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QLog - Hamradio Logbook

QLog is an Amateur Radio logging application for Linux, Windows. It is based on the Qt framework and uses SQLite as database back-end.

QLog aims to be as simple as possible, but to provide everything the operator expects from the log. This log is not currently focused on contests.

Features

  • Customizable GUI
  • Rig control via Hamlib, Omnirig v1 (Windows only), Omnirig v2 (Windows only), TCI
  • Rotator control via Hamlib, PSTRotator
  • HamQTH and QRZ.com callbooks integration
  • DX cluster integration
  • LotW, eQSL, QRZ.com ,Clublog, HRDLog.net, ON4KST Chat integration (eQSL includes QSL pictures download)
  • Secure Password Storage for all services with password or security token
  • Online and Offline map
  • Club Member lookup
  • CW Keyer Support - CWDaemon, FLDigi, Morse Over CAT, WinKey V2 compatible hardware
  • Bandmap
  • WSJT-X integration
  • CW Console
  • Station Location Profile support
  • Various station statistics
  • Basic Awards support
  • Basic Contest support
  • Custom QSO Filters
  • NO ads, NO user tracking, NO hidden telemetry - simply free and open-source
  • SQLite back-end.

Content

Changelog

This table summaries all changes in QLog wiki.

Date Description
24/11/2024 QLog v0.40.0 Release
- Added Contest-Support - Added new page about a basic support for contesting
- Added Tips-&-Tricks - Added a new page with tips and tricks from the users
- Updated Initial Setup - Added CW macros EXCHSTR, EXCHNR, EXCHNRN
- Updated Initial Setup - Added Operator Callsign and County to Station Profile
- Updated QSO Export - Added User-filter
- Updated Alerts - Added CQZ and ITUZ filter options
- Updated Main Window - Updated New QSO Area Layout - Activity chapter - the Activity is a new function to control layout and device profiles, QSO Color Gray means DUPE
- Updated Installation - Added details for Windows Compilation
5/10/2024 QLog v0.39.0 Release
- Updated DX-Cluster - Added Full-text search
- Updated Autobackup - Change Backup Policy
29/8/2024 QLog v0.38.0 Release
- Updated [[Awards] - Added SOTA/POTA/WWFF support
- Updated Main Window - Added Context menu item - Send DX Spot
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added RIG PTT Type, updated screenshots, removed DXCC Tab
10/7/2024 - Added Profile Image - Added missing page introduced in the release 0.37.0
2/7/2024 - Updated Multi-language-Support - Added How-To for translations.
1/7/2024 QLog v0.37.0 Release
- Updated Alerts - Sortable View; Double-click behaviour described.
- Updated DX-Cluster - Delete DXC Server only via the Local Menu
- Updated External-Sources - Big CTY file is used for DXCC
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added Shortcuts chapter
- Updated Multi-language-Support - Added Spanish
- Updated Online-Offline-Maps - Added WSJTX CQ Spots Layer
- Updated Shortcuts - Fixed and Changeable Shortcuts
- Updated WSJTX - Sortable View
7/6/2024 QLog v0.36.0 Release
- Updated Initial-Setup - Updated Bands screenshot
- Updated Installation - MacOS is marked as an experimental - only for developers
- Updated Shortcuts - Added PgUp/Dn for band switching.
- Updated WSJTX - Added that ADIF log messages are supported
- Updated Autobackup - Added Linux Flatpak paths
3/5/2024 QLog v0.35.0 Release
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added Rotator Interface PSTRotator
- Updated Band Map - Added Blue bar to identify tuned mode inside the band. Callsign tooltip shows Callsign, Frequency, Mode, Comments
- Updated CW Console - Word/Whole mode; Added note about text message length limit
- Updated Autobackup - Added location of DB file and configuration file.
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added ITU, CQZ to Station Profile
25/3/2024 QLog v0.34.0 Release
- Updated Rotator - Added Azimuth by Clicking, Short/Long Path Button
