TACLog

Villa CG Colchester CG uses the TACLog Contest Logging Software written by Bo, OZ2M (OZ1FDJ).

The software was chosen, in the first place, for the ease of its 'free-format' usage but has since become indispensable due to the additional features and functions that the program makes available:

• Multiple output styles including 'Electronic Data Interchange' format and Cover Page generation, HTML reporting option.
• Ten pre-defined log scoring profiles including RSGB cumulative, 'NAC', CQWW VHF, Points/KM etc..
• CW Keying - Automatic, auto-repeat (with simple, opto-isolated, outboard interface).
• Automatic Voice Keying utilising 'your voice' .WAV files (DOS: with SoundBlaster card. Win9X: with companion 'Windows Voice Keyer' software [WVK]).
• Validation of Callsign & Multiplier.
• The current version uses delimited, pure text data format for the logs rather than any proprietary format or binary structure.
• It is 'freeware'!
• It WORKS!

Taclog is a 'DOS' program and will run on anything from a single floppy 8086 machine to present day Pentiumlll. It will run in a Window (or full screen) on Win95/98 and WindowsNT although certain ancilliary functions, such as the built-in Keyers, are non-functional under 'NT' due to the architecture of the O/S.

As with any software of this type it has its idiosyncrasies but 'Wizard' guided setup facilities are provided to cater for individual operational preferences, augmented by context-sensitive on-line Help available while logging the DX.

Overall, anyone with a headset and a reasonable keyboard aptitude can make their first contest usage a success. Once you have used it you will never go back to paper!

Try it, it's free!

Get YOUR copy of TACLOG here..