/** \page qso_log_book_page QSO Logbook \tableofcontents Fldigi maintains a large set of QSO logbook fields that will probably be sufficient for casual operating, contesting and some certificate logging. All of the fields that are captured in the logbook are maintained in an ADIF database that can be read by any logbook program that can read the ADIF text format.
\section list_of_log_fields List of Log Fields The complete set of logbook fields are:
ADIF FIELD | | USE :--------- |:-:| :---------------------------------------------- BAND | | QSO band (computed from frequency) CALL | * | contacted stations call sign COMMENT | * | comment field for QSO COUNTRY | * | contacted stations DXCC entity name CQZ | | CQ zone DXCC | | contacted stations DXCC country code FREQ | * | QSO frequency in MHz GRIDSQUARE | * | contacted stations Maidenhead Grid Square (Loc) IOTA | | Islands On The Air IOTA | | Islands-On-The-Air designator ITUZ | | ITU zone MODE | | QSO mode MYXCHG | | sent contest exchange NAME | * | contacted operators name QSLRDATE | | QSL received date QSLSDATE | | QSL sent date QSO_DATE | * | QSO data at start of contact QTH | * | contacted stations city RST_RCVD | * | received signal report RST_SENT | * | sent signal report SRX | * | QSO received serial number STATE | * | contacted stations state STX | * | QSO transmitted serial number TIME_OFF | * | end time of QSO in HHMM format TIME_ON | * | start time of QSO in HHMM format TX_PWR | * | power transmitted by this station VE_PROV | * | 2 letter abbreviation for Canadian Province XCHG1 | * | received contest exchange
\* - These fields are either captured on the main dialog, computed from internal values, or determined by configuration.
The data in the fldigi logbook can be exported to external text files; ADIF, text, and CSV (comma separated value). The ADIF can be read by any ADIF compatible logbook program. The text output is suitable for use in a wordprocessor and for printing. The CSV can be read into many spreadsheet programs such as Excel, Open Office or Gnumeric.
\section digital_mode_signal_reports Digital Modes Signal Reports Fldigi does not enforce any rules on signal reporting. It could very well do so for many of the modes in which signal quality is inherently measured as a part of the decoder. Learning how to evaluate a signal, to properly report it, and then help in correcting deficiencies should be the goal of every amateur operator. Please read further on using both \ref rst_rsq_page "RST and RSQ signal reports".
\section capturing_qso_data Capturing QSO Data Fldigi supports two QSO capture panels. The first for casual QSO logging
\image html log-qso.png "QSO capture panel" \image latex log-qso.png "QSO capture panel" width=6.5in
and the second for contest fields
\image html log-contest.png "Contest capture panel" \image latex log-contest.png "Contest capture panel" width=6.5in
You might prefer a more minimal view of the logging fields. You can select to completely suppress the log panel or to use a single line view as in either of these two:
\image html log-qso-min.png "Minimal QSO Capture Panel" \image latex log-qso-min.png "Minimal QSO Capture Panel" width=6.5in
\image html log-contest-min.png "Minimal Contest Capture Panel" \image latex log-contest-min.png "Minimal Contest Capture Panel" width=6.5in
These are selectable from the View menu:
\image html menu-view.png "View menu" \image latex menu-view.png "View menu" width=1.5in
These three buttons are associated with logbook entries.

\image html log-buttons.png "Log Buttons" \image latex log-buttons.png "Log Butons" width=0.5in
The frequency, Off (time off), and \#Out are filled by the program. All the others can be populated by manual keyboard entry or by selection from the Rx panel. The time off, Off, is continuously update with the current GMT. The time on, On, will be filled in when the Call is updated, but can be modified later by the operator.
A right click on the Rx panel brings up a context sensitive menu that will reflect which of the two QSO capture views you have open.
\image html menu-rx-popup-long.png "Normal Menu" \image latex menu-rx-popup-long.png "Normal Menu" width=1.0in
\image html menu-rx-popup-contest-short.png "Contest Menu" \image latex menu-rx-popup-contest-short.png "Contest Menu" width=1.0in
If you highlight text in the Rx pane then the menu selection will operate on that text. If you simply point to a word of text and right click then the menu selection will operate on the single word.
Certain fields may also be populated with automatic parsing, Call, Name, QTH and Loc. You point to the Rx pane word and then either double-left-click or hold a shift key down and left click. The program will attempt to parse the word as a regular expression to populate the Call, Name, QTH, and Loc fields in that order. It may place some non standard calls into the Loc field if they qualify as a proper Maidenhead Grid Square, such as MM55CQ. That may be a special event station, but it also looks like a grid square locator value. You need to decide when that occurs and use the pop up menu for those special cases. The first non-Call non-Loc word will fill the Name field and subsequent qualify words will go into the QTH field.
A highlighted section of text, can always be copied to the clipboard for subsequent pasting elsewhere. The Copy menu item will be active when text in the Rx pane has been highlighted. That text can also be saved to a file. Use the \"Save as...\" menu item for that purpose. All data fields in fldigi share a common set of keyboard shortcuts. Linux users will recognize these as familiar Emacs shortcuts. There is also a small popup menu that can be opened for each field by right clicking the contents with the mouse:
\image html menu-popup-edit-field.png "Menu Popup Edit Field" \image latex menu-popup-edit-field.png "Menu Popup Edit Field" width=1.6in
Highlighted text will be overwritten when a paste is selected. Otherwise the clipboard will be pasted at the current cursor position.
You can query on-line and local CD based data base systems for data regarding a Call. Set up your query using the \ref callsign_db_configuration_page "Callsign DB configuration tab". You make the query by either clicking on the globe button, or selecing "Look up call" from the menu. The latter will also move the call to the Call field and make the query.
If you have previously worked a station the logbook will be searched for the most recent qso and fill the Name, Qth and other fields from the logbook. If the logbook dialog is open that last QSO will be selected for viewing in the logbook.
You open the logbook by selecting from the Logbook menu; Logbook/View. The logbook title bar will show you which logbook you currently have open. Fldigi can maintain an unlimited (except for disk space) number of logbooks.
\image html logbook.png "Log Book" \image latex logbook.png "Log Book" width=6.0in

You can resize the dialog to suit your screen size and operating needs. Fldigi will remember the placement and size for subsequent use.
You can create new entries, update existing entries, and delete entries using this dialog. You can also search for an entry by callsign. The browser can be sorted by Date, Callsign, Frequency or Mode. The sort can be forward or backward with the most recent being the default selected entry after each sort. You execute the sort by clicking on the column button at the top of the column to be sorted. Each click causes the sort to reverse. I like to view my log with the most recent at the top. You might want to view it with the most recent on the bottom.
There are no frills such as keeping track of DXCC worked, fancy printouts etc. Fldigi's logbook is primarily a capture function. You can export your data for use with an external database or for uploading to LOTW or eQSL. Data from those sources can also be used for importing into the logbook.
Exporting logbook data: \ref exporting_logbook_data "Log Exports".
Cabrillo reporting: \ref cabrillo_report_page "Contest Reports".

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