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added chapter about Morse over CAT message length limitation.
8/3/2024 QLog v0.33.0 Release
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added Rig Interfaces TCI
- Updated Installation - Updated supported Rig interfaces and libs
- Updated Main Window] - Updated description to New QSO chapter how to save QSO by pressing Enter - temporary paused Callbook search.
10/2/2024 QLog v0.32.0 Release
- Updated Clublog - Added Real-time Upload, added Real-time limitation description, added Clear and Re-upload option, changed Upload callsign setting
- Updated Installation - Updated supported Rig interfaces
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added Rig Interfaces Omnirig v1 and v2
5/1/2024 QLog v0.31.0 Release
- Updated Online/Offline Maps - IBP double-click tunes frequency and switch mode to CW
- Updated DX Cluster - Changed connect string to form username@server:port
- Updated DX Cluster - Added Clear and Keep Spots items to the context menu
- Updated DX Cluster - Added password support description
- Updated eQSL - Change QSL image storage.
- Updated Main Window - Added description to New QSO chapter how to save QSO by pressing Enter
1/12/2023 QLog v0.30.0 Release
- Updated Awards - Added WPX
- Updated Installation - Added Flatpak package repository, Added qmake parameters PTHREADINCLUDEPATH and PTHREADLIBPATH
- Updated Multi-language Support - Added Support for dynamic i18n file load.
- Updated QSO Detail - Newly QSL files are imported to database. Local filesystem is no longer in use. All old QSL files are migrated from filesystem to database during upgrade phase.
20/10/2023 QLog v0.29.0 Release
- Updated Awards - Added WAS
- Updated Main Window - Updated New QSO Area Layout chapter - Added Col A, B, C for QSO Detail Tab
- Updated Multi-language Support - Added Time/Date format, Distance Unit (km/miles) setting
22/09/2023 QLog v0.28.0 Release
- Added Chat - Added Chat description
- Updated Online Offline Maps - Added Chat Layer, Added Double-click event for IBP layer
- Updated Rotator - Antenna Azimuth offset and Antenna Azimuth Beamwidth setting description
- Updated Initial-Setup - Added Antenna Azimuth and Azimuth Beamwidth to Antenna Profile, Chat Setting
- Updated QSO Detail - Added details about QSL Management workflows.
21/08/2023 QLog v0.27.0 Release
- Added HRDLog - Added HRDLog
- Updated Initial Setup - Added HRDLog, Updated Rig Setting - Serial/Network Port Type
- Updated External Sources - Added HRDLog source
30/07/2023 QLog v0.26.0 Release
- Updated Main Window - Added New QSO Area Layout chapter.
- Updated Initial Setup - Added Web Lookup URL option.
- Updated Main Window - Updated New QSO - Added behaviour of the spacebar press in Callsign field.
- Updated Shortcuts - Added Spacebar behavior in the New QSO Callsign Field
04/07/2023 QLog v0.25.0 Release
- Added QSO Export - a new page about QSO Exports
- Updated Multi-language Support - added example of setting Linux/Windows
- Updated Debug Log Level - Added ThreadID field in the Debug Message
16/06/2023 QLog v0.24.0 Release
- Bugfix release only - no WIKI change
09/06/2023 QLog v0.23.0 Release
- Updated Fldigi - Added support for CW Keyer
- Updated Initial Setup - Added new Keyers CWDaemon, FLDigi
- Updated Online Offline Maps - Added multi-language support
- Updated Installation - Added Supported Keyers
07/05/2023 QLog v0.22.0 Release
- Updated screenshot only
16/04/2023 QLog v0.21.0 Release
- Updated Online Offline Maps - Added Antenna Beam
- Updated Initial Setup - Added Club Tab, Rotator User-defined buttons
- Updated Rotator - Added User-defined buttons
- Update Main Window - Added Club Filter, Club Status color description.
- Updated Notifications - Added Club member information to Alert, DXC and WSJTX messages
- Updated Alerts - Added Member filter
- Update External Sources - Added Membership sources
14/03/2023 QLog v0.20.0 Release
