This Windows program uses CSV for the log files but it can also export the log in ADIF (Amateur Data Interchange Format).įor POTA activations, we tend to have a larger number of QSOs so I try to log them in real-time on a computing device. This program is reliable and easy to use. Later, I use the SOTA CSV Log Editor by G0LGS to enter the information into a CSV (Comma Separated Variable) file. If the number of QSOs is small, the paper method is easy and reliable. SOTA and POTA Logging Toolsįor SOTA, Joyce/K0JJW and I normally just use a paper log. Here are a few tools and tips to assist with your portable logging. (That would be me.) The SOTA CSV Log Editor Some of this comes from the idiosyncrasies of the logging software but often the errors are introduced by the operator. Even more common, I need to double-check and fix errors in my SOTA and POTA logs.
The logging requirements for the two programs are different so I often need to adjust the log file before submitting it. Before creating the file, you will have to fill in some information like equipment used, location, antenna height etc.įor further details on Reg1Test see on the WEB.Lately, the majority of my radio activity has been SOTA and POTA activations, sometimes simultaneously. REF, DARC and probably others fully accept electronic logs in this format for all of their contests above 30 MHz. REG1TEST is the format proposed by the IARU Region I VHF Committee (mainly driven by EDR) and has been widely adopted by national amateur radio organizations. In CQ WW and CQ WPX Multi-Single, Win-Test uses an indicator (0/1) depending on if the QSO was made by the RUN or by the MULT station. Please look here for further information. Win-Test also allows importing Cabrillo files so that old log files may still be loaded and used as a reference or to create a target file.
So for example, since there is no Cabrillo definition for DXpedition type logs, Cabrillo output is not available here. Note: Win-Test cannot create a Cabrillo file, when it has not been specified by the contest sponsor.
In the Cabrillo file you may chose to create the log as a check log (tick the contol log item), export only a specific band, or suppress the club header line in order to avoid problems with the ARRL log robot (ARRL does not accept Cabrillo files which mention clubs not affiliated to ARRL). Cabrillo options avilable before creating the log
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