ACTIVATOR LOGS.
Don't be scared. There is quite a bit of information on this page. Better more than not enough.
If you are new to VKFF, you will find that once you have provided your first log, the next park log will be a 'walk in the park so to speak'.
If you are new to VKFF, you will find that once you have provided your first log, the next park log will be a 'walk in the park so to speak'.
What do I need to do as an activator after activating a park?
Once you have completed your activation, send your log to the relevant State/Terrtory reps (details on the VKFF Team page) either as an.......
1. ADIF file
or
2. CSV file (the template is in the Files section of the WWFF Australia Yahoo group or you can find it below).
Your activator log will be uploaded to the WWFF Log Search program by the relevant State/Territory rep.
Even if you don't reach the required 10 or 44 QSOs, please still forward your log as all the stations that did work you, will be able to claim the park towards their Hunter statistics. If you don't submit your log, they won't be able to lay claim to the park.
You do not need to send a separate ADIF or CSV file for the 10 QSOs and 44 QSOs. One file is all that is required, regardless of the number of contacts made.
If you activate the same park over a period of days, you do not need to send in separate logs for each day. One log for the activation will suffice.
You also do not need to send a separate file for each park that you activated. You may have gone away for 3 or 4 days on a park DXpedition and activated 6 different parks. One ADIF file or CSV file is all that is required (as long as you have formatted the files correctly).
Please do NOT send your logs via the WWFF Australia Groups.io page. Please send your Activator logs direct to the relevant State/Territory VKFF reps (details can be found on the VKFF Team page.
1. ADIF file
or
2. CSV file (the template is in the Files section of the WWFF Australia Yahoo group or you can find it below).
Your activator log will be uploaded to the WWFF Log Search program by the relevant State/Territory rep.
Even if you don't reach the required 10 or 44 QSOs, please still forward your log as all the stations that did work you, will be able to claim the park towards their Hunter statistics. If you don't submit your log, they won't be able to lay claim to the park.
You do not need to send a separate ADIF or CSV file for the 10 QSOs and 44 QSOs. One file is all that is required, regardless of the number of contacts made.
If you activate the same park over a period of days, you do not need to send in separate logs for each day. One log for the activation will suffice.
You also do not need to send a separate file for each park that you activated. You may have gone away for 3 or 4 days on a park DXpedition and activated 6 different parks. One ADIF file or CSV file is all that is required (as long as you have formatted the files correctly).
Please do NOT send your logs via the WWFF Australia Groups.io page. Please send your Activator logs direct to the relevant State/Territory VKFF reps (details can be found on the VKFF Team page.
ADIF files.
ADIF simply stands for "Amateur Data Interchange Format". ADIF is an open standard for exchange of data between ham radio software packages available from different vendors.
Ever since software has become a part of amateur radio, there have been as many data formats as there have been ham radio software programmers. Hams have struggled with converting data among various formats. In early 1996 KK7A promoted the idea of a standard for exchange of ham data, and an internet reflector was set up for discussing such a standard. Ray WF1B and Dennis WN4AZY, publishers of commercial ham radio software, took the best suggestions from this discussion and proposed the Amateur Data Interface Format (ADIF), which Ray introduced as ADIF 1.0 at the 1996 Dayton Hamvention. Within a year, this standard was adopted by most software publishers.
The purpose of ADIF is to provide a standard interchange independent of operating system or programming language for amateur data that will permit easy and direct transfer of data conforming to the standard between various amateur programs as well awards and contest sponsors.
The most current up to date ADIF format is Version 3.0.4
For more information on ADIF have a look at......
http://adif.org
Ever since software has become a part of amateur radio, there have been as many data formats as there have been ham radio software programmers. Hams have struggled with converting data among various formats. In early 1996 KK7A promoted the idea of a standard for exchange of ham data, and an internet reflector was set up for discussing such a standard. Ray WF1B and Dennis WN4AZY, publishers of commercial ham radio software, took the best suggestions from this discussion and proposed the Amateur Data Interface Format (ADIF), which Ray introduced as ADIF 1.0 at the 1996 Dayton Hamvention. Within a year, this standard was adopted by most software publishers.
