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NB. The QSO and multiplier counts does not include bonuses etc.
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'''NB.''' The QSO and multiplier counts does not include bonuses etc. whereas the total score does.
 
 
  
 
Grey section at the bottom shows totals for the contest and final raw score.
 
Grey section at the bottom shows totals for the contest and final raw score.

Revision as of 09:47, 11 August 2020

Custom multiplier windows

Windows for non-standard multipliers are shown at the top of the menu.

Examples are "Worked AGB" in AGB contests, "IT provinces" in ARI DX, etc.

Worked gridsquares

Shortcut: [Alt][L]

Note: this selection is only be available if enabled by the current contest.


Gridsquare map.png


Right click on the map and select Properties to open the settings form:


Gridsquare map properties.png


This form allows customization for your particular area and contest.

Worked Zones

Shortcut: [Alt][Z]


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Worked zones window.

The title of this menu item will fit to the chosen contest.
The window displays the worked multipliers (in blue) or not (in white) on the current band, and possibly the current mode.


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Also ff the contest is multi-bands and/or multi-modes, you can display the distribution of these multipliers by band (and/or mode).
To change to by band, right mouse click on the zones window for the context menu and select all bands.


Zones rc.png


Right mouse click on the zones window for the context menu.
Zones window can be copied as an image to save for later use or paste into an email from the context menu. Note: this selection is only be available if enabled by the current contest.

Worked DXCC

Shortcut: [Alt][M]


File:Dxcc.png


If one DXCC country has been worked on a band (possibly a mode), this band will be displayed
in blue, otherwise it remains in white. This window is resizeable.

Continents are selected from the radio buttons at the top of the screen.
All the data included in this window can be copied as a text file, and pasted in
text or directly in an OpenOffice spreadsheet, for a later analysis from he right mouse click context menu.

DXCC expected and spotted information is also available on this window.
The colors used for this information are selectable on the right click context menu Colors. Note: this selection is only be available if enabled by the current contest.

Dxcc rc.png

Worked prefixes

Shortcut: [Alt][P]

Shows worked prefixes if enabled by contest. Note: this selection is only be available if enabled by the current contest.

Check callsign

Shortcut: [F9]


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This window displays a checkmark if and on which bands a specific callsign has been logged before.
Depending on the type of the contest, the display may show more than one column to display the different possible modes.

Check multipliers

Shortcut: [F10]


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When a callsign or country prefix is entered in main logging window this window will indicate whether this multiplier has
been worked or not on the current (highlighted by a blue line) or other bands (and in other modes if the contest rules permit).
If the callsign entered has been worked on other bands, DXlog displays those QSOs.
Otherwise, the callsign of the first station worked in that multiplier on that band is displayed, if any.

Additional information about the multiplier is displayed at the bottom:
The official country prefix and country name.
The short (Az) and long path (Lp) beam headings (azimuths) to this multiplier (based on the station locator entered in the Contest configuration screen)
The sunrise (SR) and sunset (SS) time in this country, expressed as UTC (suffixed by a lowercase "z").
These times are computed from the geographical coordinates given taken from the CTY* file or your QTH locator, if specified in the setup dialog.

The display of the additional information is controlled by Tools-Data Entry-Exchange Guessing

  • Pressing the space bar - information will be displayed when you press the spacebar.
  • Automatically - Information will be displayed while you are typing the call-sign.
  • After timeout - information will be displayed automatically after few seconds of filling in the call-sign field.

Check partials

Shortcut: [F12]


Check part.png


Check partial callsign search window, When at least 3 characters are entered in the log call entry
field, DXlog Check Partials looks in the master database for the callsigns including the 3-character string.

DXLog's master data base for callsigns is formed by adding the callsigns from all active prefill data bases
to the public Check Partials data base.

In the above example M0C was entered into the log call entry field and the Check Partial database search
found all the callsigns with the 3 characters in that order and displayed those.

A callsign can be moved to the log call entry field by double clicking on the callsign in the Check Partial window.
White callsigns are those not yet in the log, green callsigns are stations worked on another band,
but not the current band and red callsigns are dupes.


