Manual for MyMALog logging program TF3MA Dec 2003 The GUI: ---------------------------------------------------------------- | First row: labels | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | First row: entries | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Second row: buttons | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | Last QSO info | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | DXCC WINDOW | | ------------------------------ | | | | INFO WINDOW | COUNTRY WINDOW | | | | | ------------------------------ | | | | | | | | LAST WINDOW | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------- First row labels and entries ------------------------------- Date --- Current date from computer clock, mouse click to edit Time --- Current time from computer clock, mouse click to edit Station --- Enter station callsign, mouse click middle to change CHECK_LIMIT mouse click right to lookup DXCC info for the entry, this is usually done automatically when you enter the call When a callsign is entered and TAB pressed, the cursor will jump to the next input field and the time on will be set. Band --- Band in use, click on for menu, auto if K2 is connected Freq --- Tx frequency, auto if K2 is connected, click on Freq Label for toggling the K2 info mode on or off. Use the mouse wheel to tune the K2 frequency. Hold down the Shift or Control button while you tune to change the tuning rate Mode --- Operating mode, click on for menu, auto if K2 is connected Rst_sent --- Enter RS(T), and TSX in contest mode auto incr or const. Rst_rcvd --- Enter RS(T), and enter RSX in contest mode QSL --- Click on to select I or R Name --- Enter op name, click right mouse to lookup name in the logbook Qth --- Enter op QTH, click right mouse to lookup QTH in the logbook Rig --- Rig, power and antenna click for menu --- Rig --- click on for menu --- Power --- click on for menu, auto if connected to K2 --- Antenna --- click on for menu Ends --- Time off, click on to edit Second row buttons ----------------------------------------- File --- Click on to open menu --- Export --- Click on to open menu, the logfile from OFFSET to END is exported in the selected format. eQSL has a special EQSL offset which is updated after each export and stored in the rc file. --- Import --- Import an ADIF file into your logbook, takes a long time as each entry is looked up in the DXCC file. --- Range --- Click on for menu --- Set range from QSO# --- new range from the selected QSO in Info window --- Set range from 1 --- range from the start of the logbook --- Set range from OFFSET# --- range from OFFSET in rc file --- QRZ Lookup --- Toggle if you want to lookup the station in qrz.com, uses Mozilla to lookup. You have to be online. --- Auto Date --- Toggle if you want to enter without having the automatic date and time running. --- Edit .xxxxrc --- Pop up a window for editing the rc file --- Backup database --- Dumps the database tables to your logfile directory, in a MySQL dumpfile format (ASCII), can be used to port the logbook(s) to another MySQL database. OBS, restoring will overwrite all entries Restore: mysql -u user -p password database < dumpfile.sql --- MATerm --- Run the MATerm program. MATerm is a simple K2 control program/terminal --- Quit program QSO --- Click on for menu, select QSO or contest modes --- Right mouse shows the worked zones (by reading the SRX field) in dxcc window for the current band TIME --- Freeze the Date, Time display and sets the time on. After logging the Date and Time are again updated from the computer clock. Log --- Update the logbook with the entered values Clear --- Clear the entered values Ends --- Sets Time off QSL --- Shows the station call selected from the Info window. You print the QSL label by pressing Se and you timestamp the received QSL by pressing Rc Se --- Time stamps the date you sent your QSL, also puts an entry in the qsl.txt for printing a label. Rc --- Time stamp for received QSL from the station SWL --- Pops up a window for making a QSL label for the SWL. Logbook --- Click on for menu --- Select the logbook you want to use, new logbooks can be added by editing the DATABASE field in the rc file, but you have to restart the program for this to take effect. Logbook Info --- DXCC info is displayed in the Info window --- In CQ-WW mode zone info is displayed in the Info window PTT --- Push to talk button QSO# --- Shows the last entry in the logbook, or the selected entry from the Info window mouse double clicking pops up an QSO edit window Windows ------------------------------- Info window --- Big window on the left side, displays: DXCC info --- Mouse click shows info in the Country window --- Double mouse click shows all contacts to the selected DXCC QSO list --- Mouse click select the entry for QSL double mouse click pops up an QSO edit for the entry double mouse right click displays all QSO for the same DATE DXCC window --- Shows QSL status with the selected country for each band --- Shows various other info Country window --- Shows the DXCC entry for the country and bearing and distance Last window --- Shows the 50 last entries in the logbook The Keyboard-------------------------- TAB --- Selects the next input field ESC --- Aborts the CW sending in progress When connected to the K2 the F1 to F8 send a CW text to the K2's internal keyer. See the F1 to F8 macros by popping up the edit rc window. File --> Edit ....rc You can alter those. For F1 to F3 there are different macros for QSO and Contest modes. F9 --- Update the logbook with the entered values F10 --- Pops up a small CW term for sending CW text to the K2's internal keyer The .xxxxrc file ---------------------------------- The rcfile is read in and parsed when the program starts, it has all the information on the Call and Operator, location, zones, logbooks, database, rig, bands etc It also holds the macro definitions for the CW terminal The rcfile is a plain text file. The rcfile is edited by selecting the File->Edit .xxxrc from the menu. Most entries are shelf explanatory, but a few need some explanation The DATABASE entry, you can have more than one logbook in your database: DATABASE database_name logbook_name1 logbook_name2 logbook_name3 OFFSET is the number from which DXCC info is processed, during a contest it can be set to the number of the first contest QSO and the the Info button will process only the entries for the ongoing contest EQSL is the starting offset for the next eQSL sending. It is updated when you select Export eQSL, so you do not send dup entries. GUI_LANG is either "is" or "en" for Icelandic or English The RIG entry, list of rigs you use: RIG K2/100 K2 {Home brew} The ANT entry, list of antennas you use: ANT Dipole V-Dipole {3 el Beam} The TX_PWR entry, the transmit power in Watts: TX_PWR 1 5 10 50 100 500 1000 The MODE entry, list of the emission modes you use: MODE SSB CW RTTY BPSK31 SSTV FM AM The BAND entry, list of the bands you use: BAND 160m 80m 40m 30m 20m 17m The CONTEST_ID, list of the names of the contests and the exchanges. The exchanges can be NIL(nothing), CQZ(the CQ zone), ITUZ(the ITU zone), SER(serial number), PFX(your call prefix), LIC(your licence year), STX(the entry in the STX field), PWR(the transmit power) QSO(normal logging and QSO party logging) CONTEST_ID {QSO QSO} {CQ-WW CQZ} {CQ-WPX SER} {CQ-160 PFX} {EQP QSO} The CW macros are TCL commands and can be edited, some macros are sent in QSO mode others in Contest mode.