- Updated Online Offline Maps - Added MUF and IBP
- Updated External Sources - Added MUF source
17/02/2023 QLog v0.19.0 Release
- Updated Awards - Displaying QSOs related to each cell (country or band)
- Updated Band Map - Added Callsign color description
- Updated DX Cluster - Added missing Console, Added Callsign color description
- Updated External Sources - Added Aurora and Heatmap sources
- Updated Initial Setup - Added Multicast support for WSJTX
- Updated Main Window - Added Callsign color description
- Updated Online Offline Maps - Added Online Map Layers description
- Updated Shortcuts - Added missing F1 - F7, Updated CTRL + Mouse Wheel
15/01/2023 QLog v0.18.0 Release
- Updated Alerts - Added notes about Spots sorting
- Updated Alerts - updated screenshot
- Updated Awards - Notes about changing DXCC calculation based on My DXCC Entity
- Updated External Sources - Added POTA Source
- Updated Installation - Reorganize page, Added compilation parameters description, QT6 compilation steps
- Updated Main Window - How SOTA/POTA/WWFF are used to fill QTH/Locator
- Updated Main Window - Added Propagation Detail description
- Updated Notifications - Added new DX Spot Status - confirmed
- Updated WSJTX - Added Filter to the context menu description
- Updated QSO Detail - Added Callsign Tooltip QSO Detail chapter
18/12/2022 QLog v0.17.0 Release
- Updated CW Console - Added Sync CW Speed
- Updated Initial Setup - Port setting is available for network-connected Rigs
- Updated Initial Setup - Rig Poll Interval also for network-connected Rigs
- Updated Initial Setup - Added Sync CW Speed
- Updated External Sources - Updated sources for IOTA, SOTA, WWFF
20/11/2022 QLog v0.16.0 Release
- Updated Main Window - Added Manual Entry Mode
- Updated Main Window - Logbook columns are movable and column layout is saved
- Updated DX Cluster - Added Context Menu entry - Column Visibility
- Updated DX Cluster - Columns are movable and column layout is saved
- Updated WSJTX - Added Context Menu entry - Column Visibility
- Updated WSJTX - Columns are movable and column layout is saved
- Updated Installation - Added information for MacOS Users
16/10/2022 QLog v0.15.0 Release
- Updated Home - Changed Qt5 to the generic Qt
- Updated Installation - Changed Qt5 to the generic Qt
2/10/2022 QLog v0.14.1 Release
- Updated CW Console - Halt button added Hamlib 4.x notes
29/9/2022 QLog v0.14.0 Release
- Added CW Console
- Updated DX Cluster - Send commands, Switch views
- Updated Initial Setup - Added CW Key Profiles, Added CW Shortcuts Profiles, Added "Assigned" Key to Rig Profile, Added CW Key Speed to Rig Profile.
- Updated Notifications - Added message types wcyspot, wwvspot and toallspot
- Updated Shortcuts - Added ALT + LEFT/RIGH ARROW, ALT + UP/DOWN ARROW, ALT + C
-Updated Installation - Added QT SerialPort module
6/8/2022 QLog v0.13.0 Release
- Updated Installation - Added MacOS Notes for developer
- Updated Installation - Removed notes about supported versions of Ubuntu
- Updated Main Window - Newly QSO timer is flashing when QSO is started
- Updated Main Window - Added QSY Wiping chapter
- Updated Main Window - Added Callsign Whisperer chapter
- Updated Band Map - Added Callsign's ToolTips - comments from DX Cluster
- Updated Shortcuts - Added ALT + Return, CTRL + Mouse Wheel
- Fixed typos
18/7/2022 Installation - Added MacOS compilation section
15/7/2022 QLog v0.12.0 Release
- Updated Main Window - New QSO time start/stop description; added Automatic QSO Time start when RSTs is focused; Added QT Style and Dark Mode chapter.
- Updated QSO Statistics - Listed all stats; added new Show on Map - ODX option.
- Updated Shortcuts - Remove F2 shortcut.
26/6/2022 QLog v0.11.0 Release
- Added QSO Detail
- Updated External Sources - Updated Online services, added build-in sources, added external API links
24/6/2022 Initial commit
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