Amateur Contact Log

Amateur Contact Log Revision History

The following is a brief summary of the revisions to this program:

Version 3.0 2/25/06

- Added Who's On The Air (WOTA) support
- Kenwood now returns frequency for active VFO
- DX Spots not found are labeled properly
- Corrected Save As error that occurred when attempting to write to an insufficient or invalid storage medium

Version 2.9 1/01/06

- Added WinKey support
- Automatically creates a permanent "once a month" backup in a Backup directory
- Corrected Pegasus frequency change

Version 2.8 6/11/05

- K7RE RTTY (was in some versions of 2.7)
- LoTW fix for server move (and users now able to change settings for future moves)
- LoTW - Download All Since
- Awards - Worked and Confirmed detail by band
- Country name changes (performed automatically on ADIF export and import):

Pagalu I. > Annobon I.
Western Samoa > Samoa
Zaire > Dem. Rep. of Congo
Gambia > The Gambia
San Felix I. > San Felix & San Ambrosio
St. Maarten, Saba > St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eust.
St. Peter St. Paul Rocks > St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks
Malyj Vysotskij I > Malyj Vysotskij I.
Belau (W. Caroline Is.) > Palau
Congo > Congo (Republic of the)
S. Shetland Is. > South Shetland Is.
Laccadive Is. > Lakshadweep Is.
Revilla Gigedo > Revillagegido
Yugoslavia > Serbia & Montenegro
Tristan de Cunha > Tristan da Cunha & Gough I.

- Ducie now ADIF 513 and East Timor ADIF 511

Version 2.7 12/6/04

- DX Spotting List enhancements
- Click on a post to tune your rig to the spot frequency (mode will also change for many rigs)
- Press Ctrl G to display a form to change frequency and mode
- Sleep CW timing option

- Enhanced Loop timing option
- Dynamic resize of band map spots

Version 2.6 9/25/04

- Option to fill all relevant fields when tabbing from Call.
- Improved sort speed.
- A Watch List.
- Font color options on main list for QSL Sent, Rcvd, and Snt/Rcvd.
- DX spotting form displays on startup if DX spotting is enabled.
- Selecting the List Matches for These Fields with Tab has been made easier.
- Option to use last entry date. This will help those typing in old logs.
- Ability to identify start and end record numbers for the Fill Field function.
- ADIF export will include the user specified Other field titles.
- Option to specify qso_owncall for QSL queries.

- Control key shortcuts as follows:

Ctrl A - Address Label
Ctrl B - DX Spectrum Band Map
Ctrl C - CW Setup
Ctrl D - DX Spotting Setup
Ctrl E - Edit Fields Displayed
Ctrl H - Help
Ctrl F - Frequency Privileges
Ctrl L - Watch List
Ctrl P - Phone Setup
Ctrl R - Rig Control
Ctrl T - Tab Selection Behavior
Ctrl V - Voice Navigation
Ctrl W - CW Strings Selection

Version 2.5 11/15/03

LoTW upload and download direct from ACLog
eQSL Upload
HamCall Internet Lookup (subscription from Buckmaster required)
QRZ Internet Lookup (subscription from QRZ required)
CQ Zones & ITU Zones where entries are discrete
Automatic post of DX spots on entry
Calculate - 4 digit grid worked box in addition to 6 digit worked box
Audio alert of DX posts and needed DX
20-Jan-04, Regional or no Date format option
Mode from entered frequency
Update records based on call and callbook lookup
Multiselect records for marking Sent/Receoved
Mode field increased to 10 characters|

Version 2.4 8/12/03

Indexing and RAM loading for significantly faster performance.
Labels indicating if a contact/QTH is new and whether a QSL is needed.
Ability to easily move controls on the form by right clicking on the label.
UTC time determined by your system settings on startup
Display of frequency privileges by license class
Option for CW keying via the parallel port (in addition to the already existing serial port)
ESC key terminates CW (ESC will still clear your fields when CW is not being transmitted)
Improved CW timing performance
CW WPM speed can be specified
CW word spacing is user modifiable
CW text being sent is displayed on the main form
Addition of prosigns
Addition of a utility to send on-the-air code practice

Version 2.3 12/30/02

Added rig interface
Added DX spotting via Telnet, TNC and AGW Packet Engine

Version 2.2 4/22/02

Hamcall Buckmaster CD
List no longer scrolls after edit

Version 2.1 3/12/02

Tab order corrected
When screen size less than 100 the columns were not order properly. This was corrected.
Enhanced Sort

Version 2.0 3/11/02

Additional fields
Resize form
Task bar
Export selected records
Bearing and distance for grids

Version 1.9 - 12/24/01

QRZ lookup
CW

Version 1.8 9/2/01

Canadian Addresses
Improve ADIF Import performance
User Defined "Other" label
Input Deg Min Sec for Long/Lat
Calculate - Power < = >
Copy worked/needed lists to clipboard
Copy selected records to clipboard
Check for errors, only back up if no error
Grid lines
Multiple Select - Advance print columns & rows as a record is printed
Sort log on date
Multiple Log Files
Backup EACH log file name
Save column reorder changes
Add Broomfield CO
Bearing & Distance for States & Provinces

Version 1.7

Backup on exit

Version 1.6 12/4/00

Added ADIF, label printing, heading/distance