Hang those Autologgers!

Can’t happen soon enough

So, are you using one of those things? Why?

I have never been able to figure out why anyone would want to use one of those. It’s not you doing the logging; it’s the damned autologger, for God’s sakes.

I could never say that “I” logged WUUU in good conscience when the thing did. I would never add those logs to my total. Maybe if the autologger, oh geez, it needs a name, so let’s call it Bert, maybe Bert should start its own log. Bert may end up logging more stations than me.

What’s wrong with just sitting down by your SDR and logging what you hear. If you’re really seriously interested in this stuff, watch the maps and get up at 3am to hunt for tropo if you have to.  You’re gonna maybe miss logging some stations if you don’t? Well, those are the breaks and every DXer born has experienced that. You’ll live. Autologger logs don’t, or at least shouldn’t, count. If they do, then you’re just out for numbers, not the enjoyment of DXing.

I’ve been FM DXing here since the mid ’70s and have logged 3200 stations. Didn’t need no autologger for that. Just needed time.

I don’t need Bert. Sorry, Bert.