{"id":487,"date":"2024-03-19T22:27:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T21:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sp4thk.elfro.pl\/index.php\/home-english\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T19:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:30:18","slug":"home-english","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sp4thk.elfro.pl\/index.php\/en\/home-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"><em>English pages have been machine translated<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been involved in amateur radio since high school in the 1990s. After a long break, I returned to the hobby years later and became interested in portable field activations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I quickly noticed that logging contacts during field activations and submitting them to activation services was unintuitive and time-consuming. I decided to improve this process, which led to the creation of my small application, <strong>Rig And Log<\/strong> \u2014 initially designed for contact logging and radio control. 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Can be easy transferred to a pendrive <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fast<\/strong> \u2013 does not use slow databases, saves directly to a file in CSV format.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Easy configuration <\/strong>\u2013 Although there are many options, all you need to do is enter Grid and CallSign to be able to use it. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Works on old hardware<\/strong> &#8211; Windows 7 with Net 4.7.2 with a resolution of 1280\u00d7720 is enough, although a higher resolution is recommended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cooperation with Omnirig and HamLib <\/strong>downloading\/setting frequency information and other parameters from the radio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced control of some selected transceiver models<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Setting the time from an NTP server<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video Grabber Module<\/strong> (Camera)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LogBook adapted to field activations<\/strong> &#8211; ability to combine programs (POTA, SOTA, etc.)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Multiple logbooks<\/strong> \u2013 you can set a separate one for each activation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copying, pasting<\/strong>, transferring QSOs between LogBooks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Easy export and import with templates<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cooperation with WSJTX, JDTX and GridTracker<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clusters of POTA, SOTA, WWFF, DXSummit, Telnet<\/strong> &#8211; with frequency radio control after clicking on SPOT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Load data from QRZ<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Downloading all QSOs from QRZ to LogBook.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wholesale data change <\/strong>\u2013 with one click we can change, for example, the mode from FT8 to SSB in all QSOs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>eQSL by e-mail<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sending log to QRZ <\/strong>(requires subscription to QRZ)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>sending log to LoTW<\/strong> (requires TQSL installed &#8211; from LoTW)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>displaying QSOs on the map<\/strong> (Win10+). Thanks to Mario, DL4MFM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>copy of logbooks and program and sending the logbook by e-mail <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>export\/import directly to the Log4OM database<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CW module for transmitting Morse code<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Checking Current SWR<\/strong> (for compatible TRX)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Distance calculation and display on the map <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Logbooks on map<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>psk reporter on map<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>POTA parks displayed on the map<\/strong> with distance calculation and display between parks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>QSO recorder<\/strong> &#8211; records QSOs to audio mp3 files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and many others &#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The program was tested with 40 000 QSOs on an old laptop with HDD, 2GB RAM, Windows 7. There were no performance problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The program provides partial support for <strong>blind people<\/strong>, allowing them to control some TRX models from a computer. A very useful function in the era of touch screens and multi-level menus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Minimum requirements Windows 7, .NET 4.7.2 Minimum resolution 1280\u00d7720 but Full HD 1980\u00d71080 recommended<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program does not need to be installed, you can take it on a pendrive to another computer. Does not need databases. Simplicity, functionality and lightness of the application. The program takes up about 20 MB of disk space, plus later QSOs and logs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to mobility, log data is saved in text files in csv format. This is a simple and quick way to save data that does not require filtering or various types of database queries. Such data can be easily copied and processed in a notebook or in external programs, even in Excel. Although it&#8217;s not necessary. It is good practice to save each activation in a separate log created for a specific activation. This protects against failure and speeds up the program&#8217;s operation. Therefore, you can set the program so that the configuration window will automatically appear when you start it for the first time every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you like this program? Want to help me develop it further? click on <a href=\"https:\/\/sp4thk.elfro.pl\/index.php\/en\/buy-coffe\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"513\">Buy coffe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English pages have been machine translated I have been involved in amateur radio since high school in the 1990s. After a long break, I returned to the hobby years later and became interested in portable field activations. 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