TACLog is created by Bo Hansen, OZ1FDJ. TACLog is a contest program, solely devoted to VHF and above, hence its name The Above Contest Log. It incorporates many useful features, some will be presented in detail later in this document. There have been many other contest programs around, but most of them lack one important feature: they are definitely NOT user friendly - or, for that matter, ôcontest friendly.ö TACLog is intended to put an end to all this, and to provide the VHF/UHF contester with a USEFUL and RELIABLE logging program. TACLog differs from the mainstream logging programs. The most important difference is the FREE INPUT FORMAT. Where most other programs ôdictateö the order and format of the input data during contesting, TACLog gives you freedom of operation, both on the air and on your computer. TACLog provides excellent ôfringe benefitsö from logging, such as ultra-fast dupe-checking, fast search & find functions, QSL function ...... plus the ability to configure the program for use in practically every type of contest on VHF/UHF/SHF. It also handles print-outs, summary sheets and logs, all in accordance with Region 1 rules. TACLog is also capable of generating several EDI-files for electronic interchange: REG1TEST, ARRL suggested standard file and RSGB standard. Just to let you know how easy TACLog is, Uffe, OZ1DOQ managed to log 383 QSOs in four hours, working as single operator using TACLog real-time not losing a single bit of data and all QSOs were valid. During my work with TACLog many have helped me with development, debugging and expressing wishes - I would like to take this opportunity to thank them all. I would also like to express my deep gratitude to Lars for helping me out when my computer knowledge failed, the crew of OZ9EDR, especially Torben, OZ1KRF, and Palle, OZ1RH, for their enthusiasm right from the first pre-release when bugs could be found everywhere, Richard, SM7SCJ for taking the initiative to this userÆs guide and the marketing, Carl, OZ1IEP for the testing, but most of all S°ren, OZ1FTU and Uffe, OZ1DOQ for their tremendous amount of work in all phases of the process. Also a big thank you to, I4YNO, OZ4CHD & DJ3LE, PB0AOL, SP3SUX and OK1XH who have translated the English version into Italian, Danish, German, Dutch, Polish and Czech.