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Right mouse click on the window shows the context menu.
Search can be activated after 2 characters entered into the log call entry field by ticking the option in the context menu.
Search can be limited to the current log data only by ticking the "in log only" option in the context menu.
Show data from prefil database option will pull the relevant data from the prefil database and display next
to the callsign in (), this is useful for VHF / UHF contests and locator squares.

If more than one data base is used, the content of database's entry for the callsign is displayed, separated by slash "/".


Check part pfd.png


Reverse look-up

The Check Partials window is also where results from a reverse look-up is shown.
On supported contests, the call sign associated with an exchange can be displayed.
When only one one of the two first exchange fields is populated, pressing [Space]
will trigger a reverse look-up. DXlog will search for the entered exchange in all active
prefill data bases and show the matching callsigns in the Check Partials window.

In the picture below, the context menu option Show data from prefill database is also enabled.


Reverse look-up2.png


Check partials 2

The Check Partials 2 window behaves in the same way as the Check Partials window. If both windows
are open the Check Partial window will show the information for Radio 1 if SO2R and VFO A if SO2V
and the Check Partial 2 window will show the information for Radio 2 if SO2R and VFO B if SO2V.

Check N+1

Shortcut: [F8]


N+1.png


N+1 window, when at least 3 characters are entered in the log call entry field, DXlog
looks in the master database for callsigns differing from the partial callsign by one character.
N+1 also detects a 2-character swap (dyslexia), as well as one missing character.
A callsign can be moved to the log call entry field by double clicking on the callsign in the Check Partial window.
White callsigns are those not yet in the log, green callsigns are stations worked on another
band, but not the current band, and red callsigns are dupes.


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Right mouse click on the window shows the context menu.
Search can be limited to the current log data only by ticking the "in log only" option in the context menu.

Check N+1 2

The Check N+1 2 window behaves in the same way as the Check N+1 window. If both windows are
open the Check N+1 window will show the information for Radio 1 if SO2R and VFO A if SO2V and
the Check N+1 2 window will show the information for Radio 2 if SO2R and VFO B if SO2V.

Summary

Shortcut: [Alt][S]


Summary.png


The summary window displays the number of QSO (which does not include the dupes), along with multipliers relevant
to the contest type for each band in the blue section, with the dark blue strip showing the current band being operated.

NB. The QSO and multiplier counts does not include bonuses etc. whereas the total score does.

Grey section at the bottom shows totals for the contest and final raw score.


Summary rc.png


The right mouse click context menu allows you to copy the scoring summary data in the clipboard as an image or as a text file.

Rate

Shortcut: [Alt][R]


File:Rate.png


Rate data information window displays live qso rate data relating to the current contest.
Top section shows QSO's in last hour, last 10 rate, last 100 rate, rate since last time hour passed and if selected in the context menu, a projected score.
Second section shows time on and time off in hours and minutes.
Third section shows differential between Run and S&P mode.
Fourth section shows time since last multiplier, multiplier and QSO points worth.
Fifth section shows operating mode and, if in CW, the CW speed


Rate rc.png


Right click context menu allows you to set Target QSO's per hour, global QSO rate and add a calculated projected final score.


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Right click context menu and Rate units allows you to set the rate unit display type.

Operating info

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Operating info window displays the radio active mode, if in SO2R it will display Radio 1: and Radio 2:
The CW repeat timer interval and the CW speed set in DXlog.

  • Interlock blocking

If you have interlocks active, the interlock status will be shown in the Operating info window.
Interlock blocking can be forbidden by clicking on the Interlock status line.
The status will change to 'Blocking forbidden' as shown below.
Interlocks can also be controlled by the $PILOCK (forbid) and $AILOCK (allow) macros.

The current interlock activity is shown in the Radio status window.


File:Operating info blocking forbidden.png


Statistics

Shortcut: [Ctrl][F9]


Statslog.png Statstarget.png Statsconts.png


The statistics window is a powerful tool for monitoring the station rates by band, mode, overall and optionally
against a pre-loaded target created from a previous year or competitor's previous public log.

There are three tabs, the first is the current log data, the second is comparison of the current log against
a pre-loaded target file and the third is % of continents worked for the log total.
Right clicking on any of the 3 tabs gives access to the tabs display options.

Without any logged QSO, the graphs may not show any meaningful information.

Log Tab Options
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It is possible to copy any of the Statistics windows as image or text to the Windows clipboard.
This data can then be transferred into text document, Excel® or OpenOffice spreadsheet for further analysis during or post contest.

