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| − | + | Creating the output files for log submission and further processing has become an easy task. Win-Test supports Cabrillo files for most HF contest submissions, Reg1Test for VHF/UHF submissions, ADIF for transferring the log to your personal log and two generic ASCII formats if everything else fails. | |
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| + | Most HF contest sponsors require your log to be sent in the Cabrillo format that was defined by N5KO in the late 1990's. '''Note''': Contest sponsors generally are '''not''' happy with ADIF files. | ||
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| + | '''Cabrillo''' is the de-facto standard log submission file today. All of the major HF contest sponsors accept entries in the Cabrillo format. Please find details on Cabrillo in | ||
| + | [http://www.kkn.net/~trey/cabrillo]. Note that Win-Test allows importing Cabrillo files so that old log files may still be loaded and used as a reference or to create a objective file. An option button is available to select or de-select bands or modes not to be included in the Cabrillo file or to suppress your club affiliation in order to avoid fights with the ARRL log robot. | ||
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| + | '''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. REF, DARC fully accept electronic logs in this format for all of their contests above 30 MHz. To create the file, you will have to fill in some information like equipment used, location, antenna height etc. | ||
| + | For further details see [http://vkvzavody.moravany.com/EDI.TXT]. | ||
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| + | '''ADIF''' (Amateur Data Interface Format) is used as a way to exchange amateur radio logging data between different applications. Most logging software will accept and can create this format. | ||
| + | For further details see [http://www.hosenose.com/adif]. | ||
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| + | Depending on the file type created, several options are available. | ||
| + | * In the Cabrillo file you may chose to create the log as a check log, 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). | ||
| + | * For the text and CSV file type you may select or unselect columns, different date formats and have a choice to add empty fields to the output. | ||
| + | * With the ADIF files you may select to include the contest name or transmitter power with every record for later reference. | ||
| + | * Include the contest name into the INFO field of the ADIF file. | ||
Revision as of 08:22, 3 December 2006
Creating the output files for log submission and further processing has become an easy task. Win-Test supports Cabrillo files for most HF contest submissions, Reg1Test for VHF/UHF submissions, ADIF for transferring the log to your personal log and two generic ASCII formats if everything else fails.
Most HF contest sponsors require your log to be sent in the Cabrillo format that was defined by N5KO in the late 1990's. Note: Contest sponsors generally are not happy with ADIF files.
Cabrillo is the de-facto standard log submission file today. All of the major HF contest sponsors accept entries in the Cabrillo format. Please find details on Cabrillo in [1]. Note that Win-Test allows importing Cabrillo files so that old log files may still be loaded and used as a reference or to create a objective file. An option button is available to select or de-select bands or modes not to be included in the Cabrillo file or to suppress your club affiliation in order to avoid fights with the ARRL log robot.
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. REF, DARC fully accept electronic logs in this format for all of their contests above 30 MHz. To create the file, you will have to fill in some information like equipment used, location, antenna height etc. For further details see [2].
ADIF (Amateur Data Interface Format) is used as a way to exchange amateur radio logging data between different applications. Most logging software will accept and can create this format. For further details see [3].
Depending on the file type created, several options are available.
- In the Cabrillo file you may chose to create the log as a check log, 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).
- For the text and CSV file type you may select or unselect columns, different date formats and have a choice to add empty fields to the output.
- With the ADIF files you may select to include the contest name or transmitter power with every record for later reference.
- Include the contest name into the INFO field of the ADIF file.