[bars] ADI viewing software

[Verhulst]

Excellent point. Thanks!

Tony W1DYS

On 7/18/2024 10:09 PM, Bill Mader wrote:
> One more point about logging FT8 contacts.  You should avoid uploading 
> single contacts frequently to LoTW.  Doing so uses more LoTW 
> processing time than if you upload an entire day's (24 hours) worth of 
> contacts.  This increases availability for others and is a far more 
> efficient use of LoTW's processing resources. In effect, you'll be a 
> better LoTW "neighbor."  Thanks!
>
> Because we can do things doesn't necessarily mean we should.
>
> 73, Bill Mader, K8TE
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>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 8:01 PM JWAHAR BAMMI via bars <bars at w1hh.org> 
> wrote:
>
>     Tony ,
>     I don’t know Easylog, but most logging software can take input
>     over the network directly from wsjt-x (and other programs like
>     Fldigi etc) via UDP. You have to setup both ends to use the same
>     port numbers, and take some config steps, and then as they say,
>     Bob is your uncle! Fairly easy to set this up. In fact wsjt-x
>     doesn’t even need to be running on the same computer as long as
>     you have setup your network appropriately, including
>     security/firewalls etc.
>
>     73 de ws1m
>     bammi
>
>
>>     On Jul 18, 2024, at 9:29 PM, Verhulst via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
>>
>>     Thanks Leandra,
>>
>>     Your post has made me rethink my logging FT8 strategy (I'm not an
>>     FT8 convert yet - and likely never will be). I currently use
>>     Easylog <https://www.easylog.com/>, which is feature rich and I
>>     like it a lot. It reads the radio settings via a USB connection.
>>     When I enter the call sign, it gets the contact name and location
>>     from QRZ and when I hit 'save', uploads it to LotW. There's no
>>     good reason to use the WSJT-X logging feature simply because it
>>     exists - especially since Easylog understands FT8.
>>
>>     73s, Tony W1DYS
>>
>>     On 7/18/2024 8:44 PM, Leandra MacLennan wrote:
>>>     Tony:
>>>
>>>     I recommend you use a separate logging program for all of your contacts.
>>>
>>>     I use N3FJP Amateur Contact Log. I import my WSJT-X contacts from the .ADI file into Amateur Contact Log, then, with two mouse clicks, submit them to LOTW.
>>>
>>>     N3FJP Amateur Contact Log has a very nominal, one time, license fee. I paid the fee for the entire suite of N3FJP tools. Well worth the very minor cost.
>>>
>>>     A bonus with Amateur Contact Log is, with a minor configuration change you can do in less than 5 minutes, you can use it to format POTA logs for submission.
>>>
>>>
>>>     I assume other logging programs can also import *.ADI files, too. This should be a standard feature of logging programs.
>>>
>>>         -Leandra AF1R
>>>
>>>     -----Original Message-----
>>>     From: bars<bars-bounces at w1hh.org>  <mailto:bars-bounces at w1hh.org>  On Behalf Of Tony Verhulst via bars
>>>     Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2024 3:26 PM
>>>     To: w1hh<bars at w1hh.org>  <mailto:bars at w1hh.org>
>>>     Subject: [bars] ADI viewing software
>>>
>>>     Howdy,
>>>
>>>     I'm logging FT8 contacts using WSJT-X. I'm looking for a simple program to view the created ADI logs. Recommendations requested.
>>>
>>>     Thanx and 73s, Tony W1DYS
>>>
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