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Log Panel

The Log Panel displays all the contacts logged in the "log.dat" file.

When you first run MacLoggerDX it will choose a default Log Files Folder path (MLDX_Logs) in your Documents folder but you can set your "Log Files Path" to any folder on any volume. It is a good idea to set this path to a folder under your Documents folder so that your log data will be backed up when you back up your other data. This also prevents your log from being overwritten when you download a new version of MacLoggerDX.

Don't forget to back up your log file every day - just as you would any other important data on your computer.

Most of the column headings are self explanatory, the DXCC column shows the unique DXCC identifier number assigned by ADIF convention to your DX contact.

Entries displayed in Green have the QSL Received field positive (QSL Recieved).

Entries displayed in Red have the QSL Sent field positive and the QSL Received field negative (QSL Sent but not Received).

"Negative" is blank or starting with "N" or "n". Positive is non-blank and not starting with "N" or "n".

ADIF QSL sent/received status (Y=Yes, N=No, R=Requested, Q=Queued, I=Ignore or Invalid).

MacLoggerDX tries to set the QSO start time and the finish time automatically - you can override the start time by doing another lookup or using the "QSO Start" menu command - you can override the finish time by using the "QSO finish time" menu command.

The data can be sorted by clicking in the column heading. The column sorted by is underlined (This setting is saved in your preferences). Clicking on it a second time will reverse the order of the sort. Dragging column headings will allow you to rearrange their order. (column order is saved in your preferences). If you shift-click in the column heading it will make the column a character width wider. If you option-click on the column heading it will make the column a character width thinner.

The Search edit field will filter out the QSO's that do not have the text you enter in their Notes field or call sign. For example you could type in "XE2" and get only the XE2 QSO's, or key on specific text you have entered in the notes field.

Each field can be edited by clicking in it, editing the data in the Edit field and then pressing <return> or clicking the Save button to save the data to log.dat. If you forget to save edited data and move to another entry the program will remind you to save or discard your changes.

The DXCC field cannot be edited because the DXCC ID is based on the call, the date of QSO, the portable prefix, the optional alternate ID suffix and the dxpeditions.dat special issue prefix overrides.

The Rec# field cannot be edited because it indicates the actual position of the record in the log file. The Rec#'s will change each time you delete a record or Update Selected Log Entries.

Selecting the Record Number of an entry and pressing the Delete key (or <control>H) on the keyboard will bring up a Delete confirmation Dialog which will allow you to delete that logged QSO.

Double-clicking on any entry will cause it to be displayed in the main QSO edit fields, but will not automatically do a Look Up - this will also overwrite your RST Sent, RST Recieved and Power values from that QSO for purposes of sending electronic email QSL's in the QSL Panel.

Selecting the Update Selected Log Entries command from the Log Menu will look up all selected log entries and add the found data to any blank address fields in the entry, one at a time. When this process is complete you will need to use the "Save" button to make the changes permanent.

The Resend Button will set all log entries that have a blank "QSL Received" field with a blank "QSL Sent" field so that they will be included in the Labels Panel for printing.

The total number of unique countries worked/confirmed in the log file are displayed in the DXCC field.

The total number of unique states worked/confirmed in the log file are displayed in the WAS field.

The total number of unique IOTA islands worked/confirmed in the log file are displayed in the IOTA field.

The total number of unique CQ Zones worked/confirmed in the log file are displayed in the WAZ field.

The total number of unique grids worked/confirmed in the log file are displayed in the VUCC field.

The log.dat file which stores this information is stored in the folder you specify in the"Log Files Path" you choose so that it is not overwritten when you update the software.

Logbook of the World: What Constitutes a Match ?

https://www.arrl.org/lotw/faq#datamatch

To match, the two QSO records (yours and the other station's) must have:
• Call of each QSO matches own call of the other (including portable identifiers)
• The modes are in the same mode group (e.g., SSB and PHONE match because both are PHONE)
• The date/time values are the same within 30 minutes (all times are UTC)

Log.dat and usercallbook.dat Tab-delimited text File Format

The first line in the file is a header line for reference only - MacLoggerDX ignores it.
If you are converting an old tab-delimited text file for use with MacLoggerDX, the column order is important and should match the table below.
Any unused fields may be filled with "N/A" or left blank.

eQSL.cc Requirements eQSL.cc

Required Fields

Optional Fields