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<font color="red">WARNING!</font></strong>
Backup your data often! BACKUP your log directory at the end of EVERY session!
All that you need to backup and store in a safe place is the log database directory
located in the ~/.config/cqrlog/database folder, or you can enable the autobackup function
in Preferences. This autobackup function creates an ADIF file with a backup of your log.
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<div style="text-align: left;"><strong>CQRLOG for LINUX by OK2CQR &amp; OK1RR</strong></div>
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<b>RECOMMENDATION:</b> Make new log for each contest, do not allow qrz/hamqth search. It slows things.
<b>Note:</b> This is <b>NOT</b> a contest logging add-on!!!
It is meant to be a tool for "Sunday contesters working in Tourist Class". Do not expect wonders!
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Form Contest is just a "child form" for NewQSO to make qso logging faster when working in contests.
With Tru and Msg is Loc setting it is useful also in VHF, UHF, SHF Tropo, Es etc. openings for fast qso
logging.
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<b>HOTKEYS</b> works like in <a href="h20.html">New QSO window</a>. 2xESC clears all fileds, F1..F10 send CW macros etc.
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Form Contest has following fields:<br>
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<li><b>Call</b> when you leave this field callsign is moved to NewQSO, to see if you have qso before.</li>
<li><b>RST s</b> copied from NewQSO, so should correspond used mode. Can be changed.</li>
<li><b>Tru</b> means you like to change true reports. Useful in some high band contests and Es and tropo openings.</li>
<li><b>NR s</b> serial number to send. If <b>Inc</b> is checked it will auto increment. You may change this number at any time. Increment goes on from typed number.</li>
<li><b>MSG s</b> sometimes you may need an additional message with number, or just a message with no number. On high band contests you may type your locator here.</li>
<li><b>RST r</b> copied from NewQSO, so should correspond used mode. Can be changed.</li>
<li><b>NR r</b> serial number you receive. No if no serial number then setting this changes tab order so that it jumps directly to MSG r from Call (and after that NR r). Note: you can feed only numbers to NR r field.</li>
<li><b>MSG r</b> message you receive, if <b>MSG is LOC</b> is checked then message will be placed <b>ONLY</b> to NewQSO/Grid field <b>NOT</b> to received rst field</li>
<li><b>Save QSO</b> Save QSO button at NewQSO, increments NR and clears fields.</li>
<li><b>Clear all</b> Clear all fields and prepare to enter new QSO</li>
<li><b>SPACE is TAB</b> when checked space bar acts like TAB-key moving to next field.
Note! This prevents typing space (mainly to MSG fields).</li>
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TAB-key moves cursor between fields. So contest qso goes like this:
type callsign-&gt;press TAB-&gt;type contest rxnumber-&gt;press TAB-&gt;type contest message-&gt;press ENTER.
Or hit ENTER after rxnumber if no additional message is exchanged.
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<p>Remember that pressing ENTER key at any field saves qso with existing values. How ever there must be
callsign at least three characters long. Sent/Received number and message are not needed.</p>
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Contest numbers and messages are saved in log into RST fields separated by spaces like. 599 001 MSG
This has two benefits:
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<li> CW macros work without any programming change. If you set “send RST”-macro it sends also contest
number and message, and when not in contest it sends just RST.
How ever a small modification to original is made. If you use %rs for RST it will send 5NN. Now
modified version sends also T for zero. So you will have 599 001 like 5NN TT1.</li>
<li> Backup of logs work without any change. RST field just are a bit longer</li>
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ADIF export is modified so that it separates RST fields to right tags.<br><br>
&lt;RST_SENT:3&gt;599&lt;STX:3&gt;001<br>
&lt;RST_RCVD:3&gt;599&lt;SRX:3&gt;002<br>
&lt;RST_SENT:3&gt;599&lt;STX:3&gt;003&lt;STX_STRING:2&gt;SA<br>
&lt;RST_RCVD:3&gt;599&lt;SRX:3&gt;003&lt;SRX_STRING:2&gt;dd<br>
&lt;RST_SENT:3&gt;599&lt;STX:3&gt;002&lt;STX_STRING:2&gt;SA<br>
&lt;RST_RCVD:3&gt;599&lt;SRX:3&gt;003&lt;SRX_STRING:2&gt;kb<br>
&lt;RST_SENT:3&gt;599&lt;STX:3&gt;001&lt;STX_STRING:2&gt;SA<br>
&lt;RST_RCVD:3&gt;599&lt;SRX:3&gt;002&lt;SRX_STRING:2&gt;SB<br>
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HTML export will look like this:<br>
<img src="img/contest_html_export.png">
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Most contests expect Cabrillo log format. There is no support for this. You have to make ADIF export of qsos
and then use separate program if you want to send logs.</p><p>
I found nice adif2cabrillo program for Linux from <a href="http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/" target="_blank">http://users.telenet.be/on4qz/</a> that supports ADIF importing.
Starting is bit complicated: you have to have qt5 and (qmake-qt5 if your distro is Fedora) to be able to compile
it.</p><p>
Then there are no templates for different contests. You have to create them, but after that it serves you well!
It accepts nicely exported ADIF format from cqrlog and dig out STX and SRX as expected.
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