  • Displayed Data
    • Select which kind of data to display: QSOs, Multipliers, QSO Points, etc.
  • Band
    • All (total): Single color display, all bands combined
    • All (detailed): Multicolor display, one color per band
    • Current: Displays statistics for the current band
    • According to QSO: Displays statistics for the band of the currently selected QSO
  • Mode
    • All (total): Single color display, all modes combined
    • All (detailed): Multicolor display, one color per mode
    • Current: Displays statistics for the current mode
    • According to QSO: Displays statistics for the mode of the currently selected QSO
  • Display
    • By time: Displays an hour by hour comparison
    • Overall: Displays a cumulative (overall total) comparison

Target Tab Options
Statstargetmenu.png


  • Displayed Data
    • Select which kind of data to display: QSOs, Multipliers, QSO Points, etc.
  • Display
    • Overall Difference: Displays the overall difference to the target
    • Hourly Comparison: Displays a Comparison per hour + or - the target
    •  % Diff Per Hour: Displays a Percentage Difference + or - the target per hour
  • Export a target file: Exports the currently loaded log to a *.obf file for use as a target file.
  • Load a target file: Loads a previously created *.obf file for use as a target file.

Gab

Shortcut: [Alt][I]


File:Gab.png


Gab window displays all the chat between networked stations.
In the context menu, the option "Save history to file" allows all the gab chat to be recorded in the .gab file of the current contest.
A double-click in a station name in this window will open the chat dialog, with this station name as default destination.
To send a message use Shortcut: ALT+G and the chat entry window will appear.


File:Chat.png


Type a message and select either the individual station you wish to message or all to message all networked computers then click OK.
Gab window context menu - right mouse click on gab window.


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Status window

Shortcut: [Alt][J]


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The status window indicates the status of each station connected to the network.

From left to right, are displayed:
Station name, Current band and mode, Station type, QSY frequency of the current band and mode, Radio 1 frequency, Radio 2 frequency,
Time left before a possible QSY, according to the 10 minutes M/S rule, or "OK" if the station is allowed to make a
QSY on another band (only appears if the contest specifies this particular rule).

Your own station is displayed in a deep blue background.
The active radio of each station has its frequency in red characters.
A double left click on a station name will display the chat ("Gab") dialog with this station name as the preselected destination.
A double left click on your own station name will display the chat ("Gab") dialog with ALL as the preselected destination.
A double left click on a valid frequency will set VFO A of radio 1 to this frequency.
(From 2.4.9)

Open the context menu by right mouse clicking in the window.


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The Station ID may be changed in Options -> Configure Network even if networking is disabled.

Skeds

Please see Pass a station section.

QSY wizard

The QSY wizard can be used with or without HamCAP installed and running.

One of its most important uses is for passing multipliers to other bands.
The Pass station panel is opened when clicking a band in the QSY wizard.

Operation with HamCAP is strongly recommended since it then offers real time
recommendations on contacts on other bands (QSY or sked).
(Options|HamCAP|Tab must be set to Charts.)

If used without HamCAP, it will always show "SKED" but is still very useful since
it offers single-click passing of e.g. multiplier stations to another band.

The QSY wizard is refreshed manually by pressing [Ctrl][P] with a valid
call in the entry field or automatically by checking the menu option
Options|Networking|Show QSY notification in QSY Wizard.

HamCAP can run in the background to avoid consuming screen real estate.

The wizard's recommendation (QSY or sked) will be based on HamCAP's propagation prediction.


Qsy wiz.png Qsy wiz hamcap.png


In the above example ZS6TX has been worked on 20m. After pressing [Ctrl][P] the
wizard tells us that 15m may be promising for a QSY.

For 10, 40, 60, 160m, however, the wizard instead recommends a sked.
This is the best time predicted by HamCap for this path. Hovering the mouse cursor over the yellow square
on the Hamcap chart will give more information including the MUF and signal elevation etc.

Bands for which a multiplier is needed are highlighted using a diffrent background color.
In the picture below S5 is needed 160, 40, and 10m.


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The the colors used are selectable via the right click context menu Colors.

Clicking on a band line brings up the Pass a Station panel filtered pre-populated for the clicked band.

