CTest--an amateur radio contest logging database and rig control app. Copyright (C) 2012 Nate Bargmann, N0NB, n0nb@n0nb.us 0. What is it? ============== CTest is a logging program for amateur radio operators interested in radio sport. The User Interface draws much of its inspiration from the classic MS-DOS CT logger by Ken Wolff, K1EA. Of course, many keystrokes used by CT are impractical in a modern Linux desktop enviroment so various substitutions are required. However, the basic logging keystrokes are the same. The name CTest pays homage to the legendary CT. However, no source code from CT or reverse engineering of CT object code exists in CTest. CTest is free software, written from scratch in C++ using the wxWidgets graphical tookit, and licensed under the GNU Public License, GPL, version 3.0 (see the file COPYING). While cross-platform operation may be possible, the primary focus is on Linux. Testing and code contributions for running on other platforms is welcome. 1. Motivation ============= While many fine contest logging programs are available on other platforms, it is mostly impractical to get them to work satisfactorily under Wine. The various Linux alternatives do not appeal to this author for various reasons. As a result I set about authoring an application that I would feel comfortable using during the various operating events. A large part of that is the feeling of being in control of the program, therefore on-air transmissions should only occur in response to a specific keystroke (an auto-CQ with a configurable interval is the only planned exception). Schemes such as "Enter Sends Message" have at times left me asking for a repeat when some other program decided to transmit while I was trying to copy the other station's information. Operators familiar with CT's use of the <Insert> and keypad '+' keys should feel comfortable with CTest. 2. Use it! ========== While the program is currently quite immature (only displaying a few prototype windows at the moment), it will only gain capabilities by usage and code contributions. 3. Project info =============== A project has been created on SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/p/ctestlogger/ also a development mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ctestlogger-developer and forum: http://sourceforge.net/apps/phpbb/ctestlogger/ 73, de Nate, N0NB >>