The purpose of ADIF is to provide a standard interchange independent of operating system or programming language for amateur data that will permit easy and direct transfer of data conforming to the standard between various amateur programs as well awards and contest sponsors.
The most current up to date ADIF format is Version 3.0.4
For more information on ADIF have a look at......
http://adif.org
Below is what an ADIF file looks like.
Below is a useful file on producing an ADIF file, by Luk ON4BB.
| adif_fields_used_for_p2p_award.pdf |
How to create an ADIF log.
CSV template.
A CSV is a comma separated values file, which allows data to be saved in a table structured format. CSVs look like a garden-variety spreadsheet but with a .csv extension (Traditionally they take the form of a text file containing information separated by commas, hence the name).
The CSV template can be downloaded below.
| wwff_log_template___1_-2_updated_20180519.xlsx |
Please do not use any old spreadsheet. The CSV template must be used.
Please follow the instructions for use....
Please follow the instructions for use....
- Remove the example QSO
- Do NOT edit the greyed boxes
- Add each QSO on a separate line...insert new rows ABOVE the EOF row as required
- Ensure each QSO ends with the EOR marker
- Delete the instruction block
- Save file in CSV format using filename style: CALLSIGN@REFERENCE YYYYMMDD, e.g. VK5ABC@VKFF-00120150609
- Email the CSV file to the relevant State/Territory Coordinator
How to compete the CSV template.
Naming your log.
When sending an activator log to the VK co-ordinator, please name the file in the following format.....
callsign@reference YYYYMMDD
e.g. VK1ABC@VKFF-0115 20150501
callsign@reference YYYYMMDD
e.g. VK1ABC@VKFF-0115 20150501
If you are providing a CSV file which has multiple activations contained in it, please name the file as 'multiple', followed by the date of the first reference activated.
e.g.
callsign@multipleYYYYMMDD
e.g.
callsign@multipleYYYYMMDD
Check your log for accuracy.
PLEASE check your log/s for accuracy before sending them to the State/Territory reps.
Many logs have been received with basic errors, e.g. wrong dates, wrong references, incomplete or inaccurate call signs. Or the logs are not in the appropriate file format.
This means a delay in uploading the files and additional work for both the VK co-ordinator and the park activator.
If logs are uploaded and errors are detected by the activator, e.g. a wrong reference, the log needs to be deleted by Andrew M0YMA, the WWFF Log Search Administrator in the UK, and the process of providing an updated log to the VK cp-ordinator for upload commences again. If you find such an error, please post in the 'Log Corrections' area of the Forum on the global WWFF page at wwff.co.
Most of these errors can be avoided, by simply vetting your log before sending it for uploading.
Many logs have been received with basic errors, e.g. wrong dates, wrong references, incomplete or inaccurate call signs. Or the logs are not in the appropriate file format.
This means a delay in uploading the files and additional work for both the VK co-ordinator and the park activator.
If logs are uploaded and errors are detected by the activator, e.g. a wrong reference, the log needs to be deleted by Andrew M0YMA, the WWFF Log Search Administrator in the UK, and the process of providing an updated log to the VK cp-ordinator for upload commences again. If you find such an error, please post in the 'Log Corrections' area of the Forum on the global WWFF page at wwff.co.
Most of these errors can be avoided, by simply vetting your log before sending it for uploading.
Log upload process.
Once you have completed your log file and have emailed the file to the relevant VKFF State/Territory rep, the rep will upload the log to WWFF Logsearch.
Once this has occurred you will normally receive an email from the VKFF rep advising that your log has been successfully uploaded.
Should the log contain any errors, you will receive an email from the VKFF rep asking you to correct the issues and resubmit your log.
Once this has occurred you will normally receive an email from the VKFF rep advising that your log has been successfully uploaded.
Should the log contain any errors, you will receive an email from the VKFF rep asking you to correct the issues and resubmit your log.
Please allow up to 2 weeks for a log to be uploaded.
Please DO NOT send the VKFF State/Territory reps an email after 24 hours asking why your log has not been uploaded.
If your log is not processed & uploaded within 2 weeks of sending it in, then please send the VKFF rep an email.