QTC Editor


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This window allows editing of QTC (as used in e.g. WAE DX contest) in ways not possible using
the regular receive and send QTC windows mechanics. Double click an item to modify it.

The right-click menu offers additional features, such as scrolling to the top or bottom and searching for a station callsign.

Clicking the column headers enables sorting.

Extra Information


File:Extra info window.png


The Extra Information window displays information contained in a text file based on the call entered in the
log callsign entry field. Files should be named with the .xdt file extension.

The format of the Extra information file is:

#TITLE Name of info
K6MR Ken 1270 CA (typical data line)

The text on the #TITLE line will be shown on the header line.
If the #TITLE line is omitted, the complete path and filename will be shown.
Data lines (one per call) begin with the call sign and a single space.
Any information present after the first space will be shown exactly as formatted in the file.
Multiple files may be opened at the same time to show data from different sources.

  • To add a file - Right mouse click in the extra information window and select "Extra data files".
Click 'Add' and select the file from the file selection form.
  • To remove a file - Right mouse click in the extra information window and select "Extra data files",
select the file to be removed, and click 'Remove'.

If a file is updated while open in the window, right click and select "Reload files" to use the new data.

Partner


Partner.png


This feature is especially useful in a Multi-OP environment when facing large pile-ups and/or weak signals.
Set up an additional operator, as support with an additional computer which has the same version of DXlog installed.
Connect a pair of headphones to the same receiver as the operator, then on both comptuers open up the Partner window,
on the partner computer enter the same band and mode as the run station.

Networking needs to be enabled on all stations.

The running operator continues as before, working the callsign he hears.
The support operator listens at the same time and tries to copy additional callsigns from the pile-up
by entering the callsign on the QSO entry field and then pressing Alt-Enter.
This callsign will now be displayed in the Partner Window stack for the running operator to use as his next contact.
The Partner window can hold up to 9 callsigns, and theses calls can be pulled into the callsign field with Alt-(1-9).
Once the QSO is logged, that callsign will disappear from both partner windows.
The Partner can remove a callsign if incorrect or no longer valid using Alt-(1-9).
A field in the partner window can be overwritten by a new entry by pressing Ctrl-(1-9).

Partner window use in RTTY
The Partner window is also useful when used in a RTTY environment.
In addition to using the Ctrl-(1-9) and Alt-(1-9) keys as previously noted, calls may be entered into
the stack by selecting a call in the rtty receive window using the mouse pointer.
Two callsign selection methods are available:

1. Alt-LeftClick (left mouse click while holding down the Alt key)
2. MiddleClick (a scroll wheel click on most mice)

Subsequent selections in the rtty receive window will populate the next empty line in the Partner window.
To place calls from the Partner window stack into the active QSO line, the $GRABPARTNER macro is used in a message to
grab the first call from the Partner window stack.
Typically this can be used in a special TU message to confirm the current QSO,
enter the next call, and send the report:

e.g. $13 $CORRECT TU $GRABPARTNER NOW $LOGGEDCALL $F2 $CR

Multi Partners and real time updates
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The partner window can be made to update in real time, right click on the window and select real time > enabled, this will give an
additional line at the top of the window that will auto fill as the partner station enters the callsign into the partner log entry field.

The options for real time are for the runner or the partner, as the runner you can have a live entry field that is 1, 2 or 3 slots long.
As the partner you can select to post into either of the 3 slots, this gives the option of upto 3 additional partners each with a specific
line to live update as the callsign is typed into the partners local log.

Partner window use for M/2
For M/2 stations the station type - partner is grayed out, each station can have up to 3 partners, the partner window should be set to real
time and the partner stations on the same band and mode as the run station, Networking needs to be enabled on all stations.

No Band / Mode Filter option
This option if ticked will display all callsigns entered from support stations irrespective of the DXLog band or mode, this should be used with caution.

Radio status

The radio status window shows the transmit and interlock status of each enabled radio.
When successfully transmitting, this is indicated by a green bar.
When blocked, this is indicated by a red bar which also includes information
about the source and reason of the blocking.


Radiostatustransmit.png Radiostatusblocked.png

Antenna selector R1/R2

The antenna selector windows are showing the available antennas for the chosen band for each radio.


