Along with the old days, my written logbook is a thing of the past. Maybe I’ll call CQ DX more often and hope the fellow on the other end is willing to spend a few more minutes in QSO than he’s used to.īut when I do, he’ll go into my computer.
#Ham radio logbook of the world how to
I’ve learned how to do it, but it’s tedious and not nearly as rewarding as the contacts I used to have with these DX stations.
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I’m not even sure I’ll enter pile-ups all that much. So I’m not sure I’ll keep that DX spot window open in my new computerized logbook. We talked with each other back then, no matter how far away the DX station was. I loved how the DX stations used to call me DR TODD I’d hear it from more than one country, but never from the USA. It was simply different back then, and I would say it was better. The World of Ham Radio, 1901-1950: A Social History. Back then I was around 20 WPM now I’m down to 15 WPM (it’s coming back, though!). ham radio logbook: Amateur Radio Operator Station Log Book, Ham Radio Logging Notebook for the Technician and serious Operators ( ham radio journal ). Back at the peak of the third-to-last sunspot cycle I had DX QSOs that routinely lasted 10-15 minutes, sometimes longer. I don’t remember that ever happening in the old days, even though there were more CW operators on the air back then. The second I signed off with him, though, a horde descended upon him like a swarm of thirsty mosquitoes. We didn’t exactly have a ragchew, but at least it lasted for six whole minutes. I called CQ DX on 20m and LU1MA responded from Argentina. I’m glad my ol’ logbook ended with a better QSO than that. Nice, huh? But with this instantaneous feedback-loop that we’ve created, it has become harder and harder to have meaningful QSOs with DX stations - as soon as one is spotted there’s a massive pile-up that turns subsequent QSOs into rapid-fire exchanges that consist of nothing more than NØIP 599 TU. For instance, this computerized logbook has a window with constantly-updated DX spots. There are unanticipated consequences of “progress” like this.
#Ham radio logbook of the world upgrade
So I’ve ordered the chips to upgrade my Kenwood TS-440S, a CAT cable to hook it up to my computer, and from now on it’s a computerized logbook for me.īut one thing is nagging me. And as much as I love the nostalgia of the hand-written log, I have to admit that logbook in Ham Radio Deluxe is mighty slick. But double-logging is as prone to error as it is time-consuming. Amateur Radio Operator Station Log Book Vintage World Map 8.25 X 6. Back in the day we relied exclusively on QSL cards to confirm our contacts, but now some folks rely on the Logbook of the World - as a courtesy to them I started entering my contacts there this year. Amateur Radio Contact Logbook (8.5 X 11 - 120 Pages) Your ham radio station consist. But now I’m not so sure I want to use it.
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Somewhere along the line I acquired it and it’s been on my shelf waiting for the day my first logbook filled up. I happen to have a nice, new logbook just waiting for the next hand-written entry. The first page of my logbook when I was KAØCEM.