This week i reactivated my lotw status, as i had stupidly allowed my certificate to expire. Do you remember the ham shack being lit by the soft glow of vacuum tubes. Thanks for visiting our amateur radio software website. It is a workinprogress that in places refers to logger32 simply because thats the logging software i use.
The hardcopy paper logbook is the traditional keeper of the contacts. Have you ever longed for the time when computers were only seen in universities, big business, and star trek. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device. You can log the call sign, name, date, time in utc if desired and frequency of the contact. Log program for ham radio log books software category is a curation of 101 web resources on, airhamlog online amateur radio logbook, bklog log book and contest program, wireless field day log program.
Here is a sample log sheet format you can download or you can buy the arrl logbook. You must have been issued a certificate before you can log on to the lotw site. Permission to distribute xmlog for profit is prohibited. Export your whole log or selected records in adif for applications such as eqsl and the arrl s lotw log book of the world. Registering with arrl s lotw can be intimidating but the 2018 ham of the year valerie hotzfeld nv9l has posted some youtube videos to guide us through the process. Aclog will sign and upload your contacts to lotw and download your confirmations from lotw. Querying lotw logbook of the world lotw help pages. Logbook of the world has become the universal qsl repository for amateur radio enthusiasts. More enhancements to this program will be added soon. Xmlog is an amateur radio logbook system for windows xp, vista, 7, 8 and 10. A selection of five free ham radio logging programs, logger 32, dxkeeper, swisslog, log4om and bblogger taken from the amateur radio logging software category.
Getting started logbook of the world lotw help pages arrl. Contest program for ham radio contesting events, list of contest software category is a curation of 68 web resources on, k2 logger, scr log, bklog log book and contest program. First of all, let me say, ive been using macloggerdx now for about 6 months and think its a robust, well executed program. Our log books are used by some of the worlds most innovative companies and most prestigious research institutions. Ive created this unofficial user guide for arrl s logbook of the world to supplement the help available from the lotw site. These log books are essential for rocksolid record keeping. If you are running antispyware or antimalware applications such as bit defender, configure these applications to allow tqsl to run. Ham fan is a small database program that allows you to log ham radio contacts on your palm os device. Ham radio logbook and logsheets category is a curation of 10 web resources on, keeping a station log book, contest log sheet in us letter format, logging sheets.
Mslb can also use a bunch of presets that you can add with a simple doubleclick. Be sure you are using the latest version of the trustedqsl software. The american radio relay league arrl is the national association for amateur radio, connecting hams around the u. Not many countries require licensed amateur radio enthusiasts keep a log book of their operations, but its great to look back over previous contacts and ive found this page useful for jogging my memory for peoples names. This is part 2 which discusses the arrl, log book of the world, log matching software and website. Too bad about not getting the collins radio log book, they are a nice addition to the shack. Select to report qsls, unselect to report qsos include location data in report. Amateur radio logbook software free download amateur. Start by downloading and installing tqsl, and using it to request a callsign certificate for your current callsign.
Arrl station log books 1250 free shipping on most orders. Installing or upgrading tqsl the tqsl application used by lotw is free to download and use, and is available for microsoft windows and apple os x. Quick start tqsl use this guide to download the tqsl application and request your call sign certificate. Ham radio log book program software free download ham. Long story, but i lost my log adi file on my old computer yes, yes, stupid, careless, i know but my entire log is uploaded to lotw and i would like to download the whole log as an adi file from lotw into my hrd logbook. Use the following instructions to set up your lotw account, brought to you by arrl. Easily manage your log and logbook of the world lotw. Arrl logbook of the world mecklenburg amateur radio. Resources listed under contest category belongs to software main collection, and. Use this page to query and download your lotw qsos and qsls. Status epoch utc, queue size, currently processing log uploaded utc. Logging on log book of the world lotw part 2 youtube.
By using a common composition book with bound pages, you can add information in the order that makes sense to you. How to download entire lotw log flexradio community. The arrl was late to the blocks in implementation, was first, however the arrl decided to. Download ham log using this straightforward application radio amateurs can create adi databases and they can also export log data directly to mixw2.
The tqsl application used by lotw is free to download and use, and is available for microsoft windows and apple os x. It is designed for printout on standard 8 12 inch by 11 inch paper in the portrait format see drawing below, with room for 32 entries per page and a comments section. Quick start additional call signs use this guide to learn how to add your old call signs, changing your primary call sign or a new vanity call sign, club call signs or call signs you manage for other operators. Free hamradio callbook with very fast xml access for logging programs, recent activity, logsearch, condx prediction, multilanguage support etc. Resources listed under station log book category belongs to operating aids main collection, and get. A number of computer logging programs are also available.
These professional grade arrl log books let you record your workactivities and are of the highest quality. I became an amateur radio operator in 1976, at the age of 14 and have been enjoying many facets of amateur radio ever since. The format of your log can be your own personal preference. When both participants of an amateur radio contact qso submit matching qso records to lotw, the result is a virtual contact acknowledgement card, or qsl, that can be used for arrl award credit. Hall the arrl antenna book the american radio relay league inc. Notice in a future release, logbook will not emit the mode field if the mode value recorded in logbook cannot be unambiguously represented as an adifcompliant value.
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