Antennaselector1.png Antennaselector2.png


DXLog's antenna selection mechanics can use a microHAM keyer with an ACC port (e.g. MK2R+),
an OTRSP device with at least two Aux ports or a parallel printer interface (i.e. LPT port).

The band/antenna association, required control pin values, and operator friendly name
are set up in the configuration panel for the used device.

  • MK2R/MK2R+/u2R configuration: Options|MK2R/MK2R+/u2R configuration
  • OTRSP device configuration: Options|OTRSP device configuration
  • Printer port: Options|Configure interfaces Printer port Setup

For more detailed information on how to configure each interface, see MK2R/MK2R+/u2R configuration,
OTRSP device configuration, and Printer port configuration.

With a microHAM keyer it is possible to use a different antenna for receive and transmit.
To enable this functionality Options|Interface specific options|Allow different RX/TX antenna must be checked.
Different antennas for receive and transmit when using an OTRSP device or printer port is not supported.

NB. Using a different antenna for receive and transmit only works when DXLog either exclusively controls, or is
aware of, the transmit/receive status, e.g. through a foot switch.
Tip: For microHAM devices DXLog is aware of the keyer's PTT status if Enable TX lock/unlock is checked.

It is possible to have several antennas for each band (as well as antennas covering multiple bands,
such as a triband yagi or a trap vertical).

All allowed antennas for the current band are listed. The selected antenna is highlighted.
The last used antenna on a band is not remembered. When switching to a new band, the first
allowed antenna listed in the configuration will always be selected.

The antenna selection can either be made through keyboard shortcuts [Alt][F11] (receive or transceive antenna)
and [Alt][Shift][F11] (transmit antenna) or by clicking on the name of the desired antenna in the window.

Antenna rotor R1/R2


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The Antenna rotor R1 and Antenna rotor R2 windows links with an external rotator software using UDP messages for setting the desired direction as well as showing the current direction.
The window takes the information from the rotator configuration window for band, rotator, IP address and UDP port of the rotator server.
The windows link nicely with PSTrotator, in PSTrotator the UDP control setup must be set to the same UDP port as the rotator in DXL for the relevant band.
UDP control must be enabled in PSTrotator, then when a band is selected that has a rotator in the rotator onfiguration the window will show the AZ for that antenna.
Turn the rotator by either inserting a callsign, a prefix, or an azimuth in degrees into the log entry line and press [Ctrl][F12] for SP or [Alt][F12] for LP.


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Right click on the window to access the context menu, the menu has turn antenna to - with a list of basic directions.


World Map


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World map showing Daylight, Greyling and Night.
World map context menu is available by right mouse clicking on the map window.
Grey line display options can be adjusted from this menu.


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Map size can be increased by using the zoom in option in the right click menu.

Radio 1


Radio1.png


Radio information displaying VFO A and VFO B frequency information.
Click on the VFOA and VFOB boxes to switch to select the respective VFO.
Note: If you have automatic RUN/S&P selection enabled, a switch of VFO will change operating mode to S&P.
For convenience, it is recommended to combine this option with the option "F1 always return to Run".

The Band map tab shows radio band in focus and any DX Cluster received or locally
entered callsigns plus other optional information.
Callsigns preceeded by bullets are skimmer spots. Callsigns preceeded by a plus sign are manual spots.
Callsigns preceeded by a star contain split ("QSX") information.

The List tab shows a list of call signs which can be sorted in various ways.

Colours are: RED = Double Multiplier, GREEN = Multiplier, Black = Unworked, GREY Italics= Worked
Information below the horizontal divider is available multiplier numbers, available QSO count, and points available.

Double clicking on a callsign sets the focused radio VFO to that frequency and mode
(including split if such information is provided in the spot comment) and puts the callsign
into the log callsign field. This can be changed to a single click by
selecting the enable single click selection from the context menu.

Double clicking while holding down [Alt] will grab the spot to the other VFO.
If the option Operating->Band map->QSY other radio instead of 2nd VFO
is checked, the spot is grabbed to other radio.

Double clicking while holding down [Ctrl] will erase the spot.

Context Menu
A right click anywhere in the band map will bring up the context menu.
Band map options are changed by selecting the appropriate menu.


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Most menu picks are self explanatory.

