UKSMG Cabrillo File Format |
Cabrillo File Header for the UKSMG Summer Contest
There are two versions of the Cabrillo log file format. The UKSMG Summer Contest now only accepts Cabrillo v3 format files. Cabrillo v2 files may be accepted by prior agreement with the Contest Manager only. Here is an example of a Cabrillo v3 file for the UKSMG Summer Contest.
UKSMG Cabrillo Template
¦------------info sent------------¦ ¦-------------info rcvd-----------¦
QSO: freq mo date time call rst stx grid mem# call rst srx grid mem#
QSO: nnnnn ** yyyy-mm-dd nnnn ************ nnn nnnn ****** nnnn ************ nnn nnnn ****** nnnn
QSO: 50 CW 2012-03-01 1123 M3FXM 599 0001 JO65FR 1520 I7CSB 599 0052 JN71QQ 9999
00000000011111111112222222222333333333344444444445555555555666666666677777777778888888888999999999911
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901
Cabrillo Log Example (UKSMG Member):
START-OF-LOG: 3.0 LOCATION: DX CALLSIGN: M3FXM
CLUB: Mad Hatters Contest Group CONTEST: UKSMG CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP CATEGORY-BAND: 6M CATEGORY-MODE: MIXED CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED CATEGORY-TIME: 24-HOURS CLAIMED-SCORE: 2174 OPERATORS: G9XXX @M0ZZZ NAME: Fred Bloggs
ADDRESS: 1 High Street ADDRESS-CITY: Anytown ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: AA1 1ZZ ADDRESS-COUNTRY: United Kingdom SOAPBOX: Good Es conditions into the UK. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: CREATED-BY: AcmeLogger V1.0 QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1323 M3FXM 599 0001 JO65FR 1520 I7CSB 599 0052 JN71QQ 363
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1323 M3FXM 599 0002 JO65FR 1520 G3ZYY 599 0036 IO70VJ 2108
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1324 M3FXM 599 0003 JO65FR 1520 G5LP 599 0036 JO65FR 334
QSO: 50 PH 2012-06-15 1324 M3FXM 59 0004 JO65FR 1520 G6VR 59 0356 IO91WP 321
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1415 M3FXM 599 0005 JO65FR 1520 W3CMP 599 0123 FN10UC 0
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1425 M3FXM 599 0006 JO65FR 1520 G9XXX 599 0022 IO81WS 0
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1429 M3FXM 599 0007 JO65FR 1520 G9AAA 599 0125 IO81JJ 20 END-OF-LOG:
Cabrillo Log Example (Non UKSMG Member):
START-OF-LOG: 3.0 LOCATION: DX CALLSIGN: M3FXM
CLUB: Mad Hatters Contest Group CONTEST: UKSMG CATEGORY-OPERATOR: SINGLE-OP CATEGORY-BAND: 6M CATEGORY-MODE: MIXED CATEGORY-POWER: QRP CATEGORY-STATION: FIXED CATEGORY-TIME: 24-HOURS CLAIMED-SCORE: 2174 OPERATORS: M3FXM
NAME: Fred Bloggs
ADDRESS: 1 High Street ADDRESS-CITY: Anytown ADDRESS-STATE-PROVINCE: ADDRESS-POSTALCODE: AA1 1ZZ ADDRESS-COUNTRY: United Kingdom SOAPBOX: Good Es conditions into the UK. SOAPBOX: SOAPBOX: CREATED-BY: AcmeLogger V1.0 QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1323 M3FXM 599 0001 JO65FR 0 I7CSB 599 0052 JN71QQ 363
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1323 M3FXM 599 0002 JO65FR 0 G3ZYY 599 0036 IO70VJ 2108
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1324 M3FXM 599 0003 JO65FR 0 G5LP 599 0036 JO65FR 334
QSO: 50 PH 2012-06-15 1324 M3FXM 59 0004 JO65FR 0 G6VR 59 0356 IO91WP 321
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1415 M3FXM 599 0005 JO65FR 0 W3CMP 599 0123 FN10UC 0
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1425 M3FXM 599 0006 JO65FR 0 G9XXX 599 0022 IO81WS 0
QSO: 50 CW 2012-06-15 1429 M3FXM 599 0007 JO65FR 0 G9AAA 599 0125 IO81JJ 20 END-OF-LOG:
Notes:
- All times are UTC.
- UKSMG Member must include their membership numbers as part of the exchange.
- A valid exchange for a UKSMG Member is RST+STX+GRID+Membership Number.
- UKSMG Membership numbers are a maximum of 4 digits long, left
justified in the range 1 - 9999. A null entry should have a zero "0"
value. This field should not be left blank in either the sent or
received exchange.
- NOTE: There is no need for non members to send "0" as their membership number over the air, but "0" must be recorded in the Cabrillo file.
- Sent and received serial numbers (STX & SRX) are 4 digits long, right justified preceded with zero's (0) e.g. 0001.
- Enter any comments in the SOAPBOX, if your software doesn't create a SOAPBOX entry, add a new line below the address info starting with SOAPBOX: and enter your comments here. Each line may only contain 60 characters. You can enter more than one SOAPBOX line.
- Band can be band identifiers e.g. 50000, or band e.g. 50.
- Your Cabrillo log file should be named and submitted as M3FXM.cbr.