RoverLog

An application that you can use as a contest logger.
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  • GPL
  • Publisher Name:
  • Tom Mayo
  • File Size:
  • 1.8 MB

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RoverLog Description

RoverLog is a contest logging program for VHF, UHF, and microwave contests that use Maidenhead grid squares as their exchange. RoverLog is an accessible tool that was written in a language called Tcl/Tk. Now you can use this logging tool any time you want. Main features: If you wish to perform automatic position detection using an NMEA GPS receiver, run gps.tcl first. This provides a server which may be polled for the current grid square. To display the Calculator Window which computes the bearing and distance to the remote station, use the "Calc" button. To lookup a station in the log, click the "Lookup" button. The QSOs needed with this station from the current grid are listed. RoverLog performs lookups as partial lookups. Click "Score" to display the Score Window which keeps a running tally of QSOs, QSO points, and multipliers per band, as well as total score. The Cabrillo Log Header is loaded into a separate Log Header Window for editing. Each time the log is opened or saved, the header goes along for the ride. The score field in the header is updated with the running log. The Grid Map Window shows stations worked on the current band, and is accessed by clicking the "Map" button. The center grid and band for the map track the fields on the main windows. You can schedule QSOs using the Pass Window or the Sked Window. A popup reminds you of the sked when it is time. You can proceed with the sked or postpone. Skeds are saved to a file so they are reloaded if you restart RoverLog. RoverLog's networking capabilities allow you to share QSO logging, type messages to other operators, and send logs. The Keyer Window allows you to automatically send CW and voice messages. Five of the CW messages are automatically generated from the QSO information in the main screen and one CW message can be typed and sent on the fly by pressing Return. The voice messages can be saved to disk and are reloaded each time you start RoverLog. The keyer works with your computer's audio interface and uses the RTS line of a serial port for transmit keying. With RoverLog, you can enter QSOs in Real Time or after the fact with a single mouse click, without an elaborate procedure off line. RoverLog has powerful QSO editing cababilities not found in other programs. Click "Edit" to bring the selected QSO into the editing fields. When done editing, click "Log" to write the modified entry to the log. While editing the entry, click "Delete" to remove it from the log. To abort editing, click "Edit" a second time. Options can be entered in a file called roverlog.ini. Here is an example roverlog.ini. Other examples are included in the distribution.


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