Show from higher to lower frequency
The default band map display is to show lower
frequencies at the top, higher frequencies at the bottom.
As you tune up the band, the band map will move up as the cursor points to a higher frequency.
If you would prefer that the band map show higher frequencies at the top (with resulting
movement down as you tune up the band), check this option.
This option may be changed at any time and the band map will redraw automatically.


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In list mode the data can be sorted in a number of ways. This is set with the context menu.


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Display options for both Band Map and List mode are set from the context menu and display options.
Note that when the "Multiplier only in list view & grabbing" is enabled, [Ctrl][Up] and [Ctrl][Down]
will only grab multiplier spots. Using the mouse or [Ctrl][Space], any spot can still be grabbed.


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Various properties can be set by a right mouse click in the band map and selecting Properties.

Bandplan Settings for spots to be displayed are set from the Properties form.

Click Setup in the bandplan section of the Properties panel to display the current bandplan settings.
The current band will be displayed by default. Be sure to save your changes to a Bandplan memory (Default or Bandplan 1 - Bandplan 9).
Note that clicking OK will save any changes to the currently active bandplan.
To edit a different bandplan than the one currently active, click its button in the Load button group.

If a bandplan has no settings, its Load group button will be grayed out.
To use a new Bandplan memory, save the current settings by clicking its button in the Save as button group.
Modify as required and save using the same button.
If you wish to activate the currently selected bandplan, check the box in the lower left corner of the form.

Spots falling outside any of the defined mode frequency ranges for a band will be ignored.
Mode checking is not enforced. A CW spot falling within the SSB segment will not be ignored.

The frequency ranges serve two purposes:

  • Spots not falling inside any of the mode frequency ranges will be ignored
  • Spots lacking mode information will be assigned a mode based on the frequency range they fall inside.

For more information about handling spots, see DX Cluster options

Note: If the spot mode is included in the spot comment, the spot will be displayed using the mode shown in the comment.
Otherwise the mode will be determined by the active Bandplan.


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Radio 2

All properties and settings are as per Radio 1. In SO2R this panel represents the second radio, in SO2V it represents VFO B of the radio.

Digital Decoder Windows

There are four digital decoder windows (two for each radio), each enabled by selecting separately from the Windows menu.
The four selections are located just below the Radio1/Radio2 band map menu picks, and the exact wording is dependent on the RTTY Configuration.

IMPORTANT: Radio 2 windows will only be active if SO2V, SO2R or Advanced SO2R are enabled in Operating|Technique.

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Before using the decoder windows, they must be configured using the RTTY Configuration panel: Options|RTTY Configuration

RTTY Config.png

After configuration, each decoder window menu selection will show which decoder has been configured, for each selection (Primary/Secondary)
and radio (Radio 1/Radio 2). Note that the Primary decoder is the decoder used for the transmit interface, usually MMTTY.

Selecting the appropriate menu pick will open the decoder window. The Primary decoder window will display a set of clickable buttons
at the bottom that duplicates all message function keys. The Altx buttons provide access to the messages defined in the
Alt-C (Other Messages) form. In addition, there is an Alt-K button (open keyboard mode window) and a (C) button (clear decoder window).


Rttymmtty.png RTTY R1R.png


When the decoder windows are opened the first time, it will be necessary to configure each one for input and output parameters such
as sound card, FSK port, etc. These settings will be saved by the decoder program and only need to be configured the first time.

Right click on the main decoder screen opens the options dialog


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Clear window will clear the receive screen characters
When Parse is checked, it will parse full line and sends to other windows for processing.
For example, in QTC receive window, it will parse full qtc line and populate all fields (utc, call, serial)

Note: MMTTY will only save the FSK port settings if you close the MMTTY windows before closing DXLog.
If you let DXLog close the MMTTY windows the FSK port will reset to NONE and will need to be selected at the next use.


MMTTY.png


Example of MMTTY engine window.

DX-Cluster monitor

Shortcut: [Alt][O]


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Floating window displaying live information from the connected DX Cluster as received.

Right mouse click on the window for context menu.


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  • Stream logging
If checked, will save all lines displayed in the window to the file %appdata%\DXLog.net\DXCStreamHistory.txt
NB. This function is mainly intended for debugging and there is no automatic pruning of this file so it may grow very large with time.
It is the responsibility of the user to prune or delete the file on a regular basis.
  • Show network stream
If more than one networked PC is in use, and you run a connection to DX Clusters
on more than one of the PC's in the network, checking this option will show data from all DX Cluster
connections in the DX Cluster monitor window, but with different color.

DX-Cluster announcements

Shortcut: [Alt][A]


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This window shows received DX Cluster spots with total valid spots for Mult QSO's, Standard QSO's and Total
QSO's per band at the top of the window.

Double click a spot and it will tune connected Radio 1 VFO A (or Main VFO of a Dual RX radio) to the
spot frequency and auto enter the callsign into the log callsign entry field.

Double click on a spot while holding down [Ctrl] to delete a spot.

For SO2V or SO2R mode: [Alt]-doubleclick on a spot will tune connected Radio 2 VFO A (or Sub VFO in SO2V with a dual
receiver radio) to the spot frequency and auto enter the callsign into the log callsign entry field.

Spot display choices can be set by right clicking on the window and selecting from the context menu.


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The window can display multipliers only, or spots for stations which can be worked in the current contest or stations
which may not be in the contest.

Spots displayed can be set manually per band or any number of bands or automatically from the connected radio band


Dx cluster announcement 1c.png


Information displayed in the window can be filtered using the context menu and selecting display options.


Dx cluster announcement 2c.png


Incorrect spot callsigns can be modified by right clicking the callsign and selecting Modify from the menu.

Based on preference, you can select single-click selection, the default being double-click.


Spot mod.png


Double-clicking while holding down [Alt] offers several options for grabbing the spot to the other
radio or VFO.


Dx cluster announcement 3c.png


Spots can be deleted by right clicking the spot and selecting Delete or by holding down [Ctrl] and
double-clicking the spot.

Clock


Clock.png


Time information bar, including Sunrise and Sunset times and the active station callsign.

When the time is coming up to the hour the clock will turn dark red, when the time is on
the hour the clock will be red (If default colours are used).

When the SR and SS times are close the SR and SS times will turn dark red, When SR and SS times
are reached the times will turn red (If the default colours are used).

Left mouse click and drag to move.<

Right mouse click on bar for context menu.
Fonts and colours can be set from this menu.


Clock rc.png


When Tools|Data entry|Enable Run/S&P switching is enabled the Clock bar will show the mode of
operation for each radio/VFO.

In Run mode the clock background is grey but in S&P mode the Clock bar background is yellow (If default colors are used).


Clock bar in run mode.
Clock1.png

Clock bar in S&P mode.
Clock2.png

Contest Recorder


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The contest recorder allows you to record two audio channels for a whole contest in MP3 format onto your hard drive.
The two channels can be radio 1 and 2 for SO2R or main and sub receiver for SO2V.

Since Windows does not come with a native MP3 encoder enabled, it is necessary to install a third party encoder.

The open source encoder libmp3lame.dll can be downloaded from http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-libraries.php (see picture below) or
from DXLog's web server repository http://dxlog.net/sw/files/utilities/libmp3lame-3.99.5x86.zip

Win32dll.jpg

NB: Download the 32 bit version. The 64 Bit DLL version does not work on Windows 7,8 or 10 64 Bit systems.

Extract the dowloaded archive file into DXLog installation folder.

For 32 bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files\DXLog.net
For 64 bit Windows this is usually C:\Program Files(x86)\DXLog.net

Encoding rate can be selected in a number of steps from 8kHz sample rate and 24kb/s coding rate to 32kHz sample rate and 96kb/s coding rate.
For most users 8kHz/24kb/s is adequate and the least consuming on storage.
The rate is set in the MP3 Configuration panel accessible via Options|MP3 configuration.

Recording levels are not set in DXLog, but in Windows' Recording Devices settings.
Signals should peak top yellow on the Contest Recorder bar graph display for best results.

To playback or extract, select the desired QSO in the log, either by searching for the QSO number or manually selecting using the up/down arrows,
then right click on the contest recorder and select PLAY QSO. For more playback options use the contest recorder right click context menu.


Contest recorder rc.png

SSB Bargraph


SSB Bargraph.png

Bargraph showing output of recorded files for Function Keys.

Drag to move

Right mouse click on bargraph for context menu.


SSB Bargraph rc.png