Kevin:

This does help a lot, and I appreciate the advice.

Actually, the more I think about it, I probably could do ok if I did get 
very familiar with my logging program, just as is the case with contesting.

As you also know, I'm trying to decide here between X M Log and Whitestick 
log as my general logging program.  Whitestick log does, as howard III. 
suggest, have an "off line" option, where you could do your basic logging 
"off line", and then go on line to get the rest of the needed information 
later.

That may be another possibility, although I'll have to play around with it a 
bit.

Anyway, I'll keep you and everyone posted, and thanks to all for the great 
response.

Happy New Year from what is about to become snowy and cold west-central 
Lower Michigan!

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Nathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: 3905 Century Club


> Hi Tom,
>
> Although I've not worked with the 3905 group, I've been involved in other
> faster paced operations such as the Bill Bennett Family Hour on 14.245 and
> other DX nets.  Basically, as someone said here you need to be very 
> familiar
> with your logging program.  With XMLog for example, you would simply be
> ready with it in the normal standby display and when you call a station, 
> hit
> control A to add him.  You would be ready to put in his call, tab quickly 
> to
> the RST boxes and then quickly again to his QTH, State and County. 
> Finally
> his name if he gives it to you, press Alt A and the contact is logged. 
> That
> should be possible while he's talking or you can be putting in his RST 
> while
> you are giving it to him.  I wouldn't think you would slow the net down at
> all this way.  If you wanted later to be able to pick out those QSO's you
> had made on the 3905 group, just put some sort of symbol in the notes 
> field
> that is unique and for which you could search.  This would produce a 
> display
> of all of the QSO's you worked there.
>
> I hope this helps a little.  Take care, very 73 to you and Sue and Happy 
> New
> Year.
>
>
>
> Kevin :)
> Amateur Radio:  K7RX
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Saturday, December 31, 2011 05:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 3905 Century Club
>
> Hi, all.
>
> You may remember that, late last Summer, I made an inquiry to this list
> about whether anyone had ever gotten involved with the O M I S S
> organization, and their Worked All States nets?
>
> Well, now, I'm asking if anyone has ever gotten involved in the 3905
> CenturyClub Worked All States nets?
>
> The 3905 organization and net structure seems a bit more organized to me,
> and I'm thinking about giving it a try sometime.
>
> One thing I'm concerned with is how you can quickly log your contacts and
> keep the info about those contacts accurate.
>
> As many of you know, I'm currently playing around with Whitestick Log, but
> working through many contacts quickly with such a program might be a bit 
> of
> a challenge.
>
> My biggest fear is slowing up the net in order for me to do needed 
> logging.
>
> I'm just kind of exploring here, so any thoughts and ideas would be
> appreciated.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>