Please DO NOT send the VKFF State/Territory reps an email after 24 hours asking why your log has not been uploaded.
If your log is not processed & uploaded within 2 weeks of sending it in, then please send the VKFF rep an email.
What to do if you detect an error in your log after it has been uploaded.
If you detect an error in your log after you have provided it to the relevant State/Territory Rep for upload to Logsearch, DO NOT send an email to the State / Territory Rep of the VKFF National Co-Ordinator.
Please note that the State Reps and the VKFF Co-Ordinator CANNOT delete or modify logs. This needs to be done by the WWFF Logsearch Administration team.
The appropriate place to report the issue is in the 'Log Corrections' area of the WWFF HelpDesk which can be accessed via the Forums. See screen shots below.
Please note that the State Reps and the VKFF Co-Ordinator CANNOT delete or modify logs. This needs to be done by the WWFF Logsearch Administration team.
The appropriate place to report the issue is in the 'Log Corrections' area of the WWFF HelpDesk which can be accessed via the Forums. See screen shots below.
If your correction has not been completed within 2 weeks, then please drop an email to the VKFF National Co-Ordinator who will then follow up your issue.
Fast Log Entry (FLE)
If you do not run an electronic logging program, but would like to create an ADIF file, I can highly recommend a program called Fast Log Entry (FLE).
Fast Log Entry (FLE) is a text editor and logger to enter QSO data as easy and fast as possible without redundancy, either in real-time or off-line. This tool is useful if you couldn't bring a logging computer on your DXpedition or if you need a simple but efficient logger.
FLE supports WWFF logging, including Park to Park contacts.
Fast Log Entry (FLE) is a text editor and logger to enter QSO data as easy and fast as possible without redundancy, either in real-time or off-line. This tool is useful if you couldn't bring a logging computer on your DXpedition or if you need a simple but efficient logger.
FLE supports WWFF logging, including Park to Park contacts.
If you do use FLE, one of the biggest mistakes that people make is placing their name in the Operator field. Please DO NOT do this. Your call sign goes into the Station Call Sign box. The Operator box is an optional box, should the Operator call sign differ to the Station Call sign. For example, you may use a special event call sign, or a club call sign. That call sign would go into the Station Call Sign box and your own individual call sign goes into the Operator box. See the images below....
Port-a-log
VK port-a-log, created by Peter VK3ZPF, is an Android logging app primarily for portable logging. It can be used for WWFF, SOTA, VK Shires or portable operation. It can even be used for logging at home.
More information can be found on the Wordpress site of Peter VK3ZPF.
More information can be found on the Wordpress site of Peter VK3ZPF.
| vk_port-a-log_warburton_01.pdf |
Parks & Peaks iPhone & IPad App.
Can files contain multiple activations?
Yes, files can have multiple references (using the MY_SIG and MY_SIG_INFO fields) – in which case use “Various” for the reference in the filename .
Likewise, if the activity is over a number of days, it doesn’t matter whether the first or last date is used – the information is not important, nor is the filename format enforced!
The reasoning is that Andrew M0YMA is using the filename as a very simplistic, duplication check. Logs simply named (eg XXFF-123.adi) are triggering the “Dupe Check” when someone else tries to upload XXX-123.adi
Likewise, if the activity is over a number of days, it doesn’t matter whether the first or last date is used – the information is not important, nor is the filename format enforced!
The reasoning is that Andrew M0YMA is using the filename as a very simplistic, duplication check. Logs simply named (eg XXFF-123.adi) are triggering the “Dupe Check” when someone else tries to upload XXX-123.adi
What if don't get 10 or 44 QSOs? Should I still send my log?
YES. Even though you may not have reached the required 10 or 44 QSO theshold, all of the park hunters who worked you will still get credit for the park. So, please send in your log.
Do I send previous QSOs from the same park in an ADIF file?
NO. Please do not send logs that are a 'rolling tally' of your QSOs from a particular park. Otherwise they will show up as DUPLICATES in the WWFF Log Search system.
Paper activator log.
Here is a paper activator log that you can print out and use.
| activator_logsheet.pdf |
