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Text command: <tt>NEW</tt> | Text command: <tt>NEW</tt> | ||
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Text command: <tt>OPEN</tt> | Text command: <tt>OPEN</tt> | ||
| − | This menu option will open existing DXLog | + | This menu option will open existing DXLog contest file. |
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This menu option closes the currently open contest file. | This menu option closes the currently open contest file. | ||
| − | DXLog | + | DXLog software stays open allowing a new contest file to be created, or an existing contest file to be re-opened. |
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Revision as of 15:24, 17 April 2020
New
Text command: NEW
This menu option will create new DXLog contest file in a windows folder of your choice.
Save the new contest with a meaningful name in a file directory (We advise creating a DXlog file directory in your my documents folder), the contest will be saved with the .dxn file extension.
Open
Text command: OPEN
This menu option will open existing DXLog contest file.
Close
Text command: CLOSE
This menu option closes the currently open contest file.
DXLog software stays open allowing a new contest file to be created, or an existing contest file to be re-opened.
Related text commands:
REOPEN or RELOAD
- Reloads the current contest log and displays the configuration form.
- NB. Will reload scripts but not contest definitions.
REOPENNOW or RELOADNOW
- Reloads the current contest log without displaying the configuration form.
- NB. Will reload scripts but not contest definitions.
Import
With this option you can import QSO data from different sources.
- Cabrillo
- Creates a new DXLog log from a Cabrillo file.
- EDI
- Creates a new DXLog log from a EDI log file. This is commonly used format for VHF/UHF/SHF contests.
- ADIF
- This option is enabled with an active DXLog log.
- You can import QSO lines into active contest file from existing ADIF log file(s).
- Multiple files can be selected at import, and duplicate QSOs will be ignored during import and sorting.
Export
With this option you can export QSO data in different sources.
- Cabrillo
- Text command: WRITELOG
- This option will create new Cabrillo .LOG file from the current log. (Most contests expect logs submitted in this format).
- Example:
QSO: 1800 CW 2015-03-30 1719 G2F 599 0001 M0CHK 599 0001 0 QSO: 1800 CW 2015-03-30 1719 G2F 599 0002 ON1TH 599 0002 0 QSO: 1800 CW 2015-03-30 1721 G2F 599 0003 IK1RGT 599 0019 0
- ADIF
- This option will create new ADIF .ADI file from the current log.
- Example:
<QSO_DATE:8>20150330 <TIME_ON:6>171904 <FREQ:5>1.800 <BAND:4>160M <STX:1>1 <MODE:2>CW <CALL:5>M0CHK <RST_SENT:3>599 <RST_RCVD:3>599 <SRX:3>001 <EOR> <QSO_DATE:8>20150330 <TIME_ON:6>171921 <FREQ:5>1.800 <BAND:4>160M <STX:1>2 <MODE:2>CW <CALL:5>ON1TH <RST_SENT:3>599 <RST_RCVD:3>599 <SRX:3>002 <EOR> <QSO_DATE:8>20150330 <TIME_ON:6>172133 <FREQ:5>1.800 <BAND:4>160M <STX:1>3 <MODE:2>CW <CALL:6>IK1RGT <RST_SENT:3>599 <RST_RCVD:3>599 <SRX:2>19 <EOR>
- Checking the option "include X-QSO" will include also QSO marked invalid (a.k.a. X-QSO) in the export and all
- QSO will be include the application specific key APP_DXLOG_XQSO. This key has the value of "Y" for an invalid
- QSO and "N" for a valid QSO.
- DXLog will recognize this key at import to preserve the X-QSO status for each QSO in the log.
- Morse Runner database
- This option will create new Morse Runner database from the currently loaded Super Check Partials database (MASTER.SCP).
- Example:
YO6KGS;20 DM5KB;14 RK9KWI;17 RV3NJ;16 UA6HML;16 RW3AJX;16 TA4/OH2KW;20
- Text file
- This option will create new ASCII Text .TXT file from the current log.
- Example:
1 30.03.2015 17:19:04 M0CHK 160 1800.0 CW 599 1 599 001 R STN1 2 30.03.2015 17:19:21 ON1TH 160 1800.0 CW 599 2 599 002 R STN1 3 30.03.2015 17:21:33 IK1RGT 160 1800.0 CW 599 3 599 19 R STN1
- Log search format
- This option will create new Log Search .LGS file from the current log.
- Example:
A@1@STN1,0AA,M0CHK,A A@2@STN1,17AA,ON1TH,A A@3@STN1,149AA,IK1RGT,A
- Summary file
- This option will create new Log Summary .SUM file from the current log.
- Example:
Contest : Russian DX contest Callsign : G2F Mode : CW Category : Multioperator, single transmitter Overlay : --- Band(s) : ALL BANDS Class : High Exchange : DX Operating time : 23h 58m
BAND CW SSB OB C POINTS ----------------------------- 160 121 8 53 52 842 80 422 187 56 67 3225 40 518 211 63 86 4284 20 383 168 63 83 4002 15 52 4 13 42 288 10 0 0 0 0 0 ----------------------------- TOTAL 1496 578 248 330 12641 ============================= FINAL SCORE:7 306 498
Merge logs
Allows the merging of different DXLog log files for the same contest and callsign to be merged into a single log file.
To mark several files, hold down [Ctrl] while selecting files in the file dialog box.
Quit
Text command: EXIT or BYE
This menu option will close the current log, release all interfaces and exit DXLog.
Note: You will be prompted to confirm you want to quit.
