the writelog reflector).
Its a P 3 500Mhz with 128MB ram and twin 20GB HDs running W 98V2. At first
I had problems with the mouse and pointer freezing but my tech support fixed
that but they feel its I/O errors. I have run writelog several times and
with this happening and no loss of QSOs. The UPS does no good here!
73 Dave K4JRB
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