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LogBook - RigAndLog

LogBook - where to start

RigAndLog is a QSO log (LogBook) and radio control (the Rig window) in one program. This help covers the LogBook: logging QSOs, the QSO list, clusters, QRZ, uploading logs, QSL cards, contests and maps. The radio and how to connect it are described in the separate Radios help.

The program in three sentences

  1. Every contact (QSO) goes into a LogBook - a plain file on disk in the program folder. You can have many LogBooks, e.g. a separate one for each park activation or each contest.
  2. The LogBook window has the entry fields at the top (callsign, reports, frequency, time…) and the list below: your QSOs or spots from clusters (POTA, SOTA, DX Cluster…).
  3. Everything else - QRZ, LoTW, QSL cards by e-mail, maps, ADIF export - is an add-on to the same log. Use it if you like, but you do not have to.
LogBook window Entry fields: Callsign, RST S/R, Frequency, Mode, Band, Power, Grid… Enter or "Save to LogBook" - the QSO goes into the log QRZ data, picture, info panel, buttons List: My LogBook or spots (POTA, SOTA, LLOTA, WWFF, DX Summit, DX Heat, Telnet) double-click a QSO - edit; click a spot - callsign and frequency go to the entry fields (and to the radio)

A simplified window layout. Every element is described on the LogBook window page.

First time? Start here

First stepsInstallation, first start, your callsign and locator, your first LogBook. Logging a QSOHow to save a contact: fields, Enter, UTC time, frequency from the radio. The LogBook windowWhat is what: fields, buttons, lamps, NEW COUNTRY labels. Keyboard shortcutsF1-F12, Ctrl, Alt - fast work without the mouse.

All topics

List and QSO editingColumns, sorting, correcting QSOs, editing many at once. Filters and searchWorking before, field filter, frequency filter and macros. LogBooks and backupsMany logs, switching, merging, backups, restoring. POTA, SOTA, WWFF…Program fields, parks, summits, multi-park, your own programs. Clusters and spotsWeb and Telnet clusters, sending spots, merging spots. QRZStation data, free and paid accounts, downloading and uploading the log. LoTW, HrdLog, Club LogUploading logs: manually, on closing, in the background. Limits and locks. QSL cardsQSL by e-mail, card editor, QSL Manager, printing stickers. Import and exportADIF, templates and macros, Cabrillo, Log4OM, QSO list for a web page. WSJT-X, JTDX, UDP HubAutomatic FT8/FT4 logging, NTP time, SP4THK HamClock. ContestsContest LogBook, serial numbers, exchange, Cabrillo, back to your log. Maps and statisticsDistance, LogBook on a map, PSK Reporter, propagation, VOACAP. ToolsAudio recording, CW window, program update, language, diagnostics. ConfigurationAll pages of the configuration window (F11) and profiles. Linux (Wine)The program under Wine: installation, drive mapping, limitations. TroubleshootingThe most common symptoms and what to do about them. GlossaryADIF, DXCC, POTA, RST, UTC… - abbreviations and terms.

Where to set what

What you want to doWhere to find it
Change your callsign, locator, LogBook, LogBook typeThe configuration button (gear) or F11 → LogBook page
Import, export, backups, statistics, mapsThe Menu button in the LogBook window
Operations on list rows (edit, delete, copy)Right-click the list
List columns (hide, show, order)Right-click the list header
Connect a radioThe Rig button → Rig window - see the Radios help

F1 in every program window opens the help for that window (in the LogBook window - this page). Most fields and buttons also have a tooltip - rest the mouse pointer